Blog Roundup - January 17, 2010

• Bonkers in Honkers - Colin blogs about his recent trip to Japan.
  
• China Hope Live - Fun and games at a traditional Chinese wedding.
• Cooking in Japan - Kirsty shares a recipe for kenchin udon (けんちんうどん).
  
• Fear of a Red Planet - The author wonders whether anyone knows where Hu Jintao's (胡锦涛) hometown is.
  
• Fili's World - Fili visits some of Tokyo's ancient shrines and temples.
• Fool's Mountain - The Chinese psyche as seen from the point of view of Chinese food culture.
• Fukuoka Dreaming - Asawa shares a recipe for agedashi koya-dofu (揚げだし高野豆腐).
• Konnichiwa - Bartman posts some photos taken at the Momote-shiki (百手式) ceremony, a Shinto ritual which commemorates the Japanese Coming of Age Day (成人の日).
• Mutantfrog Travelogue - Curzon's lists the ten places in Japan that he would most like to live in.
• My Yaruki - Matthew takes his first steps in his quest to learn Korean.
  
• Notes from Xi'an - Richard explains what he likes about living in Xi'an (西安).
• Shizuoka Gourmet - A recipe for hiyashi ramen (冷やしラーメン), a ramen dish which is served cold.
  
• Speaking of China - Things to see and do at the Kaifeng Night Market.
• The China Beat - Kelly talks about her recent stint at the Terracotta Warriors exhibition in Washington DC.
• The Japanese Food Report - Harris shares a recipe for pork miso soup.
  
• Tsukublog - Avi explains the significance and traditions of Dondoyaki (どんど焼き), an annual ritual burning ceremony which takes place in mid-January.
  
• Wandering Taiwan - Micki and Kristen spend a day along the Jin Shan (金山) coast.
  
• Webs of Significance - A photo essay of the Lung Yeuk Tau (龍躍頭) heritage trail.
• ZenKimchi - Learn more about the some of the culinary treats on offer in Andong (안동).

That's all for this week. The next blog roundup will be on January 24, 2010.

Blog Roundup - January 17, 2010