With my dad being Chinese Trinidadian, we celebrate Chinese New Year. Since Lunar New Year is next week, and since this is the Year of the Pig, Little One wanted to make a cute Pig Bento for her lunch. Colour Your Sushi Rice with Natural Dyes I wanted to make the rice pink, but really did not want to use any food colouring. I prefer using natural dyes from vegetables. … [Read more...]
Happy Chinese New Year 2015!
Gung Hey Fat Choy! Happy Chinese New Year 2015! The Year of the Goat It's Chinese New Year 2015! This year is the Year of the Goat! Though the Chinese word 羊 (yáng) is a generic term that refers to a sheep, goat or ram, many Chinese people believe that the animal in the Chinese zodiac is actually the goat. There are explanations to support their belief such as the fact … [Read more...]