Is the Mid-Autumn Festival now all about Mooncakes? A sequel blog to this important Chinese festival which takes place on the 15th of the 8th month in the lunar calendar.
Hong Kong Chinese food
In 2017, I wrote my MA thesis in the Anthropology of Food on what makes a ‘Made in Hong Kong’ food brand. I started thinking about food, city and postcolonialism…
Chinese New Year 2020
Today marks the last day of the Year of the Pig in the Lunar Year calendar, one of the busiest in China and many parts of East Asia. Many people…
Chinese Healthier Cooking Training
Once a year, I get to judge on the FunHCCA cookery competition where 10 food teachers all around the U.K. come together at the MingAi charity centre in north London…