Traditionally, we make black bean paste from scratch by soaking the dried, preserved black soy bean (dausi) and mashing it with garlic. Don’t be turned off by it’s strong…
Zha cai, from Sichuan, is a pickled round, bulbous stem. They look like roots, but are actually stems. Brined, it comes in different flavors, salty, or salty and spicy. Traditionally,…