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...True, when he takes time to reflect, Big Lin admits he is lonely, and not quite the success he imagined he'd be. But the specter of social alienation means little for those back in Fujian, who are nourished by stories of riches made from manning a wok. Even the tragedy of the 58 Fujianese who suffocated to death while being smuggled in a truck to Dover in 2000 did not dent interest in a passage to Britain, according to Fujian locals. "If you're from Fujian, everyone expects you to go overseas," Little Lin says. "Fortune only comes from...
...There's not much more he can rattle off fluently. Life as an illegal immigrant has deflated the dreams he once had. Still, he must keep up appearances for his family back home. His brother thinks Big Lin owns his own restaurant. In reality, he sweats over a wok at someone else's takeout joint, six days a week. Nor does he own a house, as Little Lin believes. Instead, Big Lin lives in a small room in a Cambridge boarding house along with other migrants from Indonesia, Malaysia and Poland...
...every time they pick up a remote control. Viewers of China Central TV wake up each day to the sight of pop star and actor Lin Yilun hosting a cooking show produced by the government in the hope that men will learn to effortlessly relieve their wives at the wok. In 2006, Japanese men were invited to benchmark themselves against the central character of Love Mum More Than Anyone-a TV drama series about an exemplary stay-at-home dad. Japan's print media has also decided that men need to be educated in a style of fathering hitherto unknown...
...have a distinctive Asian flavor and yet seem right at home on this volcanic isle. If you can't choose from a menu studded with so many tantalizing items, there's an easy solution: opt for the Tao Taste Plate of grilled beef tenderloin, pan-seared red snapper and wok-fried king prawns. Two other standouts are the conch fritters and the laksa (pictured above)?a coconut-milk-based noodle soup that can be bland when served outside its native Malaysia, but packs a Caribbean punch at Tao. The restaurant's beachfront setting meanwhile provides all the laid-back island...
...choose from a menu studded with so many tantalizing items, there's an easy solution: opt for the Tao Taste Plate of grilled beef tenderloin, pan-seared red snapper and wok-fried king prawns. Two other standouts are the conch fritters and the laksa - a coconut milk?based noodle soup that can be bland when served outside its native Malaysia, but packs a Caribbean punch...