Fortune Cooking

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White rabbit puppet at White Rabbit Gallery

The kitchen god, Tsao Wang, has been sent on his journey to heaven, his lips smeared with honey to ensure he reports only “sweet” things about the family’s conduct. Firecrackers have been set off and a series of small feasts and festivities have taken place. In traditional Chinese households, such activities are part of the [...]

Chinese New Year

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Selection of Alice Cho

Sydney’s Chinatown offers something for every budget and every tastebud. At the bustling Dixon House Food Court, you’ll find a range of reasonably priced Asian dishes, representing the cuisines of northern China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. Here, the most popular dish is the sizzling beef, ginger and shallot hot plate for $8.50, also [...]