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authentic Chinese cuisine1/30/2009Louis M. Wu
  Q: Can you tell me if Sweet and Sour Chicken is really authentic Chinese food? I mean, if I go to Hong ...
  A: Danielle!!!!!! how r u? this is Chef Wu. thank you for your question. Swwet and Sour cheicken is not ...
Scallions1/3/2009Louis M. Wu
  Q: Can anyone solve this for me because I have been wondering for a long time. I have bought scallions ...
  A: !!!!!! this is Chef Wu how are you? those scallion that we use in chinese restaurant are order ...
Chinese-USA Egg Fu Yung1/3/2009Louis M. Wu
  Q: Wu, I LOVE Egg Fu Yung. I prefer it with onions. I am living in France and have not been able to ...
  A: !!!!!! Happy New Year. lets see if I can help you answer your questions the fish sauce that you ...
chicken&brocilli10/15/2008Louis M. Wu
  Q: IM FROM NYC I LOVE THE CHINESE FOOD THERE! I'VE MOVED TO THE SOUTH AND ITS NOT THE SAME FOOD. WOULD ...
  A: chef Wu here,I'am so sorry I didn't get back to you in time I was in Las Vegs for 5 day just got ...
Hot and Sour Soup9/25/2008Louis M. Wu
  Q: i was just wondering if you could please give me the recipe to hot and sour soup. like chinese ...
  A: chef Wu here. making hot and sour soup you will need shredded pork bambooshoot strip,and chinese ...
Food8/11/2008Louis M. Wu
  Q: I live in The US and we have visitors from China what could I cook for a meal or everyone to enjoy ?
  A: Kevin! chef Louis here, most we Asian Peoples loves Noddle soup you will need Boc Choy,Bean ...
Sushi Recipe7/29/2008Louis M. Wu
  Q: You have such a wonderful experience in cooking Chinese Food. Could you please give me the best ...
  A: !!!!!!!! this is chef Wu here, thank you so much for your wonderful comment about me you the first ...
chinese hot sauce4/25/2008Louis M. Wu
  Q: I would like to know how to make the red hot sauce that is served in restaurants with fried rice. My ...
  A: chef Wu here, instead teach u how to make these hot sauce would it be okay with you if I tell you ...
Real Chinese Food4/15/2008Louis M. Wu
  Q: My wife is a great American food cook. However, she has trouble getting Chinese food to taste like ...
  A: Brison! chef Wu here, there's diffrent spice that we use and may or may not sit well with some ...
pea pod leaves3/19/2008Louis M. Wu
  Q: my husband loves the pea pod leaves he had while traveling in Beijing. None of our local resteraunts ...
  A: !!!!!!!!!! chef Wu here, men I love these pea pod leaves too! needless to say theres no substitute ...
Chinese green tea2/2/2008Louis M. Wu
  Q: Becouse recently large asian supermarket has come to our city where I live theyre is more variety , ...
  A: Mr.Alvin! how r u my friend? Tea is my favorit subject and I'am a big fan of tea myself so lets see ...
Tofu Freezing and Storage12/10/2007Louis M. Wu
  Q: I am considering eating tofu dishes quite often as I have recently tasted a couple of great tasting ...
  A: Chef Wu here, as far as how many day tofu is good refrigerating usually 1 week unless you bought a ...
Fried Milk Dessert12/8/2007Louis M. Wu
  Q: I am interested to know if there is such a Chinese Dessert as "Fried Milk" ? or is this just one of ...
  A: Chef Wu here, I have never heard of fried milk b4 I'am wondering where you have this dish at? think ...
dim sum Tripe recipe4/13/2007Anita Lau
  Q: How does one cut the Honeycomb tripe? Please give a recipe for tripe in bean sauce as in a dim sum ...
  A: You're taking about the honeycomb tripe which is cooked with radish and braised? Or the one which is ...
traditions4/4/2007Anita Lau
  Q: I am doing a project for my foods class in school and we have to choose a country and find out about ...
  A: Depending on which part of China you're from the cooking methods are slightly different. Stir frying ...
ma lan tou3/13/2007Anita Lau
  Q: I am trying to find out definitively what ma lan tou greens are. I've found sources referring to ...
  A: Unfortunately I've not been able to find the exact species for you in the US. I know in China they ...
child's diet2/12/2007Louis M. Wu
  Q: What foods do Chinese children traditionally eat? Is it any different from adult cuisine?
  A: HI! Chef Louis here, our chinese childrens mainly eat what our adults eat! like myself when I was a ...
a stir fry sauce1/19/2007Anita Lau
  Q: Recently I ordered out from a restraint (almond Chicken with rice) and the sauce wasn't the usual ...
  A: You could try the usual 'stir fry sauce' from Lee Kum Kee. Usually, the buttery texture is from corn ...
egg droup soup1/15/2007Louis M. Wu
  Q: I would like to know how to make egg drop soup, just the way they do it in restaurants, I love the ...
