Latest Updates: Dated: 28/10/2023

Kindly click on the heading above to view the full article in its entirety. Herewith the latest updates and articles added to the site, indicated below for your easy reference: The Braised/Stewed Beef Brisket With Tomato article was posted.The Large Plate Chicken article was posted.Our Products page was finally updated. We are hoping to add …

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西红柿炖牛腩 (xī hóng shì dùn niú nǎn) Chunky Beef & Tomato Stew/Soup.

Directly translated as Braised/Stewed Beef Brisket With Tomato according to the Chinese name. Foreign expats who have purchased this dish before term it more commonly as a beef and tomato stew or as a chunky beef and tomato soup. It is very popular particularly in Shandong province but it is easy to see why because …

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大盘鸡 / dà pán jī / Large Plate Chicken

Directly translated as large plate chicken, as its name states, this is exactly what you get but what the name does not reveal is that this is a spicy dish that originates from Xinjiang which is famous for its large Muslim population in China and the ethnic minority group known as the Uyghurs. This literally …

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Winter has arrived in Shenyang.

When the leeks and Chinese cabbages start getting placed outside the main doors and entrances of apartment buildings and complexes then (as well as in the courtyards of apartment complexes), as any resident of Shenyang knows (as well as many cities in China), winter has officially arrived as the temperature drops during the day. In …

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麻婆豆腐 / mápó dòufu / Spicy beancurd/tofu

麻婆豆腐(mápó dòufu) also more commonly known as ‘bean curd’ or ‘tofu’ by foreign expats but this is incorrect (in so far as the Chinese language is concerned) as tofu is the white cheese like appearance of bean curd as sold in the Chinese supermarkets. (See B and C images below): This tofu as shown in …

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宫保鸡丁(Gōng bǎo jī dīng)

Also commonly known as Kung Pao Chicken, it is VERY popular amongst the foreign expat community not just here in Shenyang but all over China because it tastes so delicious! It is made with diced cucumber, diced carrots, diced chillies, diced chicken pieces and it is fried together with a special kind of chilli sauce/paste …

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Mikey’s Diner / 麦奇餐厅

Name of Restaurant: Mikey’s Diner Type of Restaurant: American Hours of Operation:  11h00 – 24h00 Address / 地址:No. 111 ShiYiWei Road, Shenhe District (Intersection of Huiwu Street).沈河区十一纬路111号(会武街路口)Shěnhé qū shíyī wěi lù 111 hào (huì wǔ jiē lùkǒu) WeChat Location:Contact them and they can send it to you. Baidu Maps Location (below): (Link opens in a new tab) …

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