Ode to Lard: Dinner at Heritage Meats
Ode to Lard: Dinner at Heritage Meats Article by Gary Suen “Eat less of the wrong meat” advocated Bennet Lee, founder of the Hong Kong-based Heritage Meats, when someone in our group asked a question about the global trend of putting less reliance on meat as our daily diet. We were at his shop in Repulse Bay as part of…Continue Reading
Slow Wine Tasting with Il Borro
Slow Wine Tasting with Il Borro Article and photos by Danny Grimshaw A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…well it has certainly felt like a long lost memory since the last gathering of the Slow Food faithful in Hong Kong. On a rainy and blustery evening in mid-October 2021 after surviving back to back typhoons, it was…Continue Reading
Add (No) Oil: Plant-based, Oil-free Eating with Michele Wisla
Add (No) Oil: Plant-based, Oil-free Eating with Michele Wisla Article by Nicholle Yu On the afternoon of Saturday, 14 August 2021, Slow Food Hong Kong welcomed Michele Wisla, a plant-based certified nutrition coach and founder of Our Conscious Kitchen to talk about whole-food plant-based diet. Michele had begun her career in the fashion sector and found herself with certain health…Continue Reading
Seasonal Calendar of Vegetables and Fruits from Hong Kong
On 24 July 2021, we were proud to present with Plant Right Now the Seasonal Calendar of Vegetables and Fruits from Hong Kong. Special thanks to our member Stephanie Fleury for her facilitation of the project. Celebrate the local biodiversity and eat seasonally to benefit the environment and our health, for better taste and at a cheaper price! Download the…Continue Reading
The True Cost of Food with Peggy Chan
The True Cost of Food with Peggy Chan On 22 May 2021, we were honoured to have Peggy Chan of Grassroots Initiatives to share her insights into the true cost of food, environmental degradation over that past 50 years, and what we need to do to restore and regenerate the Earth’s topsoil. Peggy gave an informative introduction on the food…Continue Reading
Online Sharing: UNISG Experience
Online Sharing: UNISG Experience Article by Angus Forsyth On the afternoon of Saturday, 20 March 2021, Slow Food Hong Kong was inspired by Charmaine Lau, a current masters degree student for “Master of Applied Gastronomy: Culinary Arts” at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, or l’Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche (UNISG). Charmaine had concluded her studies in the United States and…Continue Reading
Homemade Peanut Butter Workshop
Homemade Peanut Butter Workshop Article by Jane Meijnen It was with great anticipation that I awoke to a stunning Saturday, excitedly looking forward to another Slow Food adventure in the outer neighbourhoods of Hong Kong. Though this day was to be much more that “just” a Homemade Peanut Butter Workshop! We were met off the minibus by Poling Chan of…Continue Reading
Free Online Screening + Q&A: More Than Honey
Free Online Screening + Q&A: More Than Honey Article by Sze Kiu Yeung Honey is consumed in my household on an almost-daily basis: I have a spoonful in my morning porridge, I mix it in drinks and use it in my cooking – I even use it for my DIY skincare projects. As someone who loves honey, I know what…Continue Reading
Online Chocolate Tasting with Katie Chan
Online Chocolate Tasting with Katie Chan Article by Jane Meijnen I was curious and keen to join the Chocolate Tasting Workshop – I know a little about the health benefits of proper dark chocolate and have made delightful chocolate morsels in a previous profession, so am attuned to the fun and joy the cocoa bean can bring. I tried to…Continue Reading
Digital World Disco Soup Day 2020
Digital World Disco Soup Day 2020 Article by Charmaine Lau; photos by PMQ Taste Library On 25 April 2020, we celebrated the annual World Disco Soup Day in Hong Kong on Facebook live for the first time! This was in answer to Slow Food International’s call to have the event go digital rather than have it stopped by the…Continue Reading