Posted on 14 March 2008 by liz
Isn’t it pretty? This recipe — the third part of this very short series — is delicious, vibrant, and somehow, fitting for the start of spring. I even planted my own Chinese chives this week, with hopes that they would get an early start this spring. The chives are a perfect match [...]
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Posted on 11 March 2008 by liz
So — have you guessed yet? The photo in the last post is pi dan — preserved duck eggs, otherwise known as thousand-year-old eggs. They’re basically duck eggs that have been left in a paste of quicklime, salt, and ash, among other things, for a few months, until their shell takes on a [...]
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