Workshop: Edible Chinese ingots for Lunar New Year

Saturday, 2/1/2025
2:00 - 3:00
Ocean View Meeting Room
Ocean View

345 Randolph Street
San Francisco, CA 94132
United States

415-355-5615

Learn how to make edible ingots with contemporary fillings such as chocolate brownie, brown sugar blondie, and almond marzipan while borrowing traditional baked mooncake-making pastry techniques. Chinese ingots represent prosperity, luck, and wealth. They were historically used as currency in China and made from gold or silver. Today, these ingots are symbolic and are often seen in decorations during Lunar New Year to attract financial success, and good fortune for the coming year. 

Kwan-Yee S. is a third generation baking enthusiast. Her father was a former dim sum chef, and her grandfather was a baker. She took on baking as a hobby and eventually started East West Confections as a cottage food-based business where she can share her fusion flavor creations with the public. Everything is made by hand and in small batches. She lives with her husband and two sons who attend SFUSD.

Space limited. Reservations required: (415) 355-5615.


 

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This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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