My Birthday 2010
I did not celebrate my birthday this year and the year before and the year before and the… I have never celebrated my birthday in a special way. My mum use to boiled 2 red eggs with a fried chicken wing or drum for me every year when I was small. As I grew up, I guess I work too hard and travel too hard that the yearly ritual with red eggs stop for 13 years! I requested my mom to do it for me this year and I am grateful my mom still able to do that for me. I like to thank all my friends...
Read MoreDumpling Festival & The mystery of the standing eggs
Yesterday was a special day, Duan Wu Jie (in mandarin)! According to story a Chinese poet was lost in the river worrying for his remains eaten by sea creatures the villages threw some sort of dumpling into the river so the sea creatures will not harm his remains! (okay I made that up) But one thing for sure after century of dumping foods onto the river we realize we should just eat the dumpling instead. ROFL I’m sure you’ll love it too… The next most exciting story would be the...
Read MoreBreakfast: Century Eggs
I have given you salted eggs from my previous post. Now, it’s time for another type of egg! It’s call Century egg. This egg is special. it’s almost black in color and almost transparent. If you find the color tasteless, you maybe right! I never like Century egg and I can’t find a reason for me to love it except maybe appreciation to it uniqueness. You probably won’t like it too I tried one slice pretending I love it so I wont feel awkward taking the photos. I think I spoiled...
Read MoreSalted duck egg
Salted duck egg was my favorite and it reminds me how hard my dad work to support nine of us until his last breath. Every bit and pieces of this salty duck egg has it own story of hardship. Never the less, salted duck egg could be one of the best preserved food products in Chinese history.
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