Sweet Chili-Glazed Chicken Rice Noodle Bowls

August 11, 2026

When the temperature climbs, dinner needs to be easy, fresh and preferably served cold. These rice noodle bowls tick all three boxes. Sweet chilli-glazed chicken is paired with crisp cucumber, carrots, radishes, edamame, and purple cabbage, then finished with fresh mint and a squeeze of lime. Make the chicken and prep the vegetables the night…

Lunch in Shenzhen

August 26, 2006

I promised to take my daughter to Shenzhen this morning as it was a nice break from our Saturday routine. It’s an easy 50 minute train ride from Tsim Sha Tsui East train station and we had timed it perfectly to arrive just in time for lunch! Lo Wu Commercial City (LCC) is a huge…

What the heck is a wet market?

August 25, 2006

A wet market refers to types of markets not necessarily selling live animals, but one that is selling fresh vegetables, meat and fish in the open and gets washed down with water regularly. Hong Kong has many wet markets and if you have never been to one, you are in for a treat! Yes, all…