It's hairy crab season, and Jacky Chan of Tsui Hang Village is importing wild hairy crabs from the Netherlands!
Dining Out in Guangzhou: Baiyuelou at the Crowne Plaza
Michael Taylor discovers a fabulous new restaurant in Guangzhou serving innovative Cantonese cuisine that combines traditional Chinese peasant and Western ingredients.
Hotel Review: Grand Formosa Regent Taipei
A member of the Four Seasons Hotel Group, the Grand Formosa Regent Taipei was the first hotel in Greater China to offer Pure Allergy Rooms. I requested to stay in one for several nights during a wonderful visit to that wonderful city in 2010. What I remember most was the sense of calm that I experienced …
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Pairing Fine Wines With Chinese Cuisine: Cantonese Food
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 arrives.
Cantonese
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 …
Shun Tak Cuisine: Cantonese Cuisine at Its Best?
Shun Tak, known in Mandarin as Shun De (顺德), is a district within the municipality of Foshan, half way between Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Known as a land of plenty, it is surrounded by banana trees, fish farms, fruit orchards, mulberry bushes, rice paddies, and sugarcane fields. There is also an extensive network of waterways. …
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Greater China: Pairing Cantonese Cuisine with Fine Wines
Pairing fine French wines with Chinese cuisine presents a challenge, but it can be done.
Shun Tak Cuisine: Regional Cantonese Food
Shun Tak is one of the four great cuisines of Guangdong Province.
Cantonese Cuisine: One of the Eight Great Cuisines of China
Cantonese cuisine is one of the Eight Great Cuisines of China. It is popular in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and overseas.
Chiu Chow Cuisine: Regional Cantonese Food
Chiu Chow, or Chaozhou, cuisine is one of the four most important cooking styles of Guangdong Province. It is a subcategory of Cantonese cuisine.