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Hey! I'm half Chinese and have been following your blog for a while, just want to say the art you post is always so aesthetic and it's always so informative and it really helps me study my own heritage more. Do you have any more Chinese culture-inspired activities I can do at home like your last post about Chinese fan painting? Thank you in advance
Hello, dear!
It’s great to hear you’ve learned a lot about your own heritage from my blog! I started this blog back in 2012 to understand my own culture, and I’m glad to see it’s helping others years later. :-)
Aside from my Chinese fan tutorial which you can find here, there are plenty of other Chinese culture-related activities you can do at home. I’ve always been an avid baker, and I’ve discovered some neat ancient Chinese candy recipes lately - ever heard of Dragon Beard’s Candy? It’s the ancient Chinese equivalent of candyfloss or cotton candy, and it could easily be mistaken as high-quality Egyptian silk.
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The recipe is straightforward enough, but the process can get quite messy so I advise you wear gloves when you make these! The recipe for these babies can be found here. All you need is water, sugar, cornstarch, a candy thermometer and a doughnut-shaped mould.
I also recently filmed and published a Chinese New Year-inspired macarons video tutorial (I am a macaron-baking enthusiast in my spare time), so keep your eyes out for when I post that on here. x
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