Flaming Sweet & Sour Fish at The Pearl Asian Kitchen

It was pretty cool to see the servers light up the plates at the Food Adventure to The Pearl.

This short video clip shows the lighting of the Flaming Sweet &adve Sour Fish presented to the diners.


See more about the Food Adventures

Cleveland Chinese community

Cleveland Cooks


 

Lucky names for Chinese Food

Chef Rose Wong told of some of the colorful names of Chinese food that come from pronunciation, legend and superstitions.

For example, they always have fish because the word for fish rhymes with surplus.  The head of the fish should face the guest of honor.

The word for lettuce is raw vegetable which rhymes with growing wealth.

See more about the Food Adventures

Cleveland Chinese community

Cleveland Cooks

 

Strange Chinese Food Names – Ants Climbing Tree

Chef Rose Wong of the Pearl Asian Kitchen Restaurant (formerly Pearl of the Orient) in Shaker Heights Ohio, explained Chinese food to the ClevelandPeople.Com Food Adventurers.  The Food Adventurers travel to authentic ethnic restaurants in the Cleveland area and, besides enjoying a special traditional menu, learn about the culture of the country.

Chef Rose Wong told of some of the colorful names of Chinese food that come from pronunciation, legend and superstitions.

For example, the dish called Ants climbing tree is basically ground beef or pork over fried vermicelli. Field Chicken is really frogs.  Spring rolls are lucky because they look like gold bars.  Glutinous rice is good for family unity.

See more about the Food Adventures

Cleveland Chinese community

Cleveland Cooks
 

Chinese Food Sauces – No such thing as Duck Sauce?

Chef Rose Wong of the Pearl Asian Kitchen Restaurant (formerly Pearl of the Orient) in Shaker Heights Ohio, explained Chinese food to the ClevelandPeople.Com Food Adventurers.

The Food Adventurers travel to authentic ethnic restaurants in the Cleveland area and, besides enjoying a special traditional menu, learn about the culture of the country.

 Chef Rose Wong explained one of the appetizers being served and then the sauces that were on the table.  She said there is no such thing as duck sauce and they don’t put soy sauce on the table.


Cleveland Cooks

Chinese in Cleveland

Chinese Food – 5 different flavors and geographical differences

Chef Rose Wong of the Pearl Asian Kitchen Restaurant (formerly Pearl of the Orient) in Shaker Heights Ohio, explained Chinese food to the ClevelandPeople.Com Food Adventurers.  The Food Adventurers travel to authentic ethnic restaurants in the Cleveland area and, besides enjoying a special traditional menu, learn about the culture of the country.

Chef Rose Wong told of the 5 different flavors of Chinese food and how the food varies in different parts (North, South, etc.) of China.

She said that Chinese will eat anything that moves and everything inside and out of whatever moves.

Cleveland Cooks

Cleveland Chinese

Food Adventurers

What kind of wok should you use?

Rose Wong is the founder of Pearl of the Orient restaurant which was the first restaurant in Cleveland Ohio to offer Northern and Szechuan Chinese cuisine when it opened in 1978.  She gave a cooking demonstration about Healthy Asian Cooking at an event at her sister Margaret Wong’s law offices. 

She was asked what kind of wok you should use.  She recommended a carbon steel wok but watch out for rust.  Rose told how to clean it and prevent rust.

Chinese in Cleveland

Cleveland Cooks

1000 year old egg Chinese salad

It doesn't sound appetizing but...

Rose Wong is the founder of Pearl of the Orient restaurant which was the first restaurant in Cleveland Ohio to offer Northern and Szechuan Chinese cuisine when it opened in 1978.  She gave a cooking demonstration about Healthy Asian Cooking at an event at her sister Margaret Wong’s law offices.  

She made a 1000 year old salad using soft tofu, 1000 year old eggs, light soy sauce, green onions, sesame oil and a little fried onion on top.  It does not have to be cooked.

Cleveland Cooks

Chinese in Cleveland

Is MSG bad for you or your food? Rose Wong explains.

Rose Wong is the founder of Pearl of the Orient restaurant which was the first restaurant in Cleveland Ohio to offer Northern and Szechuan Chinese cuisine when it opened in 1978.  She gave a cooking demonstration about Healthy Asian Cooking at an event at her sister Margaret Wong’s law offices.

She was asked about MSG and she explains what it is and why it was used and why she does not use it.

Cleveland Chinese

Cleveland Cooks

Use good oyster sauce and sesame and soy oils instead of MSG

Rose Wong is the founder of Pearl of the Orient restaurant which was the first restaurant in Cleveland Ohio to offer Northern and Szechuan Chinese cuisine when it opened in 1978.  She gave a cooking demonstration about Healthy Asian Cooking at an event at her sister Margaret Wong’s law offices.

Here she explains why she does not use MSG in the restaurant.  She uses good soy sauces, sesame oils and oyster sauce so doesn’t need more flavoring.


The Cleveland Chinese community

Cleveland Cooks for foodies and wannabe chefs

Dark Soy Sauce vs Light Soy Sauce

Rose Wong is the founder of Pearl of the Orient restaurant which was the first restaurant in Cleveland Ohio to offer Northern and Szechuan Chinese cuisine when it opened in 1978.

She gave a cooking demonstration about Healthy Asian Cooking at an event at her sister Margaret Wong’s law offices.

Here she explains the difference between dark soy sauce and light soy sauce.

Cooking tips

Chinese in Cleveland

Cooking stir fry in a wok

Rose Wong is the founder of Pearl of the Orient restaurant which was the first restaurant in Cleveland Ohio to offer Northern and Szechuan Chinese cuisine when it opened in 1978.  She gave a cooking demonstration about Healthy Asian Cooking at an event at her sister Margaret Wong’s law offices.

Here she says she like to use a lot of garlic and ginger and only a little oil, and only soy oil.  When cooking stir fry in a wok you cook an ingredient, then take it out, cook the next and then take it out and so on.

When all done and the wok is very hot you combine them all and then season it last.

Chinese in Cleveland

More cooking and food info at ClevelandCooks

How to tell if your wok is hot enough

Rose Wong is the founder of Pearl of the Orient restaurant which was the first restaurant in Cleveland Ohio to offer Northern and Szechuan Chinese cuisine when it opened in 1978.

She gave a cooking demonstration about Healthy Asian Cooking at an event at her sister Margaret Wong’s law offices.

Here she explains how important it is to have a very hot wok and how to tell if it is hot enough.

Cleveland Cooks

Chinese in Cleveland 

Chinese Cooking – Healthy because of stir fry and ingredients

Rose Wong is the founder of Pearl of the Orient restaurant which was the first restaurant in Cleveland Ohio to offer Northern and Szechuan Chinese cuisine when it opened in 1978.

She gave a cooking demonstration about Healthy Asian Cooking at an event at her sister Margaret Wong’s law offices.

This first clip tells how Chinese cooking is often healthy because of the stir frying and healthy ingredients such as tofu, ginger root, garlic, onions and even thousand year old eggs.

Cleveland Chinese

Cleveland Cooks