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The Benefits of Eating Pork

Eating pork is at least as effective as popping a Viagra pill to spice up your sex life, according to Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, who says she has tested the theory. “Pork consumption improves sexual activity,” Kirchner informed a surprised gathering of business people at a meeting at the presidential palace. “This is not a [...]

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Cucumber with Dried Shrimps

Ingredients: •400 g cucumber •2 tsp oil •1 tsp very finely chopped garlic •100 g dried shrimps, soaked to soften •1 tsp chicken stock powder •1 tsp Chinese rice wine •1 tsp sugar •1 tsp salt •1 tsp cornflour, blended with water •1 red chilli, finely shredded for garnish (optional) Directions: 1.Do not peel cucumber. [...]

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Chinese Vegetarian Fried Rice

Ingredients: •4 cups cold cooked rice •1 cake hard beancurd •1 tsp black soy sauce •3 tbsp oil •3 spears fresh asparagus, or 3 green (French) beans, cut in 2 cm pieces •1 tbsp salted black beans •1 tbsp boiled green mung peas •1 tbsp boiled red azuki beans •50 g soy beans or mung [...]

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Deep-Fried Pork with Orange Peel

Ingredients: •200g pork tenderloin or fillet, thinly sliced •1 cup Chinese rice wine •2.5 cm ginger, finely sliced •1 tbsp finely sliced spring onion •1 tsp salt •Oil for deep frying •2 dried chillies, cut into 5mm pieces •1 strip dried ornage peel, about 5cm x 2cm •1 cup gourmet or chicken stock •1 cup [...]

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