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Published On: Mar 07, 2006 03:02 PM
Total entries in this category: 51
Published On: Mar 07, 2006 03:02 PM
Happy Birthday!
A Chinese birthday cake looks a lot like an
American cake, but don't let that fool you.
Today is Deb's birthday, and for the party tonight,
her friends bought her a cake. The decorations are extremely delicate and
elegant, handmade out of frosting and subtly colored. It's worth explaining that
the little pink creature below, the one that looks like something out of Dr.
Seuss, is really a monkey (in recognition of her birth-year Chinese horoscope
animal) and the flowers behind it are lilies (which are her favorite
flower.)
The big surprise comes when you eat the cake. It's not very sweet, which isn't necessarily bad, and it's a little too rubbery, which isn't especially good. The biggest disappointment is the frosting. That too, is not sweet, and because butter plays no role in the creation of a cake in China, the rich coating has the feel of whipped Crisco.
To make matters worse, Chinese people don't even like birthday cake, so we have a lot of leftovers. Anyone out there interested in a bite?
The big surprise comes when you eat the cake. It's not very sweet, which isn't necessarily bad, and it's a little too rubbery, which isn't especially good. The biggest disappointment is the frosting. That too, is not sweet, and because butter plays no role in the creation of a cake in China, the rich coating has the feel of whipped Crisco.
To make matters worse, Chinese people don't even like birthday cake, so we have a lot of leftovers. Anyone out there interested in a bite?
Posted: Fri - October 31, 2003 at 12:45 AM