Here is this week’s Eye on East Asia Blog Round-up :
- Aeri’s Kitchen - Aeri shares her recipe for red bean porridge, or patjuk (팥죽).
- Beyond Kimchee - Holly shows readers how to make their own savoury mung bean pancakes, or bindaetteok (빈대떡).
- ChinaB - The author responds to Jonathan Levine’s article “Go East, Young Man“.
- Dale’s Korean Temple Adventures - Dale visits the serene Geumgangam Hermitage (금강암) in Busan.
- Finding Fukuoka - Patrick lists his top ten Japanese character mascots (and his three least favourite).
- Fluent Flix - Alan posts a list of useful Chinese food vocabulary with a focus on Shanghai cuisine.
- Gyeongju Blog - Sherwin talks about the odd-looking wooden fish knocker at Bunhwangsa Temple (분황사).
- Haikugirl - Alison visits the “Manga at the British Museum” exhibition and shares her thoughts on the manga Professor Munakata’s British Museum Adventure.
- How to Japonese - Daniel gives a few examples of how one can use the phrase okagesama de (お陰様で) in everyday conversation.
- Kamigata Rakugo & Me - Matt has a fun day out at the Osaka Shitennôji Doya-doya (大阪四天王寺どやどや) festival.
- Ken Lee Writes - Ken tries some chicken sashimi (鳥わさ) and lives to tell the tale.
- Living a Dream in China - Sara sets her language learning goals for 2012.
- Mandarin Segments - Greg explains what he looks for when choosing a Chinese teacher.
- Out to Lunch - Carolyn shares her recipe for laba zhou (腊八粥), a thick, sweet porridge eaten in the twelve lunar month.
- Red Cook - Kian cooks up a Yunnanese -style abalone mushroom stir fry (九層塔炒杏鮑菇).
- Roboseyo - Rob talks about some of the challenges facing cyclists in Seoul.
- Seeing Red in China - Casey reviews Travis Lee’s book The Journey Through Nanking.
- Shards of China - Nicholas talks about his first encounter with chicken feet.
- Shu Flies - Catherine gives advice to those who may be suffering from depression and living abroad.
- Speaking of China - Jocelyn interviews Carolyn Phillips and learns how she charmed her Chinese family through food.
- Taiwan Xifu - Serina visits Chungtai Chan Monastery (中台禅寺) in central Taiwan.
- The Lobster Dance - Leah talks about her recent trip to snowy Shirakawa-go (白川郷).
- The Taiwan Adventure Blog - Chris posts some photos taken in colourful Kenting (墾丁).
- Tsuku Blog - Avi explains what happens at a dondoyaki (どんど焼き) bonfire ceremony.
- Wandering Taiwan - Micki and Kristen explore the Guanghe Temple (廣和宮) in Xinpu (新埔).
- Webs of Significance - YTSL lists her ten highlights of 2011.
- You’re Not From Around Here, Are You? - Steve goes on a walking tour of Chongqing (重庆).
That’s all for this week. The next blog round-up will be posted on Sunday 22nd January 2012. 
