I'm a fairly lazy person who's never formally learned to cook anything, aside from a few standards. (Toast, eggs?) However, I'm a very active eater with a lot of opinions on the matter. In an effort to form more well-rounded opinions, I'm going to try cooking foods from around the world, one month at a time.
I'm starting with Chinese cooking, one of the oldest -- maybe the oldest -- codified cooking style in the world. Since this is, for me, a pretty basic overview of cooking techniques, I probably won't delve too much into the various regions and long history of Chinese cuisine. I will, however, try to keep it authentic. American Chinese food kind of grosses me out anyway.
Another reason I chose Chinese chow is because I'm trying to take a month off drinking, and French food, the other major classic, would be counterproductive in that regard. I must drink wine with French food. Chinese? Eh, tea's OK. (Beer would probably be nice, though ... expect a lot of bitching about this to come.)
For my first recipe, I think I'll try Gordon Ramsay's recipe for green beans and mushrooms in black bean sauce. More later, after my first trip to the grocery store.
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