Hey, so i am craving hulatang right now. My favorite chinese place closed and I don’t want to break the bank trying to find a good one right now. I am not (much of) a food snob, i just have understandable food anxieties and would prefer cooking myself.
Do any of y’all have a good, reliable cookbook or website you could recommend? I mean, primarily for hulatang but Chinese food in general. I have a couple back burner projects that could benefit as well from some expert guidance. I feel like I have gotten as far as my nose and tongue (which are damn good) can get me. I would prefer English language materials, but i can use translation tools on written stuff.
I’m about to head out so it might take me a bit to get back, but i’ll be around today.
Apologies for the substack, they have a yt channel under the same name if you prefer that source.
https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/hot-pepper-soup
You’ll have a hard time sourcing some of these ingredients if you don’t live near an international market (in the US, at least). I’ve had okay luck using Weee! for most of the herbs in this recipe.
i have a great chinese/sea market and an indian/afghan spice store/kebabery just opened in a historic building so like, i have very good odds. thanks!
Sounds like you are set then :)