Category: Eating
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Cheongsam – the Chinese Diet Aid
Chinese New Year is when a kind of collective madness descends on Chinese people all over the world. No other holiday even comes close.
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The Secret of Japanese Mayonnaise
I spent part of my childhood in Japan, which left me with an enduring love for manga and mayonnaise. Specifically, the absolutely delicious Japanese brand of mayonnaise known as Kewpie. Now I know plenty of people make their own homemade mayo, which I’m sure is also extremely tasty, but for those of us can’t eat…
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Asian Beer – An Unofficial Taste Test
Lots of people complain that light Asian lagers lack individuality compared to Western beers. However, most Asian beers are designed to be drunk with food and one could argue that their clean profile fits this role admirably. Picture yourself at a roadside stall on a sweltering night, eating spicy seafood while insects commit suicide under…
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Chinese Chicken Soup Recipe
There are many varieties of Chinese soup, some delicious and others quite horrifying. I once ate something with gelatinous globules which later turned out to be rehydrated frogs’ eggs. We were suspicious when my mother refused to drink it herself, despite her insistence that it was “good for children”.
Yangsze Choo 