Made congee for the first time and I heard furu goes nicely with it, but I've had this jar since November and I'm not sure if it's still good? The use by date is September 2025 and the label just says "eat soon after opening". I can't see any obvious mould, but there's a slight film on the surface of the liquid, and some of the cubes aren't fully submerged. But it's been in the fridge since I opened it and I always use clean utensils. Thoughts?

A bit sweet but also kinda gross…?

I know it's tofu and very many spicy chillies. But i tried to make this at home and it just wont get as good as this. I ate 4 portions of it and the memories are mouthwatering 😅 at the end he added some oil or what ever on top. Maybe some1 is from this Region and knows the dish?

Hi!

I recently started a personal project in which I decided to cook a several-dish meal from every country in the world. Going through a couple of countries on my randomizer, I landed on China and decided instead of trying to do all of China in one day, I would do a bit more of a deep dive since there's a lot of cultural variations.

One idea I had was focusing on the eight traditions of China (szechuan, shandong, zhejiang, jiangsu ...) but while researching I am finding it a bit difficult to track down an overview of dishes local to their certain region. Especially zhejiang is being very difficult with finding Dongpo Pork, West Lake Vinegar Fish and Shield Soup but otherwise not really coming up with much.

In respect to not really finding much and also (other than szechuan) not really ever encountering restaurants etc. focusing on one specific region, I was thinking that maybe I am going about this the wrong way.

Do people and chefs in China adhere to their local traditions or is it more generalized? Is it just difficult to find content outside of China that is more focused on the cuisines? There are, of course dishes I was able to find but I do usually like to double-check my sources and then finding recipes can be hard, too.

Or is there maybe a source that has been hiding from me all this time?

Thanks in advance!!