New Taipei City — Armed only with an address in Chinese and a link to Google Maps, I exit the nearest Taipei Metro station and grip my iPhone like a divining rod hoping…
Month: August 2023
Chinese food is more diverse than Western eaters might think
ABOUT A DECADE ago, this correspondent attended a banquet in Guangzhou. The bird’s nest soup was gentle and slithery, the sea cucumber rich and gelatinous and the fish sparklingly fresh and perfectly…
Chaufa, Peru’s beloved fried rice, tells a tale of Chinese resilience
In Peru, it is said that any self-respecting Peruvian will have an Inca Kola, a popular soft drink, with their arroz chaufa. The combination represents a fusion inherent to the country’s cuisine,…
New Chinese and Taiwanese Cookbooks
Earlier this year, three cookbooks with ties to Chinese cuisine received high honors from the James Beard Foundation: The Wok by J. Kenji López-Alt (Norton), The Vegan Chinese Kitchen by Hannah Che…