Peking duck reads as imperial Beijing cuisine, but the bird started as street-stall food in Southern Song Hangzhou — hundreds of miles south. It got its crown later, in the Yuan court kitchens. The palace didn't invent it; it adopted it.

Peking duck reads as imperial Beijing cuisine, but the bird started as street-stall food in Southern Song Hangzhou — hundreds of miles south. It got its crown later, in the Yuan court kitchens. The palace didn't invent it; it adopted it.
Dough Zone, a Chinese restaurant in downtown Berkeley is spacious, affordable, and seriously good--with great noodles and dumplings!
Read my full blog post here:
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Maizy Chen's Last Chance came out in 2022. Still, I feel it’s necessary to continue researching Chinese food like the kind Maizy’s grandparents served in their restaurant.
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☀️ Sunday lunch check!
What are you craving today? 🥢🍚
If Chinese food sounds good, let Autumn Court take care of the cravings.
🥡 Takeout | 🛍️ Pick-Up | 🛵 Delivery | 👨👩👧👦 Family Meals
What’s on your lunch table? 👀
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I find some Chinese sweets difficult to resist. Tánghúlú (糖葫芦)—that’s the red one— is sugar-coated fruit of Chinese hawthorn on a stick. It’s very popular in the north of China, where I lived years ago when I first came to the country. It will always taste like a homecoming to me.