stumbled on ur blog and i have to say i enjoying it a lot!!! thanks so much for posting, and i hope u keep up the AMAZING work that ur doing!!! the photography is great as well btw! :)
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amateurish way to cook said dish. you should boil the ginger like hellllll for authenticity..
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Nice.. I like how you integrate a recipe and a how-to in this blog...
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I love these black sesame tong yuen. It reminds me of my childhood. I will be sure to try your recipe.
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Helen - It's weird because mine don't look perfect at all but they seem to even out and become nice and glossy after cooking. It's so easy, I'd recommend you try! :D Perhaps a dinner party...
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Your tong yuen look so cute! I'm ashamed to say our flat opted for pre-made frozen ones this year. But this was actually the first time I have celebrated the lantern festival as I was never aware...
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My favourite filling is black sesame. I have both rice flour and that packet of finely ground black sesame, but I don't think I'll ever get them to look so perfect. So I'll invite myself over to ...
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Su-Lin - Thanks! I really like the tiny unfilled ones too... a place in HK called Hui Lau Shan does a fantastic mango dessert I must copy when summer comes around. It's mango slush/sorbet ...
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My mother always made them plain but really small and pink and white. I never even encoutered filled ones until I was much much older! Yours look great!
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Lizzie - My second favourite filling has to be the roasted peanuts :D I love red bean soup but not so much in tong yuen for some reason! OOOH, Ding Dong... all those childhood memories com...
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