Had A Little Discussion With My Cousin About Cooking Vegetables The Other Day. Many Cultures Seem To

Had a little discussion with my cousin about cooking vegetables the other day. Many cultures seem to overcook their vegetables while the Chinese seem to be masters of steaming and stir frying their vegetables perfectly, retaining their nutrition. It took me years to steam broccoli just perfectly, retaining that color and firmness. My trick is to steam it covered for exactly 10 minutes starting with cold water although the Chinese blanche it in hot water for just a minute or so for stir fries. How do you make your vegetables? Boiling, roasting, cooking or steaming? The consensus seems to be steaming is better for the most part or at least not overcooking it.

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A celebrate Chinese New Year we thought we should try our hand at a fabulous Chinese style melt in your mouth pork belly with Ceylon Cinnamon, Star Anise, brown sugar and a few simple ingredients. It’s easy to make too. The infusion of Ceylon Cinnamon powder and Star Anise gives this recipe the top note and that intoxicating aroma which is amplified with brown sugar, soy sauce and some sweet cooking rice wine. The aroma is incredible, the taste is rich and decadent and it looks fabulous.

https://www.cinnamonvogue.com/chinese_style_cinnamon_pork_belly.html

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Wishing all our Chinese customers a prosperous new year filled with happiness, wealth, health joy and peace.

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Sometimes I feel a little blah blah, tired of my own cooking. Then I resort to memories from childhood when mom used to make Rasam soup when I was sick.  It’s a south Indian recipe that is World famous. Of course, I have not been sick for ten years (touch wood) but these winter blues can make you feel a little down. What with everyone around me being felled by Covid-19. As a hypochondriac it can weigh on your mind. If you are sick try this Rasam soup. This thing will clear up your throat, chest, lungs, sore throat and nasal canals. It has a pretty strong spicy kick. I am convinced it will send the viruses packing. The Tamarind and Tomato gives this soup a beautiful savory taste on top of the spicy kick to get your taste buds going. If you got Covid-19 and lost your sense of taste maybe you should try this. I add some red lentils, carrots and one 1 tbs of cooked rice to give it some texture. Yes, it has some sugar but you need a little sugar to build up energy to fight a virus. Besides cumin stimulates insulin production which will keep any hits to the blood sugar levels in check. Finally, they say add Ghee butter which I have to admit is genius as it adds a delectable smoothness and further enhances the taste. Got my organic Rasam powder made by a company called 24Mantra at the Indian store. Seems like a good product.

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For years I used to suffer from a rumbling in the stomach commonly known as IBS or irritable bowel syndrome. When you have it the first thing you have got to do is carry out a process of elimination. For me it was chocolate and coffee. That combination was fabulous but came with a constant feeling being unsettled in the stomach. For many it is dairy products. Taking any form of tablet be it a supplement or medication is another trigger. We were not meant to eat tablets except for a short-term duration. If you do this month after month, year after year it is going to corrode your stomach lining. Sugar is of course the elephant in the room. Many people have bad gut bacteria which feeds on sugar. That includes fruit which is sugar. And artificial sweetness like Stevia.  Not a fan of store-bought probiotics many of which like Yakult have sugar in them. Kind of defeats the purpose. Take it out completely and introduce a variety of pickles like Sauerkraut, Lime pickle, Kimchi.  That is a real priobiotic you can make at home and save money. The more variety of gut bacteria you have in your stomach the better your stomach will feel.  Of course, certain vegetables and grains like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and beans make things bad too. Consider minimizing these until the situation improves. And add some Ceylon Cinnamon and ginger which is well known to settle the stomach. Have ever wondered why when you get sick the body craves some simple chicken noodle soup or a rice congee? It’s telling you to avoid the food triggers.

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Wishing everyone good health in 2021.