Chinese Cuisine

Century egg (pídàn) — dark green yolk and translucent amber-white with characteristic “pine-flower” patterns. In Chinese cuisine, few foods generate as much curiosity as the century egg. With its striking appearance — dark green yolk and translucent amber-white — this preserved egg has been challenging palates for centuries. Known as pídàn (皮蛋) or “pine-patterned egg,” … Read more