Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Reunion Dinner

We always have reunion dinner at my mother's place. This is the time of the year when my mum goes all out to cook our family's dishes. For the Chinese, reunion dinner is usually held on the eve of the Chinese New Year, during which family members get together to have a meal together.

Each year, my mum will prepare the ingredients for hotpot. Hotpot is a must for our family's reunion dinner. She'd also make five-spice meat rolls, fried prawns, stewed pork with chestnuts and quail eggs, as well as fried tang-hoon (or glass noodles). 


I usually contribute a dish to the reunion dinner. This year, my contribution is haemul pajeon, or Korean Seafood Pancake.

Reunion dinner is usually a good time to catch up and spend time with my family. Unfortunately, this year, I felt a little too sick from flu to really enjoy the dinner very much.

8 comments:

Rene said...

Stewed pork with chestnut and quails eggs sounds yummy!

Hope you are feeling better now.

Petunia Lee said...

The stewed pork and chestnut thingy makes me drool. Get well soon.

Open Kitchen Concept said...

Thanks Rene! I'm feeling a LOT better today, after 4 days in bed!

Open Kitchen Concept said...

Petunia - I really should learn that dish from my mum. Thanks for your well wishes.. A lot of sleep really helped. I'm feeling much alive now! :)

Blur Ting said...

Oh dear, sorry to hear you're sick during CNY. At least you won't end up over eating like me!

The food looks traditional and so delicious. The stewed pork dish sounds interesting! Go learn and teach us.

Open Kitchen Concept said...

Oh.. stewed pork with chestnuts and quail eggs - everyone's favourite, even me, though I do not like pork.. ok, I shall learn it and post about it.. one day! :)

Malar said...

A lot of food for CNY gathering! Hope you're better now!

Open Kitchen Concept said...

Malar, I'm feeling a lot better now! (I'd better since I'm travelling soon!) Thanks! :)