Beijing, China — While traveling through Yunnan, I stayed at a hostel in Kunming in a co-ed dormitory. One backpacker, now friend, took notice of me editing food and family photos I’d taken. Allex Fereira (www.allexferreira.com.br) is a portrait photograph and [...]
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Beijing, China — After catching glimpses of popup cafes in California and New York via Twitter or blogs, I felt inspired to participate in one, but wondered how. Beijing Design Week offered that opportunity. Kupa Studio’s Raina Ho and Wang Wei set up Sky Light [...]
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Beijing, China — Last Saturday, I ‘popped’ into Kupa Studio’s Sky Light Pop Up Café during Beijing Design week. Co-founder, Rania Ho, invited me to cook what I please. I felt inspired! Come share the inspiration this weekend as I share one of my favorite recipes from Guangdong — Sand Ginger Chicken (沙姜焗鸡).
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About the author: Juling He, writer and translator, is married to Zuofei Yuan, a happy young man who sings songs while washing clothes and listens to music while cooking at home after returning from his research at the Chinese Academy of Science. With the spare time he had on holiday, he cooked a lot and found [...]
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During hot and humid days, oil and smoke in the kitchen nurture an unwillingness to cook. However, we have to eat something! Steaming food is brilliant for lazy summers. Steaming is healthier than stir-frying, retaining color, aroma, and flavor of the ingredients. Its lightness is also agreeable for summer. String beans are in season!
这几天热的一动一身汗，面对厨房的油烟更是望而止步，但是又不得不吃饭。蒸是夏季懒人必学的一招，而且口味清淡，比炒出来的更健康呢，色香味绝对不逊色于炒出来的。眼下，正是豆角收获的季节，豆角具有很好的健脾益胃的功效，加上高蛋白的鸡肉，补充营养的同时，有很好的温补脾胃的作用。
Faye是我在新加坡时招待我的女主人，有四分之一的娘惹血统，热爱烹饪。她喜欢在晚餐派对上给大家做Kari ayam即娘惹咖喱鸡。真的很简单！ Faye教我做这道菜的时候，不时向我传递着她内心的喜悦。咖喱鸡完美的出锅了，Faye表现得很高兴。当一个人表现出很喜欢自己做的菜的时候，有一种很好的温暖的感觉。这道菜从准备到做完只需要45分钟。
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — I felt a bit giddy after reading an email from a very close friend of mine. She pointed out how she was glad to hear that even when you enter your 30’s, you are still able to have ‘firsts’. The month of April produced a trio of firsts for [...]
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在北京时，来自湖南的美食博主小周曾邀请我参加一场美食艺术秀。记得在那场艺术秀上，几个美食名博把切好的面包片艺术地堆在一起，拍下照片，再上传到自己的博客上。她还告诉过我她很喜欢的菜是腊味合蒸。后来，我来到她的老家，从她父亲-周师傅那里学到了更多他们家人喜欢的家常菜。
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On television advertisements and news websites in China, McDonalds has recently promised to many consumers addicted to McDonalds food: Just as a mother cares for the growth of her baby, McDonalds cares for every chicken; making sure they grow up naturally and happily.
McDonalds also states it knows very [...]
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Baishicun, Changsha, Hunan, China — In Beijing, a fellow Beijing food blogger, Xiao Zhou, invited me to an event where several Chinese food bloggers stacked sliced bread artfully, photographed the sculptures, then uploaded the photos to their respective blogs. Xiao Zhou is from Hunan and told me of Continue Reading →
Suān là zhēng jī (酸辣蒸鸡, free-range chicken steamed with pickled chili peppers) is a popular dish in Hunan and everyone makes it differently. Varying by the cook’s style, every bowl I’ve come across is easy to make yet so delicious. Zhou Shifu‘s version is especially easy, and the most simple in flavor as it only [...]
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