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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

盖菜汤


盖菜,  GuaCai ( in Hokkien ), mustard green, is most probably Brassica juncea foliosa, 是芥菜的变种。

盖菜或清炒、或煮汤,都美味脆嫩。把盖菜同江鱼仔同滚片刻,就是营养丰富的一道菜了。


Tuesday, March 13, 2012

素食 > 斋食

素食Vegetarian是以不食用肉类,只食蔬果等植物来维持生命。有些素食者可食用蜂蜜、奶制品和蛋类。

素食者未必为宗教因素,有者为健康、减肥、道德、环境、动物保护、甚至经济等。

素食主义早已出现于古印度、古希腊。
1801年,第一个素食协会成立于伦敦。
1908年,国际素食联盟International Vegetarian Union 成立。

在中国,相传纪念暴君夏桀、商纣亡,于乙卯日至甲子日(初一到十五)守斋戒,修养心性,逐成习俗。
《礼记·玉藻》: “逢子卯,稷食菜羹。”
《周礼•天官•膳夫》: “大丧,则不举。”“不举”作“不杀牲食肉”解不举”作“不杀牲食肉”解。

另有为达到长生不老及成仙的目的。
《吕氏春秋·孟春纪第一·重己》: “味众珍则胃充,胃充则中大鞔,中大鞔而气不达,以此长生可得乎。”
《吕氏春秋·孟春纪第一·本生》: “肥肉厚酒,务以自强,名之曰烂肠之食。”
《论衡·道虚篇》:“食精身轻,故能神仙。若士者食蛤蜊之肉,与庸民同食,无精轻之验,安能纵体而上天?”



斋食是佛教徒遵循佛教教义的饮食方式和禁忌。具体内容随教派而异,但主要内容是避免食用肉类及荤菜。

提婆达多,是释迦牟尼的堂兄弟,主张不食任何肉类,是佛教史上最早提倡素食主义者。提婆达多派主张完全素食。

不过一些教派还是可以吃肉,如 : 藏传佛教,日本佛教。
释迦牟尼亦认为可食用三净肉,即不听杀、不言杀、不看杀的动物之肉类。还有五净肉、九净肉的说法。

由此,佛教虽然提倡不杀生,还是允许食用三净肉。不过还有禁食三净肉的教派。

普遍上,佛教徒都不食五荤三厌、不饮酒。荤菜是指某些具有刺激性气味的植物,通常指 : 大葱,细葱,蒜头,小蒜,韭菜,茖蔥,兴渠。三厌指 : 飞禽、走兽、水族。酒虽然为谷类或水果制成,但饮酒乱性,故戒之。

佛教于西汉汉明帝永平十年由印度经西域传入中国,从此佛教与斋食文化在中国再也分不开了。

有仿荤菜的素菜称为“托荤”,由面筋、香菇茎等制成,不可乱真。“托荤”一词初现于明朝末年。不过早在宋朝,就有托荤的素鸡、素鸭等菜肴。
《金瓶梅词话》第三九回:“奶奶,这个是头里庙上送来的托荤醎食,你老人家只顾用,不妨事。”




Monday, March 12, 2012

Cari Makan @ Sarikei - 大闸虾面

大闸虾面

新壹发茶室
New Elfa Cafe
Jalan Bank, Sarikei

RM16.00

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

酒蒸大闸虾

大闸虾洗净,加大量姜丝,绍兴酒及少许酱青,再淋上蛋白,大火蒸约10分钟。简单十足,美味百分!

或者可以加两三片当归,加绍兴酒及少许姜丝,又是另一番滋味。







Wednesday, February 22, 2012

CNY : 春卷 Spring Rolls

Spring rolls are literally translate from Chinese word ’春卷‘  ( pronounced chūn juǎn ), are originally snacks prepared during first day of spring ( 立春), to celebrate and mark the first day of the spring.  It is also known as popiah ( 薄饼 in Hokkien dialect ) in Southern China, Malaysia and Singapore.   

Spring rolls are made of sweet or savory fillings wrapped in a thin flour-made crêpes, fried or non-fried.  The fillings varies, mostly combinations of vegetables and meats. 



The popiah’s filling consists of julienned French bean, jicama, chinese leek, carrot, cabbage ; bean sprout ( taugeh ) ; tofu ; and minced pork.  The tofu is carefully cut into small long pieces, and deep fried till golden in colour.

In a big wok, stir fry the minced pork till its half cooked.  Then put in all the ingredients except the taugeh.  Keep on stir fry till everything is cooked.  Don’t add any water.  Lastly, add in the taugeh, and a substantial amount of pepper powder and salt to taste.

As the ingredients sweat during the cooking, the broth need to be strained out.  Otherwise, the popiah would be too damp and slurry, and caused the popiah crêpes to rupture. 


first, place some filling on the lower corner of the popiah crepe ...
add chili sauce ...

roll up the crepe a bit ...

fold-in both left and right corners ...

proceed to roll the crepe ...

finish !


Popiah, as my family fondly call it, is prepared especially during CNYs.   As we skipped meals while busying visiting ( 拜年 ) relatives and friends, popiahs are eaten to fill in the no-so-hungry stomach.   Besides, everyone was lazy to cook anyway.

Friday, February 17, 2012

海蜇 Jellyfish

home-prepared jellyfish, mother's favourite

 海蜇 ( Rhopilema esculentum ),俗称水母,是一种低等海产无脊椎浮游动物。海蜇盛产在热带、亚热带及温带沿海。

活海蜇的刺丝囊内含有毒液,会导致皮肤红肿热痛、表皮坏死,全身发冷、胸闷,严重时可因呼吸困难、休克而危及生命。

新鲜海蜇不耐藏,亦不可直接食用。通常以食盐 ( salt ) 及明矾 ( alum ) 腌制,浸渍去毒滤、去水分,方可食用。有者加硼砂 ( borax  ) 或硼酸 ( boric acid ) 作为防腐剂。

优质海蜇应呈白色或浅黄色、无腥臭味、有韧性、口感松脆。不过,和其他海产一样,食用海蜇容易受到细菌感染,生拌海蜇务必认真处理,注意卫生,反复冲洗,以预防食物中毒。

海蜇不宜高温处理。温水汆烫即可,高温可导致海蜇收缩、老韧。一般以凉拌处理,以醋、糖、辣椒、酸、酱油、麻油调味,再佐以黄瓜丝、红萝卜丝、姜丝等。

jellyfish sold in wet market, Sarikei

processed instant jellyfish on supermarket shelves

CNY : 煎年糕

年糕

年糕切片后粘面糊

油煎好的年糕