Thursday, February 14, 2019

Food for Thought: The Family That Eats Together Stays Together

Every year, the family gathers at my place for a Chinese New Year meal.  No outside catering - the menu is put together taking into consideration the likes and dislikes of each individual member of the family;  each dish is meticulously prepared according to my late mum's recipes, and every dish is lovingly cooked over small flame for many hours to ensure that the meats are infused with the flavour of the herbs and spices that have been carefully chosen and handpicked for freshness.

This year's menu consists of pineapple salad, sambal udang belimbing, babi pongteh, ayam sio, nyonya chap chye, yong tau foo in black bean sauce, cucur ikan bilis, and braised mixed mushroom with conpoy.  Sister-in-law, Mary, prepared yu sheng lo hei, and elder sister, Dorothy made her ever popular dessert, almond jelly with longan and fruit cocktail.

Mary putting together the ingredients for the yu sheng lo hei
Sambal udang belimbing

Yong tau foo in black bean sauce

Cucur ikan bilis

Braised mixed mushroom with conpoy

Pineapple salad

Babi pongteh

Ayam Sio

The Spread


Almond jelly with longan and fruits



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