In Hong Kong, many people like to eat raw fish, but Candy explains that the nutritional benefits of raw fish differ little from cooked fish as there is no substantial change in the calorie, protein and total fat content (Table 2) but uncooked...

Candy Sin, Accredited Practising Dietitian (DAA, AUS) and Editor of Hong Kong Nutrition Association, explains that fish, similar to pork, beef, mutton and chicken meat, is a major source of animal protein. Oily fish is also particularly rich in polyunsaturated...

Quick stir-frying and steaming: key to retention of nutrients Vitamins B-complex and C are water-soluble and thus may be lost through leaching during prolonged...

Pan-frying and deep-frying: "culprit" of high fat content According to Cherry, pan-frying or deep-frying is different from steaming or blanching the same ingredients in terms of caloric value and fat content (Table 1). Moreover, most deep-fried foods have a coating of either...

There are many techniques in Chinese cooking, yet the most common methods are pan-frying, stir-frying, deep-frying, blanching/poaching, stewing, simmering, steaming and roasting/grilling. Cooking the same...