‘Stunning’ Chinese fine dining, plant-based Japanese – vegetarian’s Hong Kong food picks

‘Stunning’ Chinese fine dining, plant-based Japanese – vegetarian’s Hong Kong food picks

The Redress offices and our permanent second-hand clothing store, The Redress Closet, are located in Sham Shui Po. UK-born Christina Dean is the founder of NGO Redress. Photo: Joakim Blockstrom There are a couple of spots in the area we return to for team lunches. The first is Treasure Vegetarian Restaurant (Shop 85, G/F, Man … Read more

Opinion | Udon aren’t my favourite noodles, but after eating bowls of them in Shikoku, Japan, I appreciate them more

Opinion | Udon aren’t my favourite noodles, but after eating bowls of them in Shikoku, Japan, I appreciate them more

To be honest, udon are not my favourite Japanese noodles. I prefer soumen, a thinner, more delicate variety of wheat noodles, and the earthier soba made from buckwheat. When I do have udon, I prefer to eat them cold, dunking the noodles into a cup of light, fish-based dipping sauce. Nyumen, a soup of soumen … Read more

Opinion | Why you should try pizza in Japan and udon in London, and the benefit of thinking outside the box when you eat overseas

Opinion | Why you should try pizza in Japan and udon in London, and the benefit of thinking outside the box when you eat overseas

Trying new (to me) food and drink is truly my favourite part of travelling around the world, though it hasn’t always been that way. Paris, for many, is a bucket-list destination. I first travelled there as an undergraduate, suffering a nine-hour red-eye journey via MegaBus and ferry, arriving in the early hours of the morning … Read more