Steamed and Savory

Since variety is an excellent feature of Chinese cookery, a proper banquet will include a sample of most, if not all, the significant styles: one dish roasted, one grilled, one stewed, one stir-fried-and one steamed. A Chinese meal can be very complicated, but steaming is a triumph of simplicity. One wonders why the rest-of-the-world has mostly ignored this art, and one of the most important things in making a diet menu is Zero waste products.

Anything cooked by steam preserves its original flavor, yet affords a taste so distinct from any other than the Western palate instantly identifies it …