Archive for May, 2013
Hibiscus Syriacus (木槿 (mu jin) in Mandarin or 무궁화 , 无穷花 (Mugunghwa) in Korean) is a hardy deciduous shrub belonging to the species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to much of Asia. Other common name include Roses
Just discovered a new food outlet that sells the famous Sarawak Laksa and kolo mee in Singapore. It was tipped off from my Singaporean neighbor that loves these two delicacies after we introduced to them.
The new outlet that we
Re-blog from : asean2015 in Tumblr.com
ASEAN Community – Shrimp Paste
Shrimp paste or shrimp sauce, is a common ingredient used in ASEAN cuisine. It is known as terasi (also spelled trassi, terasie) in Indonesian, ngapi (ငါးပိ)
Magnolia sieboldii also called “Mongnan” or “Mokran” (목란; 木蘭) is the national flower of North Korea. It is usually grown as an ornamental tree in gardens. This species, Magnolia Sieboldii is one of the hardiest magnolias that
“COMPETITION IS TOUGH BUT I CHOSE TO DISGUISE AS A PINK LITTLE BIRD… HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE TO SHOWER ME WITH THEIR LOVES…”
During one of the Chinese New Years about 4-5 years back, I went to a
WHAT I COOKED TODAY SERIES (家常便饭系列)- 3 May 2013 (at Blk 664 Jalan Damai)
3 May 2013’s menu:
1. White carrot pork rib soup (白萝卜排骨汤)
2. Teochew style steamed red grouper (潮式蒸红斑)(Angkao)
3. Braised luffa/tower gourd with egg (蛋汁炆丝瓜)
4.
WHAT IS THIS SERIES
What is this? It is extremely beautiful and found in my kitchen cabinet. It is some product’s packaging. Questions is what product do you think it is? Actually, it is rather obvious. Answer released tomorrow.
Paeonia suffruticosa (tree peony) is native to China, where it is known as Mudan.
In front of the Audience Hall of Mu Tsung Huang Ti … there were planted thousand-petalled tree-peonies. When the flowers first opened the
National Flower Series – East Asia 2 – People’s Republic of China – UNOFFICIAL
Although People’s Republic of China has not officially declared a national flower, everyone in China knows that the Republic’s unofficial national flower is peony (Paeonia Suffruticosa)
National Flower Series – East Asia 1 – Japan (De-facto or non-official)
Japan do not have officially declared national flowers like other countries. However, two flowers that have significant influences in Japanese cultures and histories : Chrysanthemum (菊花) and Cherry
