CNY Special - VII

Spent my weekends attending CNY dinner and gathering organised by the HePo (or HoPo) Wong Clan (河婆黄氏宗亲家族) and the Singapore HoPo Corporation (新加坡河婆集团) respectively. HePo (or HoPo) is a dialect group (which my chef belongs to) of the Hakkas.

The HePo Wong Clan CNY dinner was held at the Boon Lay Raja Restaurant (文礼楼).

HePo Wong Clan CNY Dinner 2009

Besides the 8-course meal, Yusheng (Raw Fish Salad; 鱼生) was served also.

Yusheng

The Yusheng was tossed and auspicious wishes were said out loud during the Loh Hei (捞起) celebration.

Loh Hei

Besides food, there were also karaoke, quizzes and lucky draw. This is the 3rd year which I have attended the CNY dinner but I still did not manage to get any lucky draw prize (FairPrice vouchers). So sad...Hope to get one next year? ;)

Lucky Draw Numbers

The CNY gathering organised by the Singapore HoPo Corporation was held at its office at Phoenix Heights. Dishes like Hakka Lei Cha (客家擂茶), Yusheng and Muah Chee were served.

Muah Chee

For Hakka Lei Cha, besides steamed rice, puffed rice was also available.

Puffed Rice

Today is the 7th day of CNY (which is known as Ren Ri or 人日 by the Chinese) and to celebrate Ren Ri, 7 types of vegetables (such as Chinese leeks, Chinese leek flower, long beans, Cai Sim and etc) were used as ingredients for the Hakka Lei Cha.

Happy Ren Ri (人日) to everyone who celebrates it. :)