The lowly dumpling In Western-style cooking it is a simple staple, a source of carbohydrates and a great comfort food

The sultry heat of Africa hit us as we stepped off the Kenya Airways flight at Dar es Salaam and it was only 8:30am, some 23 hours after leaving home in Spain, so it was with some relief that we entered the delightfully cool foyer of the Royal Palm Mövenpick Hotel an hour later Our rooms were a good size, the hotel pool was clean with waiter service and a poolside restaurant so all that a weary traveller could wish for

Many non-Chinese think that dim sum is just a steamed dumpling with maybe a dipping sauce to accompany it However, although that is one type of dim sum, the term "dim sum" does not refer to a single recipe but to a style of serving a vast selection of different snack type items

There has developed a new craze in Britain in recent years You can see it wherever you go; people walking or even riding bicycles, carrying a cardboard carton of the stuff

If you've ever eaten in a Chinese restaurant you will be familiar with those long thin utensils, which are traditionally used to eat Chinese food Yes, I'm talking about chopsticks

If you dread the idea of air travel because of air sickness and/or jetlag, there are a few precautions you can take to prevent both Air Sickness Generally, air sickness is at its worst on take off and landing

Are you fed up with vegetables grown out of season, from who knows where which may look bright and shiny but which taste of absolutely nothing Are you frightened as to what all those pesticides and other chemicals are doing to your family's health

If you've ever eaten in a Chinese restaurant you will be familiar with those long thin utensils, which are traditionally used to eat Chinese food Yes, I'm talking about chopsticks

If you dread the idea of air travel because of air sickness and/or jetlag, there are a few precautions you can take to prevent both Air Sickness Generally, air sickness is at its worst on take off and landing

Are you fed up with vegetables grown out of season, from who knows where which may look bright and shiny but which taste of absolutely nothing Are you frightened as to what all those pesticides and other chemicals are doing to your family's health

There has developed a new craze in Britain in recent years You can see it wherever you go; people walking or even riding bicycles, carrying a cardboard carton of the stuff

Whether you choose to go bird watching alone or with a single other person or with a group is really a matter for personal preference All three have pros and cons

Chinese food can be cooked using any pan at all but if you want a really versatile implement in which you can stir fry, braise and deep fry, you must have a wok This simply designed yet incredibly useful tool has been used in Chinese cooking (and indeed the cooking of other Far Eastern countries) for centuries but even today is indispensable to professional chefs and home cooks alike

If you don't mind instant coffee granules or powder, it isn’t that difficult to make a cup of coffee You just put a teaspoonful of coffee in a cup or mug, boil some water, pour it on, stir and then serve

If you're not a professional bird watcher or tour guide then there are a few things that you need to know before venturing out to start your new hobby Believe it or not, you can't just do what you like, where you like and there is a strict code of ethics, even for amateur bird watchers

Do you have an addiction to coffee Do you find it hard to get through even half an hour without having another cup

Hummingbirds are one of the most beautiful and active species of birds to watch; their colour and the way they dart around are so entrancing to the keen bird watcher There are over three hundred species of hummingbirds, native to the Americas and parts of the Carribbean

Coffee is produced in many parts of the globe in over seventy countries including parts of East Africa, India, Indonesia and Vietnam (second largest producer in the world), but here we're going to concentrate on coffee in Latin America and the Caribbean Most Like it Black Apparently most coffee drinkers in Mexico take it black and believe that the best black coffee comes from their country