In Singapore, celebrations of Chinese New Year center around food and family in a culinary event that author Cheryl Tan describes as a Thanksgiving-like holiday lasting up to 15 days. Tan's new memoir, A Tiger in the Kitchen, shares some of the dishes that can be made during that extended holiday — like lucky noodles (with long noodles for longevity, vegetables and a moss called faat choy, which means prosperity in Cantonese); or pineapple tarts (with a shortbread base and homemade pineapple jam topping made with pandan leaves). Full story
Singaporean Cuisine Of All Stripes, Courtesy 'A Tiger'
NPR.org, 11 Feb 2011
In Singapore, celebrations of Chinese New Year center around food and family in a culinary event that author Cheryl Tan describes as a Thanksgiving-like holiday lasting up to 15 days. Tan's new memoir, A Tiger in the Kitchen, shares some of the dishes that can be made during that extended holiday — like lucky noodles (with long noodles for longevity, vegetables and a moss called faat choy, which means prosperity in Cantonese); or pineapple tarts (with a shortbread base and homemade pineapple jam topping made with pandan leaves). Full story
In Singapore, celebrations of Chinese New Year center around food and family in a culinary event that author Cheryl Tan describes as a Thanksgiving-like holiday lasting up to 15 days. Tan's new memoir, A Tiger in the Kitchen, shares some of the dishes that can be made during that extended holiday — like lucky noodles (with long noodles for longevity, vegetables and a moss called faat choy, which means prosperity in Cantonese); or pineapple tarts (with a shortbread base and homemade pineapple jam topping made with pandan leaves). Full story
