đ· It’s an ancient beverage turned cultural icon, so cherished in France that the legendary Victor Hugo once provocatively wrote: âGod made only water â but man made wineâ. Aside from being a […]
Japanese app uses AI to scan for the highest-grade tuna for sushi and sashimi
Japanâs sushi and sashimi restaurants have traditionally relied on people with tuna-grading skills handed down through generations to help select high-quality tuna they serve to customers. But the human skills recently faced […]
Best of Hong Kongâs gourmet scene according to food writer Agnes Chee
From wet markets to Michelin-starred restaurants â Hong Kongâs diverse food scene never ceases to impress food writer Agnes Chee. There have been many noteworthy changes to Hong Kongâs gourmet landscape in […]
The push towards organic farming in Thailand
A third of the land in Thailand is used for agriculture. But due to a rising demand for cheap meat, more and more farmers are choosing to grow crops for animal feed. […]
How The U.S. Is Exporting Obesity
Obesity rates are soaring across the globe. We look into the spread of fast fats and fast food in Asia, Africa and South America, and which corporations are profiting. (Hint: It’s not […]
How Junk Food is Transforming Brazil
There are now more obese than underweight adults in the world. Sales of ultra-processed foods have more than doubled over the last decade â even spreading into developing countries. Here’s what the […]
Vive lâapĂ©ro!
The French take pride in the idea that they savour the good things in life, and that also goes for the way they consume alcohol. For a lot of French people, the […]
The home of the superstar of French wines: Champagne
French champagne might be the only wine that claims to have an inventor. According to legend, it was the monk Dom PĂ©rignon who first succeeded in bottling the fizzy little bubbles, in […]
Robots are now serving the food and mixing the cocktails in restaurants
Dishes speed to the tables of a roller-coaster restaurant. What’s unique here is that not humans but robots send the food and beverages to the guests. They even mix the cocktails!
Five cheesy regions
Five places whose names all remind us of cheese, including Cheddar, Camembert, Edam, Gouda and Emmental.