Tag: festival
Written by Linda D. MohlerMay 15, 2021
Food truck festival was successful in its diversity
Food & Cooking News Article
Last month, Lumberton held it’s first food truck festival in downtown Lumberton. By many standards, it was a highly successful event, but I think one of its best contributions to Robeson County was overlooked. Thousands of people attended the April 25 event, despite being rescheduled from the previous day because of a chance of rain.
Written by Linda D. MohlerSeptember 26, 2020
What are mooncakes? Behind the iconic Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival treat
Food & Cooking News Article
The advent of fall ushers in a variety of seasonal foods — from apple cider doughnuts and pumpkin spice Oreos to sweet potato pie — and for many Asians and Asian Americans, it also means the arrival of the ubiquitous mooncake. Mooncakes are the hallmark food of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a cultural and religious holiday
Written by Linda D. MohlerAugust 4, 2020
Chinese beer lovers leave facemasks and worries behind as festival opens
Food & Cooking News Article
Thousands of Chinese beer lovers left their facemasks and virus worries behind to gather in large crowds and raise a much-needed glass as the annual Qingdao beer festival opened over the weekend. China has largely brought the coronavirus outbreak under control through a series of lockdowns and restrictions, and the small number of cases reassured