Nostalgic-inducing snacks, beer gain popularity in Japan
The nation’s declining birthrate is a major factor in the popularity of the vintage snacks. For confectionery manufacturers in particular, the drop in the number of children…
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Smart cooker lends amateurs star-chef touch to an app
One needs the experience and intuition of a professional chef to get cooking just right but now, even this age-old art is being transformed by digitisation.
Lolla’s head chef wins Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants’ Asia’s Best Female Chef award
What started out as a temporary stint at Lolla quickly developed into Filipino chef Johanne Siy helming the team in 2020.
Phu Quoc mushroom makes delicacies in Vietnam
According to a local farmer, this kind of mushroom, dark brown on the outside and smooth white inside, lasts for about a month.
Thai foodies splutter with anger as Kaeng Som named among world’s worst dishes
Kaeng Som is made from a paste of shrimp and shallots, its sharp sweet-sour flavour coming from the addition of tamarind and sometimes lime juice.
Da Nang’s famed fish sauce shows its strength
Phu, an IT teacher, gave a boost to the family trade when he took over management of the Hong Huong fish sauce company from his father Phong.
Folk activities held across China to celebrate Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, fell on February 5 this year.
Vietnam’s Hoi An restores heritage for longer life
Built in the 18th century, the one-storey wooden structure house has sheltered eight generations of the family of Thai Quan Thang.
If even Marie Kondo can surrender, can we trust any modern day gurus offering life-changing magic?
The cult of cleaning’s leader has given up on tidying - a lesson for all who follow influencers.
Kin-keeping: The invisible work women do (and why men should care)
The writer says we should share the unseen mental load that goes into managing a household so that there can be gender parity at home.