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News and insight on the vegan and vegetarian lifestyles and plant-based diets.
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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
In Hong Kong, Duddell’s cocktails draw inspiration from the Ba Gua and are specifically designed to pair with the restaurant’s Cantonese cuisine. Photo: Handout

‘Liquid yin and yang’? How Hong Kong bartenders work with Chinese chefs

Indigenous fats like shea butter provide livelihoods for rural women producers in Africa, but are often unknown to or dismissed by consumers. Photo: Shutterstock

Young chefs are turning food traditions into tools for global change

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Shelley Tai of Mius is 100 Top Tables 2026’s best bartender. Photo: Sun Yeung

100 Top Tables 2026: the finest restaurants and bars in Hong Kong

Taipei remains a premier foodie destination, home to an evolving culinary scene that includes the likes of Chicken Bar by Weekend. Photo: @chickenbar_taipei

Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat and drink in Taipei

Pictures from 100 Top Tables 2026 award event/ceremony at The Murray. Photo: SCMP / Jocelyn Tam

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Eggplant grilled and sliced to resemble unagi (grilled eel). Photo: Cofu
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She swapped fish for veg in her omakase – and Vancouver ate it up

Japanese chef Akiko Gulkison is on a mission to reveal vegetables’ hidden powers at her restaurants in Vancouver, Canada.

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Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for March 6-8

Wellness

‘I fought back’: how Heather Mills took control of her health via her diet

Paul McCartney’s ex-wife Heather Mills reveals how a plant-based diet and later focus on low-fodmap foods have had huge impacts on her life.

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Heather Mills is an English entrepreneur, philanthropist and activist who heads VBites, a producer of meat and dairy alternatives, and No Bloat, which focuses on low-fodmap ready meals. Photo: Instagram/heathermillsofficial
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How a vegan diet can help prevent and manage cancer, and the foods to focus on

Experts talk about the links between diet and disease and why one of the best reasons to eat a plant-based diet is to help prevent cancer.

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He had cancer, she had a rare disorder. How two 85-year-olds came out on top

Bob and Fran German share how going vegan changed their lives and helps them keep fit, healthy, full of energy – and sniffle-free.

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This Chinese-Vietnamese plant-based influencer makes even haters love tofu

Wendy the Food Scientist is on a mission to make plant-based eating simple, healthy and satisfying – no ultra-processed ‘fake meat’ required.

Wendy Luong, aka Wendy the Food Scientist, shares vegan cooking techniques that are backed by science and rooted in tradition on her Instagram and other social media pages. Photo: Wendy Luong
Food and Drinks

Chinese chef of 2-Michelin-star restaurant is redefining plant-based cuisine

Chef Dai Jun talks about his philosophy at Beijing’s Lamdre, a restaurant that sits at the vanguard of the Chinese vegetarian food scene.

Hong Kong

Opinion | How to invite meaning to your Christmas feast in a turmoil-filled world

Helping others, starting meaningful conversations and making the festive season more sustainable are just a few ways to celebrate this year.

Wellness

How to avoid gaining weight this Christmas while still enjoying great food

Diet experts weigh in on healthy festive eating to avoid weight gain, from foods with nutritional ‘superpowers’ to alternatives to sugar.

Experts suggest plant-forward dishes, lighter desserts and savouring meals for a healthier way to enjoy the festive period. Photo: Shutterstock
China consumption

Flash in the pan: how China’s plant-based meat craze fizzled

The closure of Beyond Meat’s China business, despite heavy financing and marketing, underscores challenges that scuppered many vegan meat firms.

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Beyond Meat burger patties on sale in New York. Photo: Reuters
Wellness

What is the Green Mediterranean diet and is it your brain’s best ally?

The plant-focused Green Mediterranean diet delivers even more brain benefits than the regular Mediterranean diet, experts say.

European Union

EU votes to ban ‘burger’ and ‘steak’ labels for plant-based foods

The ban helps farmers who view plant-based foods as a threat amid growing concerns about animal welfare and greenhouse gas emissions.

