Tarts from the heart

2011-02-08 07:36:29

Straits Chinese cooks were the firstfusion chefs. Pauline D Loh recalls childhood treats of home.

Spring rolls - food for a new season

2011-02-08 07:36:29

In Beijing, it is customary to eat spring rolls at the Beginning of Spring or li chun.

Eight treasures on the festive table

2011-02-08 07:36:29

There's only one dessert that truly deserves pride of place on the Shanghainese family's Chinese New Year Eve reunion dinner.

Taste of Home in A sausage

2011-02-07 07:12:34

Home is where the stomach is, especially for those away abroad, Huang Zhiling reports

Old Fuzhou and the color purple

2011-02-07 07:12:34

As an outsider in Fuzhou, I find the best festive experience is a stroll along the traditional folk art area of San Fang Qi Xiang.

Eating to a promotion

2011-02-07 07:12:34

Every year, when I return to my hometown in Fengkai, a tiny county in the western part of Guangdong province, to spend Lunar New Year with my parents, my mother will make me radish cake.

Anhui eats up tofu feast to celebrate Spring Festival

2011-01-27 14:38:10

Spring Festival is celebrated all around the country. And in central China's Anhui province, the Tofu Feast is a traditional must. Chefs have come up with over 300 ways to use bean curd to tempt the palate.

Cuisine of Chinese New Year

2011-01-21 11:22:25

A reunion dinner is held on New Year's Eve where members of the family, near and far away, get together for the celebration. The venue will usually be in or near the home of the most senior member of the family.