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Celebrating Mooncake Festival in Chinese Culture

My favourite Singapore food culture festival might just be the Mooncake Festival. Celebrated in mid-autumn, usually in September, to give thanks for the harvest. In short, it’s the Asian Thanksgiving. Mooncake You Say? Moon cakes themselves are dense, filled pastries. Some have a more dense, pie-like crust, while others have a flaky crust. The…

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Lion Dance A Significant Tradition of Chinese Culture

Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is one of the biggest yearly celebrations in China. It’s filled with cultural significance, celebration, and lots of family time. There are many aspects of this Festival that are traditional, beautiful, and memorable. One such piece of cultural pie is the Lion Dance. Chinese Lion Dance The…

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Eating Zongsi On The Dragon Boat Festival

My most recent food discovery was during this year’s Dragon Boat Festival. Zongzi is a traditional rice dish made from glutinous rice and stuffed with fillings and seasonings, then wrapped in bamboo leaves and boiled until soft, sticky, and delicious! Sometimes equated to a tamale, since the cooking process is pretty similar. They come…

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I Am Not A Fan of Solo Traveling

I admire and look up to seasoned solo female travellers. That being said, I am here to confess that: I don’t like solo travelling. The realization should have come much sooner when I spent a miserable winter in Beijing (except when I ate delicious spicy Chinese food there) and hastily declared I was done…

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