Katharine Schub

  • Keep Your Helmet On When You Prepare the Herring

    Phu Quoc Island is a fishing village famous for Vietnamese fish sauce—an item that airlines have banned for its stench. I came here expecting to find a wide variety of seafood dishes, but the underdog of all fish, herring, kept finding its way onto my...

  • I Ate Dinner in Beijing's Russian Fur District

    Yabaolu, an area of Beijing that’s also known as ‘Russiatown’, is known for its fur market. But I wasn't here for the dead animal hair: I came to sample the Russian-Chinese hybrid cuisine.