This course is designed for beginners in Chinese cooking and cold dish enthusiasts, aiming to dispel the myth that Chinese cuisine is too complicated. Cold dishes are among the easiest Chinese recipes to make with a low failure rate, yet they greatly enhance the dining experience. The key to a successful cold dish lies in fresh ingredients, proper preparation, and a signature sauce.
The full course includes 27 hands-on lessons (total 1 hour 45 minutes). You will start with the fundamentals of “getting to know your kitchen,” then gradually master knife skills, seasoning, and ingredient preparation. Step by step, you will unlock 20 classic, popular, and delicious cold dishes. These recipes combine tradition with innovation, suitable for daily family meals, healthy lunch boxes, or impressive party starters.
Tip ：
After mastering these cold dishes, you can easily assemble them into a complete cold plate and continue to explore courses like Chinese Hot Stir-Fry Basics or Soup Making to expand your Chinese culinary skills.
Health and Nutrition
Increase Vegetable Intake: Most cold dishes focus on vegetables, encouraging consumption of a variety of fresh produce.
Low-Fat, Refreshing Options: Compared to traditional stir-fry, many cold dishes use less oil, relying on vinegar, garlic, and spices for flavor, making them lighter and healthier.
Appetizing and Digestive : Flavors like sour, spicy, and garlic stimulate appetite and promote digestion.
Preserve Nutrients : Short blanching or raw preparation helps retain water-soluble vitamins and other nutrients.
Lifestyle Enhancement
Save Time : Most cold dishes are quick to prepare, perfect for busy schedules.
Impress Guests : Creating beautiful and authentic cold dish platters enhances family meals or parties with a professional touch.
Enjoy Cooking : Successfully making delicious dishes builds confidence and inspires continued culinary exploration.
27 high-definition video lessons (105 minutes)
Divided into two clear modules
Module 1: Cooking Foundations (Lessons 1-4)
Build a solid Chinese kitchen foundation. Learn the flavors and uses of core condiments, get familiar with essential tools, practice basic knife skills, and understand how to select and handle common vegetables and meats.
Module 2: Recipe Treasure (Lessons 5-24 + Extra Lesson)
Hands-on guidance for 20 classic cold dishes, each in an individual lesson demonstrating preparation, handling, seasoning, and plating.
Extra Lesson:
Special techniques for Chinese pickled vegetables (腌渍小菜) to expand your skills.
Lesson Structure
Finished Dish & Flavor Introduction: Visualize the final result and understand the dish’s signature textures and flavors, such as crisp, sour-spicy, or numbing.
Ingredients & Prepping : Clearly list all materials and demonstrate washing, cutting, and preparation.
Step-by-Step Cooking: Follow along for each operation, emphasizing seasoning order and mixing techniques.
Plating & Adjustment Tips : Learn to plate beautifully and adjust sauce according to personal taste.
Zero-Basics Friendly : Start from understanding soy sauce and vinegar; ideal for beginners with no Chinese cooking experience.
Practical & Reliable Recipes : All recipes are classic, popular home dishes with high success rates.
Technique-Based Learning : Mastering core seasoning formulas and ingredient handling allows you to create your own variations.
Easy-to-Find Ingredients: All ingredients and condiments are available at major supermarkets or Asian stores.
Flexible Learning: Short lessons allow learning and practicing a dish even in fragmented time.
Lifetime Access : Pause, rewind, and review anytime to reinforce skills.
Support via WhatsApp
Certificate of Completion
International food lovers interested in Chinese cuisine but unsure where to start.
Home chefs seeking healthy, appetizing, and easy-to-make dishes for the family table.
Office workers or students preparing lunchboxes, looking for tasty cold dish options.
Party hosts wanting to serve impressive starters and cold platters.
Health-conscious individuals aiming to reduce oil intake and increase vegetable variety.
Online streaming, unlimited access once purchased.
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Food Safety First: Use separate cutting boards and knives for raw meat and seafood, and cook thoroughly. Cold dishes are best made fresh or stored properly in refrigeration and consumed promptly.
Adjust to Taste : Provided seasoning ratios are a guideline; feel free to adjust saltiness, spiciness, or sourness according to personal preference.
Knife Safety: Focus and patience are essential when learning knife skills; beginners should use a sharp chef’s knife and protect fingers with proper techniques.
Enjoy the Cooking Process : Don’t fear mistakes—cooking is an art of practice. Relax, follow the steps, and you’ll be delighted by your results.
Chinese Cuisine
Master Li Zhenhu is a culinary master who has studied under renowned experts across China's "Eight Great Cuisines". As a inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the founder of his own culinary school, he has personally trained over 3,000 chefs, shaping the future of Chinese gastronomy.
His knowledge is both deep and vast, moving beyond recipes to the very philosophy and technique that define Chinese cooking. Learning from Master Li means gaining access to a complete system—from knife skills and heat control to the balance of flavors—empowering you to master the art and soul of authentic Chinese dishes.
