Chinese food

Monthly Digest

Madame Fan’s chef Pak Chee Yit reunites with mentor Sam Leong for culinary collaboration

The four-hands experience sees Madame Fan’s chef Pak Chee Yit (right) reunite with his former mentor Sam Leong.

At this Beijing restaurant, robots make and cook your noodles, and deliver them to your table

The 400 sq m restaurant in Fengtai district began trial operations on Aug 14 and is expected to open more widely to the public later the same month.

Field Notes from Pingxiang

Durian trade is a high-stakes hustle in Chinese border town

jycolour - Thai durians sold on the street in Pingxiang.

Credit: ST PHOTO: JOYCE ZK LIM

Yunnan’s wild mushroom season draws global foragers and food lovers

A wild mushroom and chicken soup hotpot being served in Kunming, in China’s Yunnan province.

Craving Teochew kueh after watching Dear You? Head to these four traditional handmade kueh makers

(Clockwise from top left) Jalan Kukoh Teochew Kueh, Yoon’s Traditional Teochew Kueh, Lai Heng Handmade Teochew Kueh and Yong’s Teochew Kueh.

Monthly Digest

Savour classics and new dishes at Hokkien restaurant Beng Hiang, now at Shangri-La Singapore

Beng Hiang’s menu offers new dishes alongside traditional favourites.

Baying for blood: Pig blood curd back on menus, sold out in supermarkets

Since the authorities approved the import of pig blood curd from one slaughterhouse in Thailand, restaurants have been racing to put it on the menu.

China’s ‘goose leg auntie’ in hot water for using duck meat

As goose legs can cost more than double the price of duck in China, many online accused her of deliberately misleading consumers for profit

Chinese mall turns secret classroom snacking into viral sneak-eating contest

The winner, a man in his 30s, took home a one-gram grain of golden rice worth S$263.

Beijing state banquet sets the table for Trump-Xi diplomacy

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing. China has often used the powerful symbolism of food when receiving distinguished foreign visitors.

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