Cooking Videos — 2026-04-28#

Watch First#

I highly recommend the brilliant summer gourd masterclass from the channel 马蹄厨房 Martin’s Cuisine. It delivers a comprehensive, inspiring lineup of five gourd-based dishes and one soup, showcasing exactly how to elevate humble summer squashes into refreshing, restaurant-quality meals.

Highlights by Theme#

Recipes & Tutorials#

🍲广东夏日吃瓜指南，五菜一汤记得收藏！！6 Gourd Recipes by 马蹄厨房 Martin’s Cuisine is an absolute treasure trove for seasonal eating. Standout preparations include luffa beautifully coated in rich, bubbling salted egg yolk, a deeply savory winter melon soup pressure-cooked with pork collar and clams, and bitter melon braised to perfection with canned dace and crispy roast pork.

Over on 老东北美食, 春季下饭菜蒜蓉炒茼蒿！一定要学炒青菜小妙招！出汤少味道不流失#老东北美食 #food #cooking #美食 offers a masterful tutorial on stir-frying delicate chrysanthemum greens with garlic. The video brilliantly breaks down the prep work, demonstrating how separating the harder stems from the fragile leaves helps achieve the absolute perfect cook.

Food Science & Tips#

If you struggle with soggy, watery stir-fried greens at home, the chrysanthemum greens video by 老东北美食 is essential viewing. The chef demonstrates a fantastic moisture-control technique: applying a thickening broth to the stems first and adding a cornstarch slurry at the very end, which mimics a blanching effect, locks in the oyster sauce flavor, and keeps the final plate perfectly dry. The video also emphasizes managing oil temperatures, warning cooks not to add the garlic to overly hot oil to prevent it from becoming unpleasantly bitter.

Restaurant & Travel#

For a wonderful dose of culinary nostalgia and culture, James from 詹姆士官方專屬頻道 guides us through the 台灣10大經典麵類排行榜🥇 就愛這一味！你最常吃的那一碗有上榜嗎？ [詹姆士]. It is a deeply personal, animated discussion of Taiwan’s top 10 classic noodle dishes, exploring the beloved late-night culture of cold noodles, the quintessential beef noodle soup, and regional favorites like Nabeyaki (Guo shao) and Danzai noodles.

Everything Else#

For busy home cooks focused on healthy meal prep, MASAの料理ABC offers a highly practical video, 【萬用調味黃豆】一次做好！3種料理變化｜高蛋白健康常備菜｜日式・中式・義式全攻略. It showcases a simple, plant-based flavored soybean recipe that serves as a fantastic alternative protein base, easily transforming into comforting fried rice, fried noodles, or hearty omelets throughout the week.