Food & Travel

Bon Appetit Shanghai

ramen — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:43:00 +0000

Shanghai can be a surprising culinary adventure. Learn what and where you should eat when visiting Shanghai; some local Shanghai specialties including Hong Shao Rou (red braised pork), Xiaolong Bao (meat dumplings) and roasted quail.

Aside from shopping and tourism, Shanghai can be a surprising culinary adventure. Food lovers will find a variety of food in Shanghai. Some local Shanghai specialities include Hong Shao Rou (red braised pork), Xiaolong Bao (meat dumplings) and roasted quail.

Husband Cake: Origins of Hong Kong Lao Gong Bing Cake

tum — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:52:21 +0000

Learn the story behind the famous Hong Kong husband cake pastry. A husband cake is a traditional Chinese pastry with flaky skin made with fermented red bean curd, peanuts, sesame, five star anise, butter and salt.

To truly appreciate Chinese cuisine, one should look to the food culture behind the recipes. The names of many Chinese dishes have both a cultural and artistic element in the dishes. There are historical, geographical and political background and even origins from Chinese fairy tales and folk tales.

Wife Cake: Origins of Hong Kong Sweetheart Cake

tum — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:52:06 +0000

Learn the story behind the famous Hong Kong wife cake pastry. A sweetheart cake or wife cake is a traditional Chinese pastry with flaky skin made with winter melon, almond paste, and sesame.

Chinese cuisine is multi-layered not only with a wide range of flavors, but the stories behind many Chinese recipes. There is a mystique that surrounds the origin of certain Chinese recipe names, especially Lao Pao Bing (Wife Cake or Sweetheart cake).

Did you know? There are three aspects that play a primary role in the name of a Chinese dish:

Beijing Yogurt: Old Chinese Yogurt

tum — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:19:42 +0000

Beijing yogurt is considered a specialty of Beijing; and the ceramic yogurt containers are readily available at almost every corner.

Beijing yogurt is considered a specialty of Beijing and is readily available at almost every corner. The ceramic yogurt containers are ubiquitous in Beijing.