Zoe Yang and Iris Zhao, Author at The Mala Market

Zoe Yang and Iris Zhao

Zoe Yang is a Brooklyn-based writer and recipe developer. She was born, raised and culinarily trained in Nanjing, China. Iris Zhao, her mother, is a retired schoolteacher living in Boston who immigrated from Nanjing in the ’90s. Iris taught herself how to make a lot of Jiangnan classics—even the difficult ones—from scratch when she landed Stateside, and she passed that love of culinary discovery on to Zoe. Together they are sharing mother-daughter recipes from southeast China for The Mala Market. Zoe’s recipes and writing can also be found on Bon Appetit, TheKitchn.com and her personal site: www.zoeyijingyang.com.

Cold Dishes

Zoe Yang and Iris Zhao

Qianlong Cabbage (Qianlong Baicai, 乾隆白菜)

Hong Kong Typhoon Shelter Crab (Bifengtang Chao Xie, 避風塘炒蟹 )

Weeknight Hong Kong Clay Pot Rice (Bo Zai Fan, 煲仔饭)

Nanjing’s Famous Duck Fat Shaobing (Yayou Shaobing, 鸭油烧饼)

Cantonese Ginger Scallion Lobster (Cong Jiang Chao Longxia, 葱姜炒龙虾)

Popcorn Chicken With Salted Egg Yolk Sauce (Xian Su Ji, 咸酥鸡)

Guizhou Hot and Sour Tomato Hotpot (Suantang, 酸汤): Zoe Yang

DIY Salted Duck Egg Recipe + Golden Sand Corn: Zoe Yang

Fish Vendor’s Shanghai Smoked Fish (Xunyu, 熏鱼) | Zoe Yang

Yangzhou Dazhu Gansi (Simmered Tofu Noodles, 大煮干丝)

DIY Mala Hotpot Scented Candle | Zoe Yang

Ode to Dongpo Pork (东坡肉)

Shaoxing Drunken Chicken (Zuiji, 醉鸡)

Changzhou’s Small Foot Zongzi (Xiaojiao Zongzi, 小脚粽子)

Danjiao (蛋饺) Egg Dumplings ft. Pork and Ramps