When most of us think of rice fields, we vision expanses of flooded rice patties, Asian peasants with traditional conical hats, knee-deep in muddy waters, planting rows upon rows of seedlings...There is a movement a-field that is impacting how rice is grown around the world for the better. S.R.I. (system of rice intensification) is a sustainable method of growing rice that ... Continue Reading
Add an Asian Fusion Twist to Your Holiday Table!
From our table to yours, a few delicious ways to add a little Chinese Southern Belle fusion twist to your holiday dishes, from appetizers to entrees:Wasabi Butter Mashed Potatoes - YUM! Mix a squirt (2 tbs) of wasabi paste or powder into your mashed potatoes. Color your stuffing: mix in 1/2 cup of Wild Sweet Black Chinese Rice or Red Vietnamese Rice Glazed, Gingered ... Continue Reading
Black Rice, Black Sesame is the New Green!
Grandma said eating black rice and black sesame made my hair shiny, black and healthy. She fed me black sesame soup (zhima tang), sticky rice balls oozing with sweet black sesame paste (tangyuan) and black sesame candy. Black rice and black sesame has protein and fiber, plus B vitamins and minerals, manganese, magnesium, calcium, iron, and zinc. We make our sushi and ... Continue Reading
Secrets to Long Life: Sushi, Sleep, Squats
Oldest woman in the world is Japanese, 116 years young! Her secret? Eating sushi, getting plenty of sleep and doing exercise squats! http://usat.ly/1rPTQ6p ... Continue Reading
Asian Restaurant Recommendations, Tips
There are a plethora of great restaurant reviewers, critics and food bloggers in Atlanta who do this full-time professionally or as an enthusiastic gastronomical hobby. I'm not one of them. I'm less a food critic and much more a food fan! Remember, I'm a Raccoon Foodie who enjoys everything from Waffle House to the Biltmore House! My all-time favorite, ... Continue Reading
Humor at the Table: Chicken Surprise
Dad loves jokes and is a great joke-teller. Sometimes he translates Chinese jokes into English for us and other times, they lose meaning in English (play on tones or vocabulary) so he tells them in lively Chinese! Since Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language (Be careful: don't call your mother a horse (same word, different tones!) These are the times I am glad that I can speak ... Continue Reading
Chinese Lunar New Year Events Around Atlanta
Happy Lunar New Year, Y'All! Gong xi fa cai! Gung hay fat choy! Upcoming Asian Lunar New Year-themed events around town:Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13-14 Chinatown Lunar New Year Celebration, Chinatown Taipei Cultural Center, 10AM-4PM, 5377 New Peachtree Rd, Chamblee, GA 30341. Festive and chaotic but the food is good and authentic. Benefits several student and nonprofit ... Continue Reading
TV Episode 808: Asian Napa Salad Cooking Demo!
Ni Hao, Y'All! Here's Natalie Keng, guest host of Georgia Traveler TV, showing you how to make one of her favorite and most popular recipes, Asian Napa Slaw (aka Harvard Hottie Salad).Watch Cooking Lesson: Asian Napa Salad (#808, starts 13:22)Did you miss Natalie's other episodes or want a re-take on the list of eateries and recipe ingredients? Highlights include a ... Continue Reading
Customer Reviews on Chinese Southern Belle
Read YELP reviews of Chinese Southern Belle Looking for a fun, tasty, learning experience? Ask us about our custom, on-site cooking parties, Asian market and restaurant tours, staff trainings, and health and wellness demos, for home or office. Perfect and unique for birthdays, anniversaries, retirement, a new home or kitchen renovation, and more! ... Continue Reading
Cooking Class: Family Night Sushi! (No Raw Fish Required)
Saturday, February 28, 6pm: No Raw Fish Required: Sushi 101 Family Night! Hands On (Kids aged 8 and up)REGISTER Cook's Warehouse (search by Chef Name: Natalie & Margaret Keng)Learn how to make easy and healthy sushi rolls, nigiri, California rolls, vegetarian rolls and Natalie's kid-friendly "rice rollies."Don't like raw fish? No problem. We'll have plenty of ... Continue Reading
Cooking Video Shoot, Fun Photos
Great crew, video shoot today in professional kitchen @CooksWarehouse (thank you!). 4 dishes in two hours, from sushi to stir fry, whew! Recipes coming soon...Catch my episodes on Georgia Traveler in early 2015... ... Continue Reading
Best of East-West:Happy New Year!
I celebrated a wonderful birthday over the holidays with friends and family. My mom made me a unique cake and card with "Happy Birthday" written in Chinese calligraphy and English--how special is that?! Thanks for all the sweet birthday wishes!What an awesome year: Presenting Asian chef demonstrations and cooking classes with Mom; making new friends through the Metro Atlanta ... Continue Reading
Cooking Class Confessions: I Need Sushi Therapy
Natalie taught a private Chinese Cooking Class and it went beyond just Chinese food! Covering topics such as how to make perfect pot stickers, Japanese miso soup, Chinese restaurant secrets, tips for making sushi rice and and sushi rolls, the history of sushi, cleaver cutting techniques, plus fresh mango slicing tips! We had a wonderful afternoon as family members took snack ... Continue Reading
Sushi Class Fun! Photos
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Natalie's Sushi Tips on iFood.tv
Check it out --Â Natalie's Sushi series on how to buy, prepare and cook sushi rice is featured on ifood.tv !You might also be interested in:Sushi Mythbusters! 11Alive TV demoChinese Southern Belle Channel with Sushi and Asian Shopping TipsHealthy Choices at the Sushi Bar ... Continue Reading