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Saicho’s limited edition Sixty Stone Mountain sparkling tea was made using the tea leaves harvested at Lin Junjie’s organic tea plantation in Hualien County, Taiwan. Photo: Saicho

Food & Drink

New limited-edition sparkling tea inspired by a tiny Taiwan tea garden

Leaves from Taiwan’s Junjie Lin Tea Garden were used to make Hong Kong- and UK-based Saicho’s limited-edition Sixty Stone Mountain bottle.

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Why is there a cake voucher with your Chinese wedding invite? We explain

14 Nov 2024 - 1:10PM

Meet the chefs reinterpreting Korean food from London to LA

14 Nov 2024 - 7:15AM

Food & Drink

Rich culinary history of Japan’s Hokkaido island captured in new film

Kita no Syokukei – Northern Food Story in English – made a splash at the San Sebastian Film Festival, screening to enthusiastic applause.

13 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM

Still from Northern Food Story. Photo: KUANI

Food & Drink

5 must-try food specials in Hong Kong this weekend, November 15-17

From a Godiva tea set collaboration to a terrace meal at a one-Michelin-star steakhouse, here are 5 places to try this weekend.

13 Nov 2024 - 5:18PM

Food & Drink

A bar owner’s go-to food places in Hong Kong and Macau

The son of two chefs, Prasant Raj Gurung, co-founder of C108 in Hong Kong, shares his go-to restaurants for Nepalese food, tapas and more.

13 Nov 2024 - 1:23PM

Food & Drink

Chef of Singapore’s 2-Michelin-star Jaan opens restaurant in Vietnam

At The Albion by Kirk Westaway in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, the team is aiming to elevate the standard of British comfort food.

14 Nov 2024 - 1:28PM

The whole roast chicken at The Albion by Kirk Westaway, the British chef’s new restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo: The Albion

Food & Drink

Nearly 1kg Alba white truffle sells for US$154,000 to Hong Kong bidder

The truffle, sold at the 25th World Alba White Truffle Auction, was part of a single lot that included an Italy trip and meal in Hong Kong.

11 Nov 2024 - 7:04PM

The nearly 908g Alba white truffle that was sold as part of a single-lot package for US$154,000 to a Hong Kong bidder at the 2024 World Alba White Truffle Auction, on November 10. Photo: Castellana

Food & Drink

It’s Pocky Day! How yearly celebration of the Japanese snack began

The classic chocolate-coated biscuit treat is celebrated every year on November 11, and there is also a Korean version known as Pepero Day.

11 Nov 2024 - 11:47AMvideocam

Arts & Culture

‘Text hip’ trend makes books cool in Korea, and a bar catches on

K-pop stars like NewJeans’ Minji are making reading cool again. Chaeg Bar in Seoul is lined with books to read and serves literary cocktails.

10 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM

Food & Drink

Coffee researcher spills the beans on new varieties being bred

World Coffee Research head Jennifer Long’s goal is to diversify coffee production to benefit farmers and drinkers. New beans are on the way.

10 Nov 2024 - 5:15PM

Researchers are developing new coffee varieties to benefit farrmers and drinkers. Photo: Shutterstock

Food & Drink

Profile | From ‘picky’ eater to 3-Michelin-star restaurant chef in Hong Kong

Japanese chef Hideaki Sato of Ta Vie talks about how Chinese food influences his French cuisine and his recent ‘dream come true’ in France.

10 Nov 2024 - 1:15PM

Chef Hideaki Sato of Hong Kong’s three-Michelin-star Ta Vie restaurant at La Table des Chefs, by Champagne brand Maison Mumm, in Reims, France. Photo: Maison Mumm

Food & Drink

Prized white honey producer starts from scratch after war in Ethiopia

Tigray in Ethiopia is famous for its creamy white honey, but civil war destroyed half its beehives. Its beekeepers are still recovering.

9 Nov 2024 - 4:22PM

Food & Drink

Meet the ‘Bourdain of China’ telling ‘amazing’ food stories on YouTube

Christopher St. Cavish is known for writing about soup dumplings. His new video series spotlights foods around China and those behind them.

