pepper. Then add in the veggies (tofu, wood ear, bamboo, etc) and right before you serve, you can stir in some egg. I live in the Hollywood area too, and this is my only solution when I’m craving some hot& sour and...

Pretty much every Vietnamese restaurant and pho joint serves com tam (broken rice) dishes, a peasant staple made with the cheapo broken grains of rice not fit for export. But few actually specialize in it, as Com Tam Thuan Kieu...

It’s enough to make you want to frame your pepper grinder.

A tour of regional specialties from Dongbei to Taipei.

Cloud ear, Wood ear, and Tree ear are all ‘slippery’ mushrooms that can be used in Hot & Sour soup. Buy the dry varieties and rehydrate them before incorporating them in your soup(s). I’ve seen these mushrooms...

Can also be called Wood's Ear mushrooms. Available at any asian market and most better groceries.

You don’t see as much local mushrooms as you’d hope, huh? Sienna Farms at the Copley Square Market (Tuesdays and Friday) usually has wild mushrooms—chanterelles and wood ears—as well as shiitakes cultivated...

was a total disappointment) the cabbage with black trumpet mushrooms (are they the same as chinese wood ear?) was very asian tasting. there were also small transverse slices of green grapes that was an interesting touch. and the...

Where can I find good Chinese dumplings in Scarborough? The big ones in soup with pork, chives and a kind of shredded fungus (wood ears?)? The ones at the dimsum places are usually small and have plenty of pasta around them.

Jew’s ear is also known as judas' ear, wood ear or kikurage. It’s supposed to be good for your immune system. Order that plus the Chinese angelica with mutton (angelica is good for the blood), and you should be able...

Or, more to the point, how LONG will reconstituted dried mushrooms, specifically Chinese varieties, keep? I went a little overboard soaking some wood ear and black fungus for some moo shu tonight, and I want to know how soon...

was spectacular. Best sesame chicken ever – perfect fry job, off-sweet sauce with a bit of red pepper heat in the background. Buddhas delight had a wonderful array of fresh veggies – Chinese broccoli, carrots, lots of...

I don’t have a recipe, I have a a method. You can add all or any combination of the following: wood ear mushroom, firm tofu stiprs, pork/chicken, scallion, egg, bamboo shoots. Cut the meat into strips, marinated with some soy...

1/4 lb boneless pork loin, cut into strips 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce 4 small Chinese dried black mushrooms – soaked and cut into thin strips 6 wood ear or black fungus mushrooms – soaked and cut into thin strips 2...

mushrooms (wood ears) 6 tiger lily stems 1/2 cup shredded raw lean pork 1 TBSP light soy sauce 1/2 cup shredded bamboo shoots salt to taste 2-3 TBSPS white vinegar (The book specifies red wine vinegar, but I prefer white) 1tsp dark soy...