I sighed heavily, winced, and cradled my head in my hands when I read it… Why on Earth do we need ‘Everything Bagel’-flavoured Cup Noodles (CNs)? Surprisingly, Nissen Foods, who’ve launched the product, have a plaus-ible (?) answer… Fans demanded it!Read More →
Does a single banana qualify as breakfast? Japan Air Lines (JAL) seems to think so. At least, that’s what it recently served a pass-enger who had requested a vegan meal. The incident raises serious questions – both nutritional and economic…Read More →
It’s become fashionable to pooh-pooh the so-called ‘Cantonese’ section of Asian food menus. The snobs say it’s ‘not real Asian cuisine’. And as such, it should be shunned. Nonsense. American-Asian cuisine has its own venerable and colourful tradition!Read More →
We’re inextricably wrapped up these days in coils and swathes of information about Healthy Elixirs that generally fall under the heading of ‘Teas’. But the beverage that started it all – classic Black Tea – has been eclipsed by the likes of Camomile…Read More →
I just read a comments section to a post on a big-name food blog, about how to tell an authentic Indian restaurant from an Americanized or ersatz place. Reader suggestions ranged from common-sensical, to classic, to giggle-out-loud funny…Read More →
There are few more culturally diverse countries in the world than Canada. And new(er) Canadians are standing up and demanding recognition and respect in fundamental ways. Like demanding McIndian mains in Canada…Read More →
Here’s a sad story (sad in so many dimensions) about the end of an iconic restaurant. Silver Inn Restaurant in Calgary was the home of Asian-American Ginger Beef. It’s also the the end of that original trademark menu item, and eatery’s famous street sign…Read More →
Up to now, research on getting packaged and processed food manufacturers to reduce the added salt in their products has focused on other ways to make the foods more tasty – alternative seasonings, boosted herbs and spices. Now Japanese inventors are thinking outside the food…Read More →