2 . How to yum cha in Hong Kong

For Hong Kongers, a quality restaurant could become a family haunt that’s visited for generations to come. Here are some of the best places for chowing down on these steam-basket goodies.

Founded by a legendary abalone (鲍鱼) master, this three Michelin-star restaurant serves classic Cantonese dim sum with an attention to detail that can only be described as impeccable (无瑕疵的). If you want to know what perfect dim sum tastes like, head to Forum.

As the chefs begin kneading (捏) dough and wrapping buns in the middle of the night, neighbors slowly fill the seats and wait for its freshly made dumplings and stir-fried milk puffs. There is no menu or ordering sheet here. Diners choose their dim sum from the display towers located at the counter.

Golden Valley offers two styles of Chinese cuisine — Cantonese and Sichuanese — on one dim sum menu. Golden Valley’s dumplings are a refreshing and sumptuous (豪华的) pocket of shrimp, mushrooms, pork and water chestnuts, while its Sichuanese dan dan noodles are flavorfully spicy.

Veggie Kingdom boasts a pretty impressive meatless dim sum experience that even non-vegetarians wouldn’t feel lacking. Helmed by a veteran dim sum chef, Veggie Kingdom makes fresh vegan dishes using traditional cooking techniques. Specially-treated vegetable oil is used to replace lard (猪油) and butter. Mushrooms are added to replace the usual pork fillings.

Recently, there    1     (be) a notable surge in the sales of pre-packaged meals, with “braised pork with preserved mustard greens (梅菜)” emerging as a top favorite. Fuyang city in Anhui province has become a major production hub(中心) for this dish.

During the    2     (influence) annual 315 Gala held by China Central Television to mark World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, it    3     (report) that workers at a pork wholesale market in Fuyang had been using meat from pig neck— an area    4     (contain) glands (腺体), lipoma (脂肪瘤), and thyroid (甲状腺) — to make a traditional Chinese dish consisting of pork belly and preserved mustard greens, all in    5     effort to expand profit margins.

The report stated that the wholesale price for pork belly is about 24 yuan ($3.34) per kilogram,     6    is four times that of meat from pig neck.

CCTV added that the use of meat from a pig’s neck violates Chinese    7     (regulation), yet it is being discovered in Fuyang’s extensive semi-prepared food industry.

Footage    8     (display) at the gala showed that workers at a local food business stacked frozen pork in open air, some without packaging. Inside the workshop, workers put sliced pork    9    preserved mustard greens into cans to be sealed and shipped to market.

A person     10    charge said their business has flourished due to growing appetite for semi-marinated food, which is ready for consumption after simple cooking.

7 . Despite the freezing weather outside, ice cream never loses its charm. Do you want one? Here are some famous ice cream brands, there must be one that suits your taste.

Baskin Robbins

Baskin Robbins has been around for over 70 years. And with their many locations of ice-cream shops and the ability to purchase pints in grocery stores, these ice cream products are highly accessible. Baskin Robbins is known for their’ wide array of ice cream flavors, ranging from classics like Pralines n’ Cream to unique offerings such as Secret Admirer, Cherries Jubilee, and Skillet Cookie Crumble. They even make delightful ice cream cakes that are perfect for your junior’s birthday parties.

So Delicious

So Delicious is unique in that it is a dairy-free brand. They make non-dairy coffee creamers, cheese, and ice cream products. If you are on a dairy-free diet, this brand is for you. They make so many types of non-dairy ice cream with bases including almond milk, cashew milk, coconut milk, soy milk, oat milk, and their new concoction “wonder milk. ”Their flavors range from buttery pecan, to oat milk coffee chip, and dark chocolate truffle.

Magnum

Magnum ice cream carries many frozen ice cream products sold in grocery stores as well as a non-dairy line of ice creams. They are most known for their signature hard chocolate shell that appears in ice cream pints as well as on many of their ice cream frozen bars. They also carry a variety of ice cream pints in flavors such as Double Cookie Crumble, Milk Chocolate Vanilla, and Double Red Velvet.

Adirondack Creamery

Adirondack Creamery was launched in New York and sources local cream for their wide line of ice cream flavors. Some of these flavors include Kulfi Pistachio Cardamom, Syrian Date and Walnut, and Black Raspberry. They pride themselves on avoiding the use of additives and sell their products in some grocery stores- although they also have overnight nationwide delivery if you are not a local resident.

9 . The Colombian researchers are not the only ones working on creating a slower-melting ice cream. In 2015, scientists at the University of Dundee in Scotland found that a natural protein called BsIA was very effective in keeping the treat frozen for longer periods of time. With both teams fighting to be the first to get to the market, the future of everyone’s favorite dessert certainly looks bright.

10 . When you think about it, food is an important part of our lives. Family gatherings center around food and the celebration of major life events and milestones involves food in one way or another. The same holds true for us here on the Space Station. Food is important and ends up usually being a topic of discussion for almost every crew.

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Our food also comes packaged in many ways. But no matter what the form of the food though, you still have the same problem eating it- - you do not want it flying away from you and making a mess when you open it up. In this case a little bit of extra water is extremely helpful. It keeps the food kind of sticking together and to the package and to your spoon. Small things do escape from time to time, but we really try hard to minimize the random flying food problem. That is enough for now! Next time I will write about how to cook in space.