Episode 257
Bing Tang Hu Lu, A Bite of Winter's Sweet Tradition
CD Voice · China Daily
November 14, 202514m 19s
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Show Notes
This red agate bead strung upon a bamboo skewer encapsulates the most exquisite paradoxical aesthetics of Chinese cuisine—the tart astringency of hawthorn juxtaposed with the sweet crispness of its sugar coating; the refined elegance of imperial medicinal cuisine contrasted with the street-side bustle of hawkers' cries; the weight of millennia-old tradition set against the fleeting trends of social media.