Yunnan is a fascinating culinary place. It’s a province in southwest China that borders the provinces of Guizhou and Sichuan, known for their spicy food, Tibet, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. There are 25 different officially recognized ethnic groups and numerous languages spoken there. The cuisine of Yunnan, known as Dian cuisine is a fascinating fusion […]
Atlas Kitchen specializes in the cuisines of the provinces of Sichuan and (especially) Hunan in southwest China. Hunan cuisine, like Sichuan cuisine, is characterized by the extensive use of chilies, but while Sichuan food uses primarily dried chilies, Hunan food relies on the blunter heat of fresh chilies. We got three cold appetizers. Two were […]
We stopped at Beijing Dumpling House for lunch on our way to JFK recently. Beijing Dumpling House is, as the name suggests, a Northern Chinese restaurant, although the chef is from Guangzhou. They make excellent dumplings (not a surprise) but also noodles and other Northern specialties. The dumplings we got were fried chicken and basil […]
