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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 11:12:17 JST Adrianna Tan

   Ran into my Vietnamese Chinese neighbor, who reminded me not to forget to eat our winter balls

   #Food #ChineseFood

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 11:19:41 JST Adrianna Tan

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     I bring water and brown sugar to a rolling boil, add pandan leaves and ginger, then the rice balls. When they float, they’re done.

     By using gula Melaka or gula Jawa and pandan leaves I can make it taste more SE Asian rather than East Asian.

     I guess I could add turmeric to make it taste like Indonesian wedang ronde

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 11:21:15 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Tim Richards

     @timrichards sweet but only slightly

     Savory rice balls also exist in some Chinese cultures (the Toisanese do it savory for the same event)

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     Tim Richards (timrichards@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 11:21:16 JST Tim Richards

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     @skinnylatte are they sweet or savoury?

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     Timothy Kenno Handojo (timkenhan@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 11:37:34 JST Timothy Kenno Handojo

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     @skinnylatte wait, are you saying you can turn mochi into wedang ronde?

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 11:37:34 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Timothy Kenno Handojo

     @timkenhan wedang ronde is just the Javanese take on the same thing? You can make it yourself with mochi flour if you like or just jazz up the ‘soup’ with more spices

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 11:42:45 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Timothy Kenno Handojo

     @timkenhan you can spend more time making the soup taste the same, the balls you can get plain ones. When abroad, you have to substitute with the closest available thing and often from another culture :)

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     Timothy Kenno Handojo (timkenhan@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 11:42:46 JST Timothy Kenno Handojo

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     @skinnylatte true that, tho I'm not sure my Javanese friends would as easily accept this fact

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     Tim Richards (timrichards@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 11:51:51 JST Tim Richards

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     @skinnylatte Asian cuisines tend not to do sweet flavours much, is that right? Or am I just unfamiliar with sweet Asian food?

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 11:51:51 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Tim Richards

     @timrichards some sweeter than others (Malaysian, Filipino) but in general East Asian cuisines tend to lean towards just a touch of sweet. ‘Not too sweet’ is the highest praise for a dessert

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 11:56:29 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Tim Richards

     @timrichards dessert cafes are also a good non-alcohol focused place that works at night without coffee. And yes it tends to be what we eat out for.

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     Tim Richards (timrichards@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 11:56:30 JST Tim Richards

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     @skinnylatte I've been wondering if that explains the profusion of dessert cafes catering to the international students here. Maybe seem as a treat outside the usual at-home foods?