Glutinous rice

An example of Food is in the novel, “She ate her first Northern- style breakfast: a bowl of hulatang- a glutinous soup made from wheat flour mixed with coarsely chopped pickled greens, pigs offal, and lots of chili powder; cake of maize flour, lump of very salty pickles.” The Reason this quote is picked is because it tells/shows that she hasn’t eaten any type…

A new year means a new beginning. It is a mystery what this beginning has in store, so many people have rituals to secure a lucky new year. Vietnamese New Year(Tet) is practiced to ensure a lucky new year . Before any celebration is held, it is crucial that one’s house is tended properly to bring good fortune. The house must first be thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom. It is believed that by sweeping the floor, that one is sweeping away the bad luck from last year. Hence, it is common for…

Throughout the past 20 centuries the advancement of technology especially buildings have been far beyond anyone 's belief. Yes, structures like skyscrapers to even The White House are marvelous works of architectural geniousness, however one that stands among these magnificent structures is The Great Wall of China. The starting point for this goliath is around 476 BC - 221 BC. And it got finished around 206 B.C. Even being built over 1900 years ago it would be just as impressive if it was built…

Refugee are people who are forced to skedaddle their home because of war and other catastrophes like prosecution, natural disasters or in search of a new home. In the novel Inside Out And Back Again by Thanhha Lai, the title relates to the ‘Universal Refugees Experience’ of fleeing and finding home. Before catastrophe, refugees weren’t known as what they were called today, they were normal citizens having a good life ; they had everything that they needed, until the war and they had to leave or…

celebrated all to New Years and into the new month. Preparations begin early in December, family begins to come and festivities begin. On the 23rd of December many families make a portage called laba for preliminary eve, this is a dish consisting of glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Job 's tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko. Everyone gets a week off from work and all normal activity. When New Year’s Eve comes family usually eats an extravagant meal together. Then on New…

When I was still in secondary school , I was going to my school which was located 15km away from my house by school bus. Since form 1, my class started at 1pm until 6:30 pm , therefore when we were on the way went home, there was a road that we needed to pass by. Every year during at certain moment for about one month, the road was always jammed. I was wondering what was happen out there ? I saw the situation besides the road was crowded with peoples, mostly Malay and sometimes with some…