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Top-dollar delights

2011-01-29 07:20:33
Xiang E Qing is a high-end restaurant in Beijing specializing in regional cuisines.

DIY dinners

2011-01-29 07:20:33
A new Spring Festival catering service has emerged in which restaurants are offering partially prepared dishes for customers to finish making at home.

Food full of meaning

2011-01-31 09:01:42
In Hong Kong, most companies have a traditional Spring dinner for their employees, and end the work day early on Lunar New Year's Eve so everyone can go home for the reunion dinner.

Old Fuzhou and the color purple

2011-02-07 07:12:34
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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.

Spring rolls - food for a new season

2011-02-08 07:36:29
In Beijing, it is customary to eat spring rolls at the Beginning of Spring or li chun, the first in a series of 24 solar terms on the Chinese almanac.

Eight treasures on the festive table

2011-02-08 07:36:29
There's only one dessert that truly deserves pride of place on the Shanghainese family's Chinese New Year Eve reunion dinner.

Not just for couples

2011-02-13 08:24:58
Could it be that I hang with a rather unromantic crowd? Or perhaps, it has more to do with the fact that most of us are still recuperating from the Lunar New Year festivities.

Food of the gods for love

2011-02-13 08:24:58
Valentine's Day is that one day in the year when you can shower love and chocolates on that significant other, following a tradition that goes back as far as the ancient civilizations of South America.

Eat in Hong Kong

2011-02-15 17:11:27
To truly taste authentic Hong Kong food, luxurious hotels are not necessary and neither are the expensive shark fins and abalones.

Escape to the Tropics: Dai Restaurant in Beijing

2011-02-15 17:37:56
Baoqin Daiwei Restaurant is one of many ethnic selections near Minzu University, but the cuisine, native to the Dai minority of Yunnan province, stands out for its light, tropical, but dynamic flavors.

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.

Gansu cuisine

2011-02-18 14:49:44
Lanzhou dishes are representative of Gansu cuisine, which features the roasting, steaming, and braising of beef and mutton. Lanzhou people enjoy many tastes including salty, fresh, tart, and spicy.

Hebei specialty and snack

2011-02-23 17:27:46
Lolo almond juice is a kind of plant protein drink made of natural wild almond ,with healthy functions such as adjusting blood fat, improving nonspecific immunity, beautifying, etc.

Tips about eating chinese cuisines

2011-02-22 14:08:46
Chopsticks, which were called "Zhu" in ancient times and are called "Kuaizi" now, have been used as one of the main table utensils for more than 3,000 years.

Tianjin snacks

2011-02-23 17:32:46
Tianjin is proud of its delicious snacks that are renowned throughout China. They are generally characterized by a bit salty but strong flavors that have been evolving and developing since the area was first settled in the sixth century.

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.

Hot buns and roast lamb

2011-04-25 16:43:57
As the world gets smaller, festive food is no longer restricted to particular cultures or beliefs. Pauline D. Loh remembers some traditional Easter food.

Easter eats and treats

2011-04-25 18:22:42
It's that time of year again when the Easter bunny comes to town and visits many dining establishments in Hong Kong with chocolate eggs for the little ones and photo opportunities for all.

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