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Lisa Cam
Senior Reporter, Culture
Lisa is the host and producer of SCMP's Eat Drink Asia video series and enjoys reporting all things about food, travel and anything in between. At the end of the day, she likes nothing more than kicking back with a good dose of true crime podcasts and cooking tried-and-true recipes from sticky old cookbooks.
The Tiger is one of the zodiac signs in conflict with the guardian deity in the coming lunar year. What this means, and what to do.
If you were born in the Year of the Pig, find out how to improve your luck, finances, love life and well-being.
The Pig is among the zodiac signs in conflict with the coming lunar year’s guardian deity. From temple rites to travel, ways to improve luck.
Made only from soybeans and fermented for two years using ancient techniques, Hatcho miso has a special place in the cuisine of Nagoya.
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Lunar New Year in 2025 means conflict between its guardian deity and some Chinese zodiac signs, including Monkey. What they can do.
Miso goes into much more than soup in this Japanese prefecture – where the paste makes marvellous desserts, cocktails and more
Lunar New Year in 2025 ushers in conflict between a guardian deity and some Chinese zodiac signs, among them Snake. What to do.
Dogs will earn more this year amid financial pitfalls. It’s a good year for love and marriage but mediocre for health – avoid certain places.
From early-bird offers to codes and gift bundles, here are 10 of the best deals we found for everything from turnip cakes to sweet treats.
Congratulations, Roosters – according to Chinese geomancy, you can expect easy money, career growth and a social whirl in Year of the Snake.
Fukuoka’s riverside open-air food stalls are the best in Japan. We pick five that are not to be missed on your next trip.
Monkeys can expect career advancements – especially if they work with women or are in a women-led industry – according to Chinese geomancy.
According to Chinese geomancy, those born in the Year of the Sheep will make money this year if they are careful – but love won’t come easy.
The star of The Last Dance has had a tumultuous rise to the top, with a string of failed films but a stellar stand-up career under his belt.
Horses will be lucky in love, women above all, in the lunar new year according to Chinese geomancy. Men in certain jobs will make good money.
What lies in store for Snakes in the new lunar year according to Chinese geomancy, including why they should focus on work – and avoid water.
Opened in the 1980s, Tsim Sha Tsui East was a booming area and its holiday lights were a popular attraction – until the millennium.
It is about time to welcome the Earthly Snake as we bid farewell to the Celestial Dragon on January 29, 2025. Feng shui master, author and television host Tong Pik-ha has laid out her predictions for all 12 zodiac signs for the coming Year of the Snake.
One of the five primary human tastes, umami is a key feature of Asian – especially Japanese – cuisine commonly enhanced by dashi or MSG.
A Japanese saying goes: Osaka locals take food so seriously that they “eat till they drop”
Feng shui master Tong Pik-ha gives her predictions, from the lucky colours to wear to which sign will have a bad year when it comes to love.
Maria Lee built a bakery empire, saw it go into liquidation, and moved on and up. Summing up her life was a challenge, her biographer says.
Whether you want to party at the Mondrian, sail in style on the Aqua Luna, or nurse your hangover at Nicholini’s, we have the place for you.
Lei Yun Shang’s traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinic in Shanghai is seeing more young people get health checks as winter sets in.
Named after a peak below which hunkered squatter villages, the song for RTHK by Joseph Koo and James Wong Jim resonated in 1970s Hong Kong.
Unlike sake, Okinawan spirit awamori is distilled, making it much more potent. To this day it is made with unpolished Thai long-grain rice.
Yu Yuen sat abandoned until designer Sacha Yasumoto chose it to hold an exclusive dinner. If it’s haunted the ghosts are harmless, she says.
The Yu Yuen mansion has been left to rot for decades, but interior designer Sacha Yasumoto wants to give visitors a new appreciation for it.
The singer has made his mark on Cantopop despite once being told by superstar Anita Mui that she wanted to ‘slap you upside the head’.
These restaurants have space or private rooms for large parties, as well as Christmas menus that run the gamut from sushi to roast goose.
