Hunter Lu

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Contributor, The Manual
Features Editor, Chowhound
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Food and Dining, Military, World

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Covers: Food and Dining, Military, China, Middle East.

I write stuff for cold hard cash. 11th Hour Fellow @ucbsoj/ Features Editor @TastingTable/ Contributor @themanualguide

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CHICKEN FILLET, BREADED, PRECOOKED, FROZEN, 5 OZ was written in bold, black lettering on top of the forty-pou…

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An Interrogator, His Grandfather, and a Bond Across Two Wars | The War Horse

China was at war. Although Japan had been defeated, war remained, waged now between Communist rebels and the …

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The Illegal Ramen Vendors of Postwar Tokyo

When Japan surrendered in the Second World War, the country was in a state of ruin. Bombers from the United S…

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Inside Din Tai Fung, the World's Most Famous Taiwanese Restaurant | The Manual

As a child, Aaron Yang always went to one place directly after school - his family's Taiwanese restaurant. Lo…

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How Chef Phillip Esteban is Delivering Meals with Sustainability in Mind | The Manual

Since March 2020 almost 3,000 healthcare workers died from COVID-19, according to a December 2020 report from…

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Hiring a Hitman in Chinese - The Bangalore Review

It was on a smoggy Shanghai morning when Wang hired a hitman to kill his wife. Wang's wife Li Ying was rich, …

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How To Make the Perfect Sushi at Home, According To a Master Sushi Chef | The Manual

Sushi, a culinary art form that is both elegant and complex, is now more accessible than ever to the ambitiou…

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Chinese Spies Are Playing a Dangerous Game in Taiwan | SOFREP

On October 11 , 2020, a special series aired on Chinese state television. The subject was scandalous - the co…

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Department of Justice Is Now on the Hunt for 'Fox Hunt' Operatives

In the early afternoon of September 2018, two Chinese men, dressed casually in black track pants and white t-…

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China's Propaganda Movies Have Found a Mainstream Market | SOFREP

Picture a movie about an elite team of navy commandos on a perilous rescue mission in Yemen. The commandos ar…

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Serving Up Filipino Fare in Hard Times

When Prince Torres arrived at his restaurant Filipino BBQ on the morning of March 13, he was prepared for unc…

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A Day in the Life of a Street Cart Vendor: Sammy's Halal Food goes the distance

"I was a nobody for many years," says Samiul Noor, the owner of Sammy's Halal Food carts. "Food is not an eas…

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The Mandatory Canteens of Communist China

In 1958, Chinese communist cadre descended into farmers' homes on an official government mission: to confisca…

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No Swine, No Wine - THE CLEAVER QUARTERLY

Jianling, the cashier at Super China Pagoda in Astoria, Queens, is calmly attempting to manage the lunch rush…

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