These Chinese recipes are easy, healthy, delicious and especially welcome as Chinese New Year approaches. Sasha Gong and Scott D. Seligman make cooking Chinese food a pleasure with The Cultural Revolution Cookbook,simple, healthy recipes from China's countryside" These Chinese recipes derive from Professor Gong's early years in China, during which time she was sent to the countryside and then prison during the Cultural Revolution. The book includes back stories about the recipes from that difficult period in China's recent history. On the last slide see more links to China articles and healthy recipes.
Cut a scallion on the bias into small pieces. Rinse one cake of firm tofu and microwave on high for one minute or heat gently in the oven. Cut tofu into pieces 1/2 x 1 x 1 ½ inches. Sprinkle with scallion, 2 tsp sesame oil and pinch of salt. Sesame seeds optional.