Putting your best 脚 jiǎo forward.
At first, it just felt like a pebble in my shoe. No big deal....
Category Archives: Flipside
Get your Zao on!
Most people complain about their morning commute to work. Not me. My forty minute...
Chinese Whippersnappers
It sounded like gunfire but it couldn’t be. I wasn’t in Chicago, I was...
Shruāng is wrong!
Shu?ng ? , or frost, is my Mandarin word for the day. It rhymes...
Chinese Funky Chefs
As a head cook, I began each morning chopping fifty onions. But not in...
Szechuan Peppercorns 花椒鹽
Hu?ji?oyán , better known as Szechuan Peppercorns, are the culinary equivalent to firecrackers. Here...
Hot Pots, Pig Snouts, and Stinky Pillows
If it’s not moving on your plate, eat it,” my dad would always say....
Airline Math
How do you pick a good flight to Asia? Even a good priced ticket...