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Ever thought of all the germs sprayed across a birthday party when we blow out candles on a cake? I bet you are now.
Persimmons are delicious, but if you’ve never tried one on your own, it’s hard to know where to start. Here are some excellent starters for the persimmon newbie!
We’re not here to talk about Mid-Autumn Festival. We’re here to talk about mooncakes.
Better known as Chinese steamed buns, mantou is a staple food in the Chinese diet and very easy to make.
Earlier tonight (Aug 11) around 7.30pm the Beijing Municipal Flood Prevention Office sent out a message advising Beijing’s residents to take the necessary precautions of tomorrow’s expected downpour.
Laozao cooked with glutinous rice balls (汤圆 tāng yuán) is a traditional food for marking the end of Chinese New Year. But without the rice balls, laozao can be served cold and thus becomes a popular option in the 30 degree heat of Beijing’s summer days.
I love milk tea and usually go out of my way to try every new flavor and enjoy every sip. However, a number of videos showing milk tea shops with unsafe and unsanitary practices, particularly for preparing tapioca balls, and news articles about children being hospitalized post-milk tea consumption have surfaced of late. So my mother and I decided to make our own milk tea – a healthier version that can still bring us a taste of home.
Food can be a powerful way to link ourselves back to our culture and family and the dishes that we love the most usually aren’t the fancy restaurant dishes. They are the ones we grew up with, which are steeped in childhood nostalgia. For me, that one unforgettable dish is tsampa.
Summer has us all panting for some much needed cooling refreshment. But before you grab for that cool looking icicle wrapper, do you know what flavor it is? Or are you brave enough to play flavor Russian roulette? Check some of these weird flavors out and see how they tickle your appetite.
Unsatisfied with what she found on the food media landscape, Lauren Z took things into her own hands and created Savour, a WeChat official account that serves as a weekly digest about food and the stories behind them.