▲Chinese people around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year, pictured is a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo/Tatsushi Images/Ap News Agency)
Reporter Luo Yigong / Comprehensive Report
Seeing that the Lunar New Year is about to be ushered in at the end of the month, in order to pray for a smooth wind and rain in the coming year, a good harvest and a great fortune, Chinese people around the world have prepared various dishes on the stove table, echoing the reunion. With the "New Year" culture known to the world, the British media "Guardian" also introduced readers to how to make Taiwanese cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, quoting the recipes of 3 food writers, may not be clear about the traditional beliefs of the Chinese people, with pictures surprisingly saw the paper, was criticized as a moldy head.
In this article, the Guardian introduced the traditional New Year dishes of the New Year's fireplace, namely sour and spicy pork and crab dumplings, Zuo Zongtang golden cod, and purple and red pipa tofu Sichuan sauce. The report pointed out that the general Chinese people will definitely see dumplings on the new year's stove table, because the appearance of dumplings looks like gold yuanbao, and eating yuanbao symbolizes that they can make money and usher in good luck throughout the year.
However, it may be that the editor of the newspaper is not familiar with the traditional beliefs and cultures of the Chinese, as can be seen from the accompanying pictures in the article, next to the plate of sour and spicy pork and crab dumplings, there is a golden yellow paper, and there are 3 copper coins next to the paper, which is usually burned when the funeral is done or when the middle yuan Purdue is burned.
▲ The sharp-eyed female reporter pulled out that the newspaper used the wrong picture. (Photo/Recapital from Twitter@VivienneChow)
Vivienne Chow, a female netizen who worked for the South China Morning Post and is now a journalist in London, uploaded 2 pictures on Twitter, which were the picture of the wrong quote in the report and the photo of the paper.
She noted the Guardian, saying, "The images that appear in the Lunar New Year recipe report are so surprising! You must not put this dish together with gold and silver paper, because this is equivalent to the money you are burning for the dead. Remember in the new year, don't talk about death, and next time if you're not sure if you're right, remember to privately message me."
Clicking on the report now reveals that the Guardian has removed the controversial image, adding at the end of the article, "On January 17, 2022, the picture of the recipe for sour and spicy pork and crab dumplings was modified to remove the gold paper (paper) that appeared next to the plate in the original picture, which is suitable for burning the deceased at funerals in China and other parts of Asia, and we apologize for making this cultural mistake and clarify that the chef was not involved in this mistake."