Opinion
My Hong Kong by Luisa Tam
In Chinese culture, food can bring people together – and it can drive them apart, as Uncle Roger controversy reminds us
The Chinese believe that if you want to get things done, it’s best to bring them to the dining table. Food opens all doors – but it can also close them, too
Comedian Uncle Roger landed himself in hot water for making a video with fellow vlogger Mike Chen – and then for deleting it and ‘sacrificing his morality’
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the main event, tagine of chicken. welcome, tony. thank you. just gorgeous. first, chopped onions, garlic, parsley and turmeric are blended with olive oil. the bird is generously coated an stuffed. then after simmering in a touch of olive oil and water, it is fried until crispy, served with roasted almonds, and olives, paprika and ginger. nice. he smells the food. like anywhere else in the arab world, eating with your hands, always the right one, is proper dining etiquette. this is spinach. it s wild spinach. it grows in the mountains? yeah. vocalized chopped mountain
first, chopped onions, garlic, parsley and turmeric are blended with olive oil. the bird is generously coated and stuffed. then after simmering in a touch of olive oil and water, the chicken is fried until crispy, served with toasted almonds, olives, paprika and ginger. nice. he smells the food. like anywhere else in the arab world, eating with your hand, always the right one, is proper dining etiquette. wild spinach. yeah. chopped mountain spinach, garlic, cilantro, hot black peppers, finished in olive oil. that s delicious.