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Birthday Longevity Noodles 长寿面

Birthday Longevity Noodles 长寿面

August 23, 2009

Asians have the tradition of eating longevity noodles on their birthdays. It is believed that eating these noodles is auspicious as the long strands of noodles symbolize a long life. Here’s my simple home version and recipe.

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Steamed Chicken Rice, Almost Hainanese Style

Steamed Chicken Rice, Almost Hainanese Style

July 28, 2009

This is my take on perhaps Singapore’s most popular food, the Hainanese chicken rice. My way of preparing chicken rice is “almost Hainanese”, because I steamed the chicken. Somehow, the taste is close. Comes with recipes for the condiments (ginger sauce, chilli sauce, sesame dressing) and herbal chicken soup.

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