After decades of Cantonese food adapted to sweet western tastes, British diners can now try bold, spicy specialities from Sichuan, Hunan, Shanghai and GuizhouKai Wang and her friends like to sniff out the latest regional Chinese restaurants: a tiny cafe...

Eight of our favourite cooks, including Rosie Sykes, Jane Baxter and Anissa Helou, show you how to make great-value meals - without taking a trip to the shopsLemon and roast garlic pearl barleyMary-Ellen McTague, chef-patron, Aumbry, ManchesterAs far...

Salads and fruit juices will keep you cool and hydrated, but if you're feeling more adventurous a chilli-spiked hotpot and a crisp Aperol spritz will sharpen your senses.Food for hot weatherIn the languid heat of this long-awaited summer, the most important...

From 'spicy fried fly heads' in China to our own 'toad in the hole', what's the least appetizing name for a dish you've encountered?Browsing a menu during a recent visit to Taipei, the name of one particular dish leapt out at me: "spicy fried fly ...