Shandong Specialties at Made in China,Grand Hyatt Beijing

正Kent Jin,Chinese chef of Grand Hyatt Beijing proudly presents a special Shandong menu at Made in China restaurant,in May and June."We are thrilled to introduce a special menu representing the large Shandong peninsula,which is a province rich in produce from the inland areas to the coast,"     

Bazaar Day!

正The集市(jíshì),bazaar,is a customary weekly event in rural China,when locals go to buy蔬菜(sh cài),vegetables,水果(shu gu),fruits,肉(ròu),meat,and household equipment.The term热闹(rènao),loud and lively,best describes this heaving scenario where vendors叫卖(jiào mài),shout their wares amid throngs of     

Spring Pancakes

正To celebrate the Beginning of Spring,or Lichun,the first of the 24 solar terms,it is traditional in northern China to eat spring pancakes and in southern China to enjoy spring"rolls."The custom originated in the Eastern Jin Dynasty(317-420),with the idea of mixing water and flour into f ine-texture pancakes,laying them on a plate and covering them with stir-fried vegetables.The dish,originally named spring plate,was a favorite on spring outings as well as at Lichun.The custom spread to the imperial     

Cross Bridge Rice Noodle

正This famou s dish originates in Mengzi County in southern Yunnan Province.During the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911),there was a tran-quil island in the lake outside the county seat of Mengzi,where scholars studied for the imperial exams.Scholar Yang was one of those isolated on the remote island,free from distractions.Devoted to his studies,he often forgot to eat.His wife,who delivered meals from home to the island,often found his food uneaten because it had grown cold.One day,she made chicken soup and unex-     

Development of Latent Fingermarks on Surfaces of Food‐A More Realistic Approach

Latent fingermark developing methods from food (mandarin, egg, banana, apple, potato, carrot, eggplant, onion, bell pepper, and tomato) surface has been studied by 10 methods, including powdering method, small particle reagent method, and cyanoacrylate fuming method. The foods were stored under two conditions (room temperature and refrigerator) before fingermark deposition and aged for 2, 24, 48, and 72 h before fingermark development. In most of the food surfaces used in this study, cyanoacrylate fuming with 80% relative humidity was superior to the powder or small particle reagent methods. The quality of the fingermarks varied depending on the storage conditions before the fingermark deposition (in the refrigerator or at ambient temperature) and the time elapsed since the fingermark deposition. However, the storage conditions before the fingermark deposition and the time elapsed since the fingermark deposition did not show any correlation with the quality of the fingermark.     

Taking a Bite Out of Crime China is amending its food safety law to imposeharsher penalties for offenders

正With frequent food scandals including heavy-metal-laden rice,contaminated milk powder,vegetables with excessive pesticides and toxic chemical additives injected into food,anxiety about what you are putting into your body can some-times dampen the enjoyment of even the finest food in China.     

The Happy Farm

正FOR several years,a computer game about farming has been on the minds and lips of millions of Chinese people,young and old alike.In"The Happy Farm"players tend crops and steal vegetables from their neighbors to win points.It is so popular that some players wake up in the middle of the night just to play the game and steal from other players while they sleep.Today,many