https://www.scmp.com/rss/501111/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com With its bright curry rice logo, Tengachaya is an easy place to spot – and it’s easy to figure out what the restaurant’s speciality is. The interior is clean and cosy, decorated with Japanese lanterns hanging from the ceiling. There are plenty of options for diners to tailor their curry rice, ranging from the standard pork cutlet curry rice to the cheesy baked fried chicken curry rice. But the menu is not limited to curry rice; they also have udon bowls with different soup bases and various... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3025615/japanese-curry-rice-and-udon-hong-kong-tengachaya-sham-shui-po?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3025615/japanese-curry-rice-and-udon-hong-kong-tengachaya-sham-shui-po?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Sep 2019 08:30:06 +0000 Tucked away on a remote lane in Prince Edward in Hong Kong’s Kowloon district, Pho 5 serves pho and a wide variety of other Vietnamese dishes including rice, noodles, salads, snacks and drinks. It’s a small, casual spot with bright lighting and a large sign proclaiming “I Love Pho”. Condiments – a bottle of fish sauce, jars of chilli, chilli paste and various other seasonings – are on each table, and if you want water, you go up and get it yourself. The main dishes give you the option of... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3022691/pho-under-us7-hong-kong-vietnamese-restaurant-pho-5-prince?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3022691/pho-under-us7-hong-kong-vietnamese-restaurant-pho-5-prince?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Aug 2019 03:30:11 +0000 As the name suggests, burgers are the speciality at My Burger in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay district, but the small restaurant does offer other types of (mostly) American fast food. The interior is bright and colourful and the chairs are soft and comfortable. We visited My Burger late one afternoon, and only two other customers were inside. We ordered the mushroom beef burger (HK$57). The patty, served on a whole grain bun, was dense, flavourful and juicy. It was topped with smooth and creamy melted... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3021653/juicy-beef-burgers-us7-my-burger-american-fast-food-specialist?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3021653/juicy-beef-burgers-us7-my-burger-american-fast-food-specialist?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Aug 2019 03:00:17 +0000 New fast food concept Hungry Dino is serving up inexpensive and filling Japanese bento boxes, bean curd sushi and onigiri (rice balls). The tiny shop is cheerful and colourful, with bright walls, hanging plants, and a mosaic cartoon dinosaur. It’s more suitable for takeaway, although if you want to eat in, there are a few chairs at a shelf along the wall. The menu offers a wide range of bento boxes, either as sets (with miso soup and sencha tea) or freestyle (where you get to choose the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3019858/bean-curd-sushi-bento-boxes-and-rice-balls-less-us7-hungry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3019858/bean-curd-sushi-bento-boxes-and-rice-balls-less-us7-hungry?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jul 2019 08:30:04 +0000 High production values, a tight plot and pacy direction have all contributed to the phenomenal success of The Longest Day in Chang’an, one of the hottest TV dramas in China this summer. “OMG the details! This is like a polished diamond, every scene was so carefully crafted,” wrote a fan using the name sehyoon of the show on the Asia Fans Net forum. Another online poster, pinkpoodle, on US-based video streaming website Viki, wrote: “Beautifully produced in all details, from settings and scenery,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3019311/hit-chinese-tv-series-coming-screen-near-you-all-about?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3019311/hit-chinese-tv-series-coming-screen-near-you-all-about?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jul 2019 05:15:08 +0000 If you follow Instagramers who promote weight-loss diets, you’re likely to have seen them stir tiny black seeds into their oatmeal, yogurt, smoothies or puddings. Widely recognised as a superfood, chia seeds are lauded by celebrities including actress Jessica Alba, and supermodels Miranda Kerr and Karlie Kloss. What makes them so super? Chia seeds are highly nutritious, containing as much as 34.4g of dietary fibre, 16.5g of gluten-free protein and 26g of unsaturated fatty acids per 100g,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3019245/why-chia-seeds-are-superfood-pose-health-risks-some?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3019245/why-chia-seeds-are-superfood-pose-health-risks-some?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Jul 2019 08:30:11 +0000 One of Hong Kong’s largest pet shop operators has stopped trading in animals and instead launched a free adoption programme to rehome abandoned and stray animals. The decision is aimed at raising awareness about animal welfare and the company will hold its first adoption day tomorrow. ADP Pentagon Pets, which was established in 1996 and has about 40 outlets across the city, says it hopes to highlight the cruel breeding practices of “pet factories” and the large number of animals abandoned every... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3018384/pet-shop-chains-stop-selling-animals-highlight-cruelty-hong-kong-pet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3018384/pet-shop-chains-stop-selling-animals-highlight-cruelty-hong-kong-pet?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Jul 2019 03:30:07 +0000 Mobile payment has never been more popular. In China, mobile payment apps have practically been a way of life in the retail world for the last three years, with the trend now finally catching on in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Today, there is a growing number of e-payment apps, each promising faster, safer and easier transactions. According to a 2018 survey conducted by the Hong Kong Productivity Council on brand awareness of e-wallet services, Alipay, WeChat Pay, Apple Pay and PayMe were... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3017364/apple-pay-alipay-wechat-pay-and-payme-put-test-find-out-which?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3017364/apple-pay-alipay-wechat-pay-and-payme-put-test-find-out-which?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Jul 2019 02:30:04 +0000 A team of Chinese scientists led by Nobel laureate Tu Youyou are “cautiously optimistic” they have discovered a possible new treatment for lupus, a little-understood disease that involves a patients’ immune system mistakenly attacking healthy tissues and organs. Tu, 88, says the first clinical trial proved to effectively treat up to 90 per cent of the patients involved, Xinhua news agency reported. The first of three trials included 14 participants, with numbers to be boosted in subsequent... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3016269/chinese-nobel-laureate-cautiously-optimistic-about?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3016269/chinese-nobel-laureate-cautiously-optimistic-about?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:45:12 +0000 American artist and designer Kaws, whose collaboration with Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo sparked a frenzy among customers in China last week, has been no stranger to fashion tie-ups since he rose to prominence about 20 years ago. The collections have boosted the profile of Kaws, 45, whose real name is Brian Donnelly, and the bank balances of buyers who have been reselling the limited-edition items for a profit. Kaws’ cross-eyed characters are derived from cartoon icons such as Snoopy, Mickey... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3013587/his-designs-sent-china-buying-frenzy-us-artist-kaws-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3013587/his-designs-sent-china-buying-frenzy-us-artist-kaws-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Jun 2019 04:45:04 +0000