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“Do not leave food or rice on your plate. Otherwise, every remaining piece of it will be moles or pockmarks on your future spouse’s face” – a traditional Chinese superstition passed down for generations. This tactic has helped to cultivate the habit of not wasting food from young. However,...

A quick online search about competitive eating and food challenges turns up numerous entries about the latest happenings in the realm of competitive eating internationally. Though not a new concept, the phenomenon of competitive eating has captured the public’s imagination in recent years, and is finding its way into...

Summer is in high gear for most of the world. In Southeast Asia, we get to enjoy summer all year round. Southeast Asians have learnt to beat the heat by keeping body temperature low and enjoy a cool meal or an iced drink. Here are some all-time favorites from...

Korean cuisine can be traced back to the Gojoseon Kingdom nearly 4,300 years ago1. Over time, Korean food has kept close to its traditional roots. In recent years, the Korean wave has hit Southeast Asia with a bang. Back in 2012, South Korean singer PSY released the hit song;...

Image credit: Flickr Sweet or Savory? One has an assortment of choices when it comes to purchasing ‘Bak Chang’ (rice dumplings). The story of rice dumplings begins with the tale of Qu Yuan, a minister of state during the Warring States era of China who failed to prevent the...

Image Credit: Ong Wende “Moo” in Thai is “pork” while “kata” loosely refers to the “skillet”. It is the brainchild of combining the steamboat and grill. Its dome-shaped grill has a soup trough placed over charcoal cinders. One theory claims that Mookata came about from Korea, when it was being...

Photo: A HungryGoWhere review Do you remember the one time when you tried a new restaurant because your friend raved about how good it is? At some point in time, most of us would accept a word-of-mouth recommendation from a friend or family. People know that friends and family...

Photo: Goreng Pisang Many Southeast Asian countries are rich in history, but with a common denominator; they all have experienced a colonial past. Indonesia was a former Dutch colony, Vietnam, under the French rule while the Philippines was under Spanish control for close to 400 years. Many of the...

Photo: Chicken Farm Imagine this: hearing “Canon in D” being played on repeat and seeing the lights change to match the hue and mood of the music in a barn. An increasing number of chicken farms all around the world are serenading their animals as music not only helps...