Chinese New Year: Fuzhou Rouyan Dumplings・农历新年: 钩针编织福州肉燕
Today is the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, also known as Renri (人日) . We often call it everyone's birthday because according to Chinese folk myths, it is the day humanity was created by the goddess Nüwa . The traditional dish for Renri is a rice porridge cooked with seven leafy greens. Usually lettuce, mustard greens, leek, garlic chives, celery, spring onion and coriander; each with their own auspicious symbolisms. In Southeast Asia, in particular Singapore and Malaysia, the variation is yusheng . However, what I'm sharing is the crochet Fuzhou rouyan dumplings that I was originally going to post on February 21st, which was the fifth day of CNY, the day we call Pò Wǔ (破五). This first week of Chinese New Year this year has been busier with more gatherings than usual, and I haven't been able to complete my tasks on time. Crochet Fuzhou rouyan dumpling | 钩针福州肉燕 As mentioned last year, the fifth day is a day when the CNY restrictions are lifted ; hence the term P...
