The Chinese and their Greens (Part 3/12)
Hairy melon or hairy gourd (pronounced 'jeet gwa or mo gwa' in Cantonese...let that name sink in a little. It is the brother to the...
The Chinese and their Greens (Part 2/12)
Welcome to part 2/12 of my series, 'Chinese and their Greens'. If any of you have been to a local wet market, you have surely seen these...
The Chinese and their Greens (Part 1/12)
Having just returned from a 9-day trip to Melbourne to visit my first-born, I have learned many things. One is that kids don't miss you...
Why Waste Roast Duck?
Who hasn't ordered Peking Duck at a Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong? I do it about 6 times a year, easy! Although I can order the same...
Creative with Rice Paper
Rice paper is something that has always fascinated me but I have kept my distance because it seems so delicate that I find it daunting to...
Resolution and Procrastination are Synonyms
What a rude awakening! To realise my resolutions means to just do it rather than think it. It's been a month into 2017 now and I am still...
