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Article on food history and authenticity

I read a really good article regarding food authenticity titled “Time to eat” on the Financial Times website. It lead me to articles by Polly Russell (also on the Financial Times) that analyzes historical cookbooks.

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NTDTV 經典天下 episode 台灣基隆廟口小吃（下）

Posted on 2013年02月28日 | 02/28/2013 by

I didn’t realize the episode on 基隆廟口夜市 (Keelung temple entrance night market) from the show 經典天下 (The World of Classics) on 新唐人電視台 (New Tang Dynasty Television) was going to be two parts. I posted about the first part here. The … Continue reading →

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NTDTV 經典天下 episode 台灣基隆廟口小吃

Posted on 2013年02月21日 | 02/21/2013 by

Anthony Bourdain made his first stop in “The Layover” at 基隆廟口夜市 (Keelung temple entrance night market). The show 經典天下 (The World of Classics) on 新唐人電視台 (New Tang Dynasty Television) also has an episode on the market. The episode explains the … Continue reading →

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Making Chinese tea eggs from “Appetite for China”

Posted on 2013年02月15日 | 02/15/2013 by

I decided to take part in a Chinese New Year virtual potluck and giveaway at Appetite for China. Participants will receive a copy of Diana’s cookbook, “The Chinese Takeout Cookbook,” and be entered to win a couple of prizes. I … Continue reading →

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The article “Why Chicken Wings Dominate Super Bowl Snack Time” on NPR reminded me of one of my favorite chicken wing recipes. I’ve made Siracha garlic wings many times for family and friends and they have always been a hit.

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鳳梨酥

我最愛吃的鳳梨酥!可惜盒子已經空了。…>_<…

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Paris Baguette 亞式蛋糕

我比較喜歡吃亞式蛋糕。美式蛋糕有時太甜，有時奶油太多。今年我特別找亞式蛋糕。Paris Baguette 是一間韓國法式麵包店。雖然食品是法式，可是口味是亞式。連蛋糕上的裝飾也是亞洲風格。吃了一口之後，就想起台灣的蛋糕。真好吃!

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NDTDV 經典天下 episode 台灣小吃 米食篇(2): 打鐵,肉圓,芋粿巧

Posted on 2012年12月13日 | 12/13/2012 by

打鐵 is striking iron and is introduced through the tools used in growing and harvesting rice. The 肉圓 described in this episode is different from the 肉圓 in a prior episode. This episode is about 肉圓 from 新竹, while the … Continue reading →

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NTDTV 經典天下 episode 台灣小吃點心篇 – 生煎包與蔥油餅

Posted on 2012年11月20日 | 11/20/2012 by

The show 經典天下 (The World of Classics) on 新唐人電視台 (New Tang Dynasty Television) has released another episode about 台灣小吃. This time the episode is about 生煎包 and 蔥油餅. The history focus of these two snacks are the Nationalists that fled … Continue reading →

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NTDTV 經典天下 episode 台灣小吃米食篇 – 碗粿與肉圓

Posted on 2012年10月28日 | 10/28/2012 by

The 新唐人電視台 (New Tang Dynasty Television) show 經典天下 (The World of Classics) recently released an episode titled 台灣小吃米食篇 – 碗粿與肉圓. The episode focuses on rice in Taiwan and two uniquely Taiwanese dishes based on rice: 碗粿 (meaning bowl rice cake, … Continue reading →

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