Apropos of nothing, here's @foodandwine's guide to Champagne, answering such questions as "Can America actually be said to have a 'Champagne business?'"
Black Chung cake is a distinctive type of Chung cake made by the Tay ethnic people in Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province. Traditionally prepared only for Tet (the Lunar New Year), it has now gained popularity and has become a sought-after delicacy among tourists visiting the region.
https://www.europesays.com/1846012/ Goodbye Gouda and farewell French mustard: Signature foods on the brink of climate extinction #cheese #Climate #ClimateChange #FoodCulture #GlobalWarming #OliveOil #salmon #seaweed #wine
https://www.europesays.com/1846012/ Goodbye Gouda and farewell French mustard: Signature foods on the brink of climate extinction #cheese #Climate #ClimateChange #FoodCulture #GlobalWarming #OliveOil #salmon #seaweed #wine
Woke up.
Made some chai tow kway. Classic Teochew food. Especially eaten on lunar new year, which starts in 2 days.
In our #Teochew language, chai tow means “radish or turnip“, while kway means “cake”. The dish was originally from Southern China & Teochew immigrants brought it to Singapore in the late 19th century.
I like eating them by dipping into a soy sauce/red vinegar/hot chili paste sauce mix.
Food and cars go way back — think of the Michelin guide, which started as travel info for motorists from the famous car company. Atlas Obscura says some manufacturers have gone further, lending their names to chocolate, sausages, and iconic kitchen equipment. Here's more.
There's a particular tedium to the Dinner Problem — aka thinking of what to eat for your evening meal every night. "Disposable income helps mitigate the issue (disposable income helps mitigate most issues), but short of a paid staff, money does not solve it," writes Rachel Sugar, who goes on to list all the purported dinner solutions, from frozen meals to prep guides. "And yet, none of it has managed to solve the problem: Dinner exists, daunting and ominous." Here's her full story for @TheAtlantic (it may be paywalled). And please tell us in the comments, what are you making for dinner tonight? We don't have the foggiest idea, and we need suggestions.
Every once in a while a brand launches some weird hybrid food designed to garner clicks (they get us every time!). The latest? Pizza Hut with its pizza-flavored wine. TODAY's Heather Martin sampled it and found it to be exactly what we might have expected: "absolutely hideous." Despite this, the first batch of bottles have sold out and there's a waitlist. We want to know: Do you ever get tempted by these novelty combos? (Think Oreo wine, Cadbury's Creme Egg mayonnaise and ranch ice cream)? Tell us in the comments the weirdest thing you find delicious.
Done. Placed on table for Mom & youngest brother to help themselves.
I have a lot of wood chopping to do tomorrow.
Having more of my udon noodles soup.
I made some #LoMaiGai wraps. I couldn't get lotus leaves so used banana leaves instead.
I used the leftover #GlutinousRice to make a separate dish- #StickyRice with #ChineseSausages & preserved minced mustard stalks.
There are umpteen tips for getting through election day and beyond without losing your marbles, but we like this one from @Eater: Make something really messy and elaborate.
It's all hands on deck for the Flipboard editorial team, so we won't have time to start baking sourdough. Instead we'll be snacking. Which of these do you think is the ideal election night munchie?
Made some of our family's Teochew #Cholon style, black pepper & soy braised pork with cucumbers & steamed rice. The braised sauce is great poured over rice & cucumbers. We are eating it with a small bowl of chicken pho flavoured broth soup with green onions, cilantro & bits of soft tofu(not pictured). Our family's #AsianBreakfast today 
I got some Asian food goodies from my friend's rural backyard. She grows all of these on her 1.5 acres property that backs onto a forested park.
Japanese chestnuts - these were boil cooked.
Taro & Ube (purple yam - these were steam cooked.
I also picked up some taro cake - Swiss roll style - with coconut cream filling.
Our house smells so yummy right now. Wonton is being cooked at the moment. The crispy chow mein is done & set aside with the vegetables.
We made two of my nephew's fave foods for his 2nd birthday gathering here. He will be coming over in just over an hour 
Making Vietnamese beef stew on a rainy day.
How to say this dish name, in #Teochew & in #Vietnamese
On a recent episode of "Dragon's Den," the Canadian equivalent of "Shark Tank," actor and investor Simu Liu called out a Quebec bubble tea brand for cultural appropriation. Now, he's asking fans to turn down the temperature. In a TikTok posted on Sunday, he reiterated his views, pointing out the difference between paying homage and being exploitative, but highlighted that the backlash had been too extreme. “On the flip side, I’ve been made aware that the business owners have received a lot of death threats and harassment and otherwise just kind of bullying and dogpiling, and I just want to say that, full stop, it’s never okay to make threats," he said. Here's more from @ew.
https://flip.it/eu5JUE
The Karen people came from Myanmar to India in the 1920s, brought by the British administration to work on forest-clearing in the Andamans. They maintain their connection to their homeland via ngapi, a dried-shrimp condiment that they make from tiny acetes shrimp. Here, @hakaimagazine tells the story of how it’s made, the cultural significance, and why their tradition is at risk.
https://hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/the-salty-sun-dried-shrimp-paste-that-tastes-of-home/
