Introduction by Cathy Erway for TaiwaneseAmerican.org You can always tell the books that have been enjoyed the most by how damaged they are. Those books have been on adventures: Maybe you took them to the beach and clogged up their spines with sand. Maybe you rounded their edges from banging them around in your tote bag for weeks. In the case of Pei Mei’s Chinese Cook Book Volume I, a copy of which sits in my parents’ bookshelf, the wear and tear is evident. A constant sight for as long…
In the spring of 2020, a small group of Taiwanese Americans started the Taiwanese Home Cooking Facebook group in order to have a place for the Taiwanese diaspora and others to share and learn about Taiwanese food that was more focused than other groups we had been a part of. It was through this group that I first met Wil Chung, the creator of Impromptu Spices and its signature Beef Noodle Soup spice mix. How did you come up with the name Impromptu Spices? Trader Joe's "Everything but…
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOU! And for what our Taiwanese American heritage and culture have given us... especially how it influences our American holiday traditions and food experiences. We asked for your photos showing how you celebrate #TaiwaneseThanksgiving, and we were impressed! Check out some of the submissions below. #TaiwaneseThanksgiving This American holiday is all about spending time with and appreciating family, and when you get together, you've got to take a photo... It's a given…
Join Taiwanese American Professionals - San Francisco's (TAP-SF) Cooking Together event to make some delicious Taiwanese delicacy together. We will be making popcorn chicken and dumplings. We will also provide some Asian beverages to go along with your master cooking! Come join for the pre-thanksgiving celebration! Save the Earth! Carpool! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/62tsgm Questions? Please contact:
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Join Taiwanese American Professionals in Austin for a HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS. It's part of their Night Market Fundraiser Cooking Class series. All proceeds will be going toward their first annual TAP-ATX Night Market this coming June. In this 2 hour class, you'll learn hands-on how to make basil fried chicken from scratch. Fried chicken (鹹酥雞) is "a dish in Taiwanese cuisine commonly found as street snack and is indispensable to the night markets in Taiwan. It consists of bite-sized pieces…
In this 2 hour cooking class, you'll learn hands-on how to make oyster omelette from scratch with Taiwanese American Professionals - Austin (TAP-ATX). Oyster omelette (蚵仔煎), "a Taiwan night market favorite and has constantly been ranked by many foreigners as the top cuisine from Taiwan. The dish consists of an omelette with a filling primarily composed of small oysters." You'll be chopping and cooking along with our instructor, Hanna Huang, at Sustainable Food Center's teaching kitchen.…
This Taiwanese Homestyle Cooking Workshop will feature a Taiwanese Bento theme with Fried Pork Chop, Braised Pork Over Rice (Lu Rou Fan), Stewed Egg (Lu Dan), and Vegetable Sides! Learn how to make your favorite Taiwanese lunch to treat your family and friends at your next get-together. Dishes are demonstrated by the instructor, and then you get a chance to make them from scratch! Mingle with fellow Taiwanese American Professionals - Los Angeles (TAP-LA) members as we have fun learning the recipes…
Join Taiwanese American Professionals - San Diego (TAP-SD) for our home-style cooking session! During this session, we will be making traditional dumplings at the Taiwanese American Culture Center. The event will go from 11-1pm. We will spend the first hour making dumplings, and the second hour doing what we do best, EATING. Space is limited to 20 people, so RSVP early! Prepay will be available soon for those who RSVP early; they will be contacted directly when the option is available. Ticketing: Contact…
At the next Taiwanese American Professionals - New York (TAP-NY) cooking workshop, our favorite Taiwanese A-Ma will be teaching us how to make the classic and iconic Taiwanese dish Three Cup Chicken (三杯雞). Three delicious ingredients – plus a little secret here and there – are sure to make this a great and delicious workshop. In addition to three cup chicken, we’ll be treated to some homestyle fish, so sign up fast before tickets run out! Please sign up for the workshop below. The…
