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Thai fried chicken with lemongrass and makrut lime leaf. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Food and Drinks

How to use lime leaves in a Thai fried chicken dish your friends will love

Seldom used by home cooks, citrus leaves flavour curries and Cantonese snake soup. Here’s a chicken dish that uses them to delicious effect.

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Why Francis founders changed tack for their new Hong Kong restaurant Carmela

What to do in Hong Kong

5 things to do in Hong Kong and ways to help this weekend, December 5-7

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89-year-old baker’s ingredient of success: working with his son and grandson

Yasuo Ono’s nearly 60-year-old cake shop Emily, now in Owariasahi, Japan, thrives thanks to family support – and keeping things tasty.

(From right) Yasuo Ono, his son Yoshihide and grandson Kazuki pose in the kitchen of Emily, the cake shop in Owariasahi, in Japan’s Aichi prefecture, that they operate. Photo: Instagram/emily_cake_ono
(From right) Yasuo Ono, his son Yoshihide and grandson Kazuki pose in the kitchen of Emily, the cake shop in Owariasahi, in Japan’s Aichi prefecture, that they operate. Photo: Instagram/emily_cake_ono
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Best things to eat in Chaoshan, a food paradise in China’s Guangdong province

Chef Huang Jinghui reveals the secrets of Chaoshan cuisine – also called Chiu Chow cuisine – from seasonal seafood to lion-head goose.

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‘Yummiest’ seafood, ‘scrumptious’ Indian: Tabla founder’s Hong Kong faves

Tania Mohan reveals her favourite restaurants in the city, from spicy Sichuan and char siu rice in Central to seafood on Po Toi Island.

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5 new Hong Kong coffee shops to snuggle down at in December 2025

From a soothing space with books and cake to a Korean-style cafe and new branches of popular hang-outs, these cafes offer coffee and comfort.

Book & Pillow is a multifaceted lifestyle store and cafe in Kai Tak. Photo: Instagram/@cafe.hopping
Book & Pillow is a multifaceted lifestyle store and cafe in Kai Tak. Photo: Instagram/@cafe.hopping
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One final ‘dangerous’ dinner for abandoned floating restaurant in Hong Kong

A US$925-per-head dinner in an abandoned floating restaurant offered diners a nostalgic, opulent experience in glamorous surroundings.

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Peking duck diplomacy? How a US president’s China visit made the dish famous

Richard Nixon’s televised China trip in 1972 was the first glimpse behind the ‘bamboo curtain’ for many and their first exposure to the dish.

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Why Hong Kong’s cooked food centres are so beloved and great ones to visit

Serving cheap and cheerful food with a dab of nostalgia, cooked food centres embody old Hong Kong and play a key role in the city’s identity.

Diners eat at the Bowrington Road Market and Cooked Food Centre in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, on November 25, 2025. We look at how cooked food centres became important culinary institutions and recommend some to check out. Photo: Edmond So
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What is a bento cake? The trending mini cakes that come from the heart

Bakers and bloggers are singing the praises of bento cakes, small layered confections originating in Korea that are easy to make at home.

Palm-sized bento cakes offer everything a large cake does, including a base, filling, coating and decoration, and often feature a short message to the recipient. Photo: Shutterstock
Palm-sized bento cakes offer everything a large cake does, including a base, filling, coating and decoration, and often feature a short message to the recipient. Photo: Shutterstock
Food and Drinks

How to use juniper berries in marinades and to add flavour to sauerkraut

The main botanical of gin can temper strong meats’ gamey flavour and goes great in choucroute, a sauerkraut-based dish from Alsace, France.

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13 new Hong Kong restaurants to try in December 2025, from Japanese to steak

Here are some hot new openings in Hong Kong this December, serving everything from regional Chinese cuisine to Japanese grilled meats.

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Where a journalist eats ‘great Cantonese classics’ and seafood in Hong Kong

Karen Koh reveals her favourite restaurants for seafood in Hong Kong, as well as for ‘creative and tasty dim sum’ and authentic laksa.

A plate of prawns at High Island (Yau Ley) Seafood Restaurant in Sai Kung, one of the places Karen Koh recommends in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP
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‘The future of dining’? AI chef heads kitchen at futuristic Dubai restaurant

Dishes at Woohoo are created by ‘Chef Aiman’, a large language model trained on thousands of recipes, flavour pairings and food data.

Dubai’s Woohoo restaurant, led by an AI chef, blends futuristic dining with tech-driven creativity. Photo: Woohoo
Dubai’s Woohoo restaurant, led by an AI chef, blends futuristic dining with tech-driven creativity. Photo: Woohoo
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Hong Kong beverage giant Vitasoy’s revenue dips 6% as mainland China sales slow

Maker of tea drinks and soy milk says consumption potential is strong despite intensifying competition in mainland China.

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11 of the best places to eat hairy crab in Hong Kong in 2025

From steamed Jiangsu crabs to dumplings, soups and even a pizza featuring the seasonal delicacy, here’s where to get your hairy crab fix.

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Wellness

Women who eat lots of ultra-processed food at more risk of precancerous polyps

New research finds that women who regularly eat high amounts of UPFs are at a significantly higher risk of developing an adenoma.

A study found that women who ate the greatest amount of ultra-processed foods were 45 per cent more likely to have early-onset polyps that can lead to bowel cancer. Photo: Shutterstock
A study found that women who ate the greatest amount of ultra-processed foods were 45 per cent more likely to have early-onset polyps that can lead to bowel cancer. Photo: Shutterstock
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How Hong Kong-born chef’s Chinese kitchen knives are cutting through stigma

Chef says ‘made in China’ does not mean low quality and that his modern, affordable chef’s knives challenge ones from Japan and Germany.

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Food influencer Jaeki Cho brings New York-Seoul vibes to Hong Kong pop-up

Pineapple bun sandwiches with char siu and honey butter were one star of Shop B’s event with Cho, who champions community via food and music.

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TCM gets a delicious, Insta-worthy makeover in food and drink

At these gelato and cocktail places in Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur, traditional Chinese medicine is the secret ingredient for their success.

Springtime Pomelo is a TCM-inspired drink at Que Tang Yu Fang in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which blends traditional Chinese medicine with modern flavours. Photo: Instagram/quetangyufang_my
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How to use poppy seeds to make delicious onion bread rolls called platzels

Or are they called bialys? Either way, poppy seeds – from the same type of plant that yields heroin – give these chewy bread rolls some pep.

Onion and poppy seed platzels, or bialys. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Onion and poppy seed platzels, or bialys. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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One of the fastest Michelin stars ever – Hong Kong-born chef’s restaurant

Udtryk in Copenhagen, Denmark, gained a Michelin star just 41 days after it opened. Owner and chef Edward Lee recounts his culinary journey.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 21-23

Watch Wicked: For Good, meet adoption-ready dogs, catch art on an island or go to a free wellness event this weekend in Hong Kong.

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Wellness

How to live to 100? Tips from Blue Zone pioneer on how to boost longevity

Learn to cook, give white rice a chance – cookbook author Dan Buettner gives advice based on his research into the longest-living communities.

A 15-minute pasta dish featured in The Blue Zones Kitchen: One Pot Meals. Author Dan Buettner says learning to cook at home gives you control over your ingredients, which can help you eat in a way that promotes longevity. Photo: Instagram/bluezones
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