• Made in Jiānádà: Lanzhou Lāmiàn (broth!)

    This is part 2 in my noodle series. Part 1 (the hand pulled noodles) is here. This is quite possibly the best broth in the whole universe. Except, perhaps, for a fine Tom Yam with all the bark and twigs…

  • Caldo Xochitl Tom Ka Gai (the Chicken Soup Remix)

    This one started out as just a sauce, intended to use up the tin of coconut milk that had been hanging out in our cupboard for at least the past six months.  The recipe had promised me a multitude of…

  • Chicken Soup Cure for Sino Black Lung

    This was originally going to be my ode to caldo xochitl, the soup I first had in a tiny little cafe in San Cristobal de las Casas about 3 years ago. I should note that thereafter, I had it again…

  • Autumn’ish Roasted Garlic and Pumpkin Soup

    This one is technically a two-parter, as I made the soup at the same time as I threw together the Xinjiang Irish stew. The stew will come later. I don’t want to confuse everyone with too many different things under…