Having traveled in Asia quite a bit in our household we love having access to authentic Asian cooking provisions in Boulder. There is a funny little strip mall in which resides a small Asian market, an Indian shop and a Mexican bakery. I frequent the Asian shop for supplies, fresh produce or just to poke around. The owner makes fabulous Sesame Balls (large round balls with sweet sesame paste in the middle, deep fried with sesame seeds covering the outside; gluten free) and recently a Vietnamese New Year roll. It took me a long time to work up the courage to speak to the owner. She’s a bit abrupt and I felt like I might be infiltrating a cultural domain to haul my white girl self in there, unsure I was completely welcome.
8 Precious Pudding and Happy Dragon Cocktail
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Alli Shircliff says
Wow! I love the combination of the red dates, rice and red bean paste…I always forget about red bean paste and it is SO good. What a creative spin on the original recipe to include Chinese New Year. And your pictures are so lovely!
rosemarried says
Ah! You're always so thoughtful! You tied in the Chinese New Year with the recipe swap. I love it. Also, I adore ginger. And I adore vodka. Why I've never infused the two before is beyond me. But I certainly will now!
Chef Dennis says
what a delightful post Toni, and I'm always happy to learn more about you and your travels. I don't think I would have ever attempted something so foreign, you really went outside of your comfort zone for this, and really contributed an outstanding recipe for the swap! Well done my friend, I think you topped us all by thinking outside the box with this beautiful jeweled pudding!
Dennis
Cake Duchess says
I love this post, Toni. I've never had this 8 Precious Pudding before and it looks delightful. Your story about talking w/the shop owner made me giggle. Did she like your version of the dessert?:) Can't wait for your ginger infused vodka:)