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Postcard from Yunnan, Part 2

Food-wise, Yunnan is most famous for its ham, a salty, long-cured product that can be compared to jamon serrano or prosciutto.
Francis Lam
01.22.08
Keywords
travel,
pork,
china,
asia,
francis lam
travel + culture

Postcard from Yunnan, Part 1

This is hardly a cultural homecoming, but it is a good time. Part 1 in a series.
Francis Lam
01.15.08
Keywords
travel,
culinary culture,
china,
asia,
francis lam
food + cooking

Swallowing Clouds

When I was a kid, I spent my summers in Hong Kong, running around with my cousins and fueling our video game binges with street food.
Francis Lam
01.08.08
Keywords
francis lam,
culinary culture,
china,
hong kong
food + cooking

A New York Minute

One night around Thanksgiving, I took a walk on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and came across an amazing sight.
Francis Lam
01.02.08
Keywords
new york,
culinary culture,
jewish,
francis lam,
a new york minute
travel + culture

Boudin...Does Not Photograph Well (A Trip Through Cajun Country, Part Deux)

Next, Pableaux had us trying the wares of the Best Stop meat market, where they sell most any cut of meat you've ever seen.
Francis Lam
12.18.07
Keywords
francis lam,
southern u.s.,
meat,
dressing
travel + culture

Pure Joi (A Trip Through Cajun Country, Part One)

When a food writer named Pableaux offers you a tour of the Lousiana Cajun country, you take him up on it.
Francis Lam
12.14.07
Keywords
restaurants,
southern u.s.,
pork,
culinary culture,
francis lam
food + cooking

Utopia on a Plate

I remember the first time I ever saw an Asian man with a Southern accent; I was 15 when he came on TV and did a stand-up comedy routine.
Francis Lam
12.11.07
Keywords
francis lam,
cooking + technique,
southern u.s.
food + cooking

Forgive Me, Grandpa

As someone who grew up drinking tea made from the tea plant, I long objected to herbal teas (or infusions or tisanes or t-fusions).
Francis Lam
11.27.07
Keywords
francis lam,
beverage,
asian,
african
food + cooking

If a Noodle Could Teach the World to Sing

Koreans eat soups filled with rice cakes with rice. That's like eating a roll between two slices of bread!
Francis Lam
11.20.07
Keywords
culinary culture,
asian,
korean,
chinese,
francis lam
travel + culture

An Oyster Shucker

Chris Armstrong is a man proud of his work. “They don’t come much better than me,” he said when I was bellied up to his oyster bar.
Francis Lam
11.13.07
Keywords
restaurants,
southern u.s.,
seafood,
culinary culture,
francis lam