FELIZ AÑO NUEVO LUNAR PARA TODOS, LES DESEO MUCHA SALUD Y AMOR. SOY DE ARGENTINA, POR ESO NO SE FESTEJA. SOLO FESTEJAMOS EL AÑO NUEVO TODOS LOS 31 DE DICIEMBRE. ADEMAS DE NAVIDAD, FECHAS PATRIAS Y LOS QUE PROFESAN LA RELIGION CATOLICA SEMANA SANTA Y PASCUAS. TAMBIEN FESTEJAMOS EN OCTUBRE EL DIA DE LA MADRE, EN JUNIO EL DIA DEL PADRE, EN AGOSTO EL DIA DEL NIÑO. TODOS LOS 20 DE JULIO EL DIA DEL AMIGO. NUESTRAS TRADICIONES TAMBIEN VAN DESDE LA COMIDA HASTA FESTIVALES DE VERANO. DANZA, MÚSICA Y CANTO. NUESTRAS COMIDAS TÍPICAS SON EL LOCRO, QUE ES COMO UNA SOPA HECHA DE ZAPALLO, POROTO, MONDOGO, CARNE, CHOCLO ALGUNOS SON MUY PICANTE, A MI ESTA COMIDA NO ME GUSTA. TAMBIÉN LAS EMPANADAS, SON CON LOS DUPLING PERO MAS GRANDE LAS TRADICIONALES ESTAN HECHAS DE CARNE, PAPA, PASA DE UVA, HUEVO, CEBOLLA, CEBOLLA DE VERDEO. CADA PROVINIA DE ARGENTINA TIENE SU FORMA DE HACER LAS EMPANADAS Y DERIVADOS COMO LAS EMPANADAS DE POLLO, JAMON Y QUESO, VERDURA Y ATÚN, ESTAS ULTIMAS SE CONOCEN COMO EMPANADAS DE VIGILIA Y SE COMEN CASI SIEMPRE PARA EL VIERNES SANTO. EL DULCE DE LECHE, LOS ALFAJORES Y EL MATE ES LO MAS TIPICO EN ARGENTINA. ES UNA TRADICION TOMAR MATE EN FAMILIA, CON AMIGOS Y SOLO. EL MATE ES UNA INFUSION CON AGUA Y YERBA SIGNIFICA AMISTAD. ESTAS SON ALGUNAS DE LAS TRADICIONES DE MI PAIS, EN OTRO POST PUEDO EXPLIACARLE CON MAS DETALLE. LES GUSTARIA CONOCER DE ALGO MAS DE MI PAIS?.. YO SI QUISIERA SABER UN POCO MAS DEL TUYO.
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HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR EVERYONE, I WISH YOU GREAT HEALTH AND LOVE. I AM FROM ARGENTINA, THAT’S WHY IT IS NOT CELEBRATED. WE ONLY CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR EVERY DECEMBER 31ST. IN ADDITION TO CHRISTMAS, NATIONAL DATES AND THOSE WHO PROFESS THE CATHOLIC RELIGION HOLY WEEK AND EASTER. WE ALSO CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY IN OCTOBER, FATHER’S DAY IN JUNE, CHILDREN’S DAY IN AUGUST. EVERY JULY 20 ON FRIEND’S DAY. OUR TRADITIONS ALSO GO FROM FOOD TO SUMMER FESTIVALS. DANCE, MUSIC AND SONG. OUR TYPICAL FOODS ARE EL LOCRO, WHICH IS LIKE A SOUP MADE OF ZAPALLO, BEANS, MONDOGO, MEAT, CHOCLO SOME ARE VERY SPICY, I DO NOT LIKE THIS FOOD. ALSO THE EMPANADAS, ARE WITH THE DUPLINGS BUT BIGGER THE TRADITIONAL ARE MADE OF MEAT, POTATO, RAISIN, EGG, ONION, GREEN ONION. EACH PROVINIA OF ARGENTINA HAS ITS WAY OF MAKING THE EMPANADAS AND DERIVATIVES SUCH AS THE CHICKEN, HAM AND CHEESE, VEGETABLE AND TUNA EMPANADAS. THE DULCE DE LECHE, THE ALFAJORES AND THE MATE IS THE MOST TYPICAL IN ARGENTINA. IT IS A TRADITION TO TAKE MATE IN THE FAMILY, WITH FRIENDS AND ALONE. MATE IS AN INFUSION WITH WATER AND YERBA MEANS FRIENDSHIP. THESE ARE SOME OF THE TRADITIONS OF MY COUNTRY, IN ANOTHER POST I CAN EXPLAIN YOU IN MORE DETAIL. WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW SOMETHING MORE ABOUT MY COUNTRY? … I DO WANT TO KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT YOURS.
Yes, I would always like to hear about other traditions and recipes. I lived in the SouthWest and I cook a lot with Green Chile and make a lot of New Mexican dishes and Navajo dishes.
