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Chuan cuisine

2011-01-05 15:15:45
Chuan Cuisine is the most popular cuisine in all of China, defined in terms of the breadth and depth of where it is served. Of course it helps the depth parameter that the neighboring population-dense municipality of Chongqing, formerly a part of Sichuan Province, is one of the areas outside present-day Sichuan Province most enamored of Chuan Cuisine.

Caviar? Golden cake? The world's most extravagant meals

2009-12-09 14:03:24
The finest ingredients and top chefs are key components to the best dining experiences, but it can be the added extras that make meals or venues memorable.

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.

Lu cuisine

2011-01-05 15:21:17
Lu Cuisine, also called Shandong Cuisine, is originated from the native cooking styles of East China’s Shandong Province. Its history can date back to Qin Dynasty (221 BC to 207 BC). It has become one of China’s eight cuisines since Song Dynasty (960 AD to 1234 AD). It is the most prevalent distinct regional cuisine in China, popular through out Beijing, Tianjin and Northeast China.

Steamed winter melon and ham

2009-10-30 10:20:45
Method of Steamed winter melon and ham

The Tao of Food

2008-04-21 10:17:14

The Tao of food

2008-04-21 10:17:14
It's no secret that the Chinese have always cherished exquisitely prepared, thoughtfully presented and delicious food. In China business has long been conducted over banquet tables and every Chinese friend will tell foreigners that no meeting or social gathering is considered complete without a good meal.

Blanched greens with ham garnish

2009-10-30 10:20:45
Method of Blanched greens with ham garnish

Hot pot goes uptown

2010-12-26 09:25:44
Top restaurants find ways to deliver this winter classic with style, Ye Jun discovers. Hot pot might well be the ideal way to dine out, especially as one wants to warm up from the chilly winds of winter. The best thing about it is the diversity of ingredients - you can put almost everything in the pot and boil, and dip in a sauce of any flavor.

A spicy hidden gem with lyrics

2010-12-26 09:25:44
Hidden away on a narrow, steep street in a non-descript commercial building in Central is a long-time tenant that serves spicy Sichuan cuisine. Sichuan Da Ping Huo is a private kitchen that is well-known to many in Hong Kong as the restaurant where the meal ends with a song from the chef.

One-of-a kind dining in Hong Kong

2011-01-10 17:41:48
Hong Kong's chefs are a versatile bunch who can move with ease between different culinary traditions, bringing together not only old and new, Chinese and Western, but haute and humble, coffee and tea.

Gourmet can be good for sensitive stomachs: cookbook

2009-11-03 14:10:56
Who says healthy has to be boring? A new cookbook from top Australian chefs shows it is possible to eat a balanced meal, and enjoy it, even if you've got a sensitive stomach.

Tempting the gods

2011-01-12 15:10:37
The best provincial cuisines in Beijing are reportedly always where the provincial administrative centers are. If that is true, then Bamin Restaurant, which serves refined Fujian cuisine, is certainly at the right place.

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.

'Tis time for dumplings

2009-11-06 10:28:01
The dough is almost always made from wheat flour, which most families buy by the bag.The dough is easily done and all you need is enough elbow grease to make it smooth and pliable.

Get your dumpling on

2009-11-06 10:30:34
Knead until silky smooth and pliable and keep aside for 30 minutes under a damp cloth.  2. Combine the minced meats in a large bowl and add all the seasoning.Substitute half the minced pork for an equal amount of minced prawns, or shredded dried scallops.  1. Place raw dumplings neatly in a lightly oiled non-stick pan.

Reunion countdown

2011-01-17 13:42:42
It seemed just a blink and a burp ago that we were feasting at the Christmas table. And now the countdown to the Spring Festival begins. Pauline D. Loh preps for the reunion dinner.

Hotel listings

2011-01-17 13:46:07
Legendale Hotel Beijing has prepared two kinds of delicious Chinese New Year sticky cake gift boxes with two flavors - caramel and turnip. Niangao, or sticky cake, is a traditional Chinese New Year dessert and requires at least seven hours of steaming.

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.

Anhui eats up tofu feast to celebrate Spring Festival

2011-01-27 14:38:10
Spring Festival is celebrated all around the country. And in central China's Anhui province, the Tofu Feast is a traditional must. Chefs have come up with over 300 ways to use bean curd to tempt the palate.

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