Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Food Workshop

Healthy Tuen Ng Festival Zongzi & Perfume Sachet

Make a Fragrant Zongzi  Stitch a Perfume Sachet

The Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat) Festival is fast approaching, and in our “Chinese Traditional Food Workshop” we will share the cultural allusions and special features of this festival. In addition to learning how to make zongzi (rice dumplings), the instructor will also teach you how to make a perfume sachet. Folk tradition has it that at the beginning of summer, it is the custom to making a perfume sachet to wear on the body to get rid of evil and to prevent insects. We welcome everybody to come and have a special festival with us.

Host: JTIA & Cooking Mama

Instructor: Ellen Chow

About the Instructor: “Cooking Mama” Ellen Chow studies traditional Chinese medicine, loves cooking, and specializes in Chinese traditional health food.

Date: Sunday, 10 June 2018

Time: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Location: Activity Rooms 2 & 4, Block G, JTIA (800 Castle Peak Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong)

You Will Make: 2 zongzi (rice dumplings), 1 perfume sachet

Cost: non-members $220, members $200；families $286 (1 adult + 1 child under the age of 18)

Language: Cantonese

Register: Please click here

Enquiries: 2100 2828