Category: Eating
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Ang Ku Kueh
Because we need to buy these to give away, I twittered the universe and asked where I could get good ones. The answers are still coming in, and I thought I maiswell share them with you here: Ji Xiang, Everton Park Bengawan Solo Sweet Surprise Ng Kim Lee (Chun Tin Road) 2nd level, Tiong Bahru…
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Have we lo’d enough hei yet?
We’ve lo hei’d three times this Chinese New Year, which isn’t a lot, but there’s only so much raw fish and crackers you can manage. Especially when there are pregnant women in the family. Still it’s great to be able to make a mess at the dinner table and say we’re conforming with tradition even…
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What Chinese herbs are you smoking today?
The story about a cigarette butt being found in a packet of Eu Yan Sang herbs known as Xia Ku Cao is quite funny if not alarming. Maybe there were supposed to be just plain tobacco in the product called “Sio Hoon Kee”.
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A good start
For New Year’s this year we decided that it would be nice to observe a little family tradition. From Naomi’s side of the family, that is. From Naomi’s father’s side of the family, that is. Mixed marriages are so much fun. We decided to do this traditional New Year’s Eve and Day thing so that…
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Times are tough when your Ramen gets smaller
After a really long day, Naomi, her mum and I decided on Ramen Santouka for dinner, and we were a little taken aback by the notices they put up, some of them about how your Ramen-Ricebowl-Egg set has been downgraded to a Small-Ramen-Salad set, and that you have to cough up an additional dollar to…