kueh chap

Posted on June 11th, 2007 by crazymommy

(Photo by Natchaliti.)

The dish I miss most while away from Singapore has to be Kueh Chap. A bowl of smooth, flat noodles in thin but savory herbal soup and served together with firm tofu, tau pok, lean and fatty pork, intestines, stomach, ears, skin and hard boiled eggs. Yummy!

I simply can’t find this dish here in the States. The best I can find in Massachusetts is the 糯米灌肠 (loosely translated as stuffed intestine with glutinous rice) and its taste is not even close to that of Kueh Chap. :( Most of the time if I miss something from home, I’ll try to learn to cook it myself. I can certainly find the recipe and ingredients to make this dish… but whenever I see the frozen innards in the Asian grocery stores, I’m worried about the edibility of the products. They looked just too white to me like they have gone through some bleaching before. I guess I read too much horrible news on how the mainland Chinese illegally modified the food products for profitability. -_-

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I was tagged by Earthember.

I’m tagging these 5:

(Please don’t be pressurized to do this meme. Just do it when you are free ok! ;)

Priscilla from Moments in a Day (I suddenly remember I still owe u one meme!…)

Mamajojo

wtpg – Wonder Twin Power Girls

Kei’s Newest News

Shanice from Melody of My Heart

Fav Food Tag Rules:

Proposition: What is your favorite food in your state or country?
Requirements: Find some info about the food and show delicious pictures of it.
Quantity: FIVE PEOPLE.
Tag Mode: You leave their blog and post link and add to the list below.

Mybabybay loves Asam Laksa from Penang, Malaysia
JustMyThoughts loves Penang Char Koay Teow
My Lil Venture loves Laksa Sarawak
Monterssorimum loves Teluk Intan Chee Cheong Fun
Chinnee loves Melaka Wan Tan Mee
PeimunLeah loves Hakka Lei Cha
Karen loves Pan Mee
Something about Lai loves Crispy duck skin from China
Simple American loves Cheese Enchiladas
Nicole Tan loves Char Tau Kueh
Velverse loves Otak-otak
Kenny Ng loves Jawa Mee
Fatty Poh loves Nasi Dagang Kelantan
wmw loves Kuih Tutu
Lyrical Lemongrass loves Asam Boi
Pinkelle loves Mee Siput and Keropok Lekor
Ms Fair Face loves BBQ Sambal Stingray
Earthember loves Mee Rebus
crazymommy loves kueh chap

~ by crazymommy on June 11, 2007.

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