sugar artThis is a beautiful snack that is available to buy at the Confucian Temple market. The vendor has a wheel which the customer can spin to help him decide which animal he'd like made for him. I've never bought one because I think they are simply too beautiful to eat. It's made from melted sugar candy that cools and sets as soon as it is swirled into the image of the animal.
Pounding rice This man is using a huge mallet to pound rice. When we first began watching him, the rice looked like it had just come out of a rice cooker: just normal, steamed rice. However, after about 10 minutes of pounding, it had been transformed into a solid, starchy mass. The individual grains were no longer distinguishable. This is how "glutonous rice" is made and it's delicious. Earlier this week we had figs stuffed with glutonous rice. Yummy!
The boys need to rest after all our wanderings through the market.
Jump!I always love a good jumping picture:)
Would you like some fruit with your fly?\ This is a pic of fruit kabobs, a common and popular snack sold by street vendors. The fruit is candy coated. When we first arrived here, I told Chris I wanted to try one. He told me they were coated in pigs blood. I've since learned that isn't always true, but I still haven't had the desire to eat one again.
sugar artThis is a beautiful snack that is available to buy at the Confucian Temple market. The vendor has a wheel which the customer can spin to help him decide which animal he'd like made for him. I've never bought one because I think they are simply too beautiful to eat. It's made from melted sugar candy that cools and sets as soon as it is swirled into the image of the animal.
Pounding rice This man is using a huge mallet to pound rice. When we first began watching him, the rice looked like it had just come out of a rice cooker: just normal, steamed rice. However, after about 10 minutes of pounding, it had been transformed into a solid, starchy mass. The individual grains were no longer distinguishable. This is how "glutonous rice" is made and it's delicious. Earlier this week we had figs stuffed with glutonous rice. Yummy!
The boys need to rest after all our wanderings through the market.
Jump!I always love a good jumping picture:)
Would you like some fruit with your fly?\ This is a pic of fruit kabobs, a common and popular snack sold by street vendors. The fruit is candy coated. When we first arrived here, I told Chris I wanted to try one. He told me they were coated in pigs blood. I've since learned that isn't always true, but I still haven't had the desire to eat one again.
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