CookingBomb Recipes

The 300-Year-Old Chinese New Year 9-Bowl Banquet (Sichuan 九大碗)

Hello hello! If you watched my latest YouTube video, you saw me spend two full days cooking one of the oldest feasts in Sichuan — the Nine Great Bowls (九大碗...

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Steamed Whole Fish — 清蒸全鱼 Qing Zheng Yu

At Chinese New Year, the fish must be whole. Head and tail. No exceptions. Because the word for fish : Yu (鱼)  sounds exactly like the word for surplus (余)....

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Crispy Fried Belt Fish 香酥带鱼

This crispy fried belt fish is one of those simple, old-school Chinese dishes that never fails to impress. It’s crunchy on the outside, tender inside, and full of that nostalgic...

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Red-Braised Pompano 红烧鲳鱼

This dish comes straight from my mom’s kitchen. She’s amazing at cooking Shanghai-style fish: light, slightly sweet, and beautifully balanced. But since we’re from Sichuan, I couldn’t help adding a...

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