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Under its own steam

2010-04-17 09:06:50

Lijiang, a World Heritage site, is also home to a signature Yunnan dish - the clay pot chicken.

The Middle 8th offers Yunnan's pleasures

2010-03-19 09:56:55

Bad omens rarely come during calls to book a restaurant table. Not so at The Middle 8th, tucked back in a Sanlitun alley.

Beijing's best bites

2010-02-20 09:26:28

Seasoned food critic Ye Jun recommends some of Beijing's top spots for supreme cuisines for your Spring Festival feasts

Where simply delicious food is deliciously simple

2009-10-15 10:47:56

Accustomed as I am to traditional Chinese cuisine with its regional variations, I was thrilled to find I could feast on delicious and wholesome foods while traveling across Yunnan.

Let's ham it up

2009-10-30 10:05:13

The Spanish rave about jamon Serrano, their ham from the mountains. The Italians are proud of their prosciutto or Parma ham. The French would eat naught but jambon de Bayonne.

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.

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.

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.