New Moon Sweetness

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18-7-23

A page from Kinmen Literature (Autumn 2020) showing a list of activities inspired by the Sweet Potato.

The hardy & humble sweet potato adds bulk & flavour to rice porridge, and sustains generations during scarcities & human conflicts.

Among the gifts I received over a Peranakan lunch today was a precious packet of sweet potato sticks from the island where my ancestors originated.

Kinmen women having Peranakan dishes served on enamalled metal wares of their childhood. (Ellenborough Market Cafe, Paradox Hotel at Merchant Court).

When I got home I decided to offer the sweetness to the New Moon first.

While looking for a background to assemble my sweet potato sticks, I found a page in a 2020 issue of Kinmen Literature that shows a series of activities to honour the sweet potato.

Kinmen Literature is a magazine that keeps Kinmen’s past & present alive for all related to the island one way or the other.

Fortune may come & go, but I think Sweetness will never go out of style.

May the New Moon amplify these 8 sticks of sweetness, strength & humility to bless every sentient being.

🙏🪔 A blessed new moon to ALL.

Miao Ling comes from Kinmen Island, where my ancestors originated. She is also my link to Kinmen Literature, a magazine that keeps Kinmen’s past & present alive for all related to the island one way or the other. (18 June 2023, Central Mall, Clarke Quay)
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