Lunar New Year: savor the food and leave no waste
Lunar New Year is approaching, celebration may not be carried out as usual with uncertainty under the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, it’s the new normal to be flexible, to adapt and strive in different conditions; perhaps it’s time for us to try celebrating the New Year in a new way.
When talking about traditions, most of them were tied with FOOD, such as the representative festive food items, gathering meal and gifting. Facing the new norm however, the best principles to be eco-friendly could be: 1. Simplify 2. Choose Wisely 3. Prepare accordingly.
First of all, SIMPLIFY. We used to prepare a wide range of ‘symbolic’ food items, like candied winter melon,...