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Making sticky rice with fresh crab with Danny Yip from The Chairman

On https://sc.mp/cooking, Chef Danny Yip from The Chairman restaurant in Hong Kong shows us how to make this Cantonese classic, with a luxurious addition: fresh flower crab.

January 31, 2020
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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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Chef May Chow from the popular Hong Kong restaurant Little Bao shows us her take on a fusion rice bowl that mixes Japanese and Szechuan styles. Chow says her simple creation perfectly delivers the...04:06
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How to make a yuzu fried chicken rice bowl
July 10, 2020
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On https://sc.mp/cooking, Chef Hideaki Sato from restaurant Ta Vie shows us his take on the traditional French dessert blancmange. Chef Sato’s Asian twist involves infusing the blancmange with...03:35
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Chef Hideaki Sato from Ta Vie makes a delicious Japanese melon dessert
March 30, 2020
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On https://sc.mp/cooking, Chef Peggy Chan shows us how to make a simple, healthy and delicious Japanese inspired macrobiotic bowl. The founder of Grassroots Pantry, which focuses on raising...04:10
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Making a healthy, delicious Japanese macrobiotic bowl with chef Peggy Chan
January 31, 2020
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These Vietnamese butter chicken wings may not be exactly what you would find in the Southeast Asian country, but the South China Morning Post’s Food and Drinks Editor Susan Jung knows they’ve been...01:29
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How to make Vietnamese butter chicken wings
December 20, 2019
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What does it take to maintain loving marriages that span decades? These 20 couples, aged 60 years or older, shared love secrets at a mass wedding04:59
Hong Kong society
The secrets to a long-lasting marriage
November 30, 2024
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Amid a boom in generative AI and the rise of apps like DeepSeek and ChatGPT, China’s adult toys industry is the latest to capitalise on the global trend. WMDoll, one of the biggest sex doll...05:38
DeepSeek
Chinese sex doll makers embrace AI
March 6, 2025
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As leaders gather for the annual ‘two sessions’ meetings, Beijing faces a tough task to boost the nation’s economy amid deflation risks and a real estate slump. Pledges have been made to stimulate consumption and jobs, but Shanghai business owners say targeted measures are needed  03:22
Two Sessions 2025 (Lianghui)
The small business concerns behind China’s ‘two sessions’
March 5, 2025
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The international event set for March 4-9 at the Kai Tak Sports Park will be the first sport’s first ranking tournament to be held in Hong Kong since 198901:52
World Snooker
Hong Kong to host snooker’s World Grand Prix
March 2, 2025
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PapaHome has over 10,000 furniture and home decoration items on display, allowing customers to get an up-close look before purchasing online01:37
Taobao
Taobao’s first physical store in Hong Kong
February 22, 2025
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Sri Lanka is one of the world’s largest tea-producing countries and its economy is highly dependent on the tea industry. In 2024, the tea sector contributed 11 per cent to the island’s total...13:08
Eat Drink Asia
What makes Sri Lanka the tea island of the world?
February 22, 2025
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Volunteer groups say 49 pet dogs died after ingesting poison in 2024, a tenfold jump from the previous year05:10
Animal welfare in Hong Kong
Dog poisonings on the rise in Hong Kong
February 22, 2025
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The two cubs were born last year to the city’s resident giant pandas Ying Ying and Le Le in Ocean Park01:55
Hong Kong’s pandas
New pandas ready to meet Hongkongers
February 15, 2025
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Shia Wong Hip serves guests traditional Chinese snake soup and more at a restaurant that her family has run for more than two generations04:28
Lunar New Year
‘Snake queen’ of Hong Kong brings warmth to the city
January 25, 2025
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Austin Bell set out to catalogue and photograph every outdoor basketball court in Hong Kong, ultimately finding 2,54908:01
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Shooting hoops in Hong Kong
January 18, 2025
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Miso goes into much more than soup in this Japanese prefecture – where the paste makes marvellous desserts, cocktails and more  13:32
Eat Drink Asia
How Nagoya, Japan’s ‘most boring city’, makes the best miso
January 18, 2025
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A viral video shows teenagers offering free hugs and kisses at Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Promenade04:32
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Hong Kong’s ‘Gen-Z hotspot for sex’ debunked
January 18, 2025
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Cockfighting is often seen as barbaric and banned around the world, but in the Philippines, questions about the blood sport are often framed as a debate over culture versus cruelty. The practice...11:40
The Philippines
Inside one of Manila's brutal cockfighting pits
November 16, 2024
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Thousands of Manila’s poorest eke out a living by hawking goods and cleaning tombs while living atop mausoleums in the Philippine capital’s oldest cemetery09:00
The Philippines
Living among the dead in a Manila cemetery
January 12, 2025
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Pete Sabine, aka DJ Fab Sabs, who is known for his classic Cantopop gigs, discusses his journey into Hong Kong's music scene.03:47
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How Cantopop is making a comeback in Hong Kong clubs
January 4, 2025
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Janice Zhu, a co-founder and tutor of the Hong Kong tea shop Yuentea, holds regular public classes on performing a Chinese tea ceremony. The process includes a special technique for rapidly...02:31
Chinese tea
Hong Kong teamaker revives ancient Chinese tea ceremony
January 3, 2025