COOKING WITH STEAM | PREFACE | The Tatung Steam Cooker, a User's Guide
好蒸氣：序章 | 大同電鍋使用指南
subtitled in English and Traditional Chinese
Our show is about steam, and you can't talk steam in a Taiwanese household without invoking the Tatung, an Electric Steamer that's better known as a Rice Cooker. Its unique double boiler construction allows for many different kinds of steaming, from simple braises to stacked bamboo steamers. Follow along with Lisa Cheng Smith as she breaks it down for you.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome to the Tatung 認識大同電鍋
0:53 Essential Components 基本組件
2:11 Tools & Accessories 工具與配件
4:08 Choosing Your Tatung 如何選擇大同電鍋
5:17 The Way of the Tatung 大同之道
FEATURED EQUIPMENT
Tatung Electric Steam Cooker 大同電鍋 6-cup: yunhai.shop/collections/tatung-6-cup-accessories-and-replacement-parts
Tatung Electric Steam Cooker 大同電鍋 11-cup: yunhai.shop/collections/tatung-11-cup-accessories-and-replacement-parts
Bamboo Steamer Baskets 竹蒸籠: yunhai.shop/collections/handmade-bamboo-cypress-steamers
Steamer Tongs 蒸鍋夾: yunhai.shop/products/stainless-steel-steamer-tongs
Bowl Clip 鍋盤防燙夾: yunhai.shop/products/stainless-steel-bowl-clip
Upper Pot 內鍋: yunhai.shop/products/stainless-steel-upper-pot
Yun Hai Tatung Family Cookbook 雲海大同食譜: yunhai.shop/products/yun-hai-tatung-family-cookbook
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ABOUT THE SERIES
Cooking with Steam is a show about Taiwanese food, through the lens of steam, one of the foundational cornerstones of Taiwanese cuisine. It's about an attitude as much as a technique. The name is a play on the phrase "cooking with gas," with steam standing in as a gentler perspective than the hot, fiery, and fast.
Our first three episodes feature the Tatung Steam Cooker, an iconic appliance in Taiwanese kitchens. In the future, we hope to make more episodes, and expand our repertoire beyond steam to all manner of Taiwanese foods, without abandoning that warm and cozy attitude.
Our set features props from Taiwanese, Taiwanese-American, and American friends worldwide, creating those Taiwancore vibes we love so much at Yun Hai. Thank you for the beauty Mikey Chen, Lillian Li, Emilie Liu, Debbie Carlos, Matthew So, Kelli Cain, Material Kitchen, Mogutable, Felicia Liang, Sam Tilney, Lulu Yao Gioiello, Grace Jung, Eric Sze, Julianne Ahn, James Smith, CS Agnes Cheng, and Leh Lin.
CREDITS
Produced by Night Shift and Yun Hai
Made possible by Tatung Taiwan
Team:
Lisa Cheng Smith, host
Amalissa Uytingco, culinary producer
Sam Broscoe, producer
Alec Sutherland, director & editor
Nathan Bailey, director of photography
Bryan Bonilla, camera operator
Naomi Munro, production designer
Alexandra Egan, art director
Kyle Garvey, sound mixer
Rebecca Alexander, hair and makeup
Dustin Wong, music
O.OO, graphics
Jil Tai & Ben Hill, motion design and title sequence
R. Hollis Smith, mix
Special Thanks: Russell Wang, Maggie Chang, Shirley Liu, Ivan Wu and Feng Hsieh, Hollow, Chris, Leon and Simon, Lillian Lin, Jasmine Huang, Natya Regensburger, Cat Yeh & the entire Yun Hai Team, our partners, and our wonderful community
ABOUT YUN HAI
Yun Hai 雲海嚴選 offers a selection of premium ingredients for Taiwanese and Chinese cooking. We source directly from artisans, farms, and soy sauce breweries in Taiwan. Terrain, technique, history, and humanity come together in the traditional foods we distribute.
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