Alcohol Making
Alcohol Making
Tofu (bean curd), a popular East Asian food now becoming a global food, originated in China in the early imperial period. …
Tofu
Tofu
Tofu (bean curd), a popular East Asian food now becoming a global food, originated in China in the early imperial period. …
Salt – One of the “Seven Necessities in Daily Life”
Salt – One of the “Seven Necessities in Daily Life”
The “Seven Necessities in Daily Life” (開門七件事) are firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy condiments, vinegar, and tea (柴、米、油、鹽、醬、醋、茶). …
Rice Cooker: How a Humble Electric Appliance was Born and Changed the World
Rice Cooker: How a Humble Electric Appliance was Born and Changed the World
It is time for dinner. The sweet smell of rice starts to spread around small households in Hong Kong, and the beeping sound from the timer tells that the rice cooker has done its job. …
Faux Meat: Before the Rise of Plant-based Meat
Faux Meat: Before the Rise of Plant-based Meat
Learn about how Chinese people replicated the taste and appearance of meat with vegetarian ingredients since a thousand years ago. …
Bamboo Steam: From Kitchenware to Cultural Icon
Bamboo Steam: From Kitchenware to Cultural Icon
Bamboo steamers have been in use in East Asian kitchens for the past 2,000 years, and for good reasons. …
Onggi Crocks: From Onggi Crocks to Kimchi Refrigerators
Onggi Crocks: From Onggi Crocks to Kimchi Refrigerators
The transformation from onggi crocks to kimchi refrigerators epitomises the Korean culinary culture and some of its socio-culture changes. …
Round Tables in China: How Round Tables Made Their Way into Chinese Dining Halls
Round Tables in China: How Round Tables Made Their Way into Chinese Dining Halls
Now a Chinese restaurant staple, round tables were used for dining in China only since the Qing dynasty. Behind this fact are important shifts in sociocultural norms. …
Granary: Sticky Rice and He Granaries in Guizhou
Granary: Sticky Rice and He Granaries in Guizhou
What is he, and why does it hold a special place in people’s heart in Guizhou’s minority communities. …
The Transformation of Hotpot: Towards Convenience and/or Individualization?
The Transformation of Hotpot: Towards Convenience and/or Individualization?
Fueled by the pandemic during which people are more or less forced to conduct individual lives, it is no surprise that food exemplified by self-heated hotpot becomes so popular. …