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.
Like many other Net-savvy Chinese, Beijinger Wu Songzhi has been shopping online for four years.
While it is no surprise that many Beijingers have taken to coffee since foreign companies arrived on the scene nearly 10 years ago, customers are hanging out at cafes not for the coffee - but the environment.
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.
The Miele Guide to Asia's finest restaurants is written by food experts who know and love the region (www.mieleguide.com).
Before I ever made my way to the Middle Kingdom, just hearing the name China would conjure up powerful pictures in my mind.
When David Edwards first unveiled an inhaler which puffs micro-particles of chocolate into your mouth he never expected the initial production run of his "Le Whif" to sell out in less than a month.
Gaia Gaja, fifth generation manager of Italian winery Gaja, found it difficult to explain her wines to Chinese tasters. "When I say 'violet', they say 'we don't have it here'," she says. "When I say 'truffle', they ask 'what's that?'"
Method of Magnolia chicken
Method of Blanched greens with ham garnish
Method of Steamed winter melon and ham
Counting Chongqing fried chicken with chili, Peking roast duck, and jiaohuaji (marinated chicken in lotus leaf) among his favorite Chinese dishes, Albert Adria says, "I'm impressed by the energy of the Chinese frying pan."