1 . For the first 18 years of my life, my mom cooked Chinese food every day, all served family-style. But when it came time for me to teach myself how to cook, I didn’t ask my mom for help. Instead, like so many young people, I turned to the online recipes. By the time I got married, I could cook many dishes. What I didn’t really know how to cook at all, however, was Chinese food.
Part of the problem was that I only knew how to cook by following recipes. And up until maybe 5 or 10 years ago, the number of English-language recipes for Chinese dishes you could find in a cookbook or on the Internet still felt extremely limited —at least when it came to homey(家乡菜), everyday recipes written with a younger Chinese American audience in mind.
That was the experience, too, for sisters Sarah and Kaitlin Leung. Like so many other ABCs (American-born Chinese) and younger first- and second-generation Chinese immigrants(移民), the Leung sisters reached a point in their adult lives when they started to love to eat the food they’d grown up on, but found it really difficult to learn how to prepare it.
As it turns out, though, the Leung sisters were uniquely positioned to do something about it: Their father had spent years cooking at his family’s Chinese American takeout restaurant. Their mom had deep knowledge about traditional Shanghainese cooking. Meanwhile, the two sisters had grown up in New York, eating their parents, food, but also immersed(沉浸)in America’s own food culture.
So, in 2013, the Leungs started a food blog “The Woks of Life”. What made their blog different from other blogs was that the intergenerational transfer of knowledge that the Leungs were so eager for was baked right into the concept: The four family members took turns posting recipes, each sharing their own favorites. In that way, Sarah says, the blog reflected — and continues to reflect — the diversity of the Chinese diaspora(华侨).
1. What partly stopped the author learning to cook Chinese dishes?A.He was too busy to cook at home. |
B.He had no access to such recipes. |
C.He didn’t like Chinese dishes at all. |
D.His mother left him no chance to cook. |
A.Young American housewives. |
B.Chinese adults living abroad. |
C.The Chinese immigrant's family. |
D.The Chinese chefs working in restaurants. |
A.Being written by several people. |
B.Aiming to share people’s favorite dishes. |
C.Introducing Chinese baked food in particular. |
D.Involving the intergenerational transfer of knowledge. |
A.The Popularity of “The Woks of Life” |
B.The Comeback of Chinese Food in America |
C.Take a Glance of the Daily Life of Overseas Chinese |
D.Help a New Generation of Chinese Americans Learn to Cook |
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A grand cooking competition is here!
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3 . Advice for Cooking on a Tight Schedule
From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money, and time.
Think ahead. I usually think cooking is a pain when I’m already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already?
Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread?
Hopefully that gives you a good start.
A.Try new things. |
B.Ability is easily improved. |
C.Make three or four instead. |
D.Understand your food better. |
E.Cooking is a burden for many people. |
F.Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden. |
G.A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on. |
4 . Sean Sherman, aged 49, has dedicated his career as a
Sherman, a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, was born and raised in South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. When he was a teenager, his family
In 2021, Sherman opened Owamni, a restaurant in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that
In his
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Growing up, I was always around my grandma Meredith. She was the one who originally inspired my love for cooking and my dream of becoming a chef. Yet, one day I received a text that would turn my whole life around, “Grandma is seriously ill,” the text read, “and we need your help in assisting with her care.”
Without a second of hesitation, I agreed to travel back home. Thankfully, my boss at the restaurant let me take unpaid leave for the next several months so I could come home to help out with Gran. After driving across several states, I finally got back to our family home in West Virginia. Yet, what I saw was really bard for me to bear. The Meredith I saw then was not the lively, joyful Meredith I had seen while I was growing up.
“Tony!” she called to me from her bed, “It’s so good to see you! "
“Gran,” I sighed, “I’m not Tony. That’s dad, your son. I’m Hank.”
This was the start of a months-long journey of helping out around the house-cooking, cleaning, and, most of all, keeping Gran in good health and good spirits.
Every day, I cooked delicious food to keep everyone’s spirits high. But, secretly, I hoped that cooking some dishes that we had made together in my childhood would somehow help get Gran’s memory of me back, if not just for a moment.
Stews (炖菜), chops (排骨), roasts—I served all of these to Gran and my parents around the clock. When I wasn’t taking Gran out for strolls (散步) in her wheelchair or changing her bed sheets, I was cooking. I had cooked for dignitaries (显要人物) and rock stars while at the restaurant in New York City, but never had I poured my heart out into my meals than I did then for Grandma Meredith.
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When I was almost at my breaking point, I decided to make something simple.
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After taking a few bites, Gran finally called out my name—my actual name.
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Chinese food and the differences between Chinese and Western diets are both things that cause the
You might also notice some distinct differences in meal preparation and cooking techniques. Therefore, cooking classes are becoming an
7 . You can make turkey any time of year, which usually also means that there are turkey leftovers.
If you have cooked your turkey in the past and it was dry, I’m willing to bet you either overcooked it or didn’t let it rest. You need a good thermometer.
Also, resting is so important when cooking meats. I have written about resting meat so many times. I will always lightly cover my turkey in foil and let it rest for 15-20 minutes at a very minimum. When you heat the molecules or cells, they begin to vibrate and move faster and faster.
How hot you cook your turkey will also determine how moist it is. The temperatures I pull the turkey out of the oven at and when it is ready to cut are different. Proteins, will continue to cook even after you have removed them from the heat source, related to the molecules vibrating or moving rapidly.
After you finish enjoying your feast, the delicately cooked turkey, you might have a lot of leftovers.
A.I enjoy the wonderful taste of turkey. |
B.There are so many uses for turkey leftovers. |
C.The faster the vibration is, the more heat is produced. |
D.So you should let them calm down before cutting into the meat. |
E.You can transform the turkey leftovers into chicken noodle soup. |
F.I always recommend digital ones because they are always more accurate. |
G.Therefore, you’d better cut the turkey while the molecules are still vibrating. |
A.Making a cake. | B.Amusing their mum. | C.Celebrating a birthday. |
The easy way out isn't always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat my father to a special meal. I glanced through the cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I started on it as soon as he left for work.
As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Dad loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was sticky dough (面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks. Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face him laughing at my work.
I went on preparing the rest of the meal, and, when Dad got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left, I went to the windows to see what he was doing.
Looking out, I saw Dad standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in the rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt cold. But I stepped closer and looked harder.
Without doubt it was my work. The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the. fermenting yeast (酵母) made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing. I had to admit what the "living thing" was and why it was there. I don't know who was more embarrassed by the whole thing, Dad or me.
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My dad tapped me gently on the shoulder, and we went inside.
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