I thought I’d type a few words signalling the sad end of the Olympic Food Series. My dining companions and I thoroughly enjoyed our tastebuds globetrotting all over the world from half way across the world in North America to our home region of Oceania. I hope you all got a kick out of...

Suan La Tang, which literally means “Sour Hot Soup” (but is more commonly known as Hot and Sour Soup) comes from the Sichuan and Beijing/Mandarin regional cuisine styles. It is absolutely one of my favourite soups of all time! For me, it’s up there with a good pumpkin soup or...

For those who are familiar with some of my earlier recipes on the Wandering Gourmet website such as the Banana Cake recipe, I was generally forced to make them. This pork dish is no exception. Unfortunately I couldn’t get around to making more Chinese dishes this week, as I had a few...

Dim sum, also known as dianxin, is both a local and overseas favourite of Chinese and non-Chinese alike. It’s roots trace back from the Silk Road, where they set up Tea Houses serving bite-sized snacks and tea for weary travellers. In our modern times, the home of dim sum is Hong Kong. I...

For our last week of the Olympic Food Series, we turn to China for the final lap. But first, we start this week off with some geographical, historical, and cultural facts. Like most Chinese people, the history and culture of their motherland (or perhaps ancestral land to be more precise in my...