Asian Cooking Guide

Quick and Easy Beginner Asian Recipes. Basic Ingredients for Cooking Some Kinds of Asian Food. Egg rolls, crab rangoons, beef and broccoli, and fried rice are just a few of the dishes served at westernized Chinese restaurants like Panda Express. Packaged in little takeout boxes and served with crispy fortune cookies, they make for a quick, delicious weeknight meal. What if I were to tell you that these foods are not traditional? Though marketed as "Chinese food," these dishes are given a twist to appeal to the palates of westerners. Traditional Chinese food differs from American Chinese food, but in no way does that mean it's not as delicious. Though traditional Chinese food varies from region to region, here are 15 of the tastiest Chinese dishes I grew up eating.