Ginseng is known as the 'king of herbs' in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In this explainer, we'll look at ginseng's health properties and how to use it in cooking.

Wheat Gluten, known as mian jin in Chinese - what is it exactly, how is it made, and how to cook with it? In this explainer, I run though the essentials.

Lapsang Souchong (Zhengshan Xiaozhong) is beloved among many tea fanatics in English, but in China, it’s virtually unheard of. Tea Masters in the know scoff at such an adulterated tea. Lapsang Souchong is a Chinese black tea, smoked over Chinese Red Pine leaves until the flavour resembles a peaty Islay whisky more than a delicate tea.