The Latest Articles of Food & cuisine

Enjoy true "dining culture" in Beijing

2008-11-18

In the east end of Beijing away from the tourist crowds and nestled inside the lovely, high-end Shangri-La Hotel is the stand-out buffet Cafe Cha. That’s right, a buffet, but do think of this as ...

Talking turkey

2008-11-18

http://www.china.org.cn/travel/where_to_go/2008-11/17/content_16778373.htmwww.china.org.cnChef de cuisine Brandon Towbridge has just arrived at One East Restaurant, Hilton Beijing and one of his first ...

Hip Japanese cuisine

2008-11-18

Lucky Street is aglow in neon. A good portion of the signs advertise hip Japanese eateries that line the bustling strip mall of bars and restaurants. Among them is a plain black sign with Kurazen written ...

Buddha soup a bargain

2008-11-18

Many people in Beijing believe that the best place to eat local cuisine is at a restaurant affiliated to the local government"s Beijing office (zhu jing ban). It is true in the case of Ba Min Shi ...

Shandong master"s golden touch

2008-11-18

A really great Shandong cuisine master brings food to life at Shan Mei Xuan. The restaurant"s chefs include a master retired from the famous Feng Ze Lou and his team of chefs. Shandong cuisine, as ...

Dance drama opens Shanghai Int"l Arts Festival

2008-10-29

The 10th China Shanghai International Arts Festival opened Saturday at the Shanghai Grand Theatre with the spectacular dance drama "The Peony Pavilion." The performance kicked off a series of ...

Foods tailored for life on the grasslands

2008-9-18

Hearty fare abounds in Inner Mongolia autonomous regionwhere even during the summer months, overnight temperatures on the grasslands plummet to low single figures. A recent trip up north allowed me a brief ...

Qinhuangdao Food

2008-9-5

Seafood is the specialty of this area by the sea. Restaurants serving these delicacies are numerous in all three of the towns, and ordering is usually done by pointing at the live dishes that swim in washing ...

Tea Drinking in the Palace

2008-9-4

Tea has been the chief drink in China since ancient times, and tea drinking has been a custom for almost as long. Tea was popular in the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties prominent officials ...

Hot Pot Dishes in the Palace

2008-9-4

The hot pot appeared during the Liao Dynasty (about the 10th century) and was popular throughout the Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. The emperors and royal families as well as the common people ...

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