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Pickles and Tea Sweets/desserts

Rolling with Lola

27 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Filipino, Interview with a grandma, Sweets/desserts

"I'll be making suman for my grandchildren tomorrow and I'll save some ingredients to show you next week when you come," Gloria Santos's cheerful voice came through with a gentle lilt over the phone. Suman (sweet rice cakes rolled in banana leaves) are Gloria's specialty,...

Aunty Pearlie’s Cantonese-Style Steamed Cake

28 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese, Interview with a grandma, Sweets/desserts

Aunty Pearlie is not related to me by blood; she is, in fact, my friend Ivy's mother. In Asian culture, we call our friends' parents "aunty" and "uncle" as a form of respect. This was a concept my husband, let's call him hungry_ hobbit (yes, he...