https://thewoksoflife.com/category/how-to/ a culinary genealogy Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:50:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/how-to/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/zongzi-recipes/ https://thewoksoflife.com/zongzi-recipes/#comments Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:48:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=57388 The Dragon Boat Festival is coming up (It will be on Thursday, June 22rd this year), and that means it’s time to make Zongzi, or sticky rice dumplings! Luckily, we have a few zongzi recipes you can try, including savory and sweet. We also have a lazy version for those of you who aren’t feeling ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/zongzi-recipes/feed/ 38 https://thewoksoflife.com/lo-mein-noodles-how-to-cook/ https://thewoksoflife.com/lo-mein-noodles-how-to-cook/#comments Fri, 12 May 2023 18:00:39 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=72774 Lo mein noodles are one of the most recognizable types of Chinese noodles in the U.S. Today, we’ll teach you how to cook lo mein noodles properly, so that they’re perfect—not overly starchy, sticky, soggy, dry, or undercooked.  We also have a Chinese takeout menu’s worth of lo mein recipes, linked below! Whether you love ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/lo-mein-noodles-how-to-cook/feed/ 14 https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-grow-chinese-vegetables-in-your-garden/ https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-grow-chinese-vegetables-in-your-garden/#comments Sat, 06 May 2023 13:08:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=63389 After its launch last year, we’re bringing back our How to Grow Chinese Vegetables series! (If you’d like to check out previous posts, head to our Garden/Farm How-To section!) Each month, we’ll publish a comprehensive growing guide for a different crop, including traditional growing knowledge, recipes using the ingredient, how to deal with common challenges, ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-grow-chinese-vegetables-in-your-garden/feed/ 108 https://thewoksoflife.com/cooking-with-garlic/ https://thewoksoflife.com/cooking-with-garlic/#comments Mon, 01 May 2023 20:48:15 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=72545 After developing recipes for 10 years now, I feel like I’ve gained a better intuition when it comes to cooking with garlic in just about any kind of dish or flavor combination. It’s also worth stating outright that Chinese food explores the full spectrum of garlic in a way that I think is uniquely robust. ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/cooking-with-garlic/feed/ 67 https://thewoksoflife.com/raising-ducks/ https://thewoksoflife.com/raising-ducks/#comments Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=69397 Today, we’re going to talk about our experience over the past year raising ducks: brooding ducklings, building a duck run, how they’re different from our chickens, how many eggs they lay, and what we do with all those duck eggs! We’ve already talked about our backyard chickens here on the blog, having had some previous ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/raising-ducks/feed/ 44 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-birthday-traditions/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-birthday-traditions/#comments Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:45:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=72226 Chinese birthday traditions usually boil down to the most well-known one—eating noodles on your birthday as a symbol of longevity. But there’s so much more to celebrating your birthday in Chinese culture. Let’s explore this topic! There are some worthy old wives’ tales and fun facts, as well as some practical tips for navigating Chinese ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-birthday-traditions/feed/ 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/hot-pot-dipping-sauce/ https://thewoksoflife.com/hot-pot-dipping-sauce/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:22:22 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=71492 Important question: Is there a right way to make a hot pot dipping sauce?  More and more of you are loving hot pot, and we’ve gotten a lot of queries about how to prepare it at home. We have posts on how to set up a hot pot dinner, and how to make an easy ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/hot-pot-dipping-sauce/feed/ 5 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-lantern-festival-yuan-xiao-jie/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-lantern-festival-yuan-xiao-jie/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:25:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=61256 The Chinese Lantern festival, or yuánxiāo jié (元宵节) falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It comes two weeks after Chinese New Year’s Day, which the first day of the 15-day Spring Festival celebration period. Since Chinese New Year was on January 22, 2023, the Lantern Festival is coming up! It’s time ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-lantern-festival-yuan-xiao-jie/feed/ 13 https://thewoksoflife.com/when-is-chinese-new-year-2023/ https://thewoksoflife.com/when-is-chinese-new-year-2023/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2023 05:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=70540 Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year (to be more inclusive of other cultures that celebrate the holiday) or Spring Festival (春节 – chūnjié), is just around the corner. This year, Chinese New Year falls on January 22, 2023, beginning the Year of the Rabbit. To start the year off right, it’s always ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/when-is-chinese-new-year-2023/feed/ 3 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-postpartum-diet/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-postpartum-diet/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2023 05:38:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=70318 In Chinese tradition, the postpartum diet is made up of foods that new moms can eat to replenish their body, boost circulation, and stimulate milk production.  We’re not talking about “bouncing back” to lose weight after giving birth! This is about making sure that a mom’s body recovers from the very taxing 9+ month journey ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-postpartum-diet/feed/ 23