How are mom’s carrot cookies similar to the Eastern Min dialect of Chinese?

Daniel Zheng is on a mission to preserve Eastern Min with the help of speech technology. Despite having about 10 million speakers, the language is in danger of extinction in a generation or two, and Daniel is on a mission to reverse that. He founded ZFC to help with education and technology in support of Eastern Min preservation.

And before you ask, here’s the recipe for…

Mom’s Carrot Cookies

Ingredients:

• 3/4 C (170 g) shortening
• 3/4 C (150 g) sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
• 1 C (240 ml) cooked, mashed, cooled carrots
• 2 C (240 g) white flour
• 2 teaspoons (10ml) salt
• 1/2 C (120 ml) chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)

Icing:

• 1 box (450 g) powdered sugar
• The rind of 1 orange, zested
• The juice of 1 orange

Directions:

• Heat oven to 350°F (175 C).
• Cream together sugar and shortening.
• Add egg, vanilla, and carrots & mix.
• Add dry ingredients & mix.
• Bake at 350°F (175 C) for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Frost with icing

Let us know if you try them!