Oh, then no need to look for more sauces 
I am in France 
I enjoy both cuisines. My French favorites are cheese (especially smelly ones), saucisson, foie gras and French pastries.
In France, there is an Asian district with Asian restaurants and supermarkets where they have a Chinese Dragon dance for New Year.
Oh don’t get me started on French Pastry! I only got to visit the Airport in Paris on my way thru to Vienna. I was so sad that I didn’t get to see France. And eat croissants.
I am such a foodie, I even have Gochujang!
Croissants are sold outside France, even in Asia!
The best I got to try were made with French butter, but from what I’ve tasted, not all croissants from France are good or made with fresh ingredients. It depends!
Crème brûlée is my favorite dessert although I don’t get it much. Flan is very similar and I LOVE Flan. Do you have good Asian Restaurants? I wanted to eat at some Asian Restaurants in Germany they looked so good.
Craving crème brûlée after watching a video. Flan is pretty good.
Yes, we have good and not good Asian restaurants!
Korean restaurants by Korean people and Japanese restaurants by Japanese people 
I found that the price range is also correct (for every budget, student menu) compared to French restaurants that are usually more expensive.
There is a street full of Asian restaurants and French people love Asian food so there is always a lot of people waiting outside the front door of these restaurants, especially for Korean and Japanese restaurants.
It’s really convenient if you want to eat at a Korean restaurant, but want to grab a Japanese dessert while drinking a Taiwanese bubble tea 
If you go to the Asian district, there is a delicious Peking duck restaurant. Many people from other countries come in this district to shop for Asian food and Peking duck that are difficult to find in their area. The Asian supermarkets are bigger than the ones I got to visit in a city near Amsterdam, but damn Asian chips and fruits from the Netherlands were top-notch… I haven’t been to an Asian supermarket in the Americas, so I can’t compare, but I’m sure you have even bigger ones and many Asian restaurants 
Back in Germany, I don’t remember having tried an Asian restaurant, such a pity. But other countries also have pretty good Asian restaurants!
It really depends on the chefs
Run out fast and get some Creme Brulee! I also love cannolis but they have to be made by a REAL Italian.
I will!
After watching this Korean channel with the crème brûlée, I said to my sister, “I don’t need anything for my birthday, just make Crème Brûlée for me!!”
Cannelloni! So good! I am happy I ate lunch before reading your message
I am making these right now!
It’s not creme brulee but Lemon Mousse! Pretty yummy!
Pepero (빼빼로) Day is held annually on November 11, and is an observance in South Korea similar to Valentine’s Day. It involves the gifting or exchange of Pepero snacks, a line of chocolate-dipped cookie sticks, with the intention of displaying affection for friends and loved ones.
I seriously need this tradition in my life!
What other traditions do you know about in Korea or in Asian Countries that are fun!
@entwyfhasbeenfound I know you must know some traditions you can share!
@piranna
How are you?
Do you by any chance have a Wegmans in your area? They have one in Richmond, Virginia (I moved from there to Rochester, NY in the 1980s).
They have Pepero and Pocky which are tasty “morselettes” and are about as expensive as a nice Valentine’ Day card. Start NOW, and you can have a great stash by V-day.
And while you’re at it, mark your calendar for 2022.
I have a friend who was born in Shanghai and is a cardiac nurse. She introduced me to moon cakes for the autumn moon viewing festival in the autumn.
In 2022, the festival will be on September 10, 2022.
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My friend also introduced me to the very tasty Eight Treasure Rice, Chinese rice pudding, a special treat any time.
Here is a recipe, but I have always bought it at my local Asian market.
https://omnivorescookbook.com/eight-treasure-rice/
Moon cakes are apparently something that is ordered special online. They are quite tasty!
Also, my Shanghai friend introduced me to
https://thewoksoflife.com/tang-yuan-recipe/
Wow, are they great? They are great. Frozen food section, Asian market.
These are all for different festivals and whatnot, but they are soooooooo good.
For us diehard Asia-boos, any excuse for tasty food!
And in fact, because I am such an “orgins” freak, how about this that I found tonight?
It’s interesting that every time @kdrama2020ali asks about food, the Internet churns up something that @misswillow finds.
It’s that Southern Soul/Seoul Sisterhood. The taste buds will not be denied.
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/chinese-food-history.htm
As one of them “iggerant” round eyes, I obvs don’t understand all the subtleties of Asian history and won’t unless I get to live a thousand years (and even then I won’t), but the ancient and traditional foods that appear in so many forms in, you know, THAT part of the world that we’re all nuts to be interested in . . .
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And if they aren’t quite that ancient and traditional yet, the Supreme HU Overlord can just issue an edict. Problem solved.
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Year of the TIGER
Seollal 2022
Korean New Year tomorrow
February 1st
Happy Korean New Year!
This looks so YUMMY!
2021
Now 2022 is
Year of the Tiger!
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