11 Nov 2024 - 10:22AM

Health & Wellness

Keto or high-carb? For endurance runners one is better than the other

One of these diets ‘is possibly bad for your bones’ says an expert, while the other ‘likely improves performance’.

9 Nov 2024 - 3:52PM

A high-carb diet with sufficient protein is best for endurance runners, say experts. Photo: Shutterstock

Food & Drink

Where a Parisian eats in Hong Kong, from Indian to the ‘best Cantonese’

Eli Bitan, board chair of the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, shares his top dining spots in the city – one serves ‘unmissable’ bagels.

8 Nov 2024 - 12:15PM

Uttappam with tomato at Woodlands Vegetarian Indian Restaurant. Photo: SCMP

Family & Relationships

What can you expect at a Chinese wedding banquet? All the dishes explained

Chefs in Hong Kong break down the must-eat dishes at Chinese wedding banquets and their names’ auspicious portents for the lucky couple.

7 Nov 2024 - 3:36PM

Food & Drink

How Big Way Hot Pot succeeded by turning hotpot idea upside down

Vancouver hotpot chain where, inspired by the pandemic, you don’t share but order your own bowl, grew rapidly. Now it’s about to hit the US.

6 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM

Food & Drink

Sweet potato soup sake? 3 Hong Kong women’s dessert-based craft drinks

Three women have created sake drinks based on sweet potato and red bean soups using traditional Hong Kong flavours and Japanese ingredients.

6 Nov 2024 - 1:30PM

(From left) Eummie Chik, Keita Wu and Kiu Au of the Three Sisters Sake Brew Project - an endeavour focused on creating craft sake using traditional Hong Kong dessert flavours and Japanese ingredients - at Sake Bar Chu Chu in Causeway Bay. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Food & Drink

Where to eat in Surry Hills, Sydney’s creative culinary hub

Taylor Swift ate pasta in this area where Australian gastronomy thrives. We explore Surry Hills on foot from the artsy Ace Hotel Sydney.

6 Nov 2024 - 10:54AM

Jatz crackers topped with smoked butter and anchovies at Kiln. Photo: Kiln

Arts & Culture

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 8-10

Immerse yourself in Indian arts, culture and heritage, try on a pair of new Nike kicks and eat and drink at a great wine bar before it shuts.

8 Nov 2024 - 5:11PMvideocam

Food & Drink

5 must-try menus and bars in Hong Kong this weekend, November 8-10

Five menus and happenings you should not miss this weekend, including traditional German duck and Stranger Things-themed ice cream.

7 Nov 2024 - 9:45AM

Food & Drink

How India’s single malt whiskies are challenging global giants

Indian brands like Indri, Amrut and Paul John are winning best whisky prizes at international awards and surging in popularity beyond India.

4 Nov 2024 - 11:26AM

The range of Indian single malt whiskies available at Bungalow in New York includes the brands Paul John, Indri, Kamet, Rampur and Amrut. Indian single malt is still considered new, one expert says, which is part of the appeal for American whisky lovers. Photo: Bungalow

highlights from

100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory

100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory

Nocino’s vibrant new location is situated on Wai Yip Street in Kwun Tong. Photo: Courtesy of Nocino

100 Top Tables weekend food guide: where to eat from November 15-17

14 Nov 2024 - 5:45PM

The Thai Beef Salad cocktail by The Savory Project in Hong Kong features savory profiles from beef, peanut and chilli as well as coconut, kaffir lime and rum. Photo: The Savory Project

Drink in Focus: The Savory Project’s Thai Beef Salad cocktail

14 Nov 2024 - 5:25PM

Dish in focus: Is LPM’s gateau au fromage frais the “best cheesecake in town”? Photo: Handout

Dish in Focus: LPM’s gateau au fromage frais

13 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM

The Repulse Bay Wine Rally will take place this weekend in Hong Kong. Photos: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide: the best places to eat from November 8-10

8 Nov 2024 - 12:35PM

The team at Changsha cocktail bar CMYK, one of only two mainland Chinese bars to feature in this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Bars. Photos: Handout

China’s cocktail bars are great, so why hasn’t the world taken notice yet?

2 Nov 2024 - 12:00PM

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