It’s an
exciting week for food, with both Chinese New Year and Pancake Day falling
within a day of each other.
Chinese New
Year is on 8th February this year and marks the start of the Year of the
Monkey. Festivities will have started on 7th and will continue for at least a
fortnight – so plenty of time to knock up a couple of Chinese dinners to enjoy
(much better than any takeaway, and won’t leave you waking up dehydrated in the
middle of the night because of an over-enthusiastic hand with the MSG). One of
our favourites we stock is the Hoisin sauce.
There are all
kinds of traditions associated with Chinese New Year – including the fact that
on the first day of the new year you shouldn’t eat porridge for breakfast. Or
wash your clothes. Or do any sweeping. (Actually, those last two sound quite
good, less jobs all round!). People born in the Year of the Monkey (which
includes 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004) tend to be quick-witted, clever
and curious but also have a mischievous side – as you’d expect from our primate
friends!
And as if
Chinese New Year wasn’t enough of a reason to celebrate, there’s also Pancake Day
on 9th February. This year, why not try an alternative flour to make your
pancakes? We have lots of different kinds including coconut, buckwheat, rice and tapioca – ideal for those with allergies
too. To top them we have to admit to being partial to indulging our sweet tooth
with fruit or chocolate sauces, or a spot of syrup – whether that’s date, agave
or maple. Yum!
Now, to go away
and think of a way to combine the two. Black Bean Pancakes anyone?
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