Avoiding The China Veggie Blues
“What do you want for dinner?” My dad asked, trying to hide the exasperation in his voice. It was Wednesday night. During elementary school, my family had a long-standing tradition. One day out of the...
View ArticleHuguosi Snack Street - How old Beijing really tastes like
Beijing Xiaochi (snacks) are different than other xiaochi and dim sum and even though they are really famous in China, so far they have managed to elude most laowais. Ever heard of rice snowballs...
View ArticleRecipe from Yunnan: aphrodisiac cauliflower flan
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) often tastes horrible, especially when a prescription is simply a number of ground ingredients boiled in water. The good people at website Soundinner have embarked on...
View ArticleChina to jail eaters of rare wild animals
China's top legislature on Thursday passed an interpretation of the Criminal Law which will put eaters of rare wild animals in jail. Currently, 420 species of wild animals are considered rare or...
View ArticleTop 15 Best Snack Cities in China
It doesn’t matter who you are, we all like a good snack, and where you are is likely to have a big influence on what you eat. A list of the top 15 cities of snacks in China was produced by a Weibo user...
View ArticleChinese Culinary Adventures: Testing Burger King’s ‘Poo Poo Smoothie’
Recently, the global food chain (motto: Taste is King) began marketing a new drink to Chinese consumers called the “PooPoo Smoothie.” The name is meant to be playful, as the smoothie is actually...
View Article'Baijiu' Author Derek Sandhaus Tells Us Why Chinese Spirit Is 'Misunderstood'
The author of a new English-language book on the fiery Chinese spirit talks to Jing Daily about what it's going to take to make more foreigners baijiu aficionados. more »Food & Drinkbaijiuderek...
View ArticleSweet and Sour Mushrooms
As Chinese dishes go, there are several that flex their muscles, standing out globally to serve as tasty bastions of the nation, such as Kung Pao chicken, Peking duck, spring rolls, and, of course,...
View ArticleBest of Chengdu: Drinks, Eats, Events, and More
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View ArticleCool Your Skin with Liangpi Noodles
Fight off the heat AND enjoy a delicious meal in the process for just a few kuai? Don't mind if I do... more »Food & Drinknoodlesasia travel tips
View ArticleEating Healthy in China - Ten dishes you need to know
Between stir-fry, quick-fry, deep-fry, sweet and sour, sweet and spicy and pork being the default choice of meat, maintaining a healthy diet in China can turn out to be quite a challenge. In case you...
View ArticleGet Your Claws Into Xiaolongbao
There is no feeling quite like picking up a fresh dumpling on the verge of bursting out of its semi-transluscent skin and nibbling a small hole in the skin to suck out the devilishly good filling:...
View ArticleThe Top Chinese Superfoods
The term superfoods is a nebulous one, most likely invented by marketing types to boost a product’s popularity, but there is no doubt some foods are healthier than others, and a lot of them are...
View ArticleAnhui University student finds that over 80% of lamb skewer meat is anything but
An Anhui University student who conducted a DNA test on lamb skewers from 66 stalls in the city of Hefei found that only 19.7% of them actually contained lamb; a total of 69% had pork, including added...
View ArticleThe never ending story: China's Food Scandals
Food, not so glorious food. Yet again, the Chinese headlines are plastered with the disgusting and repulsive, and the nation is mired in another food scandal. In China we have to live with it every...
View ArticleMOUTHWATERING MILK PUDDING
A true lover of food has two stomachs: one for the main course and one for dessert. By Western standards, Chinese cuisine offers relatively few sweet, devilish delights, lacking the likes of cheesecake...
View Article8 Animals Eaten Alive in China - Graphic Content
For some religious people is forbid to eat any portion that is cut from animals that are still alive. On the contrary the practice of eating alive animals is widespread around Asia. more »Food &...
View ArticleChina Getting Too Hot? Five drinks that will cool you down
August (AKA hell month) is here. If you have lived in China long enough maybe you adopted the Chinese way of fighting the heat – hot tea and spicy soups to get your sweat going. But in case you are an...
View ArticleGANBEI! CHANGES IN CHINA’S DRINKING HABITS
The first time I went out to dinner with a Chinese family, I made sure to be completely prepared for all the food that I knew would come. I had a minimal lunch and taught myself a couple of phrases to...
View ArticleHakkasan's Michelin Star Chef Dishes Out Details On Golden Week Menu
In an interview with Jing Daily, award-winning Executive Chef Tong Chee Hwee discusses why the restaurant has created its first ever special menu for the Chinese travel period. more »Food &...
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