Chinese home cooks pressed for time often round out a meal with meats from the siu mei (roast meat) shop: anything from salt-baked chicken or roast duck to barbecued pork. While the roasts are ...

Editor’s note: In the Taste of Life series, cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life. Etsuko Aoki’s ...