I encourage you to go to a chinese restaurant and taste the dishes suggested in this article before attempting to prepare them on your own. Once you know what your dish must taste like you should be able to tell if your meal is not measuring up.
Rice
Wash the rise thoroughly. Rinse the rice until the water is clear. If the water is not clear enough for you to drink, then it is not clear enough. Put the rise in an iron pot and add a quarter cup of cold water to every full cup of rise. After covering the pot boil for half an hour at a steady temperature. You are not to stir at any point. Don't add salt. If done correctly in half an hour you will have a solid, flaky thoroughly cooked rice.
Yat Ko Main
Boil a quarter pound of noodles for approximately ten minutes. Remove from the hot water and soak in cold water. Then prepare the soup. To one quart of soup stock add an onion, a stalk of celery, chopped pepper, some salt and top it off with a tablespoon of syou. Boil for ten minutes. Remove the noodles from the cold water and add to …