Happy lunar new year!! My dad suggested we could slaughter one of our chickens to celebrate, but I was working yesterday and apparently today is no good. And also you know, the chickens probably...
Happy lunar new year!!
My dad suggested we could slaughter one of our chickens to celebrate, but I was working yesterday and apparently today is no good. And also you know, the chickens probably want to celebrate too.
Haha Does it feel weird to kill something for the new year? I feel like sometimes our customs are a bit strange. Tang Wan sounds so good right now, I just had dumplings myself haha.
Haha Does it feel weird to kill something for the new year? I feel like sometimes our customs are a bit strange. Tang Wan sounds so good right now, I just had dumplings myself haha.
I mean, no weirder than other cultures. Lot of places celebrate a holiday by eating an animal, there's just been enough industrialization that most people choose not to do it directly themselves.
I mean, no weirder than other cultures. Lot of places celebrate a holiday by eating an animal, there's just been enough industrialization that most people choose not to do it directly themselves.
Yes, what @Omnicrola said: when we had a family together to celebrate we would definitely have had sea-land-sky meal (fish , pork/beef, poultry) where someone else killed the animals for us. And...
Yes, what @Omnicrola said: when we had a family together to celebrate we would definitely have had sea-land-sky meal (fish , pork/beef, poultry) where someone else killed the animals for us.
And in a big way that's why we decided to keep some animals: so we can reduce the reliance on industrialized killing and take some personal responsibility for it. That's a whole other topic I would talk about outside of a new year thread lol
Making Baozi tonight using this recipe from The Woks of Life plus a side cucumber salad from the Made in Taiwan in celebration! I remember having a really good Baozi years ago and I haven't quite...
Making Baozi tonight using this recipe from The Woks of Life plus a side cucumber salad from the Made in Taiwan in celebration! I remember having a really good Baozi years ago and I haven't quite found a recipe that hits that flavor profile, but the filling for these still tastes really good. We were thinking of having a regular dinner, but I'm so glad my husband encouraged me to make something for another culture's holiday!
Good luck!!! Baozi is harddddd for sure but you could always use the dough to make man tou instead if it proves difficult! Baozi probably makes more sense with the holiday though haha.
Good luck!!! Baozi is harddddd for sure but you could always use the dough to make man tou instead if it proves difficult! Baozi probably makes more sense with the holiday though haha.
I had a Chinese roommate for 8 months last year. Thanks for opening a thread, gave me a chance to say hi to him. Good guy, had some weird rabbit-themed ornaments on his door.
I had a Chinese roommate for 8 months last year. Thanks for opening a thread, gave me a chance to say hi to him. Good guy, had some weird rabbit-themed ornaments on his door.
Oooh what a good question! Let me think think....龍 related activities huh.... 排長龍 - form a big (dragon shaped) long line. Usually there's a big long line up to board the ferries across the...
Oooh what a good question! Let me think think....龍 related activities huh....
排長龍 - form a big (dragon shaped) long line. Usually there's a big long line up to board the ferries across the Vancouver Straight. going to one of the Gulf Island's in the summer :D
搬龍門 - moving the goal (dragon) post: instead of eating healthier I'm going to settle for eating less....quantity....of junk . Close enough to be sustainable goal hopefully. If not I'll move that goal post again 🙃
換水龍頭 - changing the faucet: the rain barrel needs a new faucet before we can use it again in late spring/summer
新年快乐! Been a busy New Year already, wife did multiple Lunar New Year dance performances, we’ve got a co-performance next week and a couple of parties here and there! Then more parties for 元宵节 in a...
新年快乐!
Been a busy New Year already, wife did multiple Lunar New Year dance performances, we’ve got a co-performance next week and a couple of parties here and there!
Happy lunar new year!!
My dad suggested we could slaughter one of our chickens to celebrate, but I was working yesterday and apparently today is no good. And also you know, the chickens probably want to celebrate too.
So we have eggs!
And we will make and eat 湯丸 tonight! Recipe
Haha Does it feel weird to kill something for the new year? I feel like sometimes our customs are a bit strange. Tang Wan sounds so good right now, I just had dumplings myself haha.
I mean, no weirder than other cultures. Lot of places celebrate a holiday by eating an animal, there's just been enough industrialization that most people choose not to do it directly themselves.
Yes, what @Omnicrola said: when we had a family together to celebrate we would definitely have had sea-land-sky meal (fish , pork/beef, poultry) where someone else killed the animals for us.
And in a big way that's why we decided to keep some animals: so we can reduce the reliance on industrialized killing and take some personal responsibility for it. That's a whole other topic I would talk about outside of a new year thread lol
Anyways 🤣 happy new year!
Making Baozi tonight using this recipe from The Woks of Life plus a side cucumber salad from the Made in Taiwan in celebration! I remember having a really good Baozi years ago and I haven't quite found a recipe that hits that flavor profile, but the filling for these still tastes really good. We were thinking of having a regular dinner, but I'm so glad my husband encouraged me to make something for another culture's holiday!
Good luck!!! Baozi is harddddd for sure but you could always use the dough to make man tou instead if it proves difficult! Baozi probably makes more sense with the holiday though haha.
Happy New Year!
Fun fact, if you google "lunar new year" today, you get some fireworks!
I'm a sucker for lil details like that. Happy new year!
Happy New Year! My wife and I saw a stream of an event in NYC, it was so much fun! I think we'll make stuffed buns tonight :)
We are cooking some soup, crabs and oysters right now, and having hotpot party tonight!! Happy CNY!!
I had a Chinese roommate for 8 months last year. Thanks for opening a thread, gave me a chance to say hi to him. Good guy, had some weird rabbit-themed ornaments on his door.
You're welcome! The rabbit ornaments are probably for last year, the year of the rabbit.
Happy Year of the Dragon! What dragon themed things will people be doing this year?
Oooh what a good question! Let me think think....龍 related activities huh....
排長龍 - form a big (dragon shaped) long line. Usually there's a big long line up to board the ferries across the Vancouver Straight. going to one of the Gulf Island's in the summer :D
搬龍門 - moving the goal (dragon) post: instead of eating healthier I'm going to settle for eating less....quantity....of junk . Close enough to be sustainable goal hopefully. If not I'll move that goal post again 🙃
換水龍頭 - changing the faucet: the rain barrel needs a new faucet before we can use it again in late spring/summer
Good ones!
That's funny. Dragon year must be a hit over in the UK as well I'd imagine.
oh they think it's real queue over there, I'm sure ;)
I'm personally not doing too much at the moment but who knows! at least dragon themed things are pretty cool (I'm a year of the Pig myself heh)
Hoping to get time to work on my gaming backlog again. Yakuza Kiwami 2 high on my list. That covers the Dragon part.
LOL I also have that on my list but Persona 3 reload comes first! Though I've been addicted to mahjong recently.....
I was born year of the dragon. So you could almost say that everything I do is dragon themed lol
I would call that a stretch. Any other year. But since this is your year, I fully support your statement! Well played.
新年快乐!
Been a busy New Year already, wife did multiple Lunar New Year dance performances, we’ve got a co-performance next week and a couple of parties here and there!
Then more parties for 元宵节 in a couple weeks!
Currently on my way to a friend's place to make dumplings to celebrate the new year. 新年快乐！
A but late, but a happy New Year to everyone!
if it helps there's 15 days of celebration :)
春节快乐 to everyone, hope y’all have a safe and joyful (and delicious) New Years!