https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/vegetarian/ a culinary genealogy Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:28:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/vegetarian/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/mushroom-noodle-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/mushroom-noodle-soup/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 08:24:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76097 This vegan mushroom noodle soup is made with three kinds of mushrooms to make the most deliciously potent broth.  It was inspired by a dish known as “double mushroom soup” (shuāng gū miàn, 双菇面) that I first tried in a Buddhist temple cafeteria in Shanghai. It carries on a long tradition of vegan and vegetarian ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/mushroom-noodle-soup/feed/ 5 https://thewoksoflife.com/sweet-sour-sauce/ https://thewoksoflife.com/sweet-sour-sauce/#comments Wed, 13 Dec 2023 08:06:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76879 Sweet and sour sauce dishes are some of the most iconic out there. Even in China, dishes like sweet and sour pork (咕噜肉 – gū lū ròu) and Sweet and Sour Squirrel Fish, (松鼠魚 – songshǔ yú), a famous recipe from Jiangsu Province, have spread across the country. Today, we’re going to talk about how ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/sweet-sour-sauce/feed/ 13 https://thewoksoflife.com/gluten-free-dumplings/ https://thewoksoflife.com/gluten-free-dumplings/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:08:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76795 We finally have a wrapper recipe to make gluten-free dumplings! The dough can be thrown together with a few ingredients from your gluten-free baking arsenal. Rolling them out is easy, and you can pleat the dumplings just as you would with regular dumpling wrappers!   Previously, the closest thing we had to a gluten-free dumpling was ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/gluten-free-dumplings/feed/ 43 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-postpartum-confinement-porridge/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-postpartum-confinement-porridge/#comments Mon, 23 Oct 2023 05:28:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=75844 Today we have another recipe in our postpartum series—a lightly sweet postpartum porridge made with 7 nourishing Chinese ingredients. In Chinese, the porridge is called yuè zi zhōu (月子粥) which roughly translates to postpartum confinement porridge, and it’s especially meant for the first month after giving birth!  Give Chinese Dessert Soups a Try!  To be ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-postpartum-confinement-porridge/feed/ 10 https://thewoksoflife.com/pickled-daikon/ https://thewoksoflife.com/pickled-daikon/#comments Sun, 08 Oct 2023 04:28:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74198 This recipe for pickled daikon with carrots is a classic appetizer that was once often served as a freebie in Cantonese restaurants, along with fried peanuts.  I would usually let my parents take control of perusing the menu and concentrate all my attention on this sweet, crunchy pickle in combination with the salty fried peanuts—the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pickled-daikon/feed/ 17 https://thewoksoflife.com/panda-express-super-greens/ https://thewoksoflife.com/panda-express-super-greens/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:31:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74565 This Panda Express Super Greens mix of kale, cabbage, and broccoli is a beloved side from the popular chain, but my mom has been making a version of it for years when we have odds and ends of leafy greens left in the refrigerator!  Does The Woks of Life Ever Eat at Panda Express? This ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/panda-express-super-greens/feed/ 20 https://thewoksoflife.com/pecan-pie-mooncakes/ https://thewoksoflife.com/pecan-pie-mooncakes/#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2023 04:20:30 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=75811 Today, we’re coming to you with a new mooncake recipe for the Mid-Autumn Festival! This one is a bit non-traditional. We’re making Pecan Pie Mooncakes!  This recipe is for all of you out there who think you don’t like mooncakes or who want to try making them for the first time. The flavors are deliciously ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pecan-pie-mooncakes/feed/ 26 https://thewoksoflife.com/vegan-ants-climbing-a-tree/ https://thewoksoflife.com/vegan-ants-climbing-a-tree/#comments Sat, 05 Aug 2023 06:57:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74584 Today, we’re making Vegan Ants Climbing a Tree—a vegan and vegetarian version of a beloved Chinese dish!  Traditional Ants Climbing a Tree (蚂蚁上树 – mǎyǐ shàng shù) consists of glass noodles in a tasty, spicy sauce with bits of ground pork and scallions. The long strands of noodle represent the “tree,” while the bits of ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/vegan-ants-climbing-a-tree/feed/ 16 https://thewoksoflife.com/tomato-potato-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/tomato-potato-soup/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2023 04:20:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74067 This simple tomato potato soup is a summer staple, with just 5 ingredients (plus water). It’s a light snack or side dish that replenishes your body with fluids and salt on those sweat-inducing hot days!  A Simple Childhood Soup from Shanghai In our cookbook, I shared stories of my childhood encounters with food while living ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/tomato-potato-soup/feed/ 13 https://thewoksoflife.com/quinoa-rice/ https://thewoksoflife.com/quinoa-rice/#comments Fri, 21 Jul 2023 04:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=73695 This quinoa rice mix is a great way to get the enjoyment of eating steamed white rice with your stir-fries and other dishes—but with the high-protein and fiber rich addition of quinoa!  We do a 50/50 mix here. However, you can up the amount of quinoa for more fiber, protein, and nutrients, or ease into ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/quinoa-rice/feed/ 81