https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/ a culinary genealogy Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:12:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/seaweed-with-peanuts/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/seaweed-with-peanuts/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2024 06:16:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=82087 Seaweed with Peanuts, Ningbo-Style is a delicious recipe that can be served as an appetizer, snack, or side dish with a meal of pao fan (rice porridge).  If you’ve ever had packaged seaweed peanuts, you know the combination is irresistible! The peanuts and green sea moss both have a delicious umami and are a match ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/seaweed-with-peanuts/feed/ 22 https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-chicken-wings/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-chicken-wings/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2024 06:15:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=81362 This recipe for pan-fried chicken wings is one of those deceptively simple preparations with an insanely high reward to effort ratio. Just 3 ingredients and a few minutes of prep is all it takes for irresistible, tasty wings that you can serve as a meal or party appetizer!   This is also a great recipe for ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-chicken-wings/feed/ 25 https://thewoksoflife.com/spaghetti-squash-salad-scallion-oil/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/spaghetti-squash-salad-scallion-oil/#comments Mon, 20 May 2024 07:30:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=79454 This Spaghetti Squash Salad with Scallion Oil can serve as an appetizer or a unique side dish. Serve it cold or at room temperature. It goes well with a Chinese spread or even a weeknight piece of chicken and side of grains and greens! I’m really excited to share this recipe with you all. This ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/spaghetti-squash-salad-scallion-oil/feed/ 18 https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-dumplings-shiitake-mushrooms/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-dumplings-shiitake-mushrooms/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:28:36 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=13948 These Chinese chicken dumplings have ground chicken and fresh & dried shiitake mushrooms for a deep, meaty flavor that will become a new favorite! Note: This recipe was originally published on April 2, 2016. We have since updated it with higher resolution images, clearer instructions, metric measurements, and nutrition information. The recipe itself is the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-dumplings-shiitake-mushrooms/feed/ 123 https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-wontons/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-wontons/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:28:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=75916 Today we’re talking about how to make pan-fried wontons. Because while wontons are primarily meant to be used in soups, you can also pan-fry them—if you would rather have some crispy potsticker-y vibes!  The method is the same as pan-frying a dumpling, so if you already have experience with that, just take this post as ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-wontons/feed/ 25 https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-chive-dumplings/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-chive-dumplings/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:11:16 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=7514 This pork and chive dumpling recipe is truly restaurant-worthy. While we posted a recipe from our cousin (who grew up in Beijing) back in 2014, we have since come up with a new version that we think is the ultimate pork and chive dumpling recipe!  Don’t worry, if you want the old version of the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-chive-dumplings/feed/ 194 https://thewoksoflife.com/siu-mai/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/siu-mai/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:53:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74661 This siu mai recipe, made with pork and shrimp, can stand up to any siu mai from a Chinese dim sum restaurant! They’ll transport you to those big dim sum halls of old, filled with push carts, the smell of warm aromatic steam, and the din of dozens of families enjoying a weekend brunch together.  ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/siu-mai/feed/ 46 https://thewoksoflife.com/takeout-egg-rolls/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/takeout-egg-rolls/#comments Sat, 28 Oct 2023 14:45:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=6910 Egg rolls. They’re the quintessential Chinese takeout food. This easy egg roll recipe is a copycat of the basic version you’ll find in takeout places and Chinese buffets, with cabbage and roast pork in the filling. It’s been a very long time since I was regularly making them in my parents’ takeout restaurant, when we’d ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/takeout-egg-rolls/feed/ 742 https://thewoksoflife.com/pickled-daikon/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pickled-daikon/#comments Sun, 08 Oct 2023 04:28:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74198 This recipe for pickled daikon with carrots is a classic appetizer that was once often served as a freebie in Cantonese restaurants, along with fried peanuts.  I would usually let my parents take control of perusing the menu and concentrate all my attention on this sweet, crunchy pickle in combination with the salty fried peanuts—the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pickled-daikon/feed/ 29 https://thewoksoflife.com/snap-pea-salad/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/snap-pea-salad/#comments Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:29:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74075 This snap pea salad is easy, delicious, and refreshing. I made good use of our Asian pantry with go-to’s like sesame seeds, sesame oil, rice vinegar, coriander seeds, and a couple cloves of garlic for good measure, but this snap pea salad is versatile enough to serve with anything!  A Spring/Summer Recipe for Sugar Snap ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/snap-pea-salad/feed/ 33