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Chestnuts in the Erruting qunfang pu 二如亭群芳譜 pt.2
Tips for what to do with chestnuts from the Ming Dynasty.
Rachelle
Oct 24, 20224 min read
Chestnuts in the Erruting qunfang pu 二如亭群芳譜 pt. 1
Tips for storing chestnuts from the Ming Dynasty.
Rachelle
Oct 17, 20223 min read
Tao Gu 陶穀 (903-970) on the art of tea
饌茶而幻出物象于湯面者，茶匠通神之藝也。沙門福全，生於金鄉，長於茶海，能注湯幻茶成一句詩，並點四甌，共一絕句，泛乎湯表。小小物類，唾手辦耳。檀越日造門求觀湯戲，全自詠曰： 生成盞裏水丹青， 巧畫工夫學不成。 卻笑當時陸鴻漸， 煎茶贏得好名聲。 In tea...
Rachelle
Jul 4, 20223 min read
Tofu again :)
Something special to celebrate the birth of my first piece of homemade tofu in France.
Rachelle
Apr 11, 20223 min read
劉克莊《方甥餉酒酸甚》“Nephew Fang gifted some liquor that is very sour” by Liu Kezhuang
Another workshop in the countryside for home distilling.
Rachelle
Aug 30, 20216 min read
汪元量《湖州歌》（其七十三） “Huzhou songs” (No. 73) by Wang Yuanliang
Having heavenly chicken in the palace of the moon.
Rachelle
May 10, 20215 min read
陳坤與文昌雞 Chen Kun on Wenchang Chicken
A Qing record of the famous Wenchang chicken and my first encounter with it.
Rachelle
Jan 11, 20215 min read
俞士彪《十二時·遂昌道中》 To the Tune “Twelve Double-hours” by Yu Shibiao
On a traveller in the mountains and burnt rice
Rachelle
Dec 7, 20204 min read
屈大均《佛手柑（其七）》“The Buddha-hand Citron (No. 7)” by Qu Dajun
On the Buddha-hand citron.
Rachelle
Nov 23, 20204 min read
蘇軾《豆粥》 “Bean Congee” by Su Shi
Su Shi's passionate and learned praise for bean congee.
Rachelle
Oct 5, 20203 min read
蘇軾《端午帖子詞》“Festive Verse for the Double Fifth Day” by Su Shi
Su Shi's verse for the Double Fifth Day and some notes on zongzi.
Rachelle
Jun 29, 20206 min read
A Magical Hangover Cure from the 12th Century
An anecdote recorded in the 12th century Chinese cookbook that tells you how people dealt with hangover in mediaval China.
Rachelle
Mar 21, 20204 min read
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