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HANOI, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- After finishing a 150-gram box of Yunnan coffee, Nguyen Ngoc Ly cut out the beans' flavor profile to add to her collection, a habit reflecting her fascination with specialty coffee from different origins. The Hanoi coffee lover told Xinhua that she had ordered the box out of curiosity after members of specialty coffee groups on social media praised the beans from China's southwestern province. She brewed the coffee using the pour-over method and sometimes served it with cold milk, finding its flavor so lively that it made a latte unlike any she had tasted before. "The Yunnan beans have a very rich flavor, not the dark chocolate or bitter taste people usually expect from coffee," Ly said, adding that their fruity flavor and cooling qualities make them well su...

by Xinhua writer Yuan Quan BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Although called Tiangong, or "Heavenly Palace," China's space station is becoming less distant and more like home, as astronauts bring the comforting tastes into orbit. The Chinese space kitchen now serves nearly 200 food items. Alongside dumplings and mooncakes, home-style dishes such as Kung Pao chicken, mapo tofu and fried rice have made it onto the station's menu. Videos showing astronauts savoring freshly cooked meat and cakes in orbit have gone viral. Their smiling faces and bright eyes make the aroma almost leap off the screen. Yang Liwei, the country's first astronaut, joked at a recent press conference that he was envious. He said astronauts can now use air-frying equipment in space and enjoy baked chicken wings in orb...

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Feature: A taste of Yunnan finds its way into Vietnam’s coffee landscape-Xinhua

China Focus: A taste of home in orbit: How China keeps its astronauts well-fed-Xinhua