tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364371590031290515.post1334400610856189923..comments2024-03-27T23:34:34.016-07:00Comments on Wandering Taiwan: Nanpu Stone Lord FestivalMicki & Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02601208993627053609noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364371590031290515.post-21350688592210820592011-11-25T20:59:03.892-08:002011-11-25T20:59:03.892-08:00Hi Irma The festival is held on 4/28/2012, (4/8 Lu...Hi Irma The festival is held on 4/28/2012, (4/8 Lunar Year Calendar). It's an annual event. Hope you will be able to attend!micki and kristenhttp://wandering-taiwan.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364371590031290515.post-85082557818636343192011-11-24T11:55:51.156-08:002011-11-24T11:55:51.156-08:00Hey! This festival sounds interesting! Is it annua...Hey! This festival sounds interesting! Is it annual or monthly? I'm planning my trip around Taiwan, so wonder is it possible to see it in spring?IrmaUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518379279457295258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364371590031290515.post-75915091565173545252010-12-03T08:33:42.555-08:002010-12-03T08:33:42.555-08:00@Londoncaller- Yam can be found everywhere in US e...@Londoncaller- Yam can be found everywhere in US especially near holidays. The 雞酒 looks like 台灣麻油雞! Yummy~~kristen and mickihttp://wandering-taiwan.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364371590031290515.post-31309308651815020102010-12-02T02:51:07.320-08:002010-12-02T02:51:07.320-08:00Yes, it's a savoury dish. It's yummy, I lo...Yes, it's a savoury dish. It's yummy, I love it lot.<br />But making it is rather time consuming.<br />You can also substitute the yams with potatoes.<br />I do that here since yams are harder to find in England.<br /><br />There's another famous Hakka dish called 雞酒.<br />I also like it a lot. ;)London Callerhttp://1ondoncalling.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364371590031290515.post-39722449644498737252010-12-01T08:59:39.183-08:002010-12-01T08:59:39.183-08:00@Londoncaller- I checked online and saw 算盤子 dishes...@Londoncaller- I checked online and saw 算盤子 dishes. 算盤子 does look like the Rice Ball, but is prepared in salt dishes. I would like to try, it must be yummy!<br /><br />@Fufu- Interesting! That is how Japanese do too..<br /><br />@Zhu- You can also find lots of red talisman in the temples too.<br /><br />@San-謝謝 San! Indeed that was very fun and the food was so good! :)kristen and mickihttp://wandering-taiwan.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364371590031290515.post-89964012747696195102010-11-30T20:10:59.023-08:002010-11-30T20:10:59.023-08:00WOW! 真好.. 拍完又可以吃~WOW! 真好.. 拍完又可以吃~Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077528828716977711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364371590031290515.post-62671254427406936942010-11-30T09:23:53.156-08:002010-11-30T09:23:53.156-08:00That's an interesting ceremony! The little red...That's an interesting ceremony! The little red pouch and the talisman ring a bell, I have seen that somewhere before, maybe at my friends'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364371590031290515.post-647071848742118602010-11-30T06:35:40.859-08:002010-11-30T06:35:40.859-08:00wow wow the adult crown ceremony quite similar to ...wow wow the adult crown ceremony quite similar to japan's 成人式 :)fufuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495732423341989667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364371590031290515.post-10530722383173062052010-11-28T17:06:05.840-08:002010-11-28T17:06:05.840-08:00I'm actually Chinese Hakka. ;)
But we don'...I'm actually Chinese Hakka. ;)<br />But we don't eat the rice noodles and sweet soup you mentioned above.<br />We do have a dish that's similar to their rice balls, we call it 算盤子, it's however made from yam not rice.London Callerhttp://1ondoncalling.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com