Summer Refreshing 夏日清爽
Light and cooling dishes for hot days: smashed cucumber, cold dressing salads, poached shrimp and no-cook sweets — minimal time at the stove.
15 recipes

Smashed Cucumber (拍黄瓜)
拍黄瓜 (Smashed Cucumber (拍黄瓜)) · pāi huáng guā

Cold Wood Ear Mushroom (凉拌木耳)
凉拌木耳 (Cold Wood Ear Mushroom (凉拌木耳)) · liáng bàn mù ěr

White-Boiled Shrimp
白灼虾 (White-Boiled Shrimp) · bái zhuó xiā

Mango Pomelo Sago (Yang Zhi Gan Lu)
杨枝甘露 (Mango Pomelo Sago (Yang Zhi Gan Lu)) · yáng zhī gān lù

Kou Shui Chicken (口水鸡)
口水鸡 (Kou Shui Chicken (口水鸡)) · kǒu shuǐ jī

Shanghai-Style Sauce Duck
酱鸭 (Shanghai-Style Sauce Duck) · jiàng yā

Cold Noodles with Pickled Beans and Chili Oil
酸豆角拌面 (Cold Noodles with Pickled Beans and Chili Oil) · suān dòu jiǎo bàn miàn

Winter Melon & Coix Seed Pork Bone Soup
冬瓜薏米排骨汤 (Winter Melon & Coix Seed Pork Bone Soup) · dōng guā yì mǐ pái gǔ tāng

Tiger Salad
老虎菜 (Tiger Salad) · lǎo hǔ cài

Hand-Torn Chicken
手撕鸡 (Hand-Torn Chicken) · shǒu sī jī

Pickled Chicken Feet
泡椒凤爪 (Pickled Chicken Feet) · pào jiāo fèng zhǎo

Red Bean Mochi (Sweet Azuki Dumplings)
豆沙糯米糍 (Red Bean Mochi (Sweet Azuki Dumplings)) · dòu shā nuò mǐ cí

Authentic Sour Plum Drink (Suan Mei Tang)
酸梅汤 (Authentic Sour Plum Drink (Suan Mei Tang)) · suān méi tāng

Zucchini Scrambled Eggs | Light, Juicy, Summer Chinese Comfort
西葫芦炒鸡蛋 (Zucchini Scrambled Eggs | Light, Juicy, Summer Chinese Comfort) · xī hú lu chǎo dàn

Preserved Egg with Tofu | Cool Summer Appetizer, No Cooking Required
皮蛋豆腐 (Preserved Egg with Tofu | Cool Summer Appetizer, No Cooking Required) · pí dàn dòu fu