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How to make Tang Yuen for Lantern Day 元宵節,湯圓

How to make Tang Yuen for Lantern Day 元宵節,湯圓

Lantern Day is nearly upon us and there is a traditional sweet we all like to eat at this time; Tang Yuen (or Tangyuan) for Lantern Day 元宵節,湯圓. This sweet is mainly made of sticky rice flour but Joanne likes to mix in almost as much Tapioca flour to make it have a better “bite”. You...
Taiwanese Style Dong Po Pork 台式東坡肉 new year cooking video

Taiwanese Style Dong Po Pork 台式東坡肉 new year cooking video

This steamed pork dish doesn’t have so many ingredients, but Dong Po Pork 台式東坡肉 requires quite a bit of cooking time (about 2 hours) for the delicately soft and flavoured pork to be produced. This is a traditional Chinese recipe, made less sweet for Taiwanese taste buds! Some other names for this dish include “double...