  A: Chef Louis here, when making egg drop soup you would need eggs,cooking wine,salt,MSG,white pepper, ...
minature corn12/22/2006Anita Lau
  Q: how do they grow minature corn, and harvest etc. thanks
  A: Although most miniature corn is harvested from sweet corn, if you are growing corn, any variety can ...
Cold Noodle & Peanut Sauce12/16/2006Anita Lau
  Q: I have been trying to find an easy, good recipe for cold noodles with peanut sauce. When I lived in ...
  A: Well, all you do is mix together peanut butter, sesame sauce (or tahini) and sesame oil into a ...
white soup base12/10/2006Anita Lau
  Q: can you tell me how to make a nice white pork bone soup?Hi Anita How do you make pork bone soup ...
  A: Okay, I've asked around and this is the general consensus of making pork bone soup base that's milky ...
spare ribs10/23/2006Louis M. Wu
  Q: I grew up in Brooklyn, NY in the 50s and my family and I always went out for Chinese food. The ...
  A: HI! Chef Louis here. I'am sorry to inform you but it's not that easy to make spare ribs in your home ...
chinese dessert10/20/2006Anita Lau
  Q: I'm just wondering what you call the orange colored, coated with sesame seeds and it taste sweet and ...
  A: I think it's called "kai kou xiao" which literally means "open mouth laughing". It looks like a ...
Minature Corn10/10/2006Anita Lau
  Q: How is minature corn grown? Texas
  A: I'm assuming you're referring to 'baby corn'. Basically it's the same corn you find which are the ...
recipe of chicken chowmein10/9/2006Anita Lau
  Q: i want to know the recipe of chicken chowmein please
  A: For the various veggies in this dish you can use whatever you like.... spinach, broccoli, other ...
Chinese Breakfast9/25/2006Anita Lau
  Q: I am in a cross cultural class and we have to make breakfast in our class for a grade, we chose ...
  A: In China these days people eat western breakfasts. However most people eat noodles or even porridge ...
Recipe9/21/2006Anita Lau
  Q: I want to Know the recipe for making Chicken and Broccoli. I love that!!
  A: It's actually super easy to make chicken broccoli or even beef broccoli. It's one of my favorite ...
eight treasure duck9/19/2006Anita Lau
  Q: Do you have a good recipe that I can try?
  A: I find eight treasure duck to be too tedious to make so I have it in restaurants. Here is a recipe ...
Chinese style sandwich?9/15/2006Anita Lau
  Q: I'm involved in a project creating sandwiches named after famous cities. I would like to make one ...
  A: Generally Chinese people don't have sandwiches, but we do have something which resembles a sandwich ...
hong kong dimsum9/8/2006Louis M. Wu
  Q: where can i learn authentic hong kong dimsum here in the philippines specifically in cebu city? ...
  A: Chef Louis here! I'am very very sorry to inform you that I have never been to Philippines in my life ...
Edible Bamboo Part8/29/2006Anita Lau
  Q: I just have a strange question regarding the difference between "bamboo shoot" and "bamboo sprout". ...
  A: I have never heard of it being referred to as bamboo sprout, however, sometimes in China they will ...
Coating on chicken and temperature for stir fry8/7/2006Anita Lau
  Q: I have two q's: 1) How can I get the coating on chicken a little on the thick side as in the ...
  A: I'm not sure what you mean by coating, but I'm guessing the batter around the chicken? But then you ...
Crab Rangoon7/5/2006Louis M. Wu
  Q: What is the background on Crab Rangoon? Is it a traditional dish or something created here in the ...
  A: HI! Chef Louis here! you guess it. Crab Rangoon is something that we chinese peoples created for all ...
how to make simple pork fried rice5/24/2006Louis M. Wu
  Q: thank you
  A: chef Louis here. you will need rost pork,chop white onions,peas&carrot,egg,salt,pepper,soysauce. ...
dinner for two5/5/2006Anita Lau
  Q: Im a college student who only gets to see her boyfriend on select occasions (long distance ...
  A: 3/4 pound lean beef julienned (you can use chicken if desired) Marinade: 1 tablespoon rice vinegar ...
Schezuan Beef with Broccoli4/30/2006Anita Lau
  Q: My favorite chinese dish is Beef with Broccoli! I realize this is probably an American concoction ...
  A: In Szechuan they do indeed have Szechuan beef with broccoli, however, it's not the same as one would ...
Hello Chef Louis, On your...4/19/2006Louis M. Wu
  Q: On your website you mention 5 Dim Sum restuarants in Atlanta but you did not mention the names. I ...
  A: chef Louis here! I'am glad to hear that you are a Dim Sum lovers like myself and here's few not Five ...
chicken curry4/6/2006Anita Lau
  Q: I live in Edinburgh Iam looking for the recipe for chicken curry, I like my curry quite spicy, not ...
  A: There are many types of curries, here are a few: This is a Thai style curry * 2 (14 ounce) cans ...
Calories3/7/2006Anita Lau
  Q: I live in West Bend, Wisconsin. We have this Chinese place not too far from us called Spring Garden. ...
  A: I can't tell you the exact total of the calories in the dish, but it's not going to be little. ...

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