I was at a dinner party recently, and I felt the urge to defend a soup. “Hong Kong people love it when desserts are not too sweet, but then why are Chinese desserts so, so sweet?” pondered a guest.

There’s a notion that desserts are not a part of Asian cuisine. Supposedly, fruit is enough to satisfy the Asian sweet tooth. It’s time to shed light on this myth. There are a lot of traditional ...

In Hong Kong, no big meal feels complete without a bowl of red bean sweet soup. Served hot in the winter and lukewarm when the weather turns mild, tong sui – “sweet water” – dessert soups made with ...

We stepped into Maxwell Food Centre in Chinatown and were greeted by 3 ginormous stewing pots of deep-coloured traditional dessert soups. 75 China Street Peanuts Soup stands tall at this popular ...

If there was a versatility award for a healthy entrée, soup would have a trophy case full of hardware. Whether you’re spooning it up chilled in the summer or curling up with some steaming broth come ...

The most unassuming bowl in comparison to the other 2 soups, the Peanut Soup is what I tried (S$1.40) last but I chose to mention it first. We were referred to the newspaper posts that the stall owner ...