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Lu Rou Fan

Lu Rou Fan

Lu Rou Fan 滷肉飯, or braised pork over rice, is almost as much of a staple in Taiwanese cuisine as rice itself.
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A Bon Appetit-Worthy New Year Spread

A Bon Appetit-Worthy New Year Spread

Here are the nine Lunar New Year dishes that Yun Hai founder Lisa Cheng Smith shared with Bon Appetit, featuring flavors from her childhood.
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Su Chili Dumpling Sauce

Su Chili Dumpling Sauce

A basic (but bonkers) dumpling sauce using umami soy sauce, tangy Taiwanese black vinegar, aromatic Su Chili Crisp, and nutty white sesame oil.
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Steamed Fish

Steamed Fish

There’s no better answer to a hangry weeknight than a simple-to-prepare homestyle steamed fish, made in a Tatung steamer with minimal ingredients.
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Run Bing and Spring Roll

Run Bing and Spring Roll

Run Bing (潤餅), or Taiwanese Spring Roll, is a customary dish. Families gather around a table and wrap fresh and lightly cooked ingredients in spring roll skins.
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Soy Paste Burnt Basque Cheesecake

Soy Paste Burnt Basque Cheesecake

A tart and caramel-y dessert from Ozzy Hsieh of Yu Ding Xing. We love it for showing how versatile soy paste, a type of rice-thickened soy sauce, is. 
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Steamed Egg

Steamed Egg

A perfectly silken steamed egg, dressed with soy sauce and chili crisp
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Sticky Rice Stuffing

Sticky Rice Stuffing

A tradition in many Taiwanese-American families, adapted for the American autumnal season
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Sesame Oil Lion’s Mane Soup

Sesame Oil Lion’s Mane Soup

A vegan take on the Taiwanese classic, Sesame Oil Chicken Soup, featuring lion's mane mushrooms
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Braised Cabbage with Shiitake Mushroom

Braised Cabbage with Shiitake Mushroom

One of the simplest Taiwanese dishes, infused with umami from dried shiitake and shrimp
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Irwin Mango Pound Cake

Irwin Mango Pound Cake

Sweet, pulpy mango jam swirled into a lemony vanilla pound cake
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Red Guava Frozen Yogurt

Red Guava Frozen Yogurt

Turning the classic guava-plum powder pairing into a cold dessert
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Three-Cup Chicken 三杯雞

Three-Cup Chicken 三杯雞

Sweet, salty, fragrant, and garlicky; perfect paired with a light beer
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Crystal Meatball (Bawan) 肉圓

Crystal Meatball (Bawan) 肉圓

A type of dumpling made with a glutinous, starchy wrapper and covered in garlic and a sweet sauce
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Stir Fried Shrimp with Nyonya Sauce

Stir Fried Shrimp with Nyonya Sauce

A head on shrimp stir fry made easy with Nyonya Garlic Chili Sauce
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Preserved Daikon Omelet 菜脯蛋

Preserved Daikon Omelet 菜脯蛋

A fluffy shallow-fried omelet dotted with piquant preserved daikon radish
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Hot Grass Jelly 燒仙草

Hot Grass Jelly 燒仙草

The ultimate old fashioned flavor 古早味, especially when served with fen yuan, red bean, job’s tears, and nuts
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Hot Ai Yu Jelly 燒愛玉

Hot Ai Yu Jelly 燒愛玉

Ai Yu Jelly served warm in a bath of oolong tea and drizzled with brown sugar syrup and creamer
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Black Sesame and Peanut Tang Yuan 芝麻花生湯圓

Black Sesame and Peanut Tang Yuan 芝麻花生湯圓

Sweet glutinous rice balls stuffed with black sesame paste or chopped peanuts
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Fried Yuba Pockets with Camellia Oil

Fried Yuba Pockets with Camellia Oil

A camellia seed oil recipe from Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Zoey Xinyi Gong
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Winter Melon Chicken Soup

Winter Melon Chicken Soup

A simple soup garnished with blanched Yu Choy and drizzled with soy sauce and black sesame oil
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Mesona Pimm's Cup

Mesona Pimm's Cup

A clever twist on a Pimm's Cup that incorporates Mesona, or Grass Jelly Herb
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Ai Yu Jelly Champagne Punch

Ai Yu Jelly Champagne Punch

A grown-up take on the classic lemon-and-sugar Ai Yu Jelly drink
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Black Sesame Russian

Black Sesame Russian

A twist on the White Russian made with Kahlua, vodka, cream, and black sesame paste
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Sour Plum Margarita

Sour Plum Margarita

Replace the traditional margarita salt rim with plum powder to make it Taiwan
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White Sesame Mocktail

White Sesame Mocktail

A balance of sesame fragrance with lively citrus and a subtle kick from the peppercorns
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Red Oil Wontons 紅油抄手

Red Oil Wontons 紅油抄手

Slippery, soft wontons are a beautiful contrast to a spicy, sour, tangy sauce
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Black Sesame Soy Paste Pound Cake

Black Sesame Soy Paste Pound Cake

Black sesame and roasted cashews create a deep, nutty aroma that will fill your house
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How To Make Grass Jelly and Grass Jelly (Mesona) Tea 仙草

How To Make Grass Jelly and Grass Jelly (Mesona) Tea 仙草

Our ratio for this popular herbal tea, with an option to set it into jelly
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How to Make Ai Yu Jelly 愛玉

How to Make Ai Yu Jelly 愛玉

The perfect ratio for bouncy, jiggly Ai Yu Jelly, the golden child of Taiwanese summer desserts made from fig seeds
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Taiwanese Cold Peanut and Sesame Noodles 台式涼麵

Taiwanese Cold Peanut and Sesame Noodles 台式涼麵

Best enjoyed in the early mornings after a long night of KTV
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Sichuan Spicy Cold Noodles with Su Chili Crisp 四川涼麵

Sichuan Spicy Cold Noodles with Su Chili Crisp 四川涼麵

A spicy, sweet, tangy cold noodle dish from Yi Reservation, featuring Su Chili Crisp
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Mapo Tofu 麻婆豆腐

Mapo Tofu 麻婆豆腐

Doubanjiang, fermented black beans, and chili oil come together in this spicy, earthy dish
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