Articles by Victoria Cheng

Eat + Drink

How (Not) to Offend a Tea Purist: A Master Class in Chinese Tea Drinking

According to a Chinese saying, there are seven essentials for your kitchen: firewood (chái), rice (mĭ), oil (yóu), salt (yán), sauce (jiàng), vinegar (cù) and tea (chá). Note that it is tea—and not water—that makes…