Celestial Peach's Year of the Rabbit 2023-24 round-up

ArticlesJenny LauFebruary 9, 2024culture, cultural appreciation, cultural appropriation, diaspora, chinese identityComment

Celestial Peach's Year of the Tiger 2022-23 round-up

ArticlesJenny LauJanuary 19, 2023culture, cultural appreciation, cultural appropriation, diaspora, chinese identity Comment

Celestial Peach's Year of the Ox 2021-22 round-up

ArticlesJenny LauFebruary 8, 2022culture, cultural appreciation, cultural appropriation, diaspora, chinese identity Comment

The Cultural Iceberg — A Model for Cultural Appreciation?

How to be culturally appreciative in 2020, a best practice manual.

Heaven, Hell and chopsticks

What can we learn from the Zen parable of the long chopsticks?

ArticlesJenny LauJuly 9, 2019culture, etiquette, chopsticks, zen, buddhist, parable Comments

Nixon and chopsticks

How Nixon’s command of chopsticks in 1972 launched the American trend for Chinese food.

ArticlesJenny LauJune 4, 2019culture, etiquette, chopsticks, nixon, china, politics, detente, chinese american, chinese american food, restaurantsComment

Slurp, Spit and Get Stuck In

What do mouthfeel, mukbang and round tables have in common?

ArticlesJenny LauApril 4, 2019culture, mouthfeel, etiquette, fuchsia dunlopComment

The Many Flavours of Chinese New Year

Thought you knew about Chinese New Year foods? Look again.

ArticlesJenny LauJanuary 28, 2019chinese new year, festival, family, china, culture, tv showComment

The Hidden Meaning in Chinese New Year Foods

A look beyond the firecrackers and red packets; plus a vegetarian guide to seeing in Chinese New Year 2019.

ArticlesJenny LauJanuary 22, 2019vegan, chinese new year, festival, familyComment

Ditch the Detox in 2019

Diet another day. Life’s too short.

ArticlesJenny LauJanuary 17, 2019longevity, lifestyle, diet, detox, veganComment

Chinese Vegan Guide: Foodie Travels in Malaysia & Singapore

Holiday report; delicious findings & tips for travelling foodies.

ArticlesJenny LauJanuary 16, 2019travel, malaysia, singapore Comments

Secrets Of Longevity Village

Guanxi village, home to China’s centenarians.

ArticlesJenny LauDecember 5, 2018longevity, lifestyle, china, centenarians, dietComment

A Tale of Two Bowls

Discussing comfort food with my Dad.

ArticlesJenny LauDecember 4, 2018celestial peach, rice, umami, memoriesComment

Introducing 'Accessories for Rice & More'

My first prototype flavour enhancers are ready.

Celestial Peach products, ArticlesJenny LauNovember 30, 2018celestial peach, rice, umamiComment

The Ugliest Dish Can Be The Most Delicious

A wabi-sabi approach to eating.

ArticlesJenny LauNovember 26, 2018wabi sabiComment

The Chinese Umami Toolkit; Making Less Taste More

A vegan umami toolkit.

ArticlesJenny LauNovember 13, 2018vegan, umamiComment

Dulled Knives; Sharper Palettes

A resolution to be more monkey.

ArticlesJenny LauNovember 7, 2018Comment

Mealtime Reflections for the Modern World

Inspired by a Zen Buddhist prayer.

ArticlesJenny LauNovember 2, 2018Comment