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A simple two level bamboo steamer with a diameter of 20 cm. Bamboo steamers, called zhēnglóng (蒸笼; 蒸籠) in Chinese, are a type of food steamer made of bamboo. They are used commonly in Chinese cuisine, especially dim sum, and usually come in two or more layers. Bamboo steamers have also spread to other East Asian and Southeast Asian ...
A food steamer or steam cooker is a small kitchen appliance used to cook or prepare various foods with steam heat by means of holding the food in a closed vessel reducing steam escape. This manner of cooking is called steaming .
Woven bamboo flower basket (hanakago) for ikebana by Living National Treasure Hayakawa Shōkosai V, at the Kyoto State Guest HouseBamboo weaving (竹編み, takeami) is a form of bambooworking (竹細工, takezaiku) and a traditional Japanese craft (工芸, kōgei), with a range of different applications, weaving styles and appearances.
A dabba, or Indian-style tiffin carrier. Tiffin carriers or dabbas are a kind of lunch box used widely in Asia and the Caribbean for tiffin meals. From India, they spread to Malaysia and Singapore [1] and to Trinidad and Tobago.
Fish sauce is a liquid condiment made from fish or krill that have been coated in salt and fermented for up to two years. [1] [2]: 234 It is used as a staple seasoning in East Asian cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine, particularly Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Artist Lucy Telles and large basket, in Yosemite National Park, 1933 A woman weaves a basket in Cameroon Woven bamboo basket for sale in K. R. Market, Bangalore, India. Basket weaving (also basketry or basket making) is the process of weaving or sewing pliable materials into three-dimensional artifacts, such as baskets, mats, mesh bags or even furniture.
Kete are traditional baskets made and used by New Zealand's Māori people. [1] They are traditionally woven from the leaves of New Zealand flax called harakeke and have two handles at the top. [ 2 ] Other materials are sometimes used, including sedge grass or the leaves of the nikau palm and cabbage tree .
Canang sari is offered every day to Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa as a form of thanking for the peace given to the world; it is the simplest daily household offering. The philosophy behind the offering is self-sacrifice in that they take time and effort to prepare.