Prepping for the New Year

By toni
February 7th, 2007 @ 7:30 PM Food, Art & Culture

Chinese New Year is nearing! Here are some pics quickly taken during a recent trip to Chinatown. I’ll try to go back and take some more!

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Little containers filled with gelatin formed into fruits.


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Golden office bags a.k.a. attache cases! I’m not sure if they’re filled with chocolate or gelatin.

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Tikoy fish. For good luck and prosperity!

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5 Comments so far

  1. spanx (unregistered) on February 7th, 2007 @ 10:14 pm

    hi toni!

    on what date does Chinese New Year’s fall on this year?


  2. Lynn (unregistered) on February 7th, 2007 @ 11:06 pm

    Tikoy fish….I thought they are plastic toys. :)


  3. toni (unregistered) on February 8th, 2007 @ 7:49 am

    Hi Spanx! Chinese New Year falls on Feb. 18, Sunday. Kung He Fat Choi!

    Hi Lynn! How cute ‘no? They come in different colors, too.


  4. rach (unregistered) on February 9th, 2007 @ 1:18 am

    How cute! I love celebrating Chinese New Year. I love tikoy esp. the flavored ones like pandan and ube.


  5. Frances (unregistered) on February 9th, 2007 @ 8:15 pm

    Haha, I really find those tikoy fish cute. Too cute to eat even. =P



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