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South China Morning Post
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Best pineapple buns, cha chaan teng and mochis in Hong Kong for illustrator Kitty Wong
Recently featured in the Affordable Art Fair, award-winning illustrator Kitty Wong's work focuses on Hong Kong nostalgia, culture and even food. She spoke to Andrew Sun. Advertisement I grew up half in Hong Kong and half in Canada, where my family moved when I was eight. We lived in a small town where many in the Chinese community worked in restaurants, including my family, so I grew up eating food from Chinese buffets and also delicious home-made meals by our Vietnamese-Chinese neighbours. I like casual spots and comfort meals. I cook a lot to feel healthy, but I love to go on adventures on weekends, exploring places that have gone viral as well as other people's local favourites. It is a fun way to use food to explore my own city, going to areas I would not usually visit. For example, I have found the best pineapple bun is from Sai Kung Cafe & Bakery (6-7 Kam Po Court, 2 Sai Kung Hoi Pong Square, Sai Kung. Tel: 2792 3861). The best place for street-food-style stalls is Kwai Fong Plaza (Kwai Fong Estate, 177 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung). Pineapple buns at Sai Kung Cafe & Bakery. Photo: Hong Kong Tourism Board
South China Morning Post
04-07-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Is Dubai's dining scene a bubble waiting to burst? Why its expansion could come at a price
From suspended tables to underwater lounges, many of the roughly 13,000 food and drink establishments in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, pull out all the stops to attract customers in one of the world's most saturated dining markets. They cater to all tastes and budgets. Some spots ladle out inexpensive biryani, while others offer dishes dusted with edible gold These are some of the ways the emirate is competing with its neighbours, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, for tourist dollars. So far, it is beating them handily – Dubai has more restaurants per capita than any major city except Paris. But the city state's booming restaurant scene is testing the limits of its growth-at-all-costs model, raising questions about how long Dubai can keep feeding its own ambitions. The competition is cutthroat, so presentation is key.
BBC News
26-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
The hidden calories we consume without knowing
Many of us get a quarter of our daily calories from our snacks, but is this all bad? Surprisingly, it doesn't need to be if we snack smartly. Snacks are usually defined as anything we eat outside of our main meals. And a lot of us snack on unhealthy treats much more than we should. Presenter & Script: Melissa Hogenboom Producer, Director & Editor: Griesham Taan
Reuters
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
China tries to shift appetite for extreme eating shows
HONG KONG, June 24 (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday that consumers should "rationally resist bad content" of extreme eating shows, which have boomed online, because they cause "heartbreaking" food waste and spread "unhealthy" ideas about food. Extreme eating shows in China have included people eating as many cups of instant noodles as possible, devouring dumplings and wolfing down hamburgers. The statement from China's Consumer Association is the latest effort to curb people's appetite for online eating shows, which remain widely streamed in the world's second largest economy even after attempts to more tightly regulate the industry in 2020. The shows attract hoards of followers who are keen to watch people consuming copious amounts of food, including very spicy dishes. Some online platforms are "now full of extreme eating shows, which use the food intake that challenges the physiological limits of human beings," the statement said. "Not only does it seriously deviate from the true connotation of food culture, but it also causes heartbreaking food waste." The shows trample on China's traditional virtues of diligence and thrift, the association added, and also spread "unhealthy and irrational" ideas about eating that could harm young people. "Every porridge and every meal should be thought of as hard-earned," it said. China in 2020 strengthened regulation and banned clips that promoted food waste. It passed a law in 2021 to combat food waste while last year authorities also unveiled an action plan to boost food production while reducing waste. The association urged consumers not to follow, like, or forward extreme eating shows and actively block related accounts or channels. Show creators must refuse waste and not plan, produce, or publish extreme eating content, it said. "The focus of creation should be shifted to exploring the cultural connotation of the true nature of food." The statement comes a week after Beijing ordered some civil servants not to dine out in groups of more than three after deaths linked to excessive alcohol consumption at banquets. China is also battling rising obesity, particularly among children, after physical activity dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic and people ordered more fast food online.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
China tries to shift appetite for extreme eating shows
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China said on Tuesday that consumers should "rationally resist bad content" of extreme eating shows, which have boomed online, because they cause "heartbreaking" food waste and spread "unhealthy" ideas about food. Extreme eating shows in China have included people eating as many cups of instant noodles as possible, devouring dumplings and wolfing down hamburgers. The statement from China's Consumer Association is the latest effort to curb people's appetite for online eating shows, which remain widely streamed in the world's second largest economy even after attempts to more tightly regulate the industry in 2020. The shows attract hoards of followers who are keen to watch people consuming copious amounts of food, including very spicy dishes. Some online platforms are "now full of extreme eating shows, which use the food intake that challenges the physiological limits of human beings," the statement said. "Not only does it seriously deviate from the true connotation of food culture, but it also causes heartbreaking food waste." The shows trample on China's traditional virtues of diligence and thrift, the association added, and also spread "unhealthy and irrational" ideas about eating that could harm young people. "Every porridge and every meal should be thought of as hard-earned," it said. China in 2020 strengthened regulation and banned clips that promoted food waste. It passed a law in 2021 to combat food waste while last year authorities also unveiled an action plan to boost food production while reducing waste. The association urged consumers not to follow, like, or forward extreme eating shows and actively block related accounts or channels. Show creators must refuse waste and not plan, produce, or publish extreme eating content, it said. "The focus of creation should be shifted to exploring the cultural connotation of the true nature of food."The statement comes a week after Beijing ordered some civil servants not to dine out in groups of more than three after deaths linked to excessive alcohol consumption at banquets. China is also battling rising obesity, particularly among children, after physical activity dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic and people ordered more fast food online.
