Radio Taiwan International
Date: 05 February, 2019
By: Shirley Lin
The president cooks with some children
President Tsai Ing-wen set aside her official duties on the first day of the Lunar New Year to cook up some fun with children at a local school.
President Tsai walks into a classroom where children from Taipei Heping Experimental Elementary School are waiting to greet her. This is no ordinary class — they’re going to make Lunar New Year’s dishes!
After the president puts on an apron and washes her hands, a group of students helps her make a turnip cake. One of the students pours ingredients into a mixing bowl while President Tsai stirs. After mixing all the ingredients into a thick white batter, she pours it into a rectangular container to be steamed later.
Next, Tsai has the children smell a block of grilled fish roe. She then cuts it into slices and arranges it on a plate. The next dish is “you fan” or “oily glutinous rice”. Tsai finishes the dish, asking the children to help her sprinkle dried Sakura shrimp and cilantro on top of the mixture in a wooden steamer. [FULL STORY]