Yasmin Noone

Christmas in Japan isn’t the most traditional holiday. But it is a loved one that’s been imported from the West and celebrated with distinct style - by eating fried chicken.

<b>The Streets, Hong Kong</b> <b>SBS On Demand</b> In the culinary paradise that is Hong Kong exists a street food scene that&apos;s upheld by humble cooking masters. These are the street vendors, factory owners and hard-working shop owners who are devoting their lives to making one key dish on repeat. &#xA0; For these street food cooks &#x2013; who roast pigs in sweltering, underground conditions, make fish balls by hand, or serve cart noodles to Hong Kong&#x2019;s working-class &#x2013; food i…

Delicious recipes, sometimes, take more than they give. We&#x2019;ve all been there. You spend hours in the kitchen cooking, only to reap the benefits during a few tasty seconds. Then, there are some very clever, easy recipes that give its creators (and eaters) substantially more than they take. Celebrity cook, Khanh Ong, promises that his chilli oil recipe is a satisfaction multiplier. The television personality tells SBS he perfected the art of making chilli oil during his time on These day…

If traditional foods form part of the people who consume them, then the Maltese may have an artisan tomato paste called 'kunserva' running through their veins.

The French have the baguette while the Maltese have their ftira. SBS explores why the traditional 280-year-old style of bread is not just a food, but a way of life.

To Manu Feildel, the famous French-Australian restaurateur, being a chef is not just a job. It&apos;s a genetic calling from generations of his French ancestors, beyond the grave. &#x201C;I&#x2019;ve always felt like food has been in my blood,&#x201D; Feildel tells SBS, explaining the natural attraction that&#x2019;s propelled his life towards a successful career in food. &#x201C;My mother was a hard-working single parent but we always had great food on the table: not expensive but great food. G…

On their own, carrots onion and celery may shy away from your attention. But lightly fry the chopped trio in a pan with extra virgin olive oil and you&#x2019;ll create a godly food foundation. In Italian cuisine, these three vegetables combine to create the &apos;holy trinity&apos; of flavour, otherwise referred to as sofrito. Italian-born Marzio Lanzini , chef-in-residence for Charles Perkins Centre (CPC) at The University of Sydney, explains that sofrito is an integral part of Italy&apos;s…

If there&#x2019;s one unifying thing that most of us understand &#x2013; regardless of our age, culture or food preferences &#x2013; is that a great night&#x2019;s sleep simply feels good. Whether you&#x2019;re tired, sick or just in need of a cosy rest, getting hours of undisturbed shut-eye can be transforming. Sleep length and quality are the two factors that determine whether you&#x2019;ve had a &#x2018;good sleep&#x2019;. If you wake up feeling replenished, then you&#x2019;ve hit the snoozy…

&#x2018;How did you sleep last night?&#x2019; It&#x2019;s a simple enough question that you&#x2019;d assume SBS&#x2019; favourite doctor, Michael Mosley , would respond to with a slumbered response. But the truth is British journalist and science presenter Dr Mosley is a chronic insomniac &#x2014; and he&apos;s just like millions of other people across the world who can&#x2019;t sleep at night no matter how badly they want to or try. &#x201C;I&apos;ve had chronic insomnia for about 25 years, ev…

Fruit is not only on Louise Arnold's plate, it's in her blood. The fourth-generation fruit expert shares her family's generational wisdom with SBS so you can enjoy the most delicious fruit possible.