Clarissa Wei
Serious Eats
Taiwan, Province of China
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Cheese Foam Tea Recipe
A creamy dollop of salted cheese foam adds delicious layers of texture and flavor to a classic bubble tea. → Read More
Taiwanese Deep-Fried Squid Balls Recipe
Homemade squid balls that you can literally bounce off the wall. → Read More
Shuijianbao: This double-pan-fried bun is crispy perfection
You might know pan-fried buns from Shanghai, but have you heard of double pan-fried buns from Shandong? → Read More
How China and Taiwan now transmit food trends to California
The most recent Chinese food trend to make it to the United States is restaurants specializing in roasted whole fish. The concept is like hot pot, but instead of a communal broth, each table gets a large fish served on a miniature grill. Toppings - like chile peppers, onion and peppercorns - are piled high, and the fleshy fish is a conduit for all these flavors. When I was in Hangzhou last year,… → Read More
Hangzhou, Surrounded By Green Tea Fields, Is Also China's Silicon Valley
Rapid development has yet to oust this city's centuries-old love for green tea → Read More
Five Foods That Arrived Because Of The Military
Here are five dishes that arrived because of military influences and the story behind them. → Read More
Old-Style Chinese Food And Wonton Soup At China Café
At the heart of the 100-year-old Grand Central Market market is a 60-year establishment that, to this day, draws consistent crowds: China Cafe. → Read More
Seeing Trails Hiking Gang Gets Angelenos Adjusted To Nature
Seeing Trails Hiking Gang started as way to help artists discover the wilderness around them, led by passionate, nature-centric organizers. → Read More
Inside La Lonja, Barcelona's Last Local Fish Market
Industrial fishing has decimated the city's local fishmongers. → Read More
This L.A. Wildlife Rescue Center is a Haven for Injured Sea Lions and Baby Song Birds
The California Wildlife Center is a tour de force in the greater L.A. area, as urbanization continues to encroach into the surrounding wilderness areas. → Read More
How Local Roots is Helping Solve the World's Food Waste Problem with Robots and Tech
A vertical farming company in Los Angeles uses technology to grow the equivalent of five acres of food in a 40-foot shipping container. → Read More
These Are the Latest Tea Trends in the San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley's young people have moved on from boba. Here's what they're drinking now. → Read More
The Struggles Of Growing Organic-Certified Asian Produce In Greater L.A.
In a city stereotyped for its dedication to healthful food, organic Asian produce grown within the greater metropolitan Los Angeles area is actually quite rare. → Read More
Porto's: From Communist Cuba Secret to Southern California Icon
Porto's Bakery sells about 1.2 million cheese rolls and 550,000 potato balls per month. But this bakery that could was once a black market business born in Communist Cuba. → Read More
Part of a Growing Trend, Trap Kitchen in Compton Uses Instagram as a Food Delivery App
Young people today who want to cook professionally are blazing new trails. → Read More
Filipino-Inspired Barbecue at Park’s Finest
From a vantage point, the offerings at Park’s Finest are like every other barbecue restaurant in Los Angeles. But delve in deeper and you’ll find the important subtleties. → Read More
Eating Wild Boar to Solve an Environmental Problem
Wild boar are invasive and destructive. So should we eat more of them? → Read More
How Angelenos Are Using Food Waste To Their Advantage
Feeding the 5000 is a traveling global event featuring meals made entirely from food waste. The Los Angeles event, which was held in early May in Pershing Square, rescued 12,800 pounds of produce and served 5,440 meals to the public. → Read More
Uncle John's is a Downtown Chinese-American Restaurant That Turns Into a Cajun Seafood Boil at Night
It's been a local favorite for years — will this new version make sense for the neighborhood? → Read More
It’s a Wonderful Time to Be a Beekeeper in Los Angeles
For the past five years, a parched California has meant beekeepers have been struggling. However, while the holistic effects of recent rains have yet to be determined, for the beekeeping community here in L.A., the... → Read More