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Shanghai, CHINA — In order to regulate the consumption of cooking oil and salt, thus a healthier society, the residents in Shanghai received kits to facilitate the better eating habits. The bottle measures the amount of oil to be used per week and [...]

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Chengdu, Sichuan, CHINA — Today is one of those days I live for. I arrived at the house of the Luo family, greeted downstairs by their good little boy Luo Xiao. Luo Xiao, age 10, escorted Adeline and [...]

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I live in Beijing; my neighborhood is a concrete jungle and there are no plots to muse a community garden anywhere in sight. I’m really starting to want my own garden, right about now. I regret how much I took my parents’ garden for granted. What [...]

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Beijing, China — I’m in the middle of writing about my visit to Lìjiāng. Lunch time hits so I decide to eat some inspiration at a favorite spot, In & Out (一坐一忘丽江主题餐厅). I’ve written about a few dishes from In & [...]

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My voice is gruff, I’ve soaked through four outfits, and my tastebuds have taken a vacation. What is that strange concoction people are always raving about here in China? Ah yes! Boiled Coca-Cola, ginger, and lemon. I’ll tell you right now, I’m not a believer. I’ve [...]

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SINGAPORE – I’d read about it the Hemispheres mag’ on the plane, but I never thought I’d experience it — Collagen meals. On Orchard Street, I order a bowl of 拉面 (lāmiàn, hand-pulled noodles) fortified with collagen. Pudong Wanton Noodle Soup at Continue Reading