Stinky Wind: a Radish Talk & Tasting w/ George Lee

Saturday, Apr 12

2:00pm – 4:00pm

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Long Island City, NY

$15 per person

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Join us at our new Yun Hai studio space in Long Island City for a talk and radish tasting with George Lee (@chez.jorge on Instagram), the author of A-Gong's Table. The white jade radish is a specialty of Meinong district, a hotbed of Hakka culture, agriculture, and food. George Lee, author of the Taiwanese cookbook A-Gong's Table, has settled there recently to learn traditional Hakka preservation and culinary techniques from farmers, farmers' associations, and local chefs. He spends his time cooking for elders, learning in the fields, and assisting in the preparation of traditional festival and banquet foods. Yun Hai is excited to host him in our studio for a presentation on Meinong cuisine and a discussion and Q&A with founder Lisa Cheng Smith. This will be followed by a tasting of several traditional dishes and radish preserves, seldom seen outside of Meinong. He comes bearing treasures sourced directly from Meinong farmers. All feature the white jade radish and are representative of Meinong's traditional fermentation practices. • Old Radish - sunbathed strips preserved with salt or sugar, pressed in urns, and aged for over ten years • Radish Tops - fermented greens and stems (similar to preserved mustard greens), salted for a week, then sun-dried • Radish Shreds - julienned radish mixed with salt, pressed under heavy stones, and sun-dried • "Stinky Wind" Radish - preserved by layering salted radish with cooked rice bran, a disappearing method of preservation Taste these preserved delicacies plus dishes prepared by George: • Radish tops steamed pork [蘿蔔嬰扣肉] • Radish shreds omelette [蘿蔔絲煎蛋] • Old Radish Chicken Soup [老蘿蔔雞湯] • Stir-fried "Stinky Wind" Radish [炒臭風蘿蔔] Yun Hai will provide smoked plum juice, Taiwanese herbal tea, and penglai rice from our shop in Brooklyn. Ticket cost covers food costs, and supplies. A limited quantity of radish preserves will be for sale at the event. Thank you in advance!