Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Curry Lunch 咖喱午餐

I had a curry lunch last Sunday. The naan was fluffy and chewy. Two curries smelled good and made my stomach active.

The left is vegetable curry containing radish, green beans and potato.
The right is chicken curry with fried eggplant.
I  heard that three spices are basic to making curry. They are turmeric, cumin and coriander. I will try.


Wednesday, October 9, 2024

BONSAI Exhibition 盆栽展覽會

It takes 30 to 50 years to make Bonsai Trees like below.
Skilled artisans often cut unnecessary buds, leaves and thin branches, always thinking deeply about the tree shapes in the future.
They sometimes wind a wire around a branch to change its shape better.
Trees never stop growing upward and getting unkempt. Art of Bonsai is based on ceaseless communication between plants and humans to achieve both excellency and growth.
This is a Chinese Juniper bonsai, representing a hash natural environment in high mountains. 
圓柏樹(台灣玉山圓柏有優美自然造型)

This type of tree shape is called Kengai, which means a tree growing on a cliff. 懸崖五葉松樹
This is an azalea tree, having red flowers in May. Azalea bonsai needs lots of water.
They say you should water them in rainy days even holding an umbrella.  杜鵑花樹 品種名晃山
Huge maple bonsai about 3 feet in height. 
槭樹約有一米高
Maple twin in Hyde Park?
Excellently twisted pine tree. 典型松樹形