Chinese New Year Treats - Bee Hive Snacks

Written on January 18, 2008 – 2:26 am | by Jocelyn |

Yes I know some are too brown. Doesn’t it gives you the authentic homemade feel?
Do you like beehive snacks, or as the Hokkiens called it “beet phang siew”? I love this snack, and we Cantonese refer to it as “mat fung tau”. For as long as I could remember, every year during Chinese New [...]

Homemade Yee Sang or Yu Sang for Chinese New Year

Written on January 11, 2008 – 1:04 am | by Jocelyn |

Yu sang, or yee sang, is the familiar dish every family “lou” or toss thoroughly during Chinese New Year before consuming, hence it is also called “lou sang”. This colourful dish, which is eaten after a hearty toss by everyone with a pair of chopsticks bears auspicious meaning, promising a smooth sailing year ahead.

The lou [...]