Winter delicacy of Quzhou: Steamed rice cake

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Exceptional creativity can bind nations

Tea artists demonstrate the Jingshan tea ceremony, a traditional tea-making technique, to attendees of the second Liangzhu Forum in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang province, on Monday. To promote national culture and foster exchanges with cultures worldwide, nations must first create exceptional artistic works, experts said at the second Liangzhu Forum, which opened on Monday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Personally, …

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4 weeks ago

The Hainanese chicken rice wars are heating up in the San Gabriel Valley

LA Times

Who makes the best Hainanese chicken rice? Though the menu at Savoy boasts pizza, pasta and even a roasted Cornish hen, I’ve never actually seen anyone in the cramped dining room eating anything other than the Hainanese chicken rice. Chef Hong Xiao spent years cooking Hainanese chicken rice around the San Gabriel Valley before opening Hong Coffee and Bakery in …

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1 month ago

Food festival dishes up cultural menu

China Daily

Running from Nov 15 to Tuesday in Baojing county, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province, a food festival displays the distinctive culinary skills of different ethnic groups in the province. SHU BING/FOR CHINA DAILY Cuisine's role in identity under microscope as gateway to traditions, customs and values Food has the power to bring people together, and culinary tourism …

Food Festival

1 month ago

Food festival dishes up cultural menu

China Daily

Running from Nov 15 to Tuesday in Baojing county, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province, a food festival displays the distinctive culinary skills of different ethnic groups in the province. SHU BING/FOR CHINA DAILY Cuisine's role in identity under microscope as gateway to traditions, customs and values Food has the power to bring people together, and culinary tourism …

Food Festival

1 month ago

Food festival dishes up cultural menu

China Daily

Running from Nov 15 to Tuesday in Baojing county, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province, a food festival displays the distinctive culinary skills of different ethnic groups in the province. SHU BING/FOR CHINA DAILY Cuisine's role in identity under microscope as gateway to traditions, customs and values Food has the power to bring people together, and culinary tourism …

Food Festival

1 month ago

Food festival dishes up cultural menu

China Daily

Running from Nov 15 to Tuesday in Baojing county, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province, a food festival displays the distinctive culinary skills of different ethnic groups in the province. SHU BING/FOR CHINA DAILY Cuisine's role in identity under microscope as gateway to traditions, customs and values Food has the power to bring people together, and culinary tourism …

Food Festival

1 month, 2 weeks ago

A universe of meals begins with rice

LA Times

When I got married in 2022, I brought a lot into the marriage. But there was one kitchen contraption I knew we would use daily: the rice cooker. Steamed White Rice Basic steamed white rice is simple enough to make without a rice cooker. Serves 3 to 4 Rice Bar’s Tinola This chicken soup and steamed rice dish from chef …

Los Angeles Times My Husband White Rice Cooker Steamed

2 months ago

Guizhou to celebrate Miao New Year in November

China Daily

Xijiang Qianhu Miao village is an ideal place to experience Miao culture in Guizhou. The Xijiang Qianhu Miao village in Leishan county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, is all dressed up and ready, looking forward to a unique Miao New Year feast in November. The Miao New Year is one of the most important festivals of the Miao ethnic group, combining …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Discovery sheds light on early rice cultivation

China Daily

Researchers work on the Huangchaodun Site in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, where remnants of a rice field and settlements were unearthed. Around 10,000 years ago, as people in present-day West Asia began to domesticate wheat and barley, a similar development took place in China where people began to cultivate rice. For years, Shangshan Culture, a Neolithic culture from 11,000 to 8,500 …

Rice Zhejiang

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Discovery sheds light on early rice cultivation

China Daily

Researchers work on the Huangchaodun Site in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, where remnants of a rice field and settlements were unearthed. Around 10,000 years ago, as people in present-day West Asia began to domesticate wheat and barley, a similar development took place in China where people began to cultivate rice. For years, Shangshan Culture, a Neolithic culture from 11,000 to 8,500 …

Rice Zhejiang

3 months ago

Visitors enjoy steamed rice mooncakes at museum

China Daily

Visitors to the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum enjoy diverse activities during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. People visiting the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum during the Mid-Autumn Festival had a taste of such Wu-style steamed rice mooncakes. Dances, music, pastries and pottery toys representing the different Mid-Autumn customs across the country offered visitors diverse visual experiences and culinary delights. It's been a …

