cantonese food
This Pop-Up Proves That Chinese Takeaways Don't Need Meat to Be Delicious
Forget luminous sweet-and-sour chicken and bland chow mein, Phung Kay Vegan is revolutionising British Chinese food.
Making Nian Gao with My Mum and a Masterchef Contestant
I've always loved nian gao—the steamed rice cake traditionally eaten at Chinese New Year—but have never attempted to make it. With some help from chef Ping Coombes (and my mum), I decided to give it a go.
Are We Wrong to Call Americanized Chinese Food 'Inauthentic'?
"If you’re talking about Chinese food, it’s more than likely that someone will say, 'That’s not really Chinese food,' that they know a place that’s more ‘real.’"
This Chef Won’t Travel Anywhere Without Deep-Fried Cantonese Pancakes
Only a handful of chefs in China have truly mastered the technique of this culinary rarity.
Hong Kong's 'Demon Chef' Gives Traditional Cantonese Food the Modernist Treatment
In Hong Kong, Alvin Leung is known as much for his eccentricity as he is for being the man who’s constantly pushing culinary boundaries.
Meeting the People Who Make London’s Chinatown
We speak to those behind the restaurants, supermarkets, and fried chicken joints in London’s ever-evolving Chinatown.
This Restaurant Tells the Story of San Francisco's Chinatown
Mister Jiu's is more than just an homage to chef Brandon Jew's Chinese heritage; it's a statement on the changing face of San Francisco's Chinatown.
Meet Daddy Bao, the Veteran Restaurateur Who Really Knows His Buns
Joe “Daddy Bao” Yeung moved to the UK from Hong Kong and ran a Chinese restaurant for 31 years. Now retired, he advises his son Frank, who owns a London eatery that specialises in the steamed buns.
Get Your Dose of MUNCHIES on the Latest Daily VICE
Today on Daily VICE, our editor-in-chief Helen Hollyman discusses a story about Mexicali, a Mexican border town that has more than 300 Chinese restaurants and a unique style of cuisine combining traditional south-of-the-border fare with Cantonese...