Home Cooked Reunion Dinner food

We were both invited by a good friend over to his house in Tambun for lunch on the eve of Chinese New Year. What was special that day was that his Mom had cooked her wonderful Chinese New Year food which they normally have for their reunion dinner. Since our friend had been telling us so much about his mom's cooking, we drove all the way there for lunch beating all the traffic that was on the bridge.

We finally arrived just in time for lunch, and with our hungry growling stomach, this is what we indulged in- mom's cooking (Teochew and Hokkien Style)

First dish was the Kiam Chai Ark. This is a common and must have dish during the reunions. I must say each house that cooks this dish all taste slightly different, but all with it's own goodness. We practically nearly drained the whole pot of soup.

Kiam Chai Ark

Ju Hu Char
Instead of sotong slices which my Ahma puts, friends Mom put thinly sliced pork in it. I liked it.

Ju Hu Char

Pork Ribs
This is a family secret which is kept among the family. Pork ribs are slow cooked in this very thick gravy which has a strong taste of tau cheong. This dish was yummy-licious.

Pork Ribs

Pineapple curry
This curry only has pineapples, brinjals and long beans in it. It was good.

Pineapple curry

Bamboo shoots
This dish, we all stayed far away from. The strong smell of it gives me a shiver. I think this is an acquired taste for those who can eat and enjoy this dish. I know Ed and myself do not have it. And neither does our friend.

Bamboo shoots

Lor Bak
This was not homemade but bought from outside. Friends mom did not made her own as it required a lot of work.

Lor Bak

6 Dishes we had

We both enjoyed the food so much that we left Tambun feeling all filled up. Thanks to our Friend for inviting us over. We hope we can get more of this next year.