The Food Canon

Our CNY spread in 2004. Mother's braised rib and mushroom dish is at top left.  I am still undecided as to whether I should add this dish but it is definitely one of my Mother's CNY dish (in picture 11 o' clock). I used to help her to cook it in my late teens. I can still recall thinking that it was an...

Char Siew from UK pork belly We will be going back to Petaling Jaya this year to celebrate Chinese New Year. The planning is already in progress as we plan to recreate some of my Mum's specialities or family favourite dishes that we grew up with. As much as possible, we want to keep to "tradition." This means there will be dishes like...