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Get your dumpling on

Get your dumpling on Ingredients:(makes 30 to 40 dumplings): 1 kg all-purpose flour Water 500g lean mince 50g fatty mince 2 tbsp Sichuan pepper infused oil 2 tbsp sesame oil 2 tbsp Chinese wine 2 tbsp dark soy sauce 2 tbsp light soy sauce 1 whole Chinese cabbage 1. Prepare the dough by adding enough water to the flour to get a soft ball. Knead until silky smooth and pliable and keep aside for 30 minutes under a damp cloth. 2. Combine the minced meats in a large bowl and add all the seasoning....

Growing choice of health food

Growing choice of health food Like many other Net-savvy Chinese, Beijinger Wu Songzhi has been shopping online for four years. Since March, the human resources manager of a multinational company has been adding something extra into her online shopping cart - organic food. "My family likes to eat fresh tomatoes and potatoes, so it's safer to buy organic ones," said Wu, in her 30s. "They are also clean and I don't have to wash them so many times." Every month, Wu spends about 600 yuan ($87) on...

Harvard researcher: coffee poisoning not accidental

Harvard researcher: coffee poisoning not accidental One of six Harvard Medical School researchers who became ill after drinking coffee on Aug. 26 said on Monday the poisoning was not accidental, according to media reports. Matteo Iannacone, postdoctoral fellow, 33, said he immediately noticed a "weird" taste after sipping an espresso he poured from a coffee machine in an eighth-floor lounge near his research lab. After taking a second sip to make sure he wasn't imagining the foul...

Beijing cafes booming not because of coffee, but space

Beijing cafes booming not because of coffee, but space While it is no surprise that many Beijingers have taken to coffee since foreign companies arrived on the scene nearly 10 years ago, customers are hanging out at cafes not for the coffee - but the environment. Ren Yue, 31, is the face of the Chinese coffee drinking generation. As a successful banking consultant, drinking a cup of Joe became part of her daily routine more than six years ago. Her doctor even recommended she started drinking...

Yao Restaurant closes unexpectedly

Yao Restaurant closes unexpectedly Yao Restaurant, which gets its fame from people believing it is connected with Chinese NBA star Yao Ming, closed last Friday, leaving dozens of unpaid, stunned employees standing around outside. The restaurant is behind in its obligations nearly 100,000 yuan ($15,000), local media reported.   Some 17 employees of the restaurant have applied for arbitration, said a deputy chief of Jing'an District Labor and Social Security Bureau surnamed Ge. He...

Delicious Salon du Chocolat held in Paris

Delicious Salon du Chocolat held in Paris A chocolate fountain is displayed during the Salon du Chocolat (Chocolate Salon) in Paris, capital of France, Oct. 17, 2009. The salon runs from 14 Oct. till 18, Oct. 2009.(Xinhua/Chu Wen) ...

Craftworks carved from fruit and vegetables

Craftworks carved from fruit and vegetables The photo taken on Oct. 10, 2009 shows a craftwork carved from a watermelon on a cooking contest held in Taipei of southeast China's Taiwan Province. The 2nd Taipei Cooking Competition and 2009 Taipei International King Cook Invitational Championship were presenting super cooking skills to the audience from Oct. 9 to 12. (Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng) ...

Lets taste delicious wafu grill saury fish!

Let's taste delicious wafu grill saury fish! Two men pose with their grill saury fish on a street during a saury event in Tokyo, capital of Japan, Oct. 11, 2009. Some 2,000 saury fish, a popular seafood used in Japanese cuisine, will be distributed to people during the autumn event.(Xinhua/Hua Yi)  ...

Food festival held in Suzhou, E China

Food festival held in Suzhou, E China   Visitors take pictures during a food festival held in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 12, 2009. The 4th China Suzhou Food Festival, which was also the 1st China "Su Style" Moon Cake Cultural Festival, was opened at the gymnasium of Xiangcheng District in Suzhou on Saturday. (Xinhua/Hang Xingwei) ...

“King and Queen Crabs” selected in Jiangsu

"King and Queen Crabs" selected in Jiangsu The raiser shows the "Queen Crab" just selected out during a "King and Queen Crabs" selection activity held in Hongze County of east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 10, 2009. About a hundred fishermen and raisers in the surroundings of Hongze Lake in Hongze County took part in the activity with hairy crabs on Saturday. A 533-gram male crab and a 441-gram female one won the "King and Queen Crabs" in the end.(Xinhua/Chen Liang) ...