Tag: Pork belly

Chinese New Year eats and treats
Culture · Insider tips

Chinese New Year eats and treats

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恭賀新喜! Happy Chinese New Year! February 8th, 2016 is the first day of the Lunar New Year and marks the start of the Year of the Monkey. Along with the Chinese, a few other Asian groups – Malaysians, Vietnamese, and Koreans, to name a few – also follow the lunar calendar and often have their own Lunar New Year… Continue reading Chinese New Year eats and treats

Not just lipstick on a pig
Agriculture · Culture · Economy · Nutrition · Recipes

Not just lipstick on a pig

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Recently I made crispy roast pork belly, a classic Cantonese dish, for a potluck. There have been a few requests for the recipe, which I will include below, but first I would like to talk about animal welfare in meat farming. I went to the local Asian market for this dish’s ingredients. Interestingly, there is now a sizable selection of… Continue reading Not just lipstick on a pig