黃佐《湛子宅夜宴和呂子仲木邊爐詩》A hot pot poem by Huang Zuo (1490-1566)
黃佐《湛子宅夜宴和呂子仲木邊爐詩》 “At a night banquet in Master Zhan’s mansion, in response to the hot pot poem by Master Lü, [courtesy name] Zhongmu” by...
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Rachelle
- Dec 12, 2022
- 3 min
蘇軾《書蜀僧詩》“Note on the poem by a monk of Shu” by Su Shi (1037-1101)
An eleventh-century anecdote about cooking with the head.
Rachelle
- Oct 24, 2022
- 4 min
Chestnuts in the Erruting qunfang pu 二如亭群芳譜 pt.2
Tips for what to do with chestnuts from the Ming Dynasty.
Rachelle
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
Chestnuts in the Erruting qunfang pu 二如亭群芳譜 pt. 1
Tips for storing chestnuts from the Ming Dynasty.
Rachelle
- Jul 4, 2022
- 3 min
Tao Gu 陶穀 (903-970) on the art of tea
饌茶而幻出物象于湯面者，茶匠通神之藝也。沙門福全，生於金鄉，長於茶海，能注湯幻茶成一句詩，並點四甌，共一絕句，泛乎湯表。小小物類，唾手辦耳。檀越日造門求觀湯戲，全自詠曰： 生成盞裏水丹青， 巧畫工夫學不成。 卻笑當時陸鴻漸， 煎茶贏得好名聲。 In tea...
Rachelle
- Apr 11, 2022
- 3 min
Tofu again :)
Something special to celebrate the birth of my first piece of homemade tofu in France.
Rachelle
- Aug 30, 2021
- 6 min
劉克莊《方甥餉酒酸甚》“Nephew Fang gifted some liquor that is very sour” by Liu Kezhuang
Another workshop in the countryside for home distilling.
Rachelle
- May 10, 2021
- 5 min
汪元量《湖州歌》（其七十三） “Huzhou songs” (No. 73) by Wang Yuanliang
Having heavenly chicken in the palace of the moon.
Rachelle
- Jan 11, 2021
- 5 min
陳坤與文昌雞 Chen Kun on Wenchang Chicken
A Qing record of the famous Wenchang chicken and my first encounter with it.
Rachelle
- Dec 7, 2020
- 4 min
俞士彪《十二時·遂昌道中》 To the Tune “Twelve Double-hours” by Yu Shibiao
On a traveller in the mountains and burnt rice
Rachelle
- Nov 23, 2020
- 4 min
屈大均《佛手柑（其七）》“The Buddha-hand Citron (No. 7)” by Qu Dajun
On the Buddha-hand citron.
Rachelle
- Oct 5, 2020
- 3 min
蘇軾《豆粥》 “Bean Congee” by Su Shi
Su Shi's passionate and learned praise for bean congee.
Rachelle
- Jun 29, 2020
- 6 min
蘇軾《端午帖子詞》“Festive Verse for the Double Fifth Day” by Su Shi
Su Shi's verse for the Double Fifth Day and some notes on zongzi.
Rachelle
- Mar 21, 2020
- 4 min
A Magical Hangover Cure from the 12th Century
An anecdote recorded in the 12th century Chinese cookbook that tells you how people dealt with hangover in mediaval China.
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