Feb
07
2019
Rare Snowing On Chinese New Year | Washington | Pacific Northwest
Waking up on Chinese New Year eve, the whole world is white, couple inches of snow on the ground, I finally got the white winter I was wishing for … Or did I?
Nov
05
2018
Ingredients for life cooking and eating – Chinese Mustard Green In Snow (Brassica juncea var multiceps) | Xue Li Hong | 雪里红
The Chinese Mustard Green in Snow is a cultivar of mustard plant, a variation of the Chinese mustard. It is so named because of its Chinese name, Xue Li Hong (雪里红), meaning red in snow. During fall, this plant changes color to red, and in winter when it snow, people find the red foliage so striking against the white snow, they name it accordingly.
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02
2018
From Seattle To Thailand, To Malaysia, And Back To Thailand, A Photo Journey Part 6
The flower market was not in my original plan, I mean, there’s so much to see, so why waste time on a flower market right? My goal that day is to see the Grand Palace and its surrounding. The problem? I got up too early (blaming jetlag here) and realized they are not open yet when I was ready. But I don’t want to sit around waiting for them to open, so I decide to use these extra time to visit the flower market.
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01
2018
Ingredients For Life Cooking & Eating – Giant Grouper Fish Head
Grouper Fish Head – 石斑鱼头 (shi ban yu tou)
Found these at the Renton 99 Range Market, an Asian grocery shop gear toward Chinese shopper. It’s a giant fish head of the grouper fish. The meat of the fish must have been fillet and sold separately, but fish heads are seldom available around here, especially in this size, so I got excited and grab one right away. It’s heavy, almost 5 pounds, perfect for all fish head recipes such as fish head soup, fish head curry, and fish head hotpot.
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27
2018
Ingredients For Life – Fresh Chinese Red Dates
Chinese Red Dates – Jujube – Ziziphus jujuba – 红枣 (hong zao) – 大枣 (da zao)
In most places, except some part in China I guess, the Chinese Red Dates (红枣 – Hong Zao), or Korean Red Dates, Japanese Red Dates, depending on the culture really, but its the same thing, usually comes dried, but lately, fresh red dates have been seen in Asian markets, so people knowing about them and eating them fresh must have grown, there’s a market for the fresh form now.
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