Missing Dhaka? One bite of fuchka brings you home
Fuchka is an unhealthy but delightful bite of sin that we Dhakaites cannot do without. No matter which corner of the globe we live in, our periodic craving for this tangy street…
Food
Labour of loaves: Making traditional bread in modern Singapore
Sweetlands Confectionery and Bakery supplies freshly baked bread to the many coffee shops around Singapore. Its Nanyang bread — a bread loaf baked with a traditional recipe, is…
Making traditional bread in modern Singapore: How one bakery is rising to the challenge
The decades-old Sweetlands Confectionery and Bakery is one of only a handful that continue to produce and supply the traditional bread used in kaya toast at popular cafe chains.
Shin Ramyun’s Thai twist: How Nongshim is slurping up Asia
Powered by Tom Yum, Nongshim’s flagship ramyeon is winning hearts—and shelves—across Asia.
Old tofu shop in Tokyo makes presence felt in business district
Echigoya has been producing tofu for more than 100 years, supporting the local food industry.
After India’s Karachi Bakery vandalised, Pakistanis are showing love for Hyderabad’s Bombay Bakery
The beloved bakery and its famous coffee cake have been enjoyed by Pakistanis for over a century.
K-food mogul Paik Jong-won strikes back, vows to take legal action against ‘malicious attacks’
While Paik admitted responsibility for the company’s missteps, he also claimed that a small group of individuals is driving the majority of the attacks.
Malaysian son learns cherished family recipes from mother
Benjamin Oh Jian Wei, 36, grew up learning his mother and grandmother's recipes and says he is hoping to teach them to his son, too.
Menu, gallery mark 40 years of Kuala Lumpur hospitality
TO mark its 40th anniversary, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur has launched several initiatives to celebrate its decades of hospitality. It unveiled a Legendary Menu at Shang Palace that…
Kuala Lumpur Cocktail Week’s pairing dinners showed how chefs and bartenders can work well together
The centrepiece of the event was the KLCW Festival Village at Sentul Depot, where almost all the participating local bars set up shop to serve cocktails all day long.