East Asia Blog Round-Up : 22/1/2012

Here is this week’s Eye on East Asia Blog Round-up :

• Aeri’s Kitchen - Aeri shares her recipe for sweet red bean bbang (단팥빵).
• Appetite for China - Diana compiles a list of her favourite Chinese New Year dishes.
• Bamboo Butterfly - Rhonda talks about her experiences of dating Taiwanese men.
• Beyond Kimchee - Holly shows you how to make Yangzhou-style fried rice (扬州炒饭).
• Confused Laowai - Niel shares his thoughts on a polyglot’s mission to become a fluent Mandarin speaker in just three months.
• Dale’s Korean Temple Adventure - Dale visits the Sujeongsa Temple (수정사) in Ulsan.
• Easy Korean Food - Luna shares her recipe for Korean rice cake soup (떡국).
• Frog in a Well : China – The author writes about the differences between the Chinese long (龙) and the Western dragons.
• Gyeongju Blog - Sherwin discovers a Youtube channel with dozens of videos on Korean cultural heritage sites.
• Haikugirl’s Japan - Alison’s top five things that she loves about winter in Japan.
• Hermitage Hideaways - Gregory posts a slideshow of photos taken at the Geumcheon Market (금천시장) in Seoul.
• Japan : Life & Religion - Doug talks about his recent visit to the Meiji Shrine (明治神宮) in Tokyo.
• Jay Dee in Japan - Jay Dee wonders if bloggers can also be authors.
• Jottings From the Granite Studio - Jeremiah gets ready to celebrate the Spring Festival (春节).
• Lingomi - Steven interviews Hugh Grigg, author of the blog East Asia Student.
• Living a Dream in China - Sara tries to determine how immersed she is in Chinese culture and language.
• My Kafkaesque Life - The author teaches readers some Chinese New Year sayings (in Mandarin and Taiwanese).
• Notes From Xi’an - Richard travels to his wife’s village for a pre-Spring Festival visit.
• Osaka Insider - Patrick announces to release of his new guidebook Osaka Insider : A Travel Guide for Osaka Prefecture.
• Out to Lunch - Carolyn shares her recipe for vegetarian dumplings.
• Roboseyo - Rob shares his thoughts on ddeok (떡), Korean rice cakes.
• ROK Drop - GI Korea reviews the Korean film Castaway on the Moon (김씨 표류기).
• Shards of China - Nicholas talks about one of his least favourite foods: the infamous stinky tofu (臭豆腐).
• Shizuoka Gourmet - The author shares a simple recipe for tasty tonkatsu (豚カツ) sauce.
• Shu Flies - Catherine visits the New Year market in Taipei’s Dihua Street (迪化街).
• Surviving in Japan - Ashley interviews Sam Baldwin, author of the book For Fukui’s Sake : Two Years in Rural Japan.
• Taiwan Duck – The author shares a recipe for a popular Chinese New Year treat : sweet rice cakes (年糕).
• Tigers & Magpies - Eddie writes about his visit to the Noseo-ri (너서리) and Nodong-ri ((노동리) tombs in Gyeongju last September.
• Tofugu - Hashi talks about umami (うま味), the savoury taste that gives many Japanese dishes their distinct flavour.
• TravelWireAsia - Chris gives some tips on how to survive the Korean noraebang (노래방), or karaoke hall.
• TsukuBlog - The author talks about the various lucky charms used by Japan’s entry exam takers.
• Webs of Significance - YTSL lists her top ten Hong Kong films of 2011.
• What Can I Do With a BA in Japanese Studies? - Rachel visits the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka (三鷹), Tokyo.
• Xinjiang : Far West China - Josh bemoans the destruction of Kashgar’s Old City.
• You’re Not From Around Here, Are You? - Steve writes about his recent trip to Lijiang ( 丽江).

That’s all for this week. The next Eye on East Asia Blog Round-up will be posted on Sunday 29th January 2012.

PS. Details of my new project will be posted on the blog tomorrow (23rd) so keep an eye out for that!