Reunion Dinner of the Year of the Tiger
Axia.
Yeah.
Let's check out the cotton candy machine.
Just plug it in and power it up.
Let's give it a try.
Okay.
Is it coming out?
Not yet.
There it is.
Keep spinning.
There you go.
Keep spinning like that.
What's going on?
Let me check it out.
What is it?
It's growing bigger as you spin.
Keep spinning like that.
It's flying away.
Don't do that.
Keep spinning.
Wow, it's beautiful!
Xiaoxiannv, grandma!
Oh my goodness (It's beautiful).
I'm working on it.
I'll make cotton candy for the kids
when I do it better.
Add another color.
Uncle Ping, you're so good at it.
Uncle Ping, maybe we can make a business out of it.
We can sell cotton candy together.
Uncle Ping has done a good job.
This one is colorful.
Wang, look at it.
Wow, it's so beautiful!
Sorry, you can't have it.
Have this.
This one is for your wife.
Grandpa, look at this.
It's for you.
What is it?
It's cotton candy.
Just try and see if it's good.
Grandpa, do you like it?
It tastes good.
Take a look at the teeth marks.
You don't eat cotton candy like that.
You don't bite it.
I can shape it with my teeth. Look.
It dents when you bite it.
Are you afraid of it, Wang?
Home-made cotton candy tastes good.
Look at this one made by Uncle Ping.
Hum.
Grandma, look at Penji.
Look at her mouth.
(Rosebud mouth)
I'm swallowing hard.
All right, all right.
Let's go.
Wow, this one is really beautiful.
Come on, Uncle Ping, let's take it to the open yard.
I'm going now. Get things packed and come later.
Okay, you go first.
Hurry up, it's getting dark.
Give the candies to the kids, grandma.
Okay.
Wang, let's go.
I thought you already left with grandma.
Wang, you go first. Get everyone to come.
Go to inform everyone. Wang.
Penji is coming to the open yard.
She will be making cotton candy
for the villagers.
You are welcome to join it.
Come over here.
Have some cotton candy.
Come over here.
Have some cotton candy.
There you are.
You can have this one.
Wow, this one is the biggest.
Come here, what color do you want?
Pick a color.
There we go.
Chinese New Year is coming. Let's have cotton candy.
Wow, this one is the biggest.
The kids brought me there.
Do you like it?
She likes it very much.
Grandpa, this one is for you.
Have you ever had it before?
You're so good at making cotton candy.
It tastes sweet.
As sweet as honey.
Baby, come over here.
What color would you like for the next cotton candy?
Wow, this one is so beautiful.
Can I have it?
Sure. This one is smaller.
The bigger, the prettier.
Here you are.
Lift it up.
Grandma, try it.
Ah?
Take a bite and see if it's good.
It melts in your mouth.
What is it? I've never had it before.
It's called cotton candy.
It melts in your mouth.
It melts and tastes sweet.
You're welcome to come back for more.
Grandma, I'm replacing the new year's scrolls.
Come on, go ahead.
I've prepared the paste.
Okay.
I'll just pull it off.
It's quite easy.
I've put it up.
It seems you got the measurements wrong.
It was grandpa who have done it for the past years.
This year, I'm responsible for it.
I got the measurements wrong.
Never mind. It still looks good.
I don't think so.
Wow, I got a new dog.
You look so pretty.
That's nice.
I don't see it.
It's nice. It's nice.
Wang, don't remove it. It looks good on you.
Don't remove it.
It's Chinese New Year. Our Wang is a new dog.
Come on, my sweet boy.
Wow, you look so pretty.
Good, good.
Nice, nice.
I'll get prepared for the meal.
Wang looks like a big lion.
I'll roast the two pig feet.
Wang, can you smell it?
It smells so good.
The fragrance of roasted pig feet.
Hey, let's roast Wang's feet, too.
Pick it up.
Penji feeling bored.
You bad bad.
Oh, your feet are stained black.
Beating the shell of roasted pig feet
It's so hot.
This part didn't get roasted.
The fire wasn't strong enough.
If forms a shape of heart.
Blanching the pig feet with shallot, ginger, cooking wine
I'll need some star anise.
Shallot, ginger, garlic, chilli, zanthoxylum
Boil it for two hours.
Tsaoko, star anise, bay leaf, cinnamon
Salt
Soak the kidney beans in water
We got a good harvest of kidney beans this year.
Grandma, the new year incense is so huge.
It's way too big.
Are you ready, grandma?
Yeah.
It's getting red and burning.
There we go.
I'll plant it down there.
Go ahead, be careful.
Ahao, help me with it.
No problem.
Ahao, I also need your help.
Sure.
My goodness. Please keep burning.
It seems I shrink as I grow old.
That can't be true.
You're an old, beautiful lady.
Ahao, Wang will bite it later.
It happened every year.
Add baking soda into rice vinegar
Hey, the power has gone out.
Is it a power cut in the whole village
or do we have a tripped breaker?
Let me check it out.
