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General Tso’s Chicken

23 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese, Deep-frying, Entrees, Fusion, Poultry

General Tso’s chicken may be the emblematic go-to dish at Chinese restaurants across North America but this supposedly Hunan dish is virtually unknown in China. In her 2013 cookbook Every Grain of Rice--Simple Chinese Home Cooking, Fuchsia Dunlop explains that General Tso’s chicken was actually invented by...

3-Ingredient Challenge: Gluten-Free Almond Cookies

10 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese, Snacks, Sweets/desserts

For this month’s Let’s Lunch challenge, we were tasked with making three-ingredient recipes. Now I've seen and attempted five-ingredient recipes but three ingredients? That's a tough one. As often happens in life, things organically fell into place. Last month, I wrote a story on building a gluten-free...

Stocking a Gluten-free Asian Pantry

06 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese, Sauces

A few years ago, my friend randomly mentioned that her mom has a stash of wheat-free soy sauce kept in a safe place at her neighborhood Chinese restaurant. And every time she goes there the owners whip out the bottle and happily prepare her favorite...