29 July: Panda triplets are born, and a bowl of Winter Melon Soup
On 29 July 2014 the giant panda Ju Xiao gave birth to triplets at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, and Meng Meng, Shuai Shuai and Ku Ku became the world's only surviving panda triplets. Their hometown's Cantonese kitchen offers a gentle bowl to share between three: winter melon soup, simmered until the melon turns soft and translucent.
Winter Melon Soup
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Winter melon soup is a light Chinese soup, especially popular in Cantonese cooking. Winter melon, a large mild gourd with white flesh, is cut into chunks and simmered with pork ribs or chicken, ginger and sometimes dried shiitake mushrooms or dried scallops.
Read about Winter Melon Soup and get the recipe →What happened
Giant panda Ju Xiao gives birth to triplets at Chimelong Safari Park, Guangzhou: the world's only surviving panda triplets.
Sources
- Guinness World Records: First surviving giant panda triplets
- Guinness World Records: Panda triplets turn 10
- CGTN: Panda triplets get their names
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