Happy Chinese New Year! Yes, CNY does not end until the 15th day.
This week’s FoodFriday features a special Chinese New Year edition of the Glutton Series.
For this banquet, we’ll have home cooked meals prepared for reunion dinners and a special “lou sang” dish that involved violent chopstick movements.
First course is the CNY eve reunion dinner at my aunt’s place. Every year on Chinese New Year eve, the extended family gathers for a meal.
This year, the table was overflowing with food (as usual) because many brought multiple dishes. I think my family brought the least as we only had my mom’s famous salted duck and a plate of salted vegetable.
Not included in the photo is two types of soups (one without chicken as my dad is allergic to chicken) and steamed fish.
Because the main dining table had limited space, I was assigned to the children’s table. The “youngest” person at the children’s table will be 19 years old this year.
Auntie’s place for lunch
The next day, we were invited to a friend of mom’s place for a lunch gathering. The auntie (a title we use to call an elder woman) is a great cook and she made an amazing lunch.
We had dumplings (a traditional Chinese New Year food). There was roast duck and roast pork which can be found in many Malaysian Chinese outlets.
The fish eggs dish is interesting. The auntie mixed fish eggs with chicken eggs and pan fried it in a rectangular skillet. The tiny fish eggs are snugly wrapped in a coat of eggs. Yummy.
Soup was winter melon soup with meatballs.
We ate all this accompanied with rice. My stomach was stretched almost to the maximum.
Last course: Yusheng
It’s quite alright for adults to have food war during Chinese New Year. The photo below shows Yusheng.
It’s a medley of food, put into a large plate while the server reads incantations (not really, just “auspicious wishes” ). The eaters then violently toss the ingredients with chopsticks.
I’ve never had this dish when I was in Sabah. It was until I began work that I am invited to Chinese New Year luncheons and I participate in the violent act.
After mixing, the dish is sourish with shred of turnip being the main taste.
What’s your favorite Chinese New Year dish? Share it in the comment section below.
Related Chinese New Year links :
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This all looks great!