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Cold dressing (liang ban)

凉拌liang ban

Toss cooked or raw ingredients with a bold chilled dressing.

Brief reference for now — not yet in the full step-by-step lesson format.

Smashed cucumber pieces tossed with a glossy dressing until evenly coated in a bowl.
Smashed cucumber pieces tossed with a glossy dressing until evenly coated in a bowl.
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Before you start

Recipes using this method often take about 5 minutes — treat that as a rough reference; amounts and equipment set the real time.

Signs of success

Every piece coated; dressing pools just slightly at the bottom.

Troubleshooting

  • dressing hot ingredients
  • one-note seasoning
  • dressing too far ahead