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Love at first bite

2009-12-11 10:28:34

This exchange, often heard in restaurants around Japan, is not over some haute cuisine, but over a simple bowl of white rice.

Chow mein

2011-01-04 18:33:40

Chow mein,is an American Chinese stir-fried dish consisting of noodles, meat, and cabbage and other vegetables.It is often served as a specific dish at westernised Chinese restaurants with soy sauce and vegetables such as celery, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts.

What's plain about this grain?

2009-12-11 09:48:14

Not all rice is made equal. There is the long-grain Thai fragrant rice, the short, starchy "pearl" rice, the yellow-green and deep purple rice grains of the southwest and the much-loved, much sought-after Dongbei rice from the north-eastern tip of China.

Cold weather cravings

2009-10-27 11:02:50

I don’t know about you, but when the weather gets colder, I start craving lots of warm, comforting foods. For many people, that means UNHEALTHY.

Savor 'the sweet life'

2009-12-05 09:33:58

Set up in 2003, La Dolce Vita (甜蜜生活意大利餐厅) is the fusion of two Chinese students studying in Italy, and an Italian master chef. Over the years it has been favored by expats in Beijing.

Magnolia chicken (Yu Lan Ji)

2009-10-30 10:20:45

Method of Magnolia chicken

An Indian winter warmer

2009-11-13 10:18:13

Here are some of my favorite soups that can be had with steaming hot white rice or Indian breads, for that perfect snow day meal.

Cuisine of Chinese New Year

2011-01-21 11:22:25

A reunion dinner is held on New Year's Eve where members of the family, near and far away, get together for the celebration. The venue will usually be in or near the home of the most senior member of the family.

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".

Smiling buns of Shandong

2011-02-07 07:12:34

Bobo are wheat buns that are about four times larger than the normal staple, the mantao, and the bobo with jujubes that Zhang just described is a traditional food in Shandong for the Spring Festival, especially in the eastern part of the province.

Tarts from the heart

2011-02-08 07:36:29

Straits Chinese cooks were the firstfusion chefs. Pauline D Loh recalls childhood treats of home.

Durga's Crowne chicken curry

2011-02-12 07:29:10

There's always room for a good curry on the menu, and at home it can be done quite easily.

Yunnan local cuisine

2011-02-16 15:52:49

Yunnan province with its mild climate and abundant rainfall is home to a large variety of plant and animal species, making the ingredients used in Yunnan cuisine very diverse. Yunnan Cuisine, often referred to as Dian cuisine, has its own unique style because of its geographic location.

Pampering your stomach with chocolate

2010-12-23 07:52:20

As Christmas trees warm the capital's chilly ambience with a soft glow, it is now time for a seasonal hankering for customary dishes.One East, located on the second floor of Hilton Beijing, has a delicious offering until the end of the month - a chocolate set menu.

Guizhou cuisine

2011-02-17 17:12:35

The cuisine of Guizhou, known as Qian Cuisine is one of China's eight famous cuisines. It is called Qian Cuisine because Qian is the Chinese short name for Guizhou province. Guizhou Cuisine is spicy like Sichuan Cuisine, but that is where the similarities end.

Tenggeng: traditional snack of E China in Winter

2011-02-18 14:49:00

Villagers make Tenggeng, a traditional snack made of rice, in the Sizhai village of Zhuji city, east China's Zhejiang province. The local villagers has the tradition of making Tenggeng in winter.

Food reviews

2011-02-19 06:42:22

It is always a pleasant experience to find a dish you loved as a kid is as good as ever. That's what I discovered when I traveled back to my hometown in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, for the Spring Festival.

Goubuli steamed stuffed buns

2011-02-22 14:02:50

As the most famous Tianjin snack, Goubuli steamed stuffed buns date back more than 150 years. What makes them so delicious is that all the processing steps, including selecting ingredients, mixing, stirring, rubbing and rolling, involve special techniques.

Jian Bing Guo Zi

2011-02-22 14:05:07

With quite a long history, "jian bing guo zi" is something quite unique to Tianjin. It is a kind of Chinese pancake that is usually sold as a fast breakfast food on the streets.

Hubei specialty and snack

2011-02-23 17:36:14

Dongpo cake is named after Su Dongpo, the famous litterateur in Song Dynasty, for his favor towards this snack when he was exiled to Huangzhou. It is a traditional dish in Huangzhou and E’zhou with a long history.

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