Hakka Delicacy Food Festival

Visited the Hakka Delicacy Food Festival at Kallang Theatre just now... It was so crowded! Many traditional Hakka dishes (such as the Hakka Lui Cha, Abacus Seeds, Mee Tai Mak, "Pillow" Dumpling and etc.) were available.

Hakka Delicacy Food Festival @ Kallang Theatre

Ms Josephine Teo seen with members of Char Yong (Dabu) Association

Ms Josephine Teo signing autograph for someone

Mee Tai Mak with minced meat (a.ka. 老鼠粄)

"Pillow" Dumpling

Yam Cake

My neighbour gave us this steamed yam cake which contains a big, delicious helping of these ingredients - yam, sausage, dried shrimps and mushrooms. Yummy! :D

CNY 2012 Lunch

We celebrated CNY (Chinese New Year) with my cousins and their kids yesterday.









Besides these, my chef also cooked red bean soup with lotus seeds and mandarin orange peel.

Singapore HoPo Corporation 30th Anniversary Celebration

The Singapore HoPo Corporation celebrated its 30th anniversary yesterday at Choa Chu Kang Community Centre. A Hakka food bazaar was held in the afternoon at the basketball court and Hakka specialty food, like Lui Cha (1, 2), Yong Tau Foo, China Leek Kueh, Braised Pork & Steamed Buns, Sweet Puffed Rice Crackers and etc. sold like hot cakes!

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Lui Cha - Rice & Vegetables

Lui Cha - Pot & Soup

Sweet Puffed Rice Crackers

Muah Chee

Michelle selling big guavas

Big Jackfruit

Stall selling food like prawn ngoh hiang, yong tau foo & braised pork with steamed buns

The Management team with MP Ms Low Yen Ling

Huang Peiru was seen here with her family

The crowd

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More than 1300 guests, including the HoPo people from various parts of Malaysia were invited to the 9-course dinner.

More than 130 tables in the hall & at the basketball court outside the hall (see pic above & below)

Souvenirs for the guests

The talented MC sang 2 songs

MP Mr Gan Kim Yong

Representatives from Singapore & various parts of Malaysia

Mr Gan with the awardees

Marcus Chin sang songs from his upcoming album

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The 9-course dinner

Cold Platter

Stew - Small Abalones, Dried Scallops, Sea Cucumbers, Mushrooms & etc

Roasted Suckling Pig & Keropok

Broccoli & Scallops

Braised Scallops, Mushrooms & etc

Steamed Fish

Prawns

Braised Pork & Steamed Buns

Sweet Yam Paste

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Fried Fish Balls?

Yes, they do look like fried fish balls... but they're not. They're actually sesame* balls (or 煎堆 in Chinese) with peanut and grated coconut fillings.

p/s: My chef did not coat them with sesame seeds. ;p

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Like the past few years, I attended the CNY (Chinese New Year) dinner (8 course-meal and Yusheng) organised by the HePo (or HoPo) Wong Clan (河婆黄氏宗亲家族) yesterday at the Guilin Restaurant (桂林海鲜酒楼).

Yeah! This year is a lucky one since I won some supermarket shopping vouchers in the lucky draw (the auspicious number is 333). Fatt ah! (i.e. means prosper in wealth). :)

Simple CNY Lunch Affair

We had a simple CNY (Chinese New Year) lunch with my cousins and their kids today....








oops... forgot to take a pic of the soup! ;p