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The Asia F-List: How Fossil Fuel Companies are Gaslighting Asians with Greenwashing Campaigns
A new report by marketing activism group Clean Creatives explores how Asia's fossil fuel industry is failing communities in the region, using greenwashing techniques to shift the blame from its climate impacts. These include loyalty credit!-->…
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Plant Sifu is Flying High: Hong Kong Plant-Based Pork Maker Partners with Cathay Pacific for In-Flight Meals
Plant Sifu, Hong Kong’s first locally produced plant-based meat brand, has made impressive strides since launching in late 2021. Now, the food tech company has extended its partnership with the city’s flag carrier, Cathay Pacific, bringing!-->…
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Plant-Based World City: A Food Lover’s Guide to Hong Kong’s Best Vegan Eats
It's not known as Asia's World City for nothing – Hong Kong has some of the best food the planet has to offer, from starred Michelin establishments to comfort-food dai pai dongs. But what does it offer vegans? Plenty it turns out, you've!-->…
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Hong Kong High School Student Creates Board Game to Highlight City’s Beach Pollution
A high-school student has developed Beach Board Hong Kong, a Monopoly-style game that sheds light on the environmental issues faced by the island's beaches. Featuring damning pollution facts, action prompts to tackle these challenges, it's!-->…
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‘It’s a Wellness Brand’: Mother Pearl’s Po Chen Spills the Tea on Hong Kong’s First Vegan Bubble Tea Chain
Mother Pearl, which opened in 2020 as Hong Kong's first vegan bubble tea shop, is an outlier in the space. On the heels of opening its fifth location in the city this Monday, and ahead of launching the sixth store this weekend, its founder!-->…
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My Beautiful Cafe-Launderette: Clean Coffee’s Cynthia Lok Talks Oat Milk, Sustainability & Sourcing
Hong Kong-based Clean Coffee is a sustainable specialty coffee business whose flagship café doubles as a launderette. Its co-founder Cynthia Lok met Green Queen to talk about all things coffee, sustainability, oat milk surcharges and!-->…
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6 Vegan & Vegetarian Food Tours Where You Can Eat Like a Local
Sustainable travel has never been easier. Food tours are a massive part of the travel industry – and now, many cities around the world offer day-long walking experiences for vegans and vegetarians. Here are six where you can enjoy the!-->…
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Where To Get The Best Bowl of (Vegan) Dan Dan Noodles In Hong Kong
Is there anything better than slurping a bowl of classic Sichuan dan dan noodles (also known as Bang Bang Noodles, or Dan Dan Meen)? Piling thin noodles on top a spicy chili oil, nutty peanut sauce, mouth numbing peppercorn, and a!-->…
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I Grew My Own Produce in Hong Kong. Here’s What I Learned From Urban Farming.
As a vegan and sustainable food advocate, growing my own organic produce had always been something I wanted to do.
I never thought it was possible to grow my own food right here in Hong Kong, a city famous for its skyscrapers, bright!-->!-->!-->…
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An In-Depth Look At Soy Sauce, Asia’s Favourite Condiment
On a Twitter thread (where all intellectual conversations begin, naturellement) where fellow food writer Clarissa Wei lamented the fact that so little has been written in English about East Asian soybean-based sauces, I chimed in with!-->…
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Hong Kong’s DayDayCook Partners With Nestlé on Shelf-Stable Vegan Meal Range
Hong Kong-based DayDayCook and Harvest Gourmet, Nestlé’s strategic brand, have joined forces to create a new range of plant-based meal options.
The new collaboration brings to market a line of shelf-stable products that incorporate!-->!-->!-->…
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Hong Kong’s Plant-Forward Restaurant Chain Treehouse Expands
Hong Kong's vegetable-forward restaurant Treehouse has opened its third location in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
With its third location now up and running, Hong Kong's Treehouse doubles down on its commitment to bring sustainable,!-->!-->!-->…
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Hong Kong’s First Sustainable School Food Summit Calls for a Wholesale Dietary Shift
Last month, a groundbreaking summit dedicated to the sustainability of school meals took place in Hong Kong, led by school students and The Alliance for Sustainable Schools (TASS).
The event, which coincided with Earth Day, was!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Meaty, Vegan Protein Options To Keep In Your Fridge At All Times
Bring home-cooking to another level with these vegan protein staples that are meaty, versatile, and oh-so-yummy.
As convenient as it is to eat out, there is something to be said about cooking your own meals. Sometimes, we're just over!-->!-->!-->…
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A Guide To Every Kind Of Tofu By A Cantonese Doufu Lover
Tofu, also known as beancurd, is a well-loved food across Asia and the world. It is one that almost every Asian family, be they omnivores or plant-based, keeps stocked in their pantry.
Tofu has been making headlines recently in!-->!-->!-->…
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Planet for All Launches the First Dairy-Free Public Education Campaign in Hong Kong
Planet for All, a Hong Kong-based non-profit animal protection organization, has announced the first public education campaign in the region to promote plant-based milk.
Planet for All is partnering with 30 regional restaurants and!-->!-->!-->…
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Asia Gets Its First Vertically Integrated Vegetarian Fast Food Concept Restaurant, WOW Burger
Hong Kong-based WOW Burger is heralding a new era in the ubiquitous fast food industry with its innovative and forward-thinking approach, bringing Asia its first plant-forward fast food concept restaurant.
Making its debut at Basehall!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Traditional Chinese Recipes My Mum Made Vegan (& They Taste Better Now)
Growing up in a Cantonese home, dishes were always shared at mealtimes. When I went vegan, my mum turned our family favourites plant-based so I would never have to miss out. And honestly, even the omnivores at home say they taste better!-->…
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EcoDrive Hong Kong Launches Third “Enough Plastic” Campaign To Tackle Single-Use Plastic Waste
Hong Kong non-profit EcoDrive Hong Kong announces third Enough Plastic campaign to raise awareness about the city's plastic waste problem.
EcoDrive Hong Kong, a non-profit organization committed to promoting sustainability and reducing!-->!-->!-->…
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Plant Sifu and Shanghai Lao Lao Team Up to Reimagine Classic Shanghainese Dishes
Plant Sifu, Hong Kong's first locally produced plant-based meat brand, has partnered with Shanghai Lao Lao, a local chain of bistros that specialize in xiao long bao and hand-pulled noodles, for the introduction of a plant-based meat menu.!-->…
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Hong Kong’s Plant Sifu Pork Comes to Nosh’s Meal Plan Menu
Plant Sifu, Hong Kong’s first locally established and produced plant-based food brand, has announced it will be the exclusive plant-based meat partner with the regional meal delivery service Nosh in a limited-edition menu!-->…
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