CNY dinner with family
Morning all!
The long holiday is drawing to an end. One more day and it’s back to work … Thursday’s gonna be a nightmare waking up early! Yesterday we had steamboat at my sister’s place.
I will let the pictures do the talking …
Steamboat. Some other steamboat ingredients included:
Abalone, clams, beef …
Salmon, prawns …
Fish balls, mushrooms and not pictured was veggies such as broccoli, cauliflower etc. etc.
With our significant others.
After dinner we had Yusheng … We don’t have this in Mauritius but it’s a tradition over here. I think it’s fun to toss and mix all the ingredients together. “Yusheng implies “abundance of wealth and long life“. It is a salad dish made of thin slices of raw fish and various spices, mixed with tossing actions by diners.”
“Arranged on a large serving plate, the colourful array of ingredients include raw fish (we used smoked salmon), shredded green and white radish, shredded carrots, pickled ginger, crushed nuts. The ingredients are topped with various condiments including deep-fried flour crisps, crushed peanuts, sesame seeds, cinnamon, pepper and other spices.”
“All at the table would then jointly toss the salad with a generous portion of plum sauce and cooking oil to add sweetness and taste.”
The ingredients and tossing actions is linked to prosperity and longevity, all adding to the good wishes for the new year.
Eating some Chinese New Year snacks while watching TV.
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It’s still 10.30am over here. I woke up not feeling hungry at all! I only ate an apple. I might be cooking something later with prawns and aubergine …
February 17th, 2010 at 12:46 am
Kung shee fat choy to you and hubby ;)
Your long weekend is almost over, eh? I resumed work today. Damn, it was so hard for me to get out of bed this morning :(
What’s that snack on the right? The star-shaped one. I’ve seen that in Mauritius but I don’t know wht it’s called!
.-= Angele´s last blog ..Golden tiger year =-.
February 17th, 2010 at 11:42 am
@ Angele: Well every good thing must come to an end eh.
The star-shaped snack? Hmmm I don’t know what it’s called … it’s very crispy and light. It’s a sweet snack. Not too bad.
February 17th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
hope to in bien fer CNY! in bizin bien feter avek tout sa banne food la!! miam miam miam….wen i come to Sg, i’ll make sure i’ll come to ur place first :p better still, directly from the airport!! am always hungry when i get off a plane!!
deja mo p envi vine Sg mem, now with all the food that u post, i really really want to come to Sg at the earliest!! so it’ll be for food n shopping :)
February 17th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
@ Jessy:
Haha, when you come to SG to bizin try SG food and not homecooked ones! :D Ena ene tas manzer ki to bizin try :)