Kitchen!Stories with
Aunty Chen and Aunty Lian

Placeholder - MeeMee, the sword wielding Cantonese aunty, brings us to her go-to spots in Chinatown for cheongfun, lapcheong, and more to make delicious Cantonese dishes.

Chinatown Shopping for Fuzhou Eats with Yuhua & Jinmei

Aunty Chen and Aunty Lian, opera singers from Fujian, take us along on their typical grocery shopping experience in the neighborhood, explaining what they buy at each location and how these products are reflective of their regional background.

Aunty Lian’s Fuzhounese-style Tofu Recipe

Ingredients

  • Scallions

  • Celery

  • Ginger

  • Oyster

  • Tofu

  • Rice

  • Fish sauce

  • Sweet potato flour

  • White pepper

  • Pork bone soup base

Instructions

  1. Medium Firm Tofu

  2. Lee Kum Kee Soy Sauce Chicken Marinade

  3. Mushroom Seasoning

Navigate deeper into NYC Chinatown’s culinary richness!

  • Kong Kee

  • Soft Tofu

  • New Arping

  • 47 Division St Trading or Bayard Meat Market

    • Pork Shank Bone

  • 鹿城市場 Lou Cheng Market (57 East Broadway) or Shun Long Hing Market 新龍興乾貨 (53 East Broadway)

    • Oysters

    • Scallion

    • Celery

    • Ginger

  • New York Mart 中國城超市 (75 East Broadway), First Top Food. 廣興公司 (22 1/2 Catherine St) or P&T Market NY 利昌雞屋 (33 Market St)

    • Sweet potato starch

    • Squid Brand fish sauce

    • White pepper powder

    • Kokuho Rose rice (red) 紅國寶米

  • Zheng’s Quick Bites Shop 鄭記小吃店

  • Fuzhounese Dried Goods Stand 福州美食雜貨店