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A story of Chinese New Year and Cantonese Cuisine<\/p>\n

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2017 is the year of the chicken. Poor chickens. Every new year’s table will feature a chicken of some sort, I guess. Plus a fish. But the fish does not get eaten until later. That’s tradition.<\/p>\n

Another tradition is making dumplings with your family on New Year’s Eve. But weather it’s the New Year or not, dumplings are a delicious, fast and cheap option to fill up empty bellies.<\/p>\n

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ode to dumplings<\/p><\/div>\n

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2017 is not a good year for chicken<\/p><\/div>\n

Guangzhou’s central streets are busy but one shop seems particularly crowded: a chain selling dried meats and sausages. I don’t really know if it tastes that delicious or not, but the decor is questionable at best and does not do much for my appetite.<\/p>\n

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China is not a good place for pigs<\/p><\/div>\n

Food is important to the Chinese and morning tea<\/strong> is important to the Cantonese. Since it is to be had in the morning, only senior citizens and tourists enjoy it on weekdays. So lots of elderly (alone or as a couple, sometimes with friends) and us. Tea is of course important, bt the Dim Sum<\/strong> is the star of the show. Some dishes like shrimp dumplings are traditional (restaurants can be judged by the quality of their shrimp dumplings), some have a – sometimes weird – modern twist.<\/p>\n

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egg yolk buns at the Guangzhou Restaurant<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chang Fen – Steamed rolls of glutinous rice sheets with fillings<\/p><\/div>\n

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chicken with glutinous rice at a morning tea restaurant in Liwan District<\/p><\/div>\n

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lotto balls…not very traditional – and kind of greasy<\/p><\/div>\n

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turnip cake with wasabi stuff<\/p><\/div>\n

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mango jelly with cheap plastic decoration<\/p><\/div>\n

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January 15th – January 19th 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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