The Buddha hand fruit was only available in the supermarkets during the Chinese New Year festive season; two weeks after the festive celebrations, these fruits were all removed from the shelves. Curiosity got the better of me and I had to buy them back home before they were gone in order to find out more about these little (freaky) wonders of nature.
It was one memorable experience at the supermarket that we had while shopping for groceries on the weekend before Chinese New Year. We saw something that resembled a freak experiment out of a horror movie.
‘Eeeewwww… What’s that?!!‘ We asked each other. The signage calmly flashed out the words:
Buddha Hand — 1 for $3.25
What IS a Buddha hand?
This was our first time buying scallops from anywhere at all. It was an impulsive buy, and so we decided to make it a worthwhile impulse by getting our hands on one of the most expensive breeds that was frozen immediately and shipped all the way from the deep seas of Hokkaido, Japan, to Singapore.
Noodles are a much-loved staple in the everyday life of a Hong Konger – regardless of whether they are soup-based, stir-fried, braised or deep-fried. When it comes to dried egg noodles, one of the best ways to cook them is to stir-fry the blanched noodles with vegetables and really, really good quality dark soy sauce, this being the most important factor that determines the tastefulness of the noodle dish.
Cheese goes well with everything; it makes everything taste a lot nicer too. Cream cheese is my favourite of the week and here is how it can be used – as a spread in baked filo pastries for a nice weekend afternoon snack.
