CNY: Dragon boat races
The final event on Sydney's Chinese New Year festivity calendar... dragon boat races on Sydney's Darling Harbour.
Vendor making hand-made eggrolls. First time I've seen this--very impressive!
Official dragon boat race opening ceremony
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Vendor making hand-made eggrolls. First time I've seen this--very impressive!
Official dragon boat race opening ceremony
Related GrabYourFork posts:
Links for all Chinese New Year 2005 pics
posted by Helen (AugustusGloop) on 2/19/2005 11:59:00 pm
12 Comments:
At 2/25/2005 2:53 am,
santos. said…
is that a mobile crepe grill she's making the egg rolls on? awesome. i want one!
At 2/25/2005 7:23 am,
Jess (fushmush) said…
why are the racers lying down?
At 2/25/2005 1:39 pm,
Ben said…
I was down there on the weekend too.
Were you impressed with what a bunch of freaks the dragon boaters are?
At 2/25/2005 7:10 pm,
Helen (AugustusGloop) said…
Hi Santos - It was a strange mix of hi-tech meets homestyle labour-intensiveness! And she rolled those egg rolls perfectly uniform too...
Hi Jess - I wasn't about to ask them. They had oars! :)
Nah, they had had races in the morning already. It was hot. They were tired.
Each team had to race at least three times during the day. Doesn't sound like a lot but when you saw how far they had to lean out to stroke, I wasn't envious at all.
Hi BHR - Pics? ;-)
The whole chanting-grunting-team-spirit thing got a bit overwhelming. There was definitely a marked difference between some of the more social corporate teams and the hardcore. The hardcore just flew through the water effortlessly.
And yes, it all looks very chummy chummy.
At 2/26/2005 2:48 am,
Anonymous said…
mmmm, egg rolls.
i have a craving now.
i think my uncle serving me 'love letters' during chinese new year visiting sparked off the craving for flaky, biscuitty, eggy.
At 2/26/2005 2:56 pm,
Fish Fish said…
Wow!! Seem like Sydney was equally merry with CNY celebration huh. Hey, I love the pics of the kids. They are adorable. :)
At 2/26/2005 3:15 pm,
Helen (AugustusGloop) said…
Hi juji - you lucky thing! I don't think I've had the pleasure of "love letters" but I do love my pheonix rolls. And coconut eggo rolls... mmm...
And ps. thanks for your comment! Keep 'em coming!
Hi fish fish - Yeah Sydney has a very strong Chinese community. This was the first year that I went to so many events though. I couldn't let my readers now could I? :P
And yes, I'm a sucker for cute kid pics.
At 2/26/2005 3:36 pm,
deborah said…
Hey... Im new to your blog and really love it. Especially all the reviews!
Those dragon boaters have such glorious looking arms! ;)
At 2/26/2005 10:54 pm,
Reid said…
Hi AG,
Love the pictures. They are wonderful. I sent you an e-mail earlier, I hope you got it. It was a late response to one of the e-mails you sent me earlier. Sorry! =(
By the way, I've never seen anyone roll spring rolls like that before. Looks cool. When I was in Singapore, I got to witness a lady making poh piah, which was equally fun! And best of all, I got to eat the finished product! =P
If you've never had "love letters" they are a Nonya crispy cookie (?) that's rolled. It's very thin and light. In Wena's post here, it's the second picture from the top.
http://www.mum-mum.info/2004/01/1st-day-of-cny-part-ii-i-still-have.htm
I could probably eat a hundred of them at one sitting (but I didn't)! =)
At 2/28/2005 1:47 am,
Helen (AugustusGloop) said…
Hi Saffron - Welcome! Glad you are enjoying the site and keep those comments coming! :)
Yes the sheer power and streamlined precision of the dragon boaters was definitely impressive. And corresponding physiques was a nice bonus too :P In a scientific sense of course...
And hope you see you back here soon!
Hi Reid - Thanks for the compliments on the photos. It was a fun day (even though I did end up a little bit sunburnt! tut tut).
I did get your email and sent you a response yesterday. I was similarly slack in responding! :P
I didn't end up trying the freshly made egg rolls altho' maybe I should have. They probably wouldn't tasted the same, but yes, it was definitely cool to watch.
I haven't eaten love letters altho' I have seen them in the shops. Crispy sugary goodness is always a winning combination though! I'll have to check them out...
At 2/28/2005 12:09 pm,
pinkcocoa said…
hiya AG
The egg rolls machine looks cool! I have never actually seen egg rolls in making. Now I am craving for kuih sapit (love letters)! It's another CNY delicacy in South East Asia!
At 2/28/2005 9:09 pm,
Helen (AugustusGloop) said…
Hi pinkcocoa - I'm gonna have to get me some of these love letters! All this talk is making me very curious! They look like thin crisp sweet wafers and appropriately delicious!
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