‘Best fish and chips’ in Hong Kong, ‘real comfort food’ dumplings, dim sum: a gourmet food importer’s restaurant picks

Austrian Stefan Gross is the managing director of Blue Danube Gourmet, which imports food and wine from his homeland. He spoke to Andrew Sun. I’m lucky to have grown up in Austria, a country with a lot of local agricultural produce, so we don’t really depend on imports. We always had quality comfort food. One … Read more

Millennials widen the appeal of Chinese dumplings in the West by experimenting with new fillings

Several speciality brands have popped up recently. These three, based in the UK capital London, Vancouver in Canada, and Seattle in the United States, are making dumplings more accessible. Love Sum Dumplings, London Love Sum Dumpling’s multicultural product range, from Nepalese momos to Chinese shrimp dumplings. Photo: Love Sum Dumplings After she was named runner-up … Read more

Where a Hong Kong culinary institute director goes for roast meat, dumplings and a quiet meal with friends

Swede Per Henrik Jonsson is the programme director at the International Culinary Institute (ICI), in Pok Fu Lam. He spoke to Andrew Sun. Working as a chef and culinary educator has taken me to many countries, but I grew up in Dubai and Athens, so Mediterranean and Middle Eastern hospitality has been ingrained in me … Read more

Opinion | Which dish is traditionally eaten on the first day of Lunar New Year? Easy: Chinese pudding. Or is it dumplings? Er, pot-stickers? Kumquats?

Our team had three people of Chinese descent. None of us thought there was any specific dish that was a must-serve for New Year lunch or dinner. The consensus answer, we decided, might be goh, the Chinese puddings and cakes popular during the season. Chinese New Year pudding is a traditional dish for Chinese people … Read more