Opinion | Addicted to cheese, ramen, pizza? It’s not your fault – our bodies are hard-wired for it

“I would literally just eat a block of cheese with my hands,” she told the tabloid, adding that she fed her habit, in true addict style, sitting on her apartment floor alone in the dark. “It was the only thing that would make me feel somewhat whole.” Cheese contains a protein called casein that is … Read more

Opinion | How chilli peppers in China were a substitute for salt before becoming widely popular

Recently, Denmark recalled three flavours of instant noodles for being too spicy. The country’s food and health authorities had assessed the levels of capsaicin in a single packet of Buldak instant noodles, made by South Korean company Samyang, to be “so high that they pose a risk of the consumer developing acute poisoning”, especially children, … Read more

Soy sauce, beef jerky, tea bags, instant noodles: the comfort foods – and drinks – travellers can’t live without when they are on the move

One advantage of carrying culinary “essentials” at the expense of clothing is that your luggage gets a little lighter each day. By the end of the trip, there will be plenty of room for souvenirs. More bang for your baht: a tour of 6 Michelin-rated restaurants in Thailand Savvy travellers will always find room in … Read more