Savor a world of authentic cuisine… in China. Enjoy a 9-night culinary adventure through Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai with VIP treatment featuring complimentary breakfasts, a special welcome amenity at each hotel, and a custom book on Chinese cuisine.
February 19 marks 2015’s Chinese New Year and while the worldwide parades, golden dragons, crimson lanterns and money envelopes may catch your attention, don’t let it distract you from the wealth of traditional food served during the Lunar New Year. Just as the alternating animal zodiacs bring new tidings every year, the food surrounding this […]
If books like Professor Campbell’s “China Study” are to be believed, over the past thirty years nutrition has been underfunded and overlooked by western medicine. By contrast in China the nutritional precepts of traditional medicine remain highly prevalent in contemporary life. For many generations Chinese doctors have categorized foods according to their properties in order […]
I often get asked if it’s really hard for an Italian to have to eat gluten-free (GF), and in China too. No pasta? No dumplings? What *do* you eat?? Luckily, China has always been a fairly GF-friendly country. With the rare exception of restaurants specializing in wheat-based noodles or dumplings, there are always plenty […]
Attention travelers: leave the canned food and misconceptions at home. It is time to eat your way through China. Minced chicken with pine nuts inside a sesame bun. Pizza with broccoli, buffalo mozzarella, and red chili powder. Vegetarian duck stuffed with soy-braised shiitake mushrooms and vegetables. Cream of green tea with a crunchy center of […]
