Why a Michelin-star French restaurant in Paris serves a congee-inspired dish...
Chef Manon Fleury of one-Michelin-star Datil in Paris serves a rice porridge dish based on Chinese congee. She talks about her women-heavy kitchen brigade and championing female chefs.
View ArticleWhat is washoku, Japanese cuisine on Unesco heritage list? It depends who you...
It’s been 10 years since washoku, literally ‘Japanese cuisine’, was added to the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. What is it actually? The definition is unclear, and opinions differ greatly.
View ArticleInstagram, David Chang and Nai Nai chilli crisp: a day in the life of an...
Emmett Chow, who disappointed his parents when he decided to become a chef, communes with his ChowFans on Instagram, perfecting his chilli crisp recipe and dreaming about his Hong Kong trip.
View ArticleBerlin ‘dessert’ dinner restaurant chef Rene Frank on why 2-Michelin-star...
Pastry chef René Frank wanted to do things differently, so he opened Coda, in Berlin, which turns fine dining on its head with savoury riffs on desserts, and has won 2 Michelin stars in the process.
View ArticleShe rode every Hong Kong ferry. So what did she find on city’s remote islands...
Finding a list of official Hong Kong ferry routes opened long-time resident Bettina Wassener’s eyes to parts of the city of 263 islands she had missed out on. She decided to remedy that, and took them...
View ArticleCan André Chiang reinvent hotpot? At Broth, the chef’s new Macau restaurant,...
Chinese people love a good hotpot, and chef André Chiang is putting his spin on it, starting with the broth that goes into soup bases. He’s also played with the meats, and the meal’s carb-loaded finale.
View ArticleHand-crushed lemon tea takes off in Hong Kong – we do taste test to find the...
A battle royale is unfolding on the streets of Hong Kong, with a slew of speciality stores offering hand-crushed artisan lemon teas to a city nostalgic for its favourite citrusy tipple.
View ArticleHow TikTok’s ‘Sandwich King’ lives, breathes and dreams about his...
Meet Owen Han, whose viral sandwiches have earned him millions of loyal followers on social media – and whose recipes are informed by his upbringing as the son of an Italian mother and a Chinese father.
View ArticleHow chilli peppers in China were a substitute for salt before becoming widely...
The world has got used to eating spicy food – witness Denmark’s recall of too-spicy instant noodles. To think that centuries ago chillis were unknown to most Chinese, used instead of salt by...
View ArticleOn MasterChef Australia, Hong Kong’s Mimi Wong is ‘very proud’ to celebrate...
MasterChef Australia series 16 contestant Mimi Wong, who began cooking in Hong Kong aged 13, talks about her ‘creative upper hand’ on the show from being ‘from two cultures, from the East and West’.
View ArticleWhat is natto? Just like durian, stinky tofu, the sticky soybean dish is...
Natto is widely consumed in Japan as a budget superfood, but the pungent aroma and wildly sticky texture of the fermented soybeans are not for everyone.
View ArticleEast meets West in tea-pairing lunch at 2-Michelin-star Tate Dining Room in...
Hungry and love tea? Try a lunch at Tate Dining Room in Hong Kong that pairs tea with French-Chinese cuisine – and attend a workshop to try a rare Puer tea valued at US$61,500 per brick.
View ArticleDemocratic now, supermarkets in Hong Kong once served the English-speaking elite
Hong Kong supermarkets have gone from places with dress codes and English-speaking staff that served the wealthy elite to the ubiquitous neighbourhood stores of today.
View ArticleAs Masaaki Miyakawa opens Macau sushi restaurant, master chef reflects on his...
Chef Masaaki Miyakawa raised the bar for Hong Kong sushi a decade ago. Now he is back in the region after time spent in Japan, with his own place at Macau’s Raffles hotel.
View ArticleChinese family dinner 101: non-Chinese partners, here’s how to avoid...
Family dinners can be a minefield for the non-Chinese partner in a relationship. Should you wish to ingratiate yourself with your potential (or actual) in-laws, read this advice carefully …
View ArticleAsia’s 50 Best Bars: our pick of Hong Kong bars hosting guest mixologists...
With the region’s top bartenders in town for one weekend only, these Hong Kong bars are turning over their shakers to visiting talent – and naturally there’s a tipple for everyone
View ArticleWhere to eat in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games this summer: 5...
If you’re in Paris for the 2024 Olympics this summer, avoid the tourist-trap restaurants and indulge in sumptuous French fare at these upscale eateries and historic bistros
View ArticleWhere to eat contemporary Indian food in Hong Kong: restaurants Leela,...
Leela, Rajasthan Rifles, Prince and the Peacock, Nine One and Sri Lankan canteen Hotal Colombo are presenting more regional dishes from the subcontinent – some faithful, others more innovative
View ArticleJo Soo Tang on loving Hong Kong, volunteering and making her days count
The founder of charity Rén tells Kate Whitehead about her ‘nerdy’ childhood, how she suddenly found herself Sydneyside, and why the world needs many more good people.
View ArticleHow fridges transformed the way we get and eat our food – not all of it...
Refrigeration has had numerous benefits but in its ability to ship food through both time and space, it has also robbed us of flavour and nutrients
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