Ahao, is it a power cut in the whole village
or do we have a tripped breaker?
Penjie, the whole village has a power cut.
I'll check it out.
Grandpa!
Village Chief!
Yes?
Why is the power out?
The electric poles fell in the rain.
Oh.
It's inconvenient on this occasion.
Grandpa, you're back from the card games?
Yeah.
I'm starting to get hungry.
I'm going to boil some kidney beans. I need your help.
Sure.
Grandpa, I need you to nurse the fire.
Okay.
Ahao, how do you like these throw pillows?
They look strange.
Penjie has a taste for bizarre things.
Won't Wang bite them?
Not really.
Wang is afraid of these throw pillows.
His ears went down the moment he saw it.
Skive the lettuce and make sure its skin is thin.
Don't worry. It won't be thick.
Ahao, sliced lettuce, it's your favorite.
That's right.
Axia, your slicing technique is not as good as Penjie's.
That's because I don't have that ancestral knife.
Come on, just admit you're not good at cooking.
I just blamed the knife for it.
Did you buy firecrackers for me, Axiajie?
Nope.
I already saw them.
You're a hard kid to fool.
I bought you some match crackers.
Yeah.
Aren't you too old to play firecrackers?
I'm only three.
Look at the thin slices. I'm pretty good at it.
Not as good as Penjie.
Ahao, the power is back.
Finally. I can play games now.
In it goes when the oil is still cold
Deep-fry it using soft fire.
Deep-fry it for 30 minutes at 150 degree Celsius
Keep the temperature of the oil at around 280 degree Celsius
I'll get some pickled radish.
Hey, a whole pot of it.
And some shredded radish.
The shredded radish tastes very good.
Wow, look at the tendons.
Garlic bolts, ginger, garlic
Pickled radish, pickled cabbage, pickled chilli, pickled ginger
Dinner is ready!
Kidney beans Kidney bean soup
Get Wang inside. I'm gonna ignite the firecrackers.
Okay.
Dangerous action. Please do not imitate.
Run away.
Let Wang out.
That's scary
Wang, you're a good boy.
Come over here.
We're having hotpot today.
Dinner is served. Come and get a seat.
Roasted Pig Feet in Sour Soup
Auntie, come over here!
Let's get started.
Is it boiling?
Achun, come over here.
Set the camera over there.
I'm coming.
Sit here.
We're having simple dishes for this year's reunion dinner.
We're having pig feet.
Help yourself with the sauce.
Help yourself.
This is stinky tofu.
Uncle Ping doesn't like stinky tofu.
We can have it once it boils.
Get some sauce.
We'll help ourselves.
Get your sauce prepared.
Help yourself.
All right.
I'll have a bowl of soup first.
The pickled cabbage tastes good.
Ahao, this part is for you.
It's especially for Ahao.
Grandpa, is it too chewy for you?
If so, you can cut it with a knife.
The pepper is so good.
Did you make it?
It's so spicy, Penjie.
There is a lot of chilli in my sauce.
Don't put too much chilli in the sauce.
You must have put a lot of chilli in the sauce.
How do you like tonight's meal prepared by our granddaughter?
Very delicious.
So have more of it.
They will be visiting their maternal grandma tomorrow.
You put too much chilli in the sauce.
You shouldn't do that.
The pickled radish is very sour.
It's soft and delicious. Enjoy it.
Enjoy it.
Don't talk.
Why do you still want to talk when you've lost your voice?
Come on, have it.
Wow, it's so delicious.
The soup is becoming thick.
It has become a stock.
Achun.
Grandma, what's up?
Are you going to bring your girlfriend to meet us on this occasion?
I'm not in a relationship this year.
Maybe you should work on it.
Ahao, focus on your study.
Hope you can find a girlfriend in a year.
If I do, I'll bring her to meet you.
It seems we need to add some soup.
I'll do it.
What you said frightened Achun off.
Enjoy the food. Chinese New Year is coming.
Yeah, we'll start the new year after 12 o'clock.
It's time to give away the lucky money.
Everything is all set.
Lucky money for the upcoming new year. Take one each.
Come on, just choose one.
I'll take the one on the side.
Hey, it's hard to draw it out.
Come on, grandpa.
This is for Wang.
Hum.
Open it.
Who gets the most lucky money?
Hey, it's me!
It's me!
Where is Wang? Wang!
Achun got the most lucky money.
It turns out auntie got the most lucky money.
Wang, what are you doing here?
Afraid of firecrackers
Wang, this is for you.
Happy New Year!
You haven't had any meat yet.
Here you are. Have a slice of meat.
I'll place it on the red envelop.
Enjoy.
Come on, let's drink another toast.
Happy New Year!
Happy Tiger Year, grandpa!
We're entering the Year of the Tiger.
We're having roasted pig feet for the Year of the Tiger.
Hello, I'm Dianxi Xiaoge.
Today marks China's New Year's Eve.
We'll start a new year after tonight.
I wish everyone good luck and happiness for the upcoming new year and spring.
Thank you for staying with me in the past year.
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