Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau

Gastronomic Tour of China with Fuchsia Dunlop

WildChina is pleased to announce that Fuchsia Dunlop will be leading Gastronomic Tour of China from October 13-24, 2012. This 12-day journey will visit the imperial capitals of Beijing and Xian – home to the...

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March 14, 2012

Storybook China comes alive in Pǔjí Zhèn

When I was nine years old, I read Pearl S. Buck’s book, The Good Earth. From that point to the day I arrived in China, I dreamed of a China gridded with fields and earthen...

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February 28, 2012

Off the beaten path in Shimen County

Shimen (石门) County of Changde (常德) prefecture in Hunan province — On a trip through Hunan to learn home-style recipes, the train from Changsha passes flooded rice fields gridding the landscape. A mixture of earthen homes and...

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February 17, 2012

Braised carp with spring onion (葱烤鲫鱼)

Shanghai, China— Prior to living and traveling China, I’d never cooked a whole fish. My mother always bought whole fish then fried, baked, broiled, or boiled it for our family, but much to her dismay, I’ve been...

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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

January 17, 2012

Beggar’s Chicken, a dish fit for Emperors

A chicken is seasoned, wrapped in lotus leaves and slowly baked in clay. Legend has it that this delicacy, of humble, obscure origins came to existence by chance. A beggar had stolen a chicken and...

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January 6, 2012

Short orders: dining out on winter solstice

Written by Mark Graham of South China Morning Post, the following article shares tasty traditions around China over winter solstice, which is generally celebrated in Hong Kong as a public holiday. From Chinese herbal soup to...

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March 7, 2011

Foodie expert Anissa Helou visits Beijing

Last week, WildChina had the opportunity to host Anissa Helou, the “internationally known food writer,art collector, journalist, broadcaster, and one of the leading experts on the cuisines of the Mediterranean and the Middle East.” She came...

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January 6, 2011

Black Sesame Kitchen: unexpected insight into Chinese history

A few days ago, my colleague introduced Jen Lin-Liu as a chef, writer, and owner of the a restaurant in Beijing, Black Sesame Kitchen. Tonight, I had the opportunity to go to Black Sesame Kitchen...

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January 5, 2011

Dai food: Chinese cuisine’s best-kept secret

Dai food: Chinese cuisine’s best-kept secret. While most of China is frozen or at least quite cold, there are still some parts of the country’s south that are enjoying shorts and t-shirt weather during the...