Wellness

‘Planetary health diet’ could stop 15 million deaths a year, climate disaster

Global shift to healthier, mainly plant-based diets could save millions of lives and avert the worst effects of climate change, report says.

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The EAT-Lancet report’s proposed “planetary health diet” centres on grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, and also suggests that to improve human health while also reducing global warming, it is a good idea for people to eat only one serving each of animal protein and dairy per day while limiting red meat to about once a week. Photo: Shutterstock
Food and Drinks

Could plant-based egg be answer to UK’s allergy and sustainability concerns?

Just Egg’s vegan egg has just launched in the UK, one of the world’s most allergic countries, where one in 20 people develop an egg allergy.

Just Egg claims that its plant-based egg, which is made from mung beans, looks, cooks and tastes like chicken eggs. Photo: Instagram/eatjust
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Famous French chef goes all vegan at his 3-Michelin-star Paris restaurant

Alain Passard has switched to an entirely plant-based menu at L’Arpege. Here’s why he’s ‘extremely confident’ about the move.

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What is hoisin sauce? How the condiment spread from China to Trader Joe’s

Originating in southern China, hoisin sauce is now found in supermarkets from the US to Japan and is even used in cocktails and desserts.

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Wellness

No statins: how 56-year-old reversed heart disease with a plant-based diet

Lauren Bernick adopted a vegan diet after being diagnosed with coronary artery disease at 46. A decade on, she’s thriving without statins.

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Lauren Bernick, a 56-year-old mother of three with a family history of heart disease, was diagnosed with coronary artery disease 10 years ago. After a decade of veganism and regular exercise, she feels healthy and safe. Photo: Lauren Bernick
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Dish in Focus: Seasonal vegetables cooked together with black truffle

At the two-Michelin-star Alain Ducasse at Morpheus in Macau, this dish surprises even the most sceptical meat lovers.

Wellness

Protein, the new darling of women’s wellness

From Rae’s Vital Proteins and Williams’ Happy Viking lines, to Kardashian’s Khloud Protein Popcorn, celebrities are increasingly targeting female consumers with protein-enriched products.

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Profile | Chef behind Asia’s only Michelin-star vegan restaurant on his big gamble

‘People tried to talk me out of it,’ says Sung Si-woo of Légume. Now his Seoul restaurant is finding fans with all kinds of dietary needs.

Mushroom steak with black truffle and vegetable jus at Légume in Seoul. Photo: Handout
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How eating whole food plant proteins lowers hypertension risk

Eating plant-based protein – as long as it is minimally processed – lowers the risk of suffering from hypertension, a long-term study shows.

Pulses, beans, seeds and nuts contain healthy plant-based protein. Photo: Shutterstock
Healthy eating

Editorial | Rely on science, not fads, for weight loss

A study found that 40 per cent of Hongkongers have tried alternative diets. But many promise more than they deliver and can be detrimental.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | Are weight loss diets like fasting, low carbs harmful? Hong Kong experts weigh in

The Post unpacks survey findings on where Hongkongers get their diet tips and what experts say can be risky.

Wellness

Vegan diets often lack 2 essential amino acids, study finds

Vegans may have adequate protein but often lack lysine and leucine, essential amino acids that are found in soy, nuts and grains.

Vegan diets often lack two essential amino acids, lysine and leucine, says a new study, but eating more nuts, seeds and soy can address this. Photo: Shutterstock
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Can eating chocolate be good for you? Yes, as long as it’s dark chocolate

A dietitian and a chocolate craftsman explain why it is OK to indulge a chocolate craving – as long as it is dark, and only in moderation.

Macro. Sea salt and chocolate. Chunks of chocolate with sea salt. Photo: Shutterstock
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‘Phenomenal’ vegetarian food, ‘fantastic’ Peking duck in Hong Kong

Silver Spoon Restaurants’ Harshil Bhasin reveals his favourite Japanese and Chinese vegetarian joints and others in Hong Kong.

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How to make TikTok sensation Lao street food naem khao

Naem khao is a popular dish in Laos, made from deep-fried rice balls that are broken up, baked and served with peanuts and dressing.

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