World's First Noodles • History of Lanzhou La Mian | Who Invented Noodles? 兰州拉面历史 · 喇家遗址 · 齊家文化

Many of us have seen Chinese chefs hand pull slender strands of noodles from a lump of dough like a magic trick.

Swee Kee • Original Most Famous Singapore Chicken Rice Ever & Forever 瑞记鸡饭的神话

There are and will be many famous chicken rice brands in Singapore and around the world but none will be or will ever be as famous as the original Swee Kee 瑞记.

Many brands can be famous, some even legendary, but only rarely will one reach a mythical level like Swee Kee 瑞记.

Father of Singapore Chicken Rice • Uncle Commie Wong Yi Guan 共产鸡饭王义元 • 新加坡鸡饭之父

Today, chicken rice stalls and even restaurants are ubiquitous in Singapore. Most coffee shops have at least one chicken rice stall, and hawker centres often have two or even more. 

Oyster Omelette & Recovery of Taiwan from VOC Dutch East Indies Company in 1662 by Koxinga 鄭成功 • 國姓爺

The Ming dynasty of China (1368 - 1644) fell to the Manchurian Qing dynasty from the north while European seapowers were lodged at China's doorstep. The Portuguese at Macau, the Spanish at Luzon (Philippines) and the Dutch occupied Formosa (today's Taiwan) since 1624.

Hainan Qing Pu Liang Cooling Dessert & the Lost Nan Yue Kingdom • History of Ching Bo Leung 清補涼历史 • 趙佗神汤

When you are in China's humid tropical Hainan island, you will see a ubiquitous watery sweet dessert known as qing pu liang 清補涼 which literally means cleansing, nourishing, and cooling.

Laksa Johor 🍝 History of Uniquely Johor Tradition & Heritage Food

✍16 Nov 2024. There are many forms of laksa according to regions - there's Penang laksa, Kelantan laksum, Katong laksa, Sarawak laksa, etc. But, only Laksa Johor can claim a royal connection. 

In 2023, the Johor government, through Yayasan Warisan Johor (Johor Heritage Foundation) gazetted Laksa Johor as a heritage dish of Johor.