friederike's Reviews
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Die chinesische Küche
By Editors of Time-Life
Rowohlt - 1979
Quite nice, but just as with the Eggplant with Spicy Garlic Sauce we served tonight, it wasn't as exciting as the recipes we're used to. Furthermore, the spare ribs had quite a bit of fat, and I didn't think this dish brought out the best of that.
The translated name of the dish is pretty simple: Black Beans Spare Ribs. Can't go wrong on that.
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Nearly identical to the Spicy Cucumber Salad from BBC Good Food: 101 Healthy Eats I made last week; this salad was nicer though. The version in 101 Healthy Eats had a too strong marinade, and too much of it, while in this salad the flavours of the cucumber and the marinade were much more balanced.
The BBC version called for the addition of garlic, which I didn't add - and I was right, there was no garlic in this version either. This version required Tabasco instead of a fresh red chili - I didn't add either today, mainly because I forgot to buy it, and I didn't miss it at all! When having the choice, I would go for the fresh chili instead of Tabasco.
The Chinese name of this dish, by the way, is simply "Cold plate of Cucumber", with cucumber literally being "yellow squash" - all those things you learn from cooking!
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