Yang Bing-yi, founder of Din Tai Fung, dies at 96

Yang Bing-yi, the founder of popular Michelin-starred restaurant chain Din Tai Fung, has passed away at the age of 96. The restaurant chain,...

Cilantro lovers will rejoice in Pizza Hut Japan’s newest creation

Pizza Hut’s back at it again with another unique flavor — and this time, it’s got tons of cilantro. On Monday, Pizza Hut Japan announced its...

Video: Japanese company sets world record with 101-pound radish

Japanese company Manda Fermentation Co. earned a Guinness World Record for the world’s heaviest radish.  The world-record radish officially ...

Mom says teacher called her son’s kimchi lunch ‘distracting,’ ‘inappropriate’ in viral Reddit thread

A preschool teacher purportedly banned a student from eating a lunch that included kimchi because it was “distracting” for his classmates an...

NYC Koreatown restaurant shut down after couple reports they found dead rat in soup

A restaurant in Manhattan’s Koreatown was shut down Wednesday following an inspection triggered by a customer’s report of a dead rat in soup...

Google Doodle celebrates iconic Filipino food adobo

Google Doodle is celebrating adobo to mark the 16th anniversary of the classic Filipino dish’s inclusion on the word list of the Oxford Engl...

Chef Ming Tsai apologizes for controversial ‘roofie,’ #MeToo comments

Celebrity chef Ming Tsai has apologized after taking heat over controversial remarks he made during an onstage interview with a local news o...

Asia’s richest man to bring back beloved Indian soft drink that competed with Coca Cola

Campa Cola, a popular Indian soda from the 1970s, is due for a relaunch this summer after billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani purchased th...

Nissin’s Cup Noodle bedding set is what dreams are made of

On Friday, Japanese food company Nissin posted a photo of a unique bedding set on Twitter. The set — a dream come true for Cup Noodle fans ...

‘Banh MY?’: Food blogger sparks outrage for whitewashing a Vietnamese dish — again

Two years after drawing a massive backlash for putting her own spin on Vietnam’s national dish, phở, food blogger Tieghan Gerard is un...

3 arrested in Japan for putting spit on food, utensils is latest in ‘sushi terrorism’ wave

Police in central Japan have arrested three suspects accused of tampering with a restaurant’s conveyor belt sushi as part of a viral “...

HelloFresh drops Thai coconut milk due to monkey slave labor

Germany-based meal delivery company HelloFresh will stop selling coconut milk sourced from Thailand due to the country’s use of monkey slave...

UK maid café where customers are called ‘master’ hiring more servers as business thrives

Animaid Café, a maid café in Manchester, England, is looking to hire more servers as the business continues to thrive despite online critici...

This Malaysian restaurant puts croissants on ramen and people are losing it

Several Instagram users were left in stitches after the owner of Ramen Bar Shi Shi Do, a ramen spot in Malaysia, announced its newest dish: ...

Japan Airlines passenger laments inflight vegan meal consisting of single banana

Japan’s flag carrier has attracted online scrutiny over an “underwhelming” vegan food option served to a recent passenger:...

‘OMG’: A NewJeans x McDonald’s Korea collaboration is happening

NewJeans and McDonald’s Korea have teased an upcoming collaboration. On Saturday, the McDonald’s Korea Instagram account posted a red backgr...

‘Texas people invented it?’: Korean parents try chili for the first time in viral video

A TikTok video of South Korean parents trying chili for the first time — and loving it — has gone viral.  Uploaded by on Feb. 17 by Grace Pa...

A Costco food court’s new menu item is raising eyebrows for its price

A new Costco food court item is making headlines for costing nearly as much as two entire Costco rotisserie chicken. Costco’s roast be...

Oldest Chinese restaurant in US, oldest restaurant in Hawaii win James Beard America’s Classics awards

The James Beard Foundation announced two Asian-owned eateries as recipients of its 2023 America’s Classics Award on Thursday.  This di...

Indian netizens disapprove of Gordon Ramsay’s butter chicken video

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is receiving backlash after sharing a short video of his butter chicken recipe, with many Indian commenters cal...

Creator of iconic Singaporean chili crab dish dies at 89

Char Yam Tian, creator of the iconic Singaporean chili crab dish, has died at 89.  Tian died in her New Zealand home on Wednesday. Her death...

Hawaii, Washington move to ban octopus farms

Hawaii and Washington state are looking to shut down or outright ban octopus farms, with the former recently ordering the closure of a contr...

Woman finds ‘wriggling’ parasitic worm in sashimi bowl from Don Don Donki

A now-viral Facebook post shows videos and photos of a parasitic worm wiggling around in a sashimi rice bowl from Japanese discount store ch...

Kimchi named top superfood for 2023 in survey of nutritionists

Kimchi, a traditional Korean dish made from fermented cabbage and gochugaru paste, has been named one of the top 10 superfoods for 2023 by n...

Los Angeles Chinatown restaurant asks for help after being hit with $13,000 gas bill

A Chinatown restaurant in Los Angeles is asking for support after they received a gas bill exceeding $13,000. In an interview with NBC4, Jud...

31% of children admitted to burn center suffered from instant ramen burns: study

Over a quarter of children rushed to the University of Chicago (UChicago) Burn Center between 2010 and 2020 suffered from instant ramen burn...

TikTokers ferment kimchi in Dave & Buster’s, threaten to ferment more if demands not met

A TikTok account that has promised to “make vids @ Dave & Busters only” recently went viral for a “kimchi challenge” that eventual...

Thief wanted for stealing cash, iPads from New York Asian restaurant

Police in Whitesboro, New York, are looking for an individual accused of breaking into and stealing from a local Asian restaurant earlier th...

A daughter’s video of her father waiting in their empty restaurant has TikTok users flocking to support the business

A Vietnamese restaurant in California went viral after the owner’s daughter shared a video of her father waiting for customers in their empt...

Nongshim ramen products face scrutiny after recall over cancer-causing chemical

South Korean food company Nongshim is facing scrutiny from consumer groups in Korea following the recall of its Shin Ramyun Black Tofu Kimch...

Filipino spaghetti, balut land on ‘Worst Rated Foods’ list from Taste Atlas

Online food guide Taste Atlas included four Filipino dishes in its 2023 “100 Worst Rated Foods in the World” list.   Before the evolving lis...

BLACKPINK’s Oreo collab comes with new song, special flavors

BLACKPINK has teamed up with Oreo for a special release.  The K-pop girl group’s collaboration with the iconic sandwich cookie brand w...

Netflix dishes up first-look images at Thai drama film ‘Hunger’

Netflix has released first-look images for its upcoming Thai drama film “Hunger.” The film depicts the story of a young woman who chases her...

‘Sushi terrorists’ tamper with other diners’ conveyor belt sushi in viral video trend

A popular conveyor belt sushi chain in Japan is now taking action against people who have filmed videos of themselves ruining other diners’ ...

H.E.R. reveals her favorite Filipino foods

H.E.R. recently revealed her favorite Filipino foods. During an interview with Vogue Philippines for its February 2023 issue, whose cover sh...

Google Doodle celebrates bubble tea with interactive game

Google is celebrating the third anniversary of the launch of the bubble tea emoji with a new interactive Doodle that’s also an adorable mini...