Eat up for Good Luck during the Olympics in China



72 hours to be exact–before the USA Olympic team got their first gold medal. Lindsey Jacobellis started the gold-medal winning party when she became the oldest American woman to place at any Winter Games in the snowboard cross final. Figure skater Nathan Chen and snowboarder Chloe Kim added to America’s gold medal count a day later with wins in the men’s free skate program and the women’s halfpipe, respectively.  Maybe they should have tried some of our good luck foods– especially since the Olympics are in China.To get more news about special dishes of china, you can visit shine news official website.

February has brought two stand out events involving China: The Chinese New Year and the Beijing Winter Olympics. Two events I welcomed and continue to celebrate. That said, to ensue Team USA, good luck and  medal count continues to climb, I’ve decided to keep eating for luck as the  Chinese do during their new year. Indulging in dishes that promise prosperity, success and a long life.

Topping menu, noodle dishes. Noodles promise happiness and a long life. Fish lovers who aren’t taken back by having the whole fish served on their plate can cook up serve up their catch Chinese style.  Cooked and served  whole, complete with the head, which represents a good beginning and a good end.  A good beginning and good end is what any athlete aims for in their performance or game. And let us not forget about having enough money in your pocket. Eating dumplings can help with that.  A staple dish for the Chinese new year, dumplings represents future wealth and a filled purse.

Chinese cuisine is a varied, with cooking styles reflecting each region. In Beijing the cooking style is Mandarin and Peking, also known as Jing style. The most famous dish, Peking duck.

Cantonese cuisine, one of the first Chinese cuisines to become popular in the US, brought spring rolls, sweet and sour pork and chow mein to the table.

Those who wish to step back from take-out and try your hand recreating some of your favorite Chinese dishes, Chef has shared recipes for Chow Mein and Vegetable Spring Rolls. Both are simple and classic. Recipes I consider gold medal standards.In a pan of boiling water, cook the egg noodles for 3-5 mins, then drain and transfer them to cold water. Remove them and drain thoroughly, toss them with 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and put to one side.

In a bowl combine your chopped chicken breast with 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 2 tsp rice wine, ½ teaspoon white pepper and ½ tsp salt for the marinade, mix together and leave to marinate.

Heat a wok or large frying pan over a medium-high heat, add in 1 tbsp groundnut oil and add the chicken, stir-frying until cooked.

In another wok, add 1½ tablespoon of groundnut oil and wait until hot, add 2 finely chopped garlic cloves and stir-fry until fragrant, before adding the finely shredded snow pea and finely shredded carrot, stir fry for a minute.

Add in the noodles, 2 teaspoon light soy sauce, 2 teaspoon dark soy sauce,1 tablespoon rice wine, ½ teaspoon golden caster sugar, 2 finely chopped spring onions and stir fry for a couple of minutes.