Happy Dumpling Festival 2013!

It's the time of the year where all the aunties gather to wrap meat dumplings! "Bak Chang" (Hokkien for "meat dumplings") these days aren't