Chinese space food!
So this is what Chinese astronauts eat in space, according to an article by Malcolm Moore in the Daily Telegraph, citing an astronaut’s autobiography: “A selection…
Chinese food in Sydney
There’s a piece by me in the Financial Times today, about the way Chinese and Asian food has been localised in Sydney…
Of vinegar and other matters
There’s an interesting, and at times hilarious, thread on Chinese cooking tradition on Chowhound – lwong’s dryly witty comment had me laughing out loud: ‘We see…
Red-braised pork – the official version
According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, a local government in Hunan is issuing precise instructions for making Mao’s favourite dish, Red-Braised Pork (hong shao…
Comfort food on a cold day
One of the great things about having Chinese friends is that they really know how to look after you when you’re ill! I dropped into the…
General Tso’s chicken (again)
Francis Lam has written an interesting piece on the history of General Tso’s chicken for Salon.com. And I think it may clear up one of the…
China’s artisanal foods
There’s an article of mine in the Financial Times Weekend today, about the dilemmas facing China’s artisanal food producers. The picture on the right was taken…
Relative values
A quote from a Chinese-American friend in Hong Kong: ‘It infuriates me that people always think that Chinese food should be cheap – it’s racist, it’s…
Who’s calling who greasy?
An illuminating little story from Sichuan, told to me by my friend Dai Shuang, the wife and business partner of the Sichuanese chef Yu Bo (who…
The mystery of the mango pancake
I was intrigued while in Sydney to find ‘mango pancakes’ an apparent staple of Chinese restaurants there. I’ve never come across this speciality anywhere in China,…