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Dishes at Hong Kong Spanish restaurant Aire. Photo: Aire
Food and Drinks

Spanish chef on new Hong Kong restaurant that isn’t ‘another tapas bar’

Edgard Sanuy talks about bringing Basque grill cooking to Hong Kong at Aire, how being a family man helps him and focusing on his legacy.

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Why Netflix star chef Edward Lee hasn’t opened a restaurant in Korea

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British-Chinese author’s hopes for her A to Z of Chinese food

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All about the ‘Little New Year’ festival that precedes Lunar New Year

A key part of the Chinese “xiao nian” festival a week before Lunar New Year concerns the Kitchen God, who is also celebrated in Vietnam.

Zao Jun, the Kitchen God, in a painting from 1922. The pre-Lunar New Year festival “xiao nian”, or “little new year”, is also known as the Kitchen God Festival. Photo: Getty Images
Zao Jun, the Kitchen God, in a painting from 1922. The pre-Lunar New Year festival “xiao nian”, or “little new year”, is also known as the Kitchen God Festival. Photo: Getty Images
Art

Weekend art getaway to Foshan, China – a 2-day itinerary for unique event

Just over an hour’s train ride from Hong Kong, Foshan is holding an art biennial that encourages people to explore its villages and islands.

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‘Little ninja’ ingredients give Western dishes a Japanese twist

A Japanese-American cooking instructor routinely adds items like sake, soy sauce and ginger to Western dishes to cater to Japanese tastes.

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Wellness

Beyoncé and other celebs love it, but how healthy is lemon water?

Loved by the famous, used for millennia in Ayurvedic medicine, the health benefits of drinking lemon water examined.

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Lemon water has been touted by celebrities from Beyoncé to Gisele Bündchen. It’s a great low-calorie way to hydrate and get a boost of vitamin C. Photo: Shutterstock
Lemon water has been touted by celebrities from Beyoncé to Gisele Bündchen. It’s a great low-calorie way to hydrate and get a boost of vitamin C. Photo: Shutterstock
Food and Drinks

‘No ego in the room’ at women chefs’ showcase Yes Shef in Canada

Yes Shef, involving 30 female chefs, is organised by the Worth Association, founded to combat sexism in the hospitality industry.

Food and Drinks

US$12 for chips? London’s high-end restaurants embrace a pub staple

Wagyu carpaccio. Mediterranean fare. Tapas. All served with chips. The humble fried potato dish has never been so elevated in the UK capital.

Food and Drinks

African cousin of sriracha, Tunisia’s harissa chilli paste, ‘a love story’

The Unesco-listed condiment seen as sriracha’s North African relative is growing in popularity, as is a festival devoted to it in Tunisia.

A Tunisian harissa maker at work in her home. Photo: AP
Food and Drinks

From samurais’ rations to hotel cocktails, the story of Japan’s Hatcho miso

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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A Hatcho miso martini at the Hilton Nagoya. Photo: Llewellyn Cheung
A Hatcho miso martini at the Hilton Nagoya. Photo: Llewellyn Cheung
Food and Drinks

5 food mistakes you should avoid over the Lunar New Year holiday

The Lunar New Year holiday is a time to eat foods with auspicious meanings, but there are also some that the superstitious should avoid.

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Wellness

Castor oil is a YouTube health and beauty favourite, but does it work?

Instagram and YouTube are full of praise for castor oil’s supposed health and wellness benefits, but a family doctor says to give it a miss.

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Food and Drinks

Best restaurants for luxury Chinese New Year menus in Hong Kong

Celebrate in style with our list of some of the best restaurants for Chinese New Year lunch and dinner dining in Hong Kong.

Duddell’s Chinese New Year Premium Poon Choi menu stars a poon choi chock full of luxury ingredients, from abalone to braised sea cucumber. Photo: Nicholas Wong/Sixteen Photography
Wellness

31 years after Europe, US FDA bans Red 3 food dye on cancer fears

Substance that gives confectionery, cakes and cherries bright red hue has long been banned in cosmetics, and in EU countries from most food.

Food dye Red 3, which the US Food and Drug Administration has now banned ban from foods, is used to give some confectionery a bright red colour. Already banned elsewhere, the dye has been shown to cause cancer in rats. Photo: Shutterstock
Food dye Red 3, which the US Food and Drug Administration has now banned ban from foods, is used to give some confectionery a bright red colour. Already banned elsewhere, the dye has been shown to cause cancer in rats. Photo: Shutterstock
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 17-19

From tasting tea to doing tai chi to an electronic music beat, five things to draw you out of your flat this weekend in Hong Kong.

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Best Chinese New Year pudding discounts in Hong Kong to help your shopping

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.

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Where a French chef in Hong Kong goes for dumplings, tastes of home

Feuille head chef Joris Rousseau shares his go-to places for pan-fried buns, wontons, goose, crab and French food by a chef with ‘the touch’.

Wonton noodles from Hong Kong restaurant Tsim Chai Kee. Photo: Ji Siqi
Wonton noodles from Hong Kong restaurant Tsim Chai Kee. Photo: Ji Siqi
Food and Drinks

Albino Trump lookalike in Punjab, Pakistan market a star

Sporting a blond quiff because of his albinism, pudding seller Saleem Bagga also sings to draw customers, who love taking selfies with him.

Food and Drinks

The best food in Xiamen, from oyster omelettes to soups that tempt monks

The Michelin Guide to Fujian debuted in 2024 and Xiamen is foodie heaven, with street stalls serving classics and restaurants updating them.

Wellness

Microplastics in tea bags work their way deep into our bodies, study finds

Scientists are increasingly concerned about the potential health implications of microplastics and nanoplastics entering human organs.

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Loose leaf tea might be a more healthy alternative to tea bags, a new study suggests. Photo: Shutterstock
Asia travel

Fukuoka’s food stalls are the best in Japan. Here are the 5 you must eat at

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.

An open-air food stall in Fukuoka, Japan. Photo: Llewellyn Cheung
An open-air food stall in Fukuoka, Japan. Photo: Llewellyn Cheung
Music

Ringo Starr talks about his new country album, Barbara Bach and broccoli

In 1970, former drummer Beatle Ringo Starr recorded his first country album. 55 years later, he’s releasing his second, Looking Up.

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Wellness

Explainer | What are functional foods and should you be having them?

Functional foods claiming to provide all kinds of health benefits are blowing up on social media, but few examples have scientific backing.

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How a Japanese electric spoon could help reduce the salt in your diet

The spoon uses an electric current to make food taste saltier, so you don’t feel the need to add more, and the risks of salt overconsumption.

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A spoon from Kirin uses a light electronic current to make food taste saltier than it actually is. Photo: Kirin
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