A Festive Perspective

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LUNAR NEW YEAR

Even as a vegan, the flavours of Tết feasts taste like belonging

Giselle's family do celebrate Christmas, but it's Tết that makes her feel the most connected, despite a plethora of traditional meat-based dishes.
MASALA BIRD

Celebrating Christmas-not-Christmas, Desi-style

Sarah Malik's Christmas growing up was watching other people's Christmas on TV. Sometimes her family would experiment with festive Western dishes resulting in a...
SUGAR OR SALT

Finding power in the feeling of otherness through a potato latke

A desire to be ‘just like everyone else’ led Talia Slonim to appreciate the differences that Jewish heritage brought along.
My family's love

How I grew to cherish the festive tradition of making tong jyun

Tong jyun reminds me of my family’s love, all I have learnt from my mother and all I am still to learn.
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