I realised that I have not taken or blogged about any food pictures prepared by my mum! Today (Monday) is the last day (15th) of Lunar New Year, and it is also known as 元宵节. On this day, everyone will come home for a reunion dinner, signifying 团团圆圆 (family unity). We celebrated this festival in advance, on Sunday night (and many others did too, because Sunday trumps Monday). And so, let me humbly present to you, chef mummy and my reunion dinner!
From top, left: Abalone with home-made sour and spicy garlic and onion sauce (this was simply delicious!), Steamed cod fish with I-really-don’t-know-what-sauce-it-was-but-it-tasted-oh-so-good, Boiled xiao bai cai with oyster sauce, All-time-favourite sunny side up with dark soy sauce, Cold tofu served with oyster sauce and pork floss. Enjoy!
One of the most enjoyable aspects of travelling abroad is the opportunity to eat out regularly and to experience what the local area has to offer in terms of culinary delights. With Cyprus being surrounded by sea it is natural that there are a number of seafood restaurants around the…
Pork Floss. It’s What’s for Dinner
Eating pork floss for the first time doesn’t feel like a meal. It feels like a rite of passage.
I remember the first time I saw “pork floss” (肉鬆ròusōng) printed on a menu. Being fairly fresh off the plane at the time, my palate was naïve, and I reacted like any newcomer to China might.
“Pork floss?” I scoffed. Clearly this was just a mistranslation and a repulsive one at that. No such food could possibly exist. After all, the idea behind restaurants is fairly straightforward: sell tasty things in exchange for money. Who in their right mind would ever hand over hard-earned cash for a product called “pork floss”? It doesn’t exactly beg to be purchased.
But I did anyway.
An Angry Venn Diagram. (Yellow Bird Version)
Trying to decide what to do with this one.
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An Angry Venn Diagram. (Yellow Bird Version)
Trying to decide what to do with this one.
Also see the Red Bird version here.
Find art prints and more of this design at society6
