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Fill factor

25 Nov 2012

Popular the world over, stuffed vegetables are a delicious treat to be enjoyed on the street and at home.

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Hong Kong garment firm diversifies into indoor fish farms

6 May 2013

William Choi and his partners recently spent HK$80 million setting up the Santai Eco Fishery in Chashan. He hopes that the 24,000-square-metre indoor fish farm will capitalise on the steady stream...

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'Community kitchens' to serve unused food to needy

6 May 2013

"Community kitchens" will be set up around the city to serve the needy using foods unused by catering outlets, the new chairman of Food for Good, Professor Joe Leung Cho-bun, said.

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Dishing up generous servings for the needy

6 May 2013

At a time when many restaurants are trying to cut costs to cope with soaring rents and higher wages, one cha chaan teng in Sham Shui Po is doing exactly the opposite - providing meals for the...

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Wholesale price for marbled beef rises 4.5pc

6 May 2013

Diners may have to dig deeper into their pockets if they want to tuck into quality beef as the territory's sole fresh beef distributor, Ng Fung Hong, yesterday announced a 4.5 per cent increase in...

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As honey bee numbers drop, US sees threat to food supply

3 May 2013

Honey bees, which play a key role in pollinating a wide variety of food crops, are in sharp decline in the United States, due to parasites, disease and pesticides, said a federal report released...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Rat meat sold as lamb in Shanghai, police say

If you have ordered lamb or mutton for hotpot in Shanghai over the last four years, you might have been served rat, fox or mink, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.

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Lawyer David Chan has eaten at 6,300 Chinese restaurants in the US

The television cameras roll as Los Angeles lawyer David Chan places the first forkful of cashew chicken in his mouth. The crowd at Leong's Asian Diner in Springfield, Missouri, falls silent as he...

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Butcher introduces bespoke dry-aged beef

Hong Kong food fanatics are familiar with choosing rib-eye or sirloin, medium-well or rare. But what about wet- or dry-aged? The soon-to open Butcher's Club, a butcher's shop combined with a...

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How do restaurants make the Top 50 list?

The World's Best 50 Restaurants list will be revealed on Monday, following the announcement of Asia's Best 50 Restaurants in February. And no doubt, much foodie controversy will ensue from...

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Organic farming all the rage

In land-scarce Hong Kong, developers usually figure the solution to most problems is to go up. Now the same idea is taking root among the city's expanding organic gardening community, with...

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THE TASTE TEST

The Taste Test: flat bread

Flatbreads are among the most ancient breads as they require no oven or utensils to make. Tortillas have been a staple in northern Mexico for thousands of years. This is a convenient way to whip...

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