Japanese restaurant offers a bite of spring

The hassun, an eight-snack platter, features a variety of spring-inspired dishes, such as fried oysters from Nagasaki, glutinous rice balls and tuna salad.[Photo provided to China Daily]To celebrate the sakura season, Japanese restaurant chain Sushi Yotsuba recently launched a set meal in its...

Super Foodie | Days in the town of Lixi in Jiangxi Province

Perhaps you can get a glimpse of the spirit of the ancients on a day when you are deep in nature, away from the crowd, cooking and drinking tea with your friends....

Dumpling outlet swaps surviving for thriving

Wang Liwei sells dumplings to a regular senior customer at her outlet in Lishui, Zhejiang province.CHINA DAILYMany people expected the optimization of the COVID-19 restrictions and China's reopening to boost the economy and see activity return to pre-pandemic levels.Things looked tricky in...

Super Foodie | Pickled radish

A secret recipe from a chef... how can pickled radishes be so tasty?!...

A Learning Journey: Episode 2 One Cup of Turkish Coffee

Deniz and his wife owns a Turkish style coffee shop in the coastal city Yantai, east China’s Shandong Province. “One cup of coffee can make forty years’ friendship.” Turkish coffee means a lot for him, and for the communication between Chinese culture and Turkish culture. Whenever he gets time,...

Ethiopian coffee taps into a growing taste among the young

ADDIS ABABA — The increasing number of consumers and the growing popularity of Ethiopia's coffee among Chinese people is propelling Ethiopia's coffee export market, officials and coffee exporters say."Young people in China are really fond of Ethiopian coffee, and we are witnessing grow...

Maltese students get a taste of Chinese tea culture

VALLETTA — Around 20 students from the University of Malta took part in a Chinese tea-tasting event on the campus on Wednesday to add a special flavor to their Chinese-language course.For most students, it was their first time receiving an expert introduction to the rich Chinese tea culture and tra...

Tea culture puts down long-standing roots

Nation boasts proud history of producing, promoting beverage.Before daybreak, people in the Dongting mountain region near Taihu Lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, carry baskets into the mountains to pick tea leaves by lamplight.Spring is the busiest time of year for picking the leaves and making Bilu...