Cooking Videos — 2026-06-14#

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For absolute culinary dedication, you cannot skip 传统鲁菜，四十年前饭店四大主打菜之一【五香扒蹄】超详细教程 by 鲁菜老厨陈宗明. This video is an incredible masterclass in traditional Shandong cuisine, taking you through a wonderfully uncompromising, hours-long process of treating, deep-frying, and braising pork trotters to achieve a beautifully gelatinous texture that effortlessly falls off the bone.

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Recipes & Tutorials#

If you’re gearing up for the Dragon Boat Festival, 【國宴大師•包粽子】第一人稱視角教學！ by 老饭骨 offers a brilliant first-person tutorial on wrapping zongzi with red bean and red date fillings, making the tricky folding and tying techniques accessible even for kitchen novices. For a comforting weekend project, 在成都吃上瘾的老妈蹄花，3小时炖出雪白浓汤，在家也能复刻 by 尚食厨房 ShangshiKitchen shows you how to yield a luxuriously milky, collagen-rich Chengdu pork trotter soup by slow-boiling trotters with overnight-soaked white kidney beans. Need something quick and cooling for the summer heat? 夏季開胃涼菜，涼拌蒜泥茄子！ by 老东北美食 delivers a mouthwatering cold garlic eggplant appetizer, featuring a gentle hand-tearing method and a pungent, savory sauce made from vigorously pounded garlic, soy, vinegar, and oyster sauce.

Food Science & Tips#

The braised pork trotter tutorial from 鲁菜老厨陈宗明 is packed with fascinating food science, such as his technique of blanching the pork skin in a 40-50°C honey-water solution to ensure an even, beautiful “candy color” when deep-fried. He also explains the flavor-balancing science of traditional spices, noting how adding cardamom helps neutralize the inherent bitterness of other aromatics, and why braising the pork alongside a whole old hen amplifies the dish’s savory richness. On a simpler note, 你家也有這些罐頭嗎？沒有「這個」實在說不過去吧！？ by 詹姆士官方專屬頻道 discusses pantry staples, highlighting versatile ways to utilize canned corn and pointing out the textural differences between oil-packed and water-packed canned goods.

Restaurant & Travel#

Culinary travel takes center stage in the pork trotter soup video from 尚食厨房 ShangshiKitchen, where the host aims to meticulously recreate a beloved traditional street food discovered while touring Chengdu. The creator notes that while some local Chengdu restaurants boast an 11-hour cooking time for their famously tender trotters, home cooks can achieve that same satisfying, melt-in-your-mouth restaurant quality in just three hours with the right temperature control.

Everything Else#

For those who prefer visual ambiance over step-by-step instruction, 這顆南部粽，好吃到可以連吃三顆都不膩！ by Rosalina’s Kitchen 蘿潔塔的廚房 showcases a highly appetizing Southern Taiwanese zongzi. The video pairs the unwrapping of this fragrant sticky rice dumpling with an upbeat pop soundtrack, setting a vibrant, party-ready mood rather than offering traditional culinary narration.