The largely forgotten Cold Food Festival, known in Mandarin as hanshi jie, is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the 105th day after the winter solstice. In 2025, this falls on April 4.

I always have the ingredients on hand for this dish, which takes only a few minutes to assemble. I often make a quadruple batch of the sauce and keep it in a small jar in the pantry, so the meal ...

This recipe for Chilled Fish in Chili Sauce is a Chinese cold appetizer, featuring crisp and crunchy sliced fish marinated in ...