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India meets East Africa in 1-skillet curried salmon filets

India meets East Africa in 1-skillet curried salmon filets

For centuries, the channel of ocean running between Mozambique and Madagascar provided passage and port to ships during the height of the spice trade.
Lunar New Year: The art of dragon’s beard candy

Lunar New Year: The art of dragon’s beard candy

Dragon's beard candy is an "exhausting" process, says Kam Ng.
Column: A wine to reinforce your New Year’s resolution

Column: A wine to reinforce your New Year’s resolution

A low-alcohol wine recommendation and ice wines to celebrate Lunar New Year.
Lunar New Year: Richmond chef celebrates community, family through food

Lunar New Year: Richmond chef celebrates community, family through food

Executive chef of Versante Hotel reminisces big family reunions as a kid.
At Lunar New Year, desserts can be customary or 'cute-ified'

At Lunar New Year, desserts can be customary or 'cute-ified'

Every Lunar New Year without fail, Kat Lieu's mother would make her steamed nian gao, which is a sweet rice — or mochi — cake. It was a tasty tradition of having dessert for breakfast.
Overwhelmed food charities say solution to hunger is higher incomes, not more funding

Overwhelmed food charities say solution to hunger is higher incomes, not more funding

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland and Labrador non-profit says dwindling funding and overwhelming demand is forcing the closure of its food helpline, but it's not looking for more money to keep it going. Instead, Josh Smee, Food First N.L.
Ramadan inspires a Moroccan-spiced lamb-chickpea soup

Ramadan inspires a Moroccan-spiced lamb-chickpea soup

After sunset during Ramadan, the daily fast customarily ends by eating dates. Then the Iftar meal begins with some kind of soup, satisfying hunger and quenching thirst at the same time.
Column: Four tasty new releases from Township 7’s 2020 Provenance series

Column: Four tasty new releases from Township 7’s 2020 Provenance series

Wines showcasing a Fraser Valley winery's beginnings, origins and authenticity.

German ministers urge leniency for taking thrown-out food

BERLIN (AP) — Two German government ministers are calling for authorities to relax the application of rules enabling the prosecution of people who take food that is still fit for consumption from supermarket garbage bins.
Kimchi in grilled cheese? It’s a spicy, crunchy flavor boost

Kimchi in grilled cheese? It’s a spicy, crunchy flavor boost

We’ve upped the ante on the original pull-from-the-pantry meal — the grilled cheese — with one potent ingredient: kimchi. And we use it two ways for a double dose of flavor. Cheese with kimchi may sound odd, but the pairing is hardly new.