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Contrary to popular belief, stir-frying vegetables is NOT a healthy way of preparing them. According to research at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, it is, in fact, one of the unhealthiest cooking methods there are. So how should vegetables be prepared?
Sweet and Sour Pork is one of the world's most popular Chinese dishes, but not all restaurants do it well. Following a sumptuous banquet at a five star hotel in Hong Kong, I got in touch with the PR department and asked if the chef at its Michelin three star restaurant could arrange a cooking …
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Where to eat on MacPherson Road in Singapore: several restaurants and cafes serve mostly Asian food. Catering mostly to locals, they offer a chance to taste the "real" Singapore far off the beaten tourism track..
How to pair French wines with Cantonese cuisine, tips from the Hong Kong Tourism Board for the most popular Chinese dishes..
Sichuan is home of one of China's legendary Eight Great Cuisines. Because of the province's heat and humidity, lots of innovative preservation methods were developed in the days before refrigeration and air conditioning.
intro Cantonese Cuisine (粤菜) is the dominant Chinese cooking style in Hong Kong and Macau. It is also what is usually served at Chinese restaurants in Western countries such as Australia, Britain, Canada, and the United States. Cantonese cuisine is considered by many foodies to be China’s premier cooking style because of the emphasis on …
The Chinese food served up in Taipei runs the gamut from extravagantly presented haute cuisine fit for an emperor to snacks targeted at the teeming masses. And interestingly enough, some of the tastiest morsels in town are not to be found in the elegant surroundings of five-star dining rooms, but rather in the unpretentious road-side …
There is a common perception among foodies that fine wines and Chinese food don't mix. While it is true that at most meals the Chinese drink one of the country's many different types of tea, many Chinese people do frequently like to imbibe alcoholic beverages with their meals – especially when dining with friends and …
One of the challenges of pairing fine wines with Chinese cuisine is that unless you are dining alone, several dishes will be served, and they can range from sweet and sour to pungent and savoury to spicy and oily. Since dishes arrive one by one, one approach is to break open a new bottle with …
I have never understood why – when I order a glass of red wine at some of Hong Kong's more stylish hotel dining rooms – my teacup is mysteriously lifted from my midst just as my wine arrived. Isn't tea, to Asian diners, what water is to Western diners? I've never had my water glass …
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