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All hail Zong Zi!
Food+Drink (Shenzhen) / Editor's Choice
Written by : Ethan Zhou
Jun 4, 2008
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food
zong zi
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| Oh no... it's Dragon Boat Festival again! (Duan Wu Jie, 端午节,June 8th, 2008, Lunar May 5th.) That means my Lunar birthday is coming. Do you believe I was born when my mum was cheering for the dragon boat race while making Zong zi? Seriously, here comes this significant national festival food. These Chinese rice dumplings are made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings (Canton style Zong zi is stuffed with skinless mung beans and 'fat' meat) and wrapped in bamboo leaves. They are cooked by steaming or boiling. The Cantonese like to have them daily for breakfast, yet it is traditionally served and eaten during this month's Dragon Boat Festival. Enjoy!
History
Commemorating the death of Qu Yuan, a famous Chinese poet from the kingdom of Chu who lived during the Warring States period (278 BC), and who drowned himself in the Miluo river for his patriotism. According to legend, rice dumplings were thrown into the river to prevent fish from eating the poet's body, yet anoth ... ... |
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Meeting Mr Bean
Food+Drink (Shenzhen) / Editor's Choice
Written by : Ethan Zhou
May 7, 2008
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coffee
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| EDITOR'S CHOICE
Meeting Mr Bean
When choosing a decent coffee, always go directly to the bean...
You may like to drink coffee every morning, but are you aware that the cup you are holding in your hands can talk in 700 different flavors? So which roast level are you drinking? And which roast level is your favorite? Is there anyone that knows that a light coffee may be slightly acidic, or that a dark roast holds a lot of caffeine? If not, then we know a man who has the answers. . .
Roasting and taste
Coffee roasting is a chemical process by which aromatics, acids, and other flavor components are either created, balanced or altered in a way that should augment the flavor, acidity, aftertaste and body of the coffee as desired by the roaster. It's all true...
There are eight levels of transmutation for the beans. There are also enormous amounts of roasts, from light and cinnamon, to medial and high, and from City, Full City, French and Ita ... ... |
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The man who cooks for Presidents. . .
Food+Drink (Shenzhen) / Editor's Choice
Written by : Ethan Zhou
Apr 3, 2008
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food & drink
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| The man who cooks for Presidents. . .
A hot New York chef has come to live in Shenzhen. Good for him!
Well, would you believe it? A chef who has cooked not only for Presidents of the United States but also for the infamously fussy superstar Jennifer Lopez has dropped into town! He is currently working in The Terrace, Shekou.
You would think this man would be an old hardened New Yorker with a blunt manner and a tough character, but in fact the opposite is true. Once I stepped into The Terrace, a young Asian man was already waiting there with a welcoming smile. I was going to tell him that I had an appointment with Chef Jerrome, but then I discovered this young affable man was the very person I was looking for. Jerrome Abustan, a Philippines-born but New York-bred chef has moved his entire life and operation to Shenzhen without any annunciation. The question is: What for?
Frankly speaking, he said he was only in his "early thirties" and was keen to find ... ... |
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