Southeast Asia
Food

Barbecued rats on the menu for Cambodians

Street vendors in Cambodia's rural Battambang province serve barbecued field rats as a cheap, quick and nutritious snack. 

August 16, 2019
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Climate change and global warming threaten to reduce the world’s food supply, according to a report released on Thursday, August 8, 2019, by a UN body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 01:28
Environment
Climate change threatens world’s food security
August 9, 2019
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Sophie is a robot chef that can serve a bowl of piping-hot laksa in just 45 seconds. Orange Clove, the Singapore caterer that developed the robot with a local engineering company, said it wants to...01:24
Robots
Laksa made by a robot
July 30, 2019
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Mamee noodles are a childhood snack introduced to the Malaysian market in the 1970s by food company Mamee-Double Decker.  ...01:15
Stories behind top Asian brands
The story of Mamee noodles
June 28, 2019
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Researchers at Japan’s University of Tokyo have used animal muscle cells to cultivate meat for human consumption. ...01:23
Japan
Meat ‘grown’ by Japanese scientists
June 13, 2019
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Some traditional Japanese food items have become popular around the world as “superfoods” hailed for their health benefits and high nutrition. ...01:36
Food
Japan’s ‘superfood’ boom
June 5, 2019
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Thanks to the West Rail Line that started operations in 2003, the Yuen Long neighbourhood in Hong Kong's western New Territories has developed to a mini metropolis where old and new exist side by...03:13
Food
The yummiest places in Yuen Long
May 9, 2019
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Pho, bun and banh mi are probably the three most well-known dishes to come out of Vietnam. A lesser known dish is cha ruoi, a delicacy available at street stalls, that were once something only the...02:57
Food & Drink
Wolfing down Vietnamese worm cakes
April 1, 2019
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A Japanese saying goes: Osaka locals take food so seriously that they “eat till they drop”15:07
Food
The original ‘MSG’ in Osaka’s dashi culture
December 28, 2024
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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.06:56
Conservation
‘Dangerous dinner’ at a deserted Hong Kong villa
December 6, 2024
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Read the full story here: https://sc.mp/u073s ...03:01
Food
Vietnam's young coffee entrepreneurs brew up a revolution
October 9, 2024
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Opened in January 2020, Dignity Kitchen is a social enterprise and the brainchild of Singaporean engineer and entrepreneur Koh Seng Choon. The Singaporean street food served here, in the bustling...06:27
Food
Dignity Kitchen: Empowering Hong Kong's disabled
February 17, 2020
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Shanghai is an international city featuring cuisine from all over the world. Adventurous eaters may want to go for a culinary challenge and try ladetiao, one of, if not the spiciest dish you can...03:21
Food
The spiciest dish in Shanghai
January 20, 2020
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Lunar New Year is traditionally a time for enjoying family, and of course food including sweet snacks prepared with care for relatives and friends. Ringo Chan, executive pastry chef at the Four...04:23
Food
Sugar rings: a sweet Lunar New Year treat
January 23, 2020
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Bubble tea has been named as Japan’s most popular food of 2019 according to website Gurunavi. The popular Japanese food review publication placed the Taiwanese drink on top of a list that also...01:35
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Bubble tea: 2019 top food in Japan
December 31, 2019
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One third of the world’s caviar now comes from China, after the industry managed to tap global markets despite embarrassing scandals in recent years involving other food produced in the country.   ...03:39
US-China trade war
China’s caviar industry swimming along
December 17, 2019
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A restaurant in Shenyang, northeast China has brought in two baby alpacas to accompany customers while they enjoy meals.01:20
Animals
Alpacas in Chinese restaurant
December 9, 2019
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Lady M Confections is a New York bakery famous for its 20-layer crepe cakes and for using French techniques with a Japanese twist. With 35 branches in the US, Singapore, Hong Kong and on the...03:22
Food
Lady M: the New York bakery taking Asia by storm
December 2, 2019
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Chef Vicky Lau from the Tate Dining Room restaurant in Hong Kong talks us through how to make Sichuan Frog legs, a delicious fusion of French and Chinese cooking techniques.03:28
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How to make delicious Sichuan frog legs
December 6, 2019
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Chef Daniel Calvert from Belon restaurant shows us how to make his speciality, Drunken Pigeon, a delicious French take on the Chinese classic – Shanghainese drunken chicken. ...03:08
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A beginners guide to making Drunken Pigeon
December 2, 2019
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This year’s Tokyo Ramen Show brought food lovers 36 kinds of the Japanese noodle soup from different regions of the country. The annual event aims to promote tourism in Japan and is one of its...01:21
Japan
The Tokyo Ramen Show
November 5, 2019
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Local authorities in several Chinese provinces will offer discounts and special loans from August 2019 to counter public anger about rising pork prices. ...01:21
Animals
China tries to counter anger over rising pork prices
September 6, 2019