Cooking

Hunger games: getting fussy toddlers to eat

28 May 2013

Toddlers can be picky eaters, but a visiting author says a lack of variety in their meals will only make them more fussy, writes Tessa Chan

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Cooking classes in Sri Lanka

12 Apr 2013

Sri Lankan cuisine features scorching chillies, spicy curries, crisp breakfast hoppers (a bowl-shaped pancake made from rice flour and coconut milk) and tangy pickles, and although you can taste...

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Fish farms finding chefs' support

5 Apr 2013

As fish stocks in the oceans continue to decline, aquaculture is supplying an increasing proportion of the seafood we consume.

Chefs and gourmets, of course, prefer fish caught in the wild...

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El Bulli auctions crown jewels

3 Apr 2013

On February 14, 2010, Spanish restaurateur Ferran Adria shocked the world of fine dining by announcing that his eponymous eatery, elBulli, would close for two years. It seemed an odd decision,...

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Healthy gourmet

26 Mar 2013

Hippocrates, the father of medicine, is said to have first suggested the healing power of food, when in 431BC he said: "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." In the past decade, many...

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Healthy Gourmet: Way of the vegan

22 Jan 2013

Although we know some things are bad for us - like hydrogenated fat or too much sugar - there is no scientific agreement that one kind of diet is better than another.

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Junior chef blends food and science

The fact that young Jack Lark has a zeal for food isn't entirely surprising. After all, he was among the four finalists in the first Junior Masterchef Australia contest in 2010. Less well known,...

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Class Action: There's a lot for little ones to learn in the kitchen

My daughter loves cooking with me. She likes to sit on the bench and stir things and add the ingredients. Is this experience anything that can support her at school?

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Cancer link to foods cooked at high heat

A potentially cancer-causing substance formed during cooking at high temperatures has been found in a range of Hong Kong products.

But the food-safety watchdog says people's average daily...

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15 MINUTE CHEF ROAST PORK WITH CHILLIES

15 Minute Chef: Roast Pork With Chillies

This is made with crispy-skinned roast pork that's sold at siu mei (roasted meat) shops. It's my mother's recipe, although I use red and yellow bell peppers, instead of her green ones.

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FOOD

Truc: coop d'état

A friend and I have already started discussing what we want to cook for Thanksgiving, which is just over a month away. I asked: "Can we please skip the turkey?" Because if there's any bird duller...

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