Host a Chinese night
Two tables: a Peking duck ceremony, and a kung pao weeknight with rice.
A Chinese house shares plates, but it does not stack duck, xiaolongbao, and kung pao as one 'greatest hits' platter. Xiaolongbao is breakfast or dim sum. Char siu can be a rice-plate night of its own.
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Peking duck night
Bird, pancakes, scallion, sweet bean. Not kung pao. Not dumplings.
Peking duck is carved for pancakes. Scallion and cucumber. Sweet bean sauce. That ritual is the meal.
Leave the wok stir-fry for Tuesday. Leave xiaolongbao for a morning steamer.
The clock
- Roast.
- Warm pancakes.
- Carve at the table.
Cook these free recipes
- Peking Duck — The free banquet bird.
Kung pao night
One wok, rice bowls. The pancake stack stays in the freezer.
Kung pao chicken is a stir-fry. Rice. Maybe a simple green. That is dinner.
Duck is another night.
The clock
- Rice.
- Hot wok.
- Bowls.
Cook these free recipes
- Kung Pao Chicken — The free weeknight wok.
Set the shared plates in the middle. Find a wok the same way as the pantry — a search, not a single listing that disappears.
Find a wok on Amazon Find a steamer on Amazon
When you want the rest of the map — more woks, roasts, and the banquet extras — Authentic Chinese Cuisine is the book that keeps the table going. Read how the table is set before people arrive.
The Chinese pantry, pots, and table
The spices, mixes, and hearths that belong to Chinese cooking — then the people around them, and the kitchens still joining the table.
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