Dietary health, food safety, nutrition, and food culture.
Autumn settles over the landscape before we know it. Food lovers need not feign sorrow to write a verse; they simply follow the rhythm of the seasons, eating along the way. Flowers bloom and fade in turn, and as the fifteenth of the eighth month arrives, foodies are once again…
Another Mid-Autumn Festival has come around. Gifts pass between relatives and friends, and mooncakes invariably take centre stage. The tins range from ornate to understated: Cantonese or Suzhou style, fresh meat or strictly vegan, handmade and organic. Here comes a venerable Hong Kong brand; over there, it’s the latest viral…
Editor’s Note A plate of steamed chicken with peas had the children salivating, and left the regulars at the recently reopened Little Dining Table licking their lips. Yet, however memorable a farm-grown dish may be, miss it this year and you must wait until next. Food from the land grows…
As a food lover, I do not eat meat, but I simply cannot live without beans – soybeans, mung beans, adzuki beans, black beans, and chickpeas. Although I generally shun commercially bought food and strive to eat what we cultivate ourselves, the consumption of soy products at Evil Valley has…
I. Returning to the Countryside: A Connection with Pengcheng Natural Farm I was raised in a Hakka village in eastern Guangdong, and as a child, I frequently yearned for the outside world. In 2015, my wish came true when I moved to Guangzhou, a major metropolis, to continue my education.…
Although the Paris Olympics concluded last week, the doping controversies remain far from settled. Amidst the uproar, at least three incidents tied to food safety have surfaced: In the end, all three cases were ruled to be the result of consuming meat products “contaminated” with doping substances, rather than deliberate…
On 17 July, on the eve of the 2024 Summer Olympics opening in Paris, a coalition of international organisations launched the “Kick Big Soda Out of Sport” campaign, taking on the world’s largest soft drink manufacturers, including Coca-Cola. The initiative contends that “Big Soda” – soft drink industry giants epitomised…
Editor’s Note In the previous column, Master Yiguo showed us how, from an urban setting, she uses a “small dining table” to serve friends in her neighbourhood meals that are both wholesome and delicious. Yet even more “hardcore” is the grower of the rice served at that very table: Chen…
In this episode of *Food Talk*, we focus on the recent tanker truck incident that has captured widespread attention, exploring how food safety concerns impact our everyday lives. Despite numerous past food safety scandals, consumers still feel largely powerless in the face of our current food environment. This sense of…
A tanker truck caught mixing mineral and edible oils has thrust cooking oil into the spotlight, capturing unprecedented public attention. While people are asking how to ensure the vegetable oils they consume are safe, as a food enthusiast, I’m posing a different question: do we really need to be eating…
