The 50 Most Delicious Chinese Recipes - Page 2

shosh · ‎03-09-2010

below see a link for the beet powder we use, from vitacost- tho you may see it on amazon etc.

yes it is a pound - to keep fresher, we store the closed bag in the pantry, and keep just some in a jar on hand for everyday use. it keeps for a long time.

our chinese acupuncturist advised using beets as a way to add 'heat' to 'cooling' foods like green vegetables. dh likes his green drinks early in the day, and you want to heat up your body then, not cool it - hence adding beets, and this is the easiest way he can do it.

i think beets are poised as a new 'super food', several companies are packing them up in various ways, you may see some cooked, shrink wrapped beets in the produce dept, to be eaten on their own during the day for their health/energy benefits, not as a side dish. that is what our acupuncturist does.

so you may find uses for it once you have it in house. likely it can also be use as a natural way to color some foods, maybe even easter eggs.... it may be a good addition to your pantry.

it tastes like beets, kind of strong, yet not sweet like a fresh beet does. has the consistency of talcum powder, and will 'puff up', so handle accordingly.

http://www.vitacost.com/frontier-natural-products-organic-beet-powder-16-oz#BVRRWidgetID

shosh · ‎03-09-2010

@momtochloe

the beet powder we use is from vitacost -''frontier natural organic beet powder''-

tho you may see it on amazon etc.

it is a 16 oz foil bag- to keep fresher, we store the closed bag in the pantry, and keep just some powder in a jar on counter for everyday use. it keeps for a long time.

our chinese acupuncturist advised using beets as a way to add 'heat' to 'cooling' foods like green vegetables. dh likes his green drinks early in the day, and you want to heat up your body then, not cool it - hence adding beets, and this is the easiest way he can do it.

i think beets are poised as a new 'super food', several companies are packing them up in various ways, you may see some cooked, shrink wrapped beets in the produce dept, to be eaten on their own during the day for their health/energy benefits, not as a side dish. that is what our acupuncturist does.

so you may find uses for it once you have it in house. likely it can also be use as a natural way to color some foods, maybe even easter eggs.... it may be a good addition to your pantry.

it tastes like beets, kind of strong, yet not sweet like a fresh beet does. has the consistency of talcum powder, and will 'puff up', so handle accordingly.

[sorry so long, seeing your interest in all sorts of food, thought you might like to hear more about this rather obscure item- i never knew it existed or why it would!]

aprilskies · ‎03-09-2010

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These recipes look so good. I love Chinese and want to start making some dishes at home. I am iffy about some of the restaurants around me. Some of these look easy. Thanks for sharing.

momtochloe · ‎11-03-2013

@shosh wrote:
@momtochloe

the beet powder we use is from vitacost -''frontier natural organic beet powder''-
tho you may see it on amazon etc.
it is a 16 oz foil bag- to keep fresher, we store the closed bag in the pantry, and keep just some powder in a jar on counter for everyday use. it keeps for a long time.

our chinese acupuncturist advised using beets as a way to add 'heat' to 'cooling' foods like green vegetables. dh likes his green drinks early in the day, and you want to heat up your body then, not cool it - hence adding beets, and this is the easiest way he can do it.

i think beets are poised as a new 'super food', several companies are packing them up in various ways, you may see some cooked, shrink wrapped beets in the produce dept, to be eaten on their own during the day for their health/energy benefits, not as a side dish. that is what our acupuncturist does.
so you may find uses for it once you have it in house. likely it can also be use as a natural way to color some foods, maybe even easter eggs.... it may be a good addition to your pantry.

it tastes like beets, kind of strong, yet not sweet like a fresh beet does. has the consistency of talcum powder, and will 'puff up', so handle accordingly.

[sorry so long, seeing your interest in all sorts of food, thought you might like to hear more about this rather obscure item- i never knew it existed or why it would!]

Oh wow @shosh thank you so much for all of this great information! I love beets in any form but was so intrigued with that one recipe I wanted to try it. It's supposed to marinade for two days so I'll be cooking the chicken tomorrow.

I didn't realize Vitacost sold things like beet powder. I bought mine from a place that some lovely person on these boards recommended (I wish I could find her post so I could thank her personally). It's called My Spice Sage and not only do they have wonderful spices but you can order just an ounce or so if you want to try something (like beet powder).

Thank you again for the beet powder information!