My second sister came back for a month from Suchou during her summer holidays there and mom promptly bought good food for lunch at home. We always buy food back for lunch every day as she does not cook anymore. Above is chilly flower crabs which are my favorite including my sister. The thick sumptuous gravy can be eaten with plain white bread for carbohydrates. The crab meat was succulent and fresh.
This is 'otak' or steamed fish with secret blend of spices in coconut milk. For the special flavor and zing, lemon leaves are added.
This is 'jiu hu char' or stir fried dried calamari in literal translation. It consists of julienned yam bean, black Shitake mushrooms, carrots and garnished with spring onion as an option.
Here is stir-fried clams in special gravy. We love clams and will indulge in them once in a blue moon as my sister comes back to Penang twice a year during her college holidays.
Here is a photo of stir-fried potato leaves mixed with 'belacan' or prawn paste which gives extra oomph to the taste.
Whenever my parents buy a few dishes from a particular stall, we will be given free soup and for today, it was cabbage soup with carrots. I love the tasty clear soup with chicken bones added to infuse the flavor into the liquid.
Finally, all the dishes are captured in this combined shot for our family lunch of 4 people. Buying food outside is not for everyone or everyone's cup of tea. Some prefer to cook at home to save costs than to buy outside. But my mom is a lady of leisure, going for her exercise on a weekly basis and does not cook anymore as we are subsidizing the family's lifestyle.
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