3 months ago

Datong emerging as China's citron daylily hub

China Daily

By LIU YUKUN in Beijing and ZHU XINGXIN in Taiyuan City in Shanxi produces 25% of country's output, driving local economy, tourism Workers pick citron daylily buds at a plantation in Yunzhou district of Datong, North China's Shanxi province. Before the citron daylily industry gained momentum, local farmers like Tang struggled with the unpredictability of weather and the long cultivation …

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3 months ago

Chinese restaurants in US look to enhance dining experience

China Daily

In the diverse culinary landscape of the United States, there are nearly 100,000 Asian restaurants in the US, where Chinese cuisine is prominent. As American consumers increasingly seek authentic, globally influenced culinary experiences, Chinese restaurant owners are encouraged to adapt and innovate, learning from the successful models of American chains like McDonald's and Burger King, to build a loyal and …

Food Cuisine Industry Local Restaurants Restaurant Asian

3 months ago

Chinese restaurants in US look to enhance dining experience

China Daily

In the diverse culinary landscape of the United States, there are nearly 100,000 Asian restaurants in the US, where Chinese cuisine is prominent. As American consumers increasingly seek authentic, globally influenced culinary experiences, Chinese restaurant owners are encouraged to adapt and innovate, learning from the successful models of American chains like McDonald's and Burger King, to build a loyal and …

Food Cuisine Industry Local Restaurants Restaurant Asian

3 months ago

Zhejiang discovers one of world's earliest rice fields

China Daily

ezhejiang.gov.cn| Updated :2024-09-18 An aerial view of the Huangchaodun site in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. The Huangchaodun site in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, was revealed to have shed new light on the origins of global rice farming at a National Cultural Heritage Administration conference in Beijing on Sept 13. Phytolith concentrations of 2,000-7,000 grains per gram in the …

Rice Site Zhejiang Huangchaodun

3 months, 1 week ago

Terraced rice fields are tourism resource

China Daily

The paddy fields located on a mountain in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region once only produced rice for locals, but today, they are a unique tourism resource. The terraced fields already existed during the Qin Dynasty, says Pan Baoyu, former Party secretary of Dazhai village in the Longsheng multinational autonomous county, who first protected and developed the fields. "We use …

Tourism China Village Pan Rice Fields Tourism Development Longsheng

3 months, 1 week ago

Terraced rice fields are tourism resource

China Daily

The paddy fields located on a mountain in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region once only produced rice for locals, but today, they are a unique tourism resource. The terraced fields already existed during the Qin Dynasty, says Pan Baoyu, former Party secretary of Dazhai village in the Longsheng multinational autonomous county, who first protected and developed the fields. "We use …

China Village Pan Rice Fields Tourism Development Tourism Resource Longsheng

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Italian teachers and students explore traditional Zhejiang culture

China Daily

Twelve teachers and students from the University of Verona in Italy recently visited Liangnong town, Yuyao city, Zhejiang province, to carry out research and exchange activities and experience the charm of traditional Chinese culture. The group visited Liangnong's Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall, gaining firsthand knowledge of Yuyao's intangible cultural heritage and the local cultural characteristics and customs. Under the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Italian teachers and students explore traditional Zhejiang culture

China Daily

Twelve teachers and students from the University of Verona in Italy recently visited Liangnong town, Yuyao city, Zhejiang province, to carry out research and exchange activities and experience the charm of traditional Chinese culture. The group visited Liangnong's Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall, gaining firsthand knowledge of Yuyao's intangible cultural heritage and the local cultural characteristics and customs. Under the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Quzhou pie spices up success

China Daily

ezhejiang.gov.cn| Updated :2024-09-04 Spicy pan-fried pies. Over a decade ago, Zeng Hongxia from Changshan county, Quzhou, opened a small stall in Ningbo, serving up spicy pan-fried pies. Inspired by her young customers, she named them "La Ku Bing", which means "chilly pies that make you cry". "Our secret recipe uses dried chili from Changshan, fresh chili peppers, garlic sprouts, and …

