#Turnip Cake

[haveyoueatenthis]

[theenemyod]

Remembering one of my unpublished fanfics where at one point Aaron listened to Celia's conversation for two minutes, then threw a turnip cake at her and ran away. Call to this day does not know what she said that made him do that.

[sixminutestoriesblog]

lunar new year foods

In the last Chinese New Year post we talked about some of the traditions that accompany the new year's celebrations. We did not, by any means, cover all of them. A quarter of the world's population celebrate the Spring Festival and that's a lot of room for a lot of different traditions. For this post, I'd like to talk about some of the dishes eaten for the festival that have meanings that go a little deeper than simply being tasty, though they are that as well. I am not going to be able to mention all of them so I hope that everyone feels absolutely free to include them in the notes, tags or reblogs.

One can never have too many delicious food suggestions.

Let's start off with a familiar one. In many parts of Northern China, dumplings are front and center when it comes to meals. This is because the Chinese symbol for dumpling 饺子 sounds like 交子. 交 means 'exchange' and 子 is 'midnight'. So this play on word-sounds means to exchange the old with the new at midnight. In some areas the stuffing in the dumplings needs to be egg for prosperity in the coming year. The dumpling itself is reminiscent of silver ingots and the egg therefor adds gold to things as well. Alternately, you can add meat and bamboo strips which will make sure that everything you will need in the coming year will come your way. Don't use anything pickled however as this might lead to a difficult future. And lastly, don't forget to add a coin or a long thread to one of the dumplings. Whoever is lucky enough to find the coin will have good fortune and the thread is for long life (as long as no one chokes on it!).

Don't forget the fish either. The symbol for fish sounds a great deal like the symbol for 'extra'. Make sure to eat the middle of the fish but not the head or the tail. This will help you finish everything you start, from 'head to toe (well, tail)' so to speak. Also you shouldn't eat the whole fish in one sitting. Stretch it out into two meals so that your prosperity and extra will stretch out for the whole year as well. Have a business you want to thrive? Add red peppers to the cooking fish. Not only is red a lucky color, the spiciness of the meal will lead to a lively future for your business as well.

Nian gao is a must. Originally reserved for the gods and ancestors as offerings, these rice cakes have since become a tasty treat for everyone. Gao sounds like the word for 'higher'. Hence, if you want to go higher in the new year, you've got a very good reason to tuck into these delicious cakes.

You also want to keep an eye out for turnip cakes. They're made of shredded Chinese radish. 'Radish' sounds similar to 'good luck and fortune' so this is a tasty way to bring exactly that into the new year. These cakes are especially popular on the seventh day of the festival as a reminder that the goddess Nu Wa created humans on the seventh day.

Don't turn up your nose at unprepared food either. Oranges, kumquats and tangerines have a golden color that is sure to bring in prosperity in the coming year. Peaches will bring longevity and health. Muskmelon and grapefruit symbolize family and hope. And if you want a large family, start eating pomegranates.

[errant-light]

lo bak go - turnip cake (x)

[monkeycat2005]

[banhbotloc]

[ID: 5 gifs show the making of Chinese turnip cakes. 1: A person chops matchsticks of white turnip into tiny cubes. 2: They mix mashed turnip dough with shallot, garlic, chinese sausage and bacon, dried mushroom, shrimp, and scallop in a bowl using a spatula. 3: The dough has been molded into, then inverted from a large pan. They use a knife to cut it into rectangles. 4: They use tongs to flip over turnip cakes frying in a pan. 5: They sprinkle scallions over the top of a row of turnip cakes on a plate. End ID]

turnip cake recipe

[moeblob]

Rice. From my plot that's literally just a game of chess. (he's a rook)

[askblueandviolet]

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[shoku-and-awe]

Went to a nice Chinese place that, back when I used to come to this neighborhood for my Chinese class, used to be a different Chinese place. It’s still very nice!

[magical-wishies]

Happy Lunar New Year/CNY! Yes that is actually a real photo and Marx and Magolor appeared on my table. I mean, it's not like those two characters have a history of lying..

Here's a special message for this occasion!

大家好，新年快樂! 雖然我不經常用中文（因為這裏大部份人都是外國人>u<）但是因為今天是初一, 我就覺得可以說一兩句！ 祝你身體健康，心想事成！蘿蔔糕最好吃 (⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧

[ripeteeth]

it is my birthday week and that means i should get dim sum for lunch

[isitasandwich]

Chwee Kueh (Water Cake with Preserved Turnip).

No, it is not a sandwich.

[adelaidedrubman]

I'm so fucking stupid. I sent cal and howl instead of Hal and cowl. What Saturday shift after vacation does to a motherfucker.

hal and cowl renaming ceremony just dropped!!!!!!

shdjdlsjsk but seriously THANK YOU birthday cake somewhat achieved (those were supposed to be fish shaped) and presents and walkies pending the end of nap time

[kinetic-elaboration]

September 10: Debate

Avoided the debate (and also everything!) for a time, then tuned in to the last..30-40 minutes I guess? It did throw off my night "routine" and now I am very tired, but no regrets, that was weir and probably worth seeing. I didn't need to watch 90 minutes of it or 2 hours or whatever, but I saw enough for "I have concepts of a plan," my new favorite phrase that I can't wait to integrate into my daily vocabulary.

Overall I'd say that I, not an undecided voter, did not learn anything new per se, and I'm not tuned in enough to the opinions of people with vastly different starting presumptions than me to know what anyone else might have learned. But I liked watching Harris. I liked her facial expressions and her general air of 'hey this man's a buffoon isn't he?' Because he is. A dangerous buffoon.

Tomorrow I think I will comeback from work (where everyone will hopefully just be chill!!) and immediately take a nap.

[sikfankitchen]

Chinese Turnip Cake "Lo Bak Gao" for Lunar New Years!!! 🎊🎋🧧

[notoriousturnip]

I love House of Wax (2005!!) with all my heart, but I found the twist at the end so funny. Like, I know it was probably teasing a sequel, but in my head, it seemed like a hand fisted detail that added little to nothing to the story. And also like the most generic plot twist you could ever add.

Spoilers under the cut even though this movie is old

"They didn't have two sons...They had three"

The 3rd redneck during the rest of the movie after dropping those two off: 🧍‍♂️

They didn't even reference him in that one scene at the beginning of the movie. Bro is the middle child