https://thewoksoflife.com/category/how-to/chinese-culture/ 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/chinese-culture/ 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/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/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 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-confinement-childbirth/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-confinement-childbirth/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2022 05:30:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=69744 A 30-day confinement after childbirth is a Chinese tradition that stretches back over two millennia (for C-section birth, it extends to 6 weeks). Known as zuò yuè zi (坐月子) in Mandarin, it’s a time when you’re meant to safeguard your and your baby’s health, while your body is in a fragile state after birth.  Over ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-confinement-childbirth/feed/ 79 https://thewoksoflife.com/dongzhi-festival-winter-solstice/ https://thewoksoflife.com/dongzhi-festival-winter-solstice/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2022 05:51:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=69628 The Winter Solstice in Chinese is 冬至 (dōngzhì), which translates to “winter arrival.” As you may already know, it’s the shortest day of the year and the longest night. The Dongzhi Festival is an important Chinese holiday, but it’s sometimes forgotten—overshadowed by the Lunar New Year (AKA the Spring Festival). In the old days, it was ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/dongzhi-festival-winter-solstice/feed/ 16 https://thewoksoflife.com/when-is-chinese-new-year-2024/ https://thewoksoflife.com/when-is-chinese-new-year-2024/#respond Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:20:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=70614 Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival (春节 – chūnjié), falls on a slightly different day in January or February of each year, as it follows the Chinese lunisolar calendar, rather than the regular Gregorian calendar used in most parts of the world. It is also known as Lunar New Year, which is a term that’s ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/when-is-chinese-new-year-2024/feed/ 0 https://thewoksoflife.com/8-chinese-cuisines/ https://thewoksoflife.com/8-chinese-cuisines/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:56:10 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=62151 Sometimes we get asked, after posting more than 1000 recipes, are you ever going to run out of ideas? Well rest easy. Chinese cuisine is incredibly varied, and while we’ve covered many recipes from across China, we definitely represent some cuisines more than others. I think it’s time that we talked about the 8 Chinese ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/8-chinese-cuisines/feed/ 99 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-new-year-traditions/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-new-year-traditions/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:08:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=54618 Half the fun of Chinese New Year is reviving all the traditions around the holiday. There’s nothing better than getting together with family and friends to celebrate with the special sights, sounds, and tastes that only come around once a year. It’s a time of togetherness and abundance, which means a bit of planning is ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-new-year-traditions/feed/ 51