Bing Pie Quzhou Ningbo Zeng Spicy Pies

4 months, 3 weeks ago

茉莉花的永恒魅力

China Daily

Farmers harvest jasmine flowers in a field in Liufeng village of Hengxian county, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Aug 23, 2014. Hengxian is one of the main producing areas of jasmine flowers in China, yielding some 80,000 tons of fresh jasmine flowers per year and producing 60,000 tons of jasmine tea annually. Celebrate summer with jasmine tea and discover …

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5 months ago

Diners not souring anytime soon on trendy soup hot pot

China Daily

Performers from the Miao ethnic group dance at the launch ceremony of Haidilao's Leishan fish sauce sour hot pot in Leishan county, Guizhou province, in June. Provided to China Daily With consumption upgrades, consumers' increasingly diversified tastes and pursuit of healthier diets, eating sour soup hot pot has become the new "it" dish among Chinese hot pot lovers. "My friend …

Fish Chinese Guizhou Pot Sauce Soup Haidilao

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dragon boats and dumplings

China Daily

Sweetened zongzi with the addition of red bean paste or a puree of Chinese jujubes is popular in northern China. Every Chinese child knows the story of Qu Yuan, the folk hero who threw himself into a raging river when his country was vanquished three centuries before Christ was born. And every Chinese child would have listened wide-eyed to this …

Rice Chinese Dumpling Zongzi

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dragon boats and dumplings

China Daily

Sweetened zongzi with the addition of red bean paste or a puree of Chinese jujubes is popular in northern China. Every Chinese child knows the story of Qu Yuan, the folk hero who threw himself into a raging river when his country was vanquished three centuries before Christ was born. And every Chinese child would have listened wide-eyed to this …

Rice Chinese Dumpling Zongzi

7 months ago

Come to China, enjoy six amazing teas

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-05-21 West Lake Longjing tea. China boasts the most diverse range of teas globally, including green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea and dark tea, each with its unique production method and flavors. With a long history dating back to the Tang Dynasty, West Lake has been mentioned in Lu Yu's "Classic of Tea" for …

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7 months ago

Come to China, enjoy six amazing teas

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-05-21 West Lake Longjing tea. China boasts the most diverse range of teas globally, including green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea and dark tea, each with its unique production method and flavors. With a long history dating back to the Tang Dynasty, West Lake has been mentioned in Lu Yu's "Classic of Tea" for …

Green Dynasty Province Lake Green Tea Jasmine Fujian

7 months, 1 week ago

Kaihua specialties

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-05-15 Longding tea, a specialty in Kaihua county, Quzhou, is best known for its exquisite aroma and rich flavor. Two specialties in Kaihua county, Quzhou, Zhejiang province have been included in the National Directory of Famous, Special, and Superior New Agricultural Products, as recently announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Renowned for its exquisite aroma, …

Longding Kaihua Kaihua County County Quzhou

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Artistry on a plate is a piece of cake

China Daily

Baker Wang Fang has made cakes depicting 1,800 destinations, including Lingyin Temple from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. One might have a difficult time cutting into one of Wang Fang's cakes, as they are practically works of art, almost too good to be spoiled. From natural wonders to cultural heritage, the baker from Taizhou in Zhejiang province has re-created 1,800 destinations from …

Wang Zhejiang

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Artistry on a plate is a piece of cake

China Daily

Baker Wang Fang has made cakes depicting 1,800 destinations, including Lingyin Temple from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. One might have a difficult time cutting into one of Wang Fang's cakes, as they are practically works of art, almost too good to be spoiled. From natural wonders to cultural heritage, the baker from Taizhou in Zhejiang province has re-created 1,800 destinations from …

Wang Zhejiang

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Artistry on a plate is a piece of cake

China Daily

Baker Wang Fang has made cakes depicting 1,800 destinations, including Lingyin Temple from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. One might have a difficult time cutting into one of Wang Fang's cakes, as they are practically works of art, almost too good to be spoiled. From natural wonders to cultural heritage, the baker from Taizhou in Zhejiang province has re-created 1,800 destinations from …

