Health

Nagaimo Soy Pudding : 山药豆乳布丁

September 4, 2011

When I was in Taiwan a few weeks ago, my favourite cold appetizer dish at meal time was the Nagaimo. (山药/淮山) Prepared and served in a variety of ways, they were crunchy and totally refreshing. Long known for its medicinal values, the Chinese have always used them to balance the yin and yang energy in [...]

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Macrobiotic Experience In Korea

April 19, 2010

One of the problems of traveling for business is the tendency to over eat and to eat unhealthily. I have tried my best to eat in small portions throughout this trip in Korea and I am still nursing my disappointment over my colleague’s choice of a family seafood buffet dinner the night before. It was [...]

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Staying Healthy With Beetroot Juice

February 22, 2010

Beetroot is seldom featured in Asian cooking…at least I don’t remember seeing this in any Chinese dishes.I do vaguely remember trying to use this in a salad once but, I didn’t quite like the way it bled like an open wound making the dish look like someone just had a bloody fight over it… This is [...]

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Detox, Detox – Ginger Tea & Cardomom Chamomile Tea

February 16, 2010

I don’t want to see another pineapple tart, another peanut cookie or another slice of Kueh Lapis. I have sinfully, shamelessly over eaten. My digestive tract has been so overstuffed that the sight of even the most delectable food begins to irk me. I can feel a constant bloatedness. It has only been 2 days and [...]