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Posted by James Sheng |
May 20th, 2013
These tasty red chili peppers are found in dishes like Orange Chicken, Kung Pao chicken, General Tso’s Chicken and many other Chinese dishes are called Tien Tsin chile peppers. The Tien Tsin is named after the province in China where its...
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Posted by James Sheng |
May 3rd, 2013
Many people think that “sushi” is synonymous with raw fish. The term Sushi actually refers to the vinegared rice. This is made by dissolving sugar in vinegar (usually rice vinegar) and tossing with the hot, just-cooked rice. Sushi therefore refers...
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Posted by James Sheng |
Apr 25th, 2013
Blackberries are also known as black raspberries, and they are not a true berry. Their actual botanical classification is an aggregate fruit, whereby the fruit forms from single flowers with multiple individual carpels. [1] Blackberry plants are...
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Posted by James Sheng |
Apr 22nd, 2013
What is greek yogurt ? Greek yogurt’s popularity has been on the rise lately, and you may wonder what all the fuss is about. Yogurt comes from milk that has had healthy bacteria added, causing it to ferment. During this process, yogurt...
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Posted by James Sheng |
Apr 21st, 2013
It was 6am and I was looking for something to shoot before everyone woke up. I found a small container of Star Anise my mom sent me last year. The 2 photos below were shot with my Panasonic Lumix LX7 point and shoot. The LX7 has a manual aperture...
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Posted by James Sheng |
Apr 17th, 2013
A scallop is a mollusk that propels itself along the bottom of the ocean by opening and closing its shell. The sweet, delicate meat that we eat is the muscle used to open and close the shell. Local supermarkets may sell scallops but the scallops...
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Posted by James Sheng |
Apr 14th, 2013
I love seafood. My wife on the other hand………..The flavor and texture of shrimp are influenced by the waters they come from or are raised in, plus from what they eat or are fed. Wild shrimp feed on seaweed and crustaceans which...
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Posted by James Sheng |
Apr 8th, 2013
Kiwi fruit, also known as Chinese gooseberry is native to the Yangtze River valley of northern China and Zhejiang Province on the coast of eastern China. The first seeds were brought out of China by missionaries to New Zealand at the turn of this...
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