Wang Zhejiang

8 months ago

Menu of success ensures a taste of culture

China Daily

The Beijing restaurant's steamed yellow croaker stands out as one of diners' favorites. Known for its elegance, Huaiyang cuisine is capable of meticulously transforming a seemingly modest cube of tofu into a culinary masterpiece that resembles a delicate chrysanthemum flower through 100 precise cuts made in two directions. Chrysanthemum tofu soup showcases the cutting skills required for Huaiyang cuisine. The …

Huaiyang Cuisine Chrysanthemum Tofu Soup Success Ensures Huaiyang

8 months ago

Menu of success ensures a taste of culture

China Daily

The Beijing restaurant's steamed yellow croaker stands out as one of diners' favorites. Known for its elegance, Huaiyang cuisine is capable of meticulously transforming a seemingly modest cube of tofu into a culinary masterpiece that resembles a delicate chrysanthemum flower through 100 precise cuts made in two directions. Chrysanthemum tofu soup showcases the cutting skills required for Huaiyang cuisine. The …

Huaiyang Cuisine Chrysanthemum Tofu Soup

8 months, 1 week ago

Quzhou bolsters tea industry

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-04-15 Quzhou in Zhejiang province has in recent years been exploring new strategies to elevate its tea industry, resulting in the expansion of its tea plantation to 214,500 mu in 2023. The total output value of the city's tea industry reached 4.08 billion yuan last year, a substantial year-on-year increase of 23.59 percent. These achievements can be largely …

Tea Tea Industry

8 months, 1 week ago

Flower festival offers immersive experience

China Daily

The Huazhao Festival, or flower festival, got underway at Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai on Friday, offering visitors immersive experience in traditional Chinese culture. Running until April 27, the festival features colorful installations themed on diverse kinds of flowers and flower fairies. A slew of activities will also take place during the festival to immerse visitors in the traditional Chinese culture …

Festival Chinese Flower

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A tasty place to visit

China Daily

Swans on a lake facing the nine-story Wenchang Pagoda in the Tianye countryside park in Jiayu county, Hubei province. CHINA DAILY Visitors who travel to Jiayu county, Xianning city, in Central China's Hubei province for the first time are often impressed with its culinary offerings, especially the fish and lotus roots. Jiayu, which literally means "good fish" in Chinese, is …

Fish Lotus Hubei Good Fish Jiayu

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A tasty place to visit

China Daily

Swans on a lake facing the nine-story Wenchang Pagoda in the Tianye countryside park in Jiayu county, Hubei province. CHINA DAILY Visitors who travel to Jiayu county, Xianning city, in Central China's Hubei province for the first time are often impressed with its culinary offerings, especially the fish and lotus roots. Jiayu, which literally means "good fish" in Chinese, is …

Fish Lotus Hubei Good Fish Jiayu Produces Good

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Seven foods for Qingming Festival

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-04-03 Editor's note: Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional festival where Chinese pay respects to their ancestors and the dead. From green rice balls and omelets to fried dough twists and pancakes, here are seven traditional foods people eat on the special day. Green rice ball 青团 Qingtuan, or green rice balls, are widely consumed in …

China Rice South Qingming Festival

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Seven foods for Qingming Festival

China Daily

Editor's note: Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional festival where Chinese pay respects to their ancestors and the dead. From green rice balls and omelets to fried dough twists and pancakes, here are seven traditional foods people eat on the special day. 1.Green rice ball 青团 Qingtuan, or green rice balls, are widely consumed in China's Jiangnan area …

China Rice South Eat Qingming Festival

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Quzhou's bamboo shoots to the top in Japan

China Daily

ezhejiang.gov.cn| Updated :2024-03-29 Workers process water-cooked bamboo shoots in Longyou county, Quzhou, Zhejiang province. At the Quzhou Longyou Foreign Trade Bamboo Shoot Factory Co in Longyou, Quzhou, workers are processing water-cooked bamboo shoots. When taking his ventures to Japan, Xiang enlisted Chinese students as translators, visited bamboo shoot enterprises, and even encouraged his wife to learn Japanese, dialing numbers listed …

Bamboo Quzhou Xiang Shoots Bamboo Shoots Japanese Market

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tweaking the taste of spring

China Daily

Customers line up to purchase qingtuan at Shendacheng, one of the century-old delicacy brands in Shanghai that is keen on innovating new varieties of the spring snack. Every year, from mid-March to early April, as the Qingming Festival approaches, Zhang Min's life revolves around the green glutinous rice balls known as qingtuan. The delicacy's shiny green exterior is made of …

Shanghai Zhang Qingtuan

9 months, 1 week ago

Rice delights: 3 delicious recipes that will satisfy every rice lover's craving

Hindustan Times

Indian households simply wouldn't be complete without rice as it is so flexible, easy to prepare and easy to cook. Mexican Rice Mexican Rice recipe Ingredients: Oil 1 tbsp + butter 1 tbsp Garlic 1 tbsp Onions 1/2 cup Tomato puree 1/2 cup Salt to taste Powdered spices: Lal mirch powder tsp Dhaniya powder 1 tsp Jeera powder 1 tsp …

Black Rice Add Cook Minutes Curry Tsp

10 months ago

Hotpot chain sees tasty rise in business over Spring Festival

China Daily

Haidilao hot pot restaurant During Spring Festival holiday, with booming domestic tourism, the catering industry also witnessed a peak in business. Haidilao shared that during this holiday, their stores in Xi'an remained the busiest, serving more than 650,000 people, followed by other southern cities like Haikou, Sanya, Beihai, Fuzhou, and Xiamen, which also saw a rise in customers. To cater …

Haidilao Hotpot Chain Spring Festival

10 months ago

Hotpot chain sees tasty rise in business over Spring Festival

China Daily

Haidilao hot pot restaurant During Spring Festival holiday, with booming domestic tourism, the catering industry also witnessed a peak in business. Haidilao shared that during this holiday, their stores in Xi'an remained the busiest, serving more than 650,000 people, followed by other southern cities like Haikou, Sanya, Beihai, Fuzhou, and Xiamen, which also saw a rise in customers. To cater …

Haidilao Hotpot Chain Spring Festival Hotpot Chain Sees Chain Sees

10 months, 1 week ago

Chinese New Year 2024: Dumplings to longevity noodles, most popular dishes savoured on this day

Hindustan Times

Most of Asia holds a sumptuous feast on Chinese New Year, a day when red lanterns, firecrackers and decorations light up not just China, but places across the globe. Before you ring in Chinese New Year 2024, here are some of the best dishes you can enjoy on this day. Changshou Mian translates to ‘long life or long face noodles’ …

Chinese New Year Chinese Spring Rolls Dumplings Changshou Mian Chinese New Year 2024 Longevity Noodles

10 months, 1 week ago

Chinese New Year 2024: Traditional dishes to savour this Year of the Dragon

Hindustan Times

Chinese New Year marks the beginning of a new year according to the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. The second new moon after the winter solstice marks the first day of the Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year: Traditional dishes to celebrate the Year of the Dragon Nian gao Nian Gao Niangao or Rice Cakes are a popular dish in the …

Chinese New Year Rice This Year Generally Served Traditional Dishes Chinese Dish

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Amazing cultural experience wows Yantai expats

China Daily

A hundred expats gather at a school in the Huang-Bohai New Area in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, to experience Chinese Day activities and immerse themselves in the charm of Chinese cuisine and culture. I got to experience fun activities I've never tried before, such as making traditional ink and brush paintings, playing pitching-pot, and making sugar paintings," said a …

Chinese Yantai Chinese Day

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Shandong's culinary delights provide a flavorful journey through Lunar New Year

China Daily

As Lunar New Year approaches, the bustling province of Shandong is immersed in the aromas of festive cuisine. Their savory taste and vibrant colors add joy to the festivities, whether served cold or alongside steaming rice. Shandong's Lunar New Year festivities are incomplete without honey sesame bars, pancakes, and rice cakes, each adding a unique flavor to the feast. Lunar …

Shandong Sdta12301 Lunar New Year

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Fujian's fragrant feast

China Daily

A platter of Fujian traditional snacks. Having just finished a day's work at his newly opened Fujian restaurant in Beijing, head chef Hong Zhixiong hopped on a plane to Xiamen in Fujian province in search of the freshest ingredients. "Fujian cuisine is known for its fresh flavors, but this freshness doesn't come from seasonings, it's the result of blending mountain …

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