Peranakan style reunion dinner
Earlier, I had my first reunion dinner with rif and his family in Malacca. Instead of my regular Hock Chew dishes, we had Peranakan dishes prepared by his mum. Chicken pongteh, babi buah keluak, sambal udang, ju hu char, steamed fish, yee sang and double-boiled soup with abalone, pacific clams and mushroom — all prepared by his mum. The buah keluak was properly treated and marinated, so the end result was a creamy, nutty and fragrant mixture. Good stuff, really!
Supper: Dim Sum @ How Her Siang
It’s pretty crowded in Malacca, unlike Sitiawan where there are fewer cars on the road. Dataran Pahlawan was full of people walking around and doing their last minute CNY shopping. Most eating places in Malacca are open for the first 14 days – I like that because there’s plenty of things to eat, like dim sum for supper at How Her Siang.
Anyway, I hope your reunion dinner was both enjoyable and memorable.
Gong Xi Fa Cai to you all!
May the year of the dragon bring you abundance of joy, happiness,
good health and good wealth!
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Happy CNY! Your reunion dinner looks delicious 🙂
Happy CNY to you too! 🙂
Happy CNY .. review more good food ….
Thanks for commenting! Happy CNY to you too!
ooh what is hock chew?!
It’s another word for “Foo Chow”. 🙂
This is why I’m so happy in Malaysia. At every turn there are more dishes I’m yet to try. There are endless food possibilities here! I thought restaurants in Malacca would be closed at least for the first few days of CNY. I was surprised to see so many places in KL still open too.
Yes, I’m quite pleased that more restaurants are open during CNY. I guess those people now realize that it’s so profitable to be open during these two days. 🙂
Wishing you and your family a roaring success, great health, peace, harmony and a compassionate spirit as we welcome the year of the dragon! Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Thanks Pick Shan! Gong Xi Fa Cai to you and your family!