{"id":949,"date":"2018-01-04T16:31:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T00:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?page_id=949"},"modified":"2026-04-20T21:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:17:33","slug":"asian","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/asian\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Without chilies you can&#8217;t eat rice. \u2013 popular Chinese adage<\/p>\n<p>And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven\u2019t yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food? \u2015 Bill Bryson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>That wasn\u2019t Chicken.<\/em>\u2015 Found in a fortune cookie <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/01\/cookie.jpg?resize=267%2C278\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/01\/cookie.jpg?w=267&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/01\/cookie.jpg?resize=259%2C270&amp;ssl=1 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Appetizers:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2017\/10\/17\/asian-pickles\/\">Asian Pickles<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2020\/01\/27\/bbq-pork-char-siu\/\">BBQ Pork (Char Siu)<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2021\/07\/09\/egg-rolls\/\">Egg Rolls<\/a> \ud83d\ude0a \ud83d\ude0a \ud83d\ude0a<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2017\/12\/22\/shrimp-or-vegetable-tempura\/\">Shrimp or Vegetable Tempura<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beef:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2026\/04\/20\/beef-bean-sprouts-stir-fry\/\">Beef &amp; Bean Sprouts<\/a> &#8211;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/04\/15\/beef-with-black-bean-sauce\/\">Beef with Black Bean Sauce<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2017\/11\/18\/beef-with-broccoli\/\">Beef &amp; Broccoli<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2025\/11\/01\/beef-and-broccoli-2\/\">Beef and Broccoli 2- <\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2018\/07\/27\/beef-celery-in-oyster-sauce\/\">Beef &amp; Celery<\/a> \ud83d\ude0a<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2022\/03\/05\/hunan-beef\/\">Hunan Beef<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2018\/07\/24\/mongolian-beef\/\">Mongolian Beef<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2020\/05\/28\/stir-fried-beef-with-snap-peas-and-oyster-sauce\/\">Beef &amp; Sugar Snap Peas<\/a> \ud83d\ude0a<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/04\/30\/beef-with-snow-peas\/\">Beef &amp; Snow Peas<\/a> \ud83d\ude0a \ud83d\ude0a<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/07\/31\/szechuan-beef-%f0%9f%94%a5\/\">Szechuan Beef<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicken:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/07\/31\/chicken-bean-sprouts\/\">Chicken &amp; Bean Sprouts<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2017\/12\/13\/chicken-and-broccoli-stir-fry\/\">Chicken &amp; Broccoli<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/07\/30\/chicken-with-garlic-sauce\/\">Chicken with Garlic Sauce<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2026\/02\/17\/shortcut-general-tsos-chicken\/\">Shortcut General Tso\u2019s Chicken<\/a> &#8211;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2023\/07\/01\/kung-pao-chicken-panda-express-cc\/\">Kung Pao Chicken<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2021\/03\/03\/chicken-pan-fried-noodles\/\">Chicken &amp; Pan-Fried Noodles<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2020\/06\/18\/chicken-pea-pods\/\">Chicken with Snow or Sugar Snap Peas<\/a> \ud83d\ude0a<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/07\/12\/chicken-vegetables-with-white-sauce\/\">Chicken with Mixed Vegetables &amp; White Sauce<\/a> \ud83d\ude0a<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2019\/07\/01\/chicken-chop-suey\/\">Chicken Chop Suey<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/04\/30\/chicken-chop-suey-3\/\">Chicken Chop Suey, Redux<\/a> \ud83d\ude10<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2018\/07\/24\/mongolian-chicken\/\">Mongolian Chicken<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2019\/07\/08\/moo-goo-gai-pan\/\">Moo Goo Gai Pan<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2017\/10\/17\/whip-flop-glop\/\">Simple Chicken Stir Fry<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/07\/30\/szechuan-chicken\/\">Szechuan Chicken<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2026\/02\/17\/teriyaki-chicken\/\">Teriyaki Chicken<\/a> &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pork:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/04\/18\/pork-with-black-bean-sauce\/\">Pork with Black Bean Sauce<\/a> \ud83d\ude0a<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/07\/31\/pork-and-celery-stir-fry\/\">Pork with Celery<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/07\/24\/whip-flop-glop-pork\/\">Simple Pork Stir Fry<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2022\/08\/12\/44001\/\">Twice Cooked Pork<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seafood:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2021\/05\/27\/shrimp-and-asparagus-stir-fry\/\">Shrimp &amp; Asparagus<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2018\/07\/24\/shrimp-broccoli\/\">Shrimp &amp; Broccoli<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2026\/02\/27\/hoisin-shrimp-and-broccoli\/\">Shrimp &amp; Broccoli with Hoisin<\/a> &#8211;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2023\/08\/25\/shrimp-broccoli-with-brown-sauce\/\">Shrimp &amp; Broccoli with Brown Sauce<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2025\/04\/24\/shrimp-with-lobster-sauce-2\/\">Shrimp &amp; Lobster Sauce<\/a>&#8211;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2025\/03\/14\/shrimp-and-vegetables\/\">Shrimp &amp; Vegetables<\/a> \ud83d\ude0a \ud83d\ude0a<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2020\/12\/15\/shrimp-curry\/\">Shrimp Curry (Thai)<\/a> \ud83d\udd25 \ud83d\ude0a \ud83d\ude0a<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2025\/07\/28\/hunan-shrimp\/\">Hunan Shrimp<\/a>&#8211;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2025\/04\/24\/kung-pao-shrimp\/\">Kung Pao Shrimp<\/a>&#8211; \ud83d\udd25<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2025\/03\/14\/crispy-salt-pepper-shrimp\/\">Crispy Salt &amp; Pepper Shrimp-<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2025\/04\/24\/szechuan-shrimp\/\">Szechuan Shrimp<\/a>&#8211; \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rice, Noodles, Vegetables:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2020\/03\/19\/fried-rice\/\">Fried Rice<\/a> \ud83d\ude0a<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2017\/11\/18\/chow-mein-new-england-style\/\">Chow Mein, New England Style <\/a> \ud83d\ude0a \ud83d\ude0a \ud83d\ude0a<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2020\/05\/27\/shrimp-lo-mein\/\">Shrimp Lo Mein<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2025\/05\/01\/super-greens-panda-express-cc\/\">Super Greens<\/a> (Panda Express CC) \ud83d\ude0a<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2022\/03\/05\/szechuan-lo-mein\/\">Szechuan Lo Mein<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2024\/04\/15\/vegetable-stir-fry\/\" aria-current=\"page\">Vegetable Stir-Fry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without chilies you can&#8217;t eat rice. \u2013 popular Chinese adage And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven\u2019t yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food? \u2015 Bill Bryson That wasn\u2019t Chicken.\u2015 Found in a fortune cookie Appetizers:Asian PicklesBBQ Pork&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/asian\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-949","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=949"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56016,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/949\/revisions\/56016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}