Many shops that specialise in congee - Chinese rice porridge - have a short ... is spent preparing the shallots and garlic oil – the beef and bean sprouts take less than five minutes to poach.

For now, the Chinese eat just 4-5kg of beef per head each year, around a fifth of the global average. With more money in their pockets, millions of Chinese are seeking a richer diet and switching ...

China, he claims, will import less Brazilian beef next year because the country will produce 400 thousand additional tons of this protein. “The Chinese are increasing their production to reduce ...