Traditionally, Chinese New Year lasts for the first two weeks, and its end is marked by the ‘Lanterns Festival’ on the 15th day of the lunar new year. Also known…
Silver fish and year-end-thoughts
Another year is soon to pass. As we set resolutions for the New Year, I’d like to recap a couple of key moments we experienced in 2018. This year is…
Teaching learners in institutions
Due to data protection regulations, people could not be photographed and identified. What does good food mean to you? This is a question I think many times daily. Perhaps it…
Naturalisation for British citizenship
Having lived in the UK for 11 years, I finally made it to become a British citizen yesterday. I came to this country initially as a postgraduate student, first to…
Chickpea and tofu stew
‘Cuisine’ is something that I think about a lot. As a nutritionist, I study the foodways of different people, and how impacts by their environment, knowledge, identity, social class (and…
Fussy eaters, or not?
Since becoming a parent, food has never been so important in our household. No longer are we just feeding ourselves, but the way we interact with food, from cooking to…