{"id":8847,"date":"2019-02-10T01:49:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T06:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=8847"},"modified":"2019-02-10T05:31:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T10:31:25","slug":"belated-chinese-new-year-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=8847","title":{"rendered":"belated lunar new year celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I went for a long walk this afternoon, which ended in Chinatown. This past Tuesday was the Lunar New Year, marking the start of the Year of the Pig, and tomorrow is D.C.&#8217;s New Year parade. I caught the end of it last year, but crowds tend to stress me out, so I decided to skip this year&#8217;s but seek out something that I didn&#8217;t get to experience last year due to the long lines &#8212; mooncakes at one of Chinatown&#8217;s few remaining local Chinese restaurants (and our only Chinese bakery).<\/p>\n<p>Mooncakes are more traditionally eaten at harvest time, the Mid-Autumn or Chinese Moon Festival, but they are delicious at any time. The Joy Luck House is noted for theirs, and the line tomorrow will be down the block. <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/47046298351\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Chinese New Year\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7850\/47046298351_17e6372b45.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Chinese New Year\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I bought both their lotus seed and their red bean paste mooncakes and a mochi, all of which are delicious and highly recommended. The red bean paste is what you&#8217;ll find in mochi, and I preferred it to the lotus seed paste, which understandably tasted more flowery and sweet. The latter wasn&#8217;t bad; I am just a big fan of red bean paste! The mochi was covered in unsweetened coconut, which gave it a nice texture contrast to the sponginess of the glutinous rice cake and the smooth filling. The taro bun, while pretty, came pre-packaged, rather than from the counter-top display case, and was consequently, I suspect, less fresh and drier. I also picked up a package of almond cookies, which I&#8217;ve saved for another day. It did not fare especially well in my bag on the way home, but I suspect the cookies will still taste pretty good in small pieces.<\/p>\n<p>I served the desserts with a pot of Yunnan Gold tea, which contrasted nicely with their sweetness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went for a long walk this afternoon, which ended in Chinatown. This past Tuesday was the Lunar New Year, marking the start of the Year of the Pig, and tomorrow is D.C.&#8217;s New Year parade. 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