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Guangdong's herbal tea on the up and up

2011-07-26 11:10:52

Experts and representatives from Guangdong province's herbal tea industry attended a Chinese Herbal Tea Development Summit in Beijing on July 13. The summit was held to mark the fifth anniversary of Guangdong's herbal tea being selected as China's national-level cultural heritage.

Milk, milk ... more milk

2011-07-04 14:51:43

The Chinese are not traditional consumers of milk or other dairy products, but in Guangzhou, milk makes good snacks.

Staying true to their roots

2010-05-08 09:23:19

The Chinese are widespread throughout the world, and where there are people, there's food. Pauline D Loh looks at how they eat Chinese in Adelaide, currently host of the country's most prestigious food festival

Effervescent afternoon uncorks fun

2010-04-09 09:41:30

Hilton Beijing Wangfujing's Champagne brunch bubbles over with delicacies.

Food that 'touches the heart'

2010-03-20 07:34:38

Drinking tea and eating little snacks called dim-sum is a way of life for Cantonese. Pauline D Loh examines 'yum-cha' culture

Why gruel is cool

2010-03-06 09:29:37

In our family, the clash of cultures is most apparent when it comes to a simple pot of porridge.

Cantonese cuisine

2011-01-05 15:17:08

Cantonese Cuisine, also known as Yue Cuisine, is the culinary style of Guangdong Province, which was called Canton when the Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese was in use. This particular type of Chinese food has been popularized by Chinese restaurants around the world as the majority of those who set up these restaurants were of Cantonese origin.

Yum-Cha

2007-11-08 14:45:26

Guangzhou residents like to "Yum Cha" which literally means "drinking tea," especially morning tea. When they meet in the morning, they usually greet each other with "Have you drunk tea?" Drinking tea has become a habit of Guangzhou residents.

Eating to a promotion

2011-02-07 07:12:34

Luobo (radish) gao (cake) is homophonic to gaosheng as in bubu gaosheng or "every step brings a promotion".

Hong Kong-Satisfy a sweet tooth

2011-03-30 13:33:12

While it's true that dessert is not the highlight on most Chinese menus, there are certainly lots of choices for modern and more traditional Chinese-style desserts available here, and now.