Tart and true
2011-08-21 07:56:32
It's sour, it'll clear out your sinuses, it's Shanxi old vinegar, one of the oldest food products from the region.
That old black magic
2011-08-21 07:56:32
Vinegar is one of the staples in the Chinese kitchen, together with oil, rice, salt and soy sauce.
Wine with manners
2011-08-14 07:48:34
More than 2,000 years ago, Confucius taught his disciples that wine must be treated with respect.
Hopping to the Czech Pub
2011-08-14 07:48:34
Before I describe one of the best meals I've had recently - the Moravian-style rabbit at the new Czech Pub near Beijing's Ritan Park - I have to 'fess up.
Ingredients with stories
2011-08-07 07:46:12
If you take a closer look at the ingredients on Madison's menu, you may just start asking questions.
Get lucky with this beer
2011-08-07 07:46:12
We hear of food that travels, but here's a beer that's been down under and back, as Mike Peters finds out.
Top tastes
2011-07-31 08:30:40
International media is fond of compiling endless lists of the best and worst.
Steam cuisine
2011-07-31 08:30:40
Biao Li Ru Yi Chinese restaurant steams most of its dishes, and that was what attracted me to it in the first place.
To curb invasives, eat them
2011-07-31 08:28:59
With its dark red and black stripes, spotted fins and long venomous black spikes, the lionfish seems better suited for horror films than consumption.
Food artists, looking to fill a gap
2011-07-31 08:23:46
El Bulli, which has been the most influential restaurant in the world, served its last dinner on July 30.