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After the close of the Folklife Festival’s first weekend, the chefs of the Flavors of Kenya stage have shown our visitors a wide variety of both traditional and modern Kenyan dishes.
Today’s recipe comes from Five Spice Kitchen’s “Drinks and Desserts” session. Eating yuanxiao (round, sweet rice dumplings) is a favorite custom during the Lantern Festival
Starting today, many of our Kenyan participants from the Swahili coast and other predominantly Islamic areas are observing Ramadan.
The Five Spice Kitchen has welcomed more and more visitors in the past few days.
China Foodway’s Five Spice Kitchen served up eight different traditional flavors yesterday, ranging from home-style dishes like pancakes with chive filling to regional specialties like Runbing spring rolls and Mongolian yogurt.
“Griddle” is a traditional Chinese cooking style that originates from Sichuan Province. The taste is spicy, fresh, and tongue-numbing.
Yesterday was the first day of the 2014 Folklife Festival. After a long period of preparation, the grand celebration of diversity of culture feels more and more like a real festival to me now.
The Folklife Festival is a sensory overload. Craftsmen yell out to each other in multiple languages, musicians groove on all corners of the Mall
Mandazi is a type of donut-like sweet eaten as a snack or for breakfast with a cup of chai tea.
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