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This weekend’s Spicy Fest is going to be fun for the whole family. This year we’ve added a few extra health and safety measures in place.
With but a few days to go until the start of the hottest festival Beijing has ever known, it’s time to get yourself ready! Don’t get lost on the way to this year’s Spicy Fest. Here’s how to get to Galaxy Soho.
Earlier tonight (Aug 11) around 7.30pm the Beijing Municipal Flood Prevention Office sent out a message advising Beijing’s residents to take the necessary precautions of tomorrow’s expected downpour.
Burger fans foud themselves chewing on a bit of welcomed news today: the opening of Beijing’s inaugural Shake Shack store has been slated for tomorrow, Aug 12.
Laozao cooked with glutinous rice balls (汤圆 tāng yuán) is a traditional food for marking the end of Chinese New Year. But without the rice balls, laozao can be served cold and thus becomes a popular option in the 30 degree heat of Beijing’s summer days.
I love milk tea and usually go out of my way to try every new flavor and enjoy every sip. However, a number of videos showing milk tea shops with unsafe and unsanitary practices, particularly for preparing tapioca balls, and news articles about children being hospitalized post-milk tea consumption have surfaced of late. So my mother and I decided to make our own milk tea – a healthier version that can still bring us a taste of home.
I believe that baking is an important form of self-expression and encourages creative thinking. Earlier in the year during quarantine, my family and I spent quite a bit of time baking a variety of goods from scratch.
Although not life-threatening, such splits in the lips and palate can cause dental abnormalities, and symptoms include speech difficulties and difficulty in swallowing. Children with such conditions may also experience psychological difficulties due to teasing and ostracization from friends and even family.
WIth COVID-19 turning the food and beverage industry upside down, germaphobe like me have some health and safety concerns we want answered before we’re comfortable picking up a plate and heading to the buffet again.
Food can be a powerful way to link ourselves back to our culture and family and the dishes that we love the most usually aren’t the fancy restaurant dishes. They are the ones we grew up with, which are steeped in childhood nostalgia. For me, that one unforgettable dish is tsampa.