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Ramie Weaving 苧麻 Asian Facts - Linguistics and Traditions

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Mulberry 桑 Green Mochi 餅 餅  もち  in Japanese is Mochi .  @Kyoto I accidentally discovered Ramie facts from a Netflix Korean show about Ramie 'cake' !  I.  “SMALL” Malayo- Polynesian Austronesian language (Easter Island, Vietnam, Maori) "Bánh Ít" : Means "little cake," referring to its small Rapa Iti - Small Rapa   Rapa Nui - Big Rapa Polynesian (Easter Island, Maori based on my experience) word for SMALL and one of Vietnamese words (there are a few) for SMALL share same linguistic root. II.  Ramie 苧-麻 Ramie weaving culture, social status and tradition -Fine and Coarse.  Ramie ‘cake’ by-product (cost nothing) All these vocabularies about Ramie in this part of the world derived from Chinese either 苧or 麻. There are two ramie weaving traditions worn by different social classes  -  For high social class - Fine silk-texture and distinct white . Japan/Korea (and quite possibly Vietnam) ramie weaving heritage - Tang dynasty influence....
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Ancient Beads and Buns - Anthropology Observation VII (Notes 212 - 237 )

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At Hanga Roa Easter Island Pacific Ocean Note 212  Eight -Petals (Lotus-Buddhism) Stuffed Buns The seijō-kankidan 歓喜団  1000 years recipe  Meatless Japan Made Them Sweet Seijo-kankidan 1000 years recipe Japanese sweets @Kyoto These Japanese sweets introduced by monks in Tang dynasty is of Central Asia origin. Japan's centuries old meat-ban means stuffed buns were made meatless. ie sweet. 8 lotus petals (Buddhism) 7 different types or herbs such as mint, clove and cinnamon. @Kyoto historical sweets shop @Tesco supermarket frozen party food. (I wrote this in 2023 - after a Tokyo trip.  'Seijo Kankidan' A very special sweet from a millennium ago (1000 years ago Tang dynasty) . *As far as I understand, this very special sweet brought back from Tokyo is prepared with the same method and ingredients 1000 years ago. * It's the size of shaomai 燒賣, 5x5cm. *It is deep fried. Shell VERY hard and crunchy. Loaded with sesame oil which serves to preserve as well. *Heavily spiced bu...
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