Growing up in an Asian household in the States, we actually didn’t have Turkey or Prime Rib for Thanksgiving and Christmas. What did we have? We got family and friends together and had Hot Pot! This delicious meal is actually had any time in the year, my favorite is enjoying it when it’s cold out. …
Sichuan (四川), more commonly known as Szechuan in the Western world, is a province in China. Mala is a very popular Szechuan sauce or style of food from there. The direct translation of Mala actually describes the taste almost perfectly: Ma = Numb, La = Spicy. (However, I said almost perfectly because it left out that the …
Taiwanese Hot Pot – There is nothing I enjoy more for dinner in the winter time than Hot Pot! In case your’e not familiar, Hot Pot is what most people call Huo Guo or 火鍋. However, it’s literal translation is “Fire Pot” (Huo 火 = Fire, and Guo 鍋 = Pot). I think its literal translation actually …