Wonton - --  In Chinese, Wonton literally means “swallowing clouds”. This may have to do with its irregular shaped pasta skin. The filling is traditionally made of minced meat, diced shrimp and small bits of vegetable, typically onion although there are numerous variations...

Tomato Sauce - --  Simple ingredients, easy to cook and healthy to eat. As to taste, it all boils down to the sauce. Add some red pepper flakes and grated Parmesan to taste. fn1 “tomato sauce” tends to be a confusing term. It may...

Tofu Skin - --  Tofu (Bean Curd) has a wide variety of byproducts which are often used in Chinese cuisine. It is an indispensible ingredients in traditional Buddhist or Taoist vegetarian dishes. One of the popular byproducts is tofu skin (腐皮 in Chinese...

Tequila - --  The Tequila area in Mexico was recently added to UNESCO’s (United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) list of World Heritage Sites. The inscription will help preserve what is often considered synonymous with Mexican cultural and identity. Unlike most alcoholic...

Oolong - --  ‘Puff Tea’ or “White Hair Oolong” is one of the most highly rated tea in the world. It is mainly produced in Hsin Tzu County in the north western part of Taiwan. A delicate beverage characterized by its fruity and...

Mantou 馒头 - --  Mantou and wheat noodles are the mainstay of the Northern Chinese diet (as compared to rice in the southern Chinese provinces). It is made with milled wheat flour has a soft and fluffy texture. Mantou is very similar to white...

Equally Delicious - --  Although this is not strictly about food, it is equally delicious. Flickr API facilitates the use of a set of callable methods to make requests and to receive corresponding formatted responses from its fantanstic photo archive. There is a good...

Drunken Chicken - --  There is quite a number of recipes for Drunken Chicken. The beer-can version seems to be a popular choice for BBQ. Although people in other parts of the world will tend to argue which brand of beer is best suited...

Cooking Steak (Jamie Oliver) - --  Culinary advice from Jamie Oliver - podcasting food for your ears....

Chinese Parsley - --  Chinese Parsely (Cilantro) must be one of the most hated and loved food herbs - there is no middle ground. It is widely used in Mexican, Caribbean and Asian cooking and has become popular in most metropolitan areas in the...