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Local Gem: Stinky Yet Tasty, The Temptation of Smelly Snail Noodles And Why I Fell For It Jul 24, 2021 11:30 am | Add a comment | 59 reads Local Gem is an exploration of Beijing’s diverse palate. Get out of your comfort zone and try something new! To share your own neighborhood pride, please contact us via editor@thebeijinger.com Ever since human beings began cooking their food on the fire, the pursuit of newer and tastier flavor profiles has never ceased. From adding various spices, to flambéing their dishes with liquor, generations of dedic...

Beijing News You Might Have Missed This Week: June 5 Jun 5, 2021 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 34 reads Herd immunity, here we come: The latest figures on vaccines in Beijing indicate that upwards of 86 percent of adults over 18 years of age have received at least one shot of their COVID-19 vaccine, putting the city well past the 70 percent mark that’s needed for herd immunity. At the same time, the latest surveys from The Beijinger’s Safe & Sane WeChat groups indicate that foreigners have caught up with those numbers, with 85 percent of foreign respo...

The simple dish that threads through many cultures and has countless people connected

Annual editions of The Good Food Guide will no longer be published There are sighs echoing across the culinary world at the announced death of the Good Food Guide – which its owner, Waitrose, has decided not to publish this year and has "no plans" to publish it again in the future – but I actually suspect that its founder, Raymond Postgate, rather than turning in his grave might be popping a cork and musing that its demise is a cause for celebration. For when he launched the little tome, 70 years ago in 1951, he did so partly as a way to encourage customers to be more discerning. The Go...