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Jenny Liao

This Dish Is Really Hard to Find Outside of Cantonese Banquet Halls. A New Restaurant’s Version Blew Me Away

Chef Zhan Chen's reimagined jellyfish salad at Potluck Club in New York brings me right back to childhood.

This Congee Pot Pie Is More Than the Sum Of Its Filling

The congee diaspora is vast: There's juk in Korea, cháo in Vietnam, bubur in Indonesia, okayu in Japan. At one restaurant in Los Angeles, there's congee pot pie.

My Secret Affair With Chinese Takeout

After two decades of sneak-eating chicken in garlic sauce to avoid my father’s wrath, I’m no longer hiding my love—or the reasons why it’s so complicated.

At Charleston’s Jackrabbit Filly, Here's How to Eat Your Weight in Luck

Chef Shuai Wang ushers in the Year of the Ox with a very lucky Lunar New Year feast.

I Plan My Meals Around This Hakka Shallot Sauce

My grandma's simple sauce goes with practically everything.