So much of the really interesting cooking being done in our cities integrates flavors and techniques from disparate cultures. For me, one of the great pleasures and challenges of this kind of cooking ...

"You haven't experienced Shanghai until you've had a bowl of scallion oil noodles," writes Betty Liu in "My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water." To make them, cook scallions very ...

Around the world people prepare special foods for the new year to symbolize luck or wealth, often drawing on traditions that date back centuries. In East Asia, for example, the shape of noodles ...