By Eagranie Yuh | Read Original It doesn’t take long for visitors to Vancouver to notice there are a lot of Chinese people here. According to the latest census, nearly 1 in 5 people in Greater Vancouver identifies as ethnic Chinese. The city’s Chinese population includes people originally from Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan, […]
By Lindsay William-Ross | Read original It’s slowly becoming one of the world’s worst kept secrets: Vancouver has killer Chinese food. The latest love letter was published this week in the Washington Post, via an article penned by Vancouver food writer Eagranie Yuh, who does a deep dive into what makes Vancouver’s Chinese food so […]
By Melly Woo | Read original I was highly anticipating this amazing event for the relaunch of Chinese Master Chefs and the 9th annual Chinese Restaurant Awards last Friday at Dynasty Restaurant. This feast was an amazing 9 course menu featuring Chinese inspired dishes with western flair. The food at Dynasty is delicious so it’s […]
By: Hatty Liu | Read Original The media and anthropologists have known for some time that the prestige and price point of food from North America’s immigrant cultures is linked with the economic power of the home country. A combination of the quality of ingredients, the immigrant group’s habits, and price range are all on […]
by Alexandra Gill Read original The hipster chefs in Gastown have nothing on Hao’s Lamb Restaurant. I don’t want to hear another prideful boast about their ethical, whole-beast, sustainable snout-to-tail cooking until they start serving organic, certified heritage-pork penis. (Hark, do you hear the sound of 100 skinny-jean-packaged egos shrinking?) Yes, I ate lamb penis […]
Read Original By Jess Fleming Sometimes the simplest things in life satisfy us the most. Take for instance a perfectly ripe mango. This naturally sweet fruit is not only a delectable treat to nosh on but it also has the power to transport us to sunnier climes. While mangoes are best eaten in the summer, […]