Mural guide
A hand lifts the lid of a bamboo steamer to show a steamed fish topped with ginger and scallion shreds, steam rises from the clay pot below, and in front stand a bowl of steamed sliced pork, a plate of greens and a dish of shiitake.
Cooked by steam
Introduction
Cooking food with steam in a steamer.
Steaming is the method of heating food with steam, using a steamer, and it is usually divided by heat into strong-fire, medium-fire and slow-fire steaming, with steaming over water as another form. Fish, meat, vegetables and flour foods can all be steamed. The Sui Yuan Shi Dan has a steamed duck that is steamed over water until done. Steamed buns, filled buns and dumplings are classed as flour foods by form and do not belong here.