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A nourishing and healing soup in hot weather, thanks to the cooling properties of Job's tears and winter melon.

Soups and stews• [Simmering]

Job’s tears and winter melon soup with pork ribs (薏米冬瓜排骨汤)

A delightful Cantonese dish in which the celery, white Asian radish, and tomatoes add aluring aromas to the fish.

Fish and shelfish• [Pan-frying]• [Simmering]

Fish with aromatic vegetables

A beloved Yunnan rice dish with potatoes and ham.

Rice, noodles, and grains• [Simmering]

Yunnan rice with potatoes (云南洋芋焖饭)

This Dongbei-style stew, with silky cabbage and chewy potato noodles, is warming and comforting—great for cold weather.

Meat• Rice, noodles, and grains• Soups and stews• [Simmering]

Napa cabbage and pork stew with potato noodles, Dongbei style (东北白菜猪肉炖粉条)

The city of Qingdao, also spelled as Tsingtao, is known for its namesake beer, as well as this chicken and claim dish cooked with local beer, which adds complex aroma and taste from malt and hops.

Fish and shelfish• Poultry and eggs• [Simmering]

Beer-braised chicken with clams, Qingdao style (青岛啤酒蛤蜊鸡)

Braising vegetables with soy sauce, sugar, and Shaoxing wine is frequently used in the cooking of Ningbo (宁波). Cooking radishes this way tames their peppery taste and turns their texture from crunchy into tender and juicy.

Vegetables• [Simmering]

Soy-braised radishes, Ningbo style

In China, medicinal and culinary usages of mugwort, called Ai Cao (艾草) in Mandarin, date back for thousands of years. Its floral aroma, reminiscent of chrysanthemums, makes this soup unique and refreshing.

Soups and stews• Vegetables• [Simmering]

Mugwort soup with fingerling potatoes and beech mushrooms

Braising tofu sticks with pork belly is a signature dish from Jiangxi Province of China, where the first tofu sticks were made over 1,000 years ago.

Meat• Soybeans and tofu• [Simmering]

Braised pork belly with tofu sticks