With the number of Chinese visitors to Samui growing, hotels and resorts on the island have organized their own festivities to commemorate Chinese New Year. Since the resort I am working for is best known for its brunch, it offered Chinese- inspired dishes in honor of the occasion.
And of course the whole event would not be complete without Chinese-themed desserts. The chef wanted me to create a treat in a shape of a dragon. That's a big challenge but I said I'd try. I've never done such a complicated dessert. I turned to Google for ideas and found the strawberry shortcake dragon. I clicked the link and directed me to Pinterest. I am not a registered Pinterest user so I had no chance of knowing the recipe and procedure. As I was looking at the picture, I came up with the idea of using choux pastry dough to make the base. I needed a curve shape. Choux pastry dough wouldn't have any problem holding its shape. Problem solved.
