Search results for "Food"

Jan 14, 2021 • 10 min read
Sustainability

Heralded as the future of food, but are bugs all buzz and no bite?

A staple food for billions, recent years have also seen insects marketed as an environmentally friendly and nutrient-rich protein source to wealthier consumers. But as bug-based products hit supermarket shelves, do they hold the potential to become a mainstay in Western diets?
By Andrew Haffner

Nov 16, 2020 • 5 min read
Food security

Growing fear: Anxiety mounts over Vietnam’s food staples

Vietnam's fragrant noodle soups and fresh spring rolls have won fans across the globe, but mounting food safety scandals on the country's streets are sparking a rising tide of anxiety among millennials about what they eat
By Alice Philipson and Tran Thi Minh Ha/AFP

Sep 17, 2020 • 3 min read
History

[Photos] The cyclos, street food and shophouses of 1950s Phnom Penh

This collection of archive images depicts Phnom Penh in April 1953, offering an insight into Cambodia on the brink of independence, a country yet to be touched by the heady development of the 60s or the tragedy of the 70s
By Alastair McCready

Jul 13, 2020 • 9 min read
Covid-19

As tourist numbers dwindle, food security on the mind of Bali’s residents

As the economy of tourist-reliant Bali struggles through the pandemic, food security is increasingly on the minds of the Indonesian island's residents. With uncertainty lying ahead, many people are having to rethink their long-term approach to feeding themselves
By Elizabeth Sinclair

Mar 20, 2019 • 5 min read
Economic development

Cambodian crafts and food festival empowers local businesses

The festival aims to show off local products while giving the vendors a chance to put their business skills to the test, supported by a nonprofit economic development agency fighting human trafficking in Cambodia and India
By Amanda Kaufmann

Feb 18, 2019 • 10 min read
Science

How stem cell-grown seafood could save our dying world

With cruelty-free shrimps lab-grown from a handful of stem cells, Singapore-based Shiok Meats is putting Southeast Asia on the cell-based meats map – and offering an environmentally conscious alternative to the emissions-heavy fishery industry
By Robin Spiess

Nov 29, 2018 • 7 min read
Timor-Leste

‘Why don’t we like eating the food we grow?’

Family and restaurant tables feature imported and packaged foods, but innovators are working to put the focus back on local, healthier ingredients
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Nov 01, 2018 • 5 min read
Luang Prabang

The Michelin star chefs’ inspired by godfather of Lao food

With a Michelin star already under their collective belt for Paste Bangkok, chefs Bee Satongun and Jason Bailey are now looking to make their mark in Laos. Their new restaurant Paste at the Apsara, which will soon open in Luang Prabang, is the product of a long-term friendship and a desire to revive the heritage of Phia Sing, who is recognised as the godfather of Lao food
By Lesly Lotha

Oct 26, 2018 • 2 min read
Brunei food blogger

'Write not for the fame, but for the love of sharing good food'

Thanis Lim is Brunei’s foremost food blogger (thanislim.com) and an accomplished chef who judges food competitions – when he’s not winning them. He took home the top dessert prize at an event for breast cancer awareness for his chocolate lava cake served with vanilla ice cream and a regional pastry called kuih sapit, which means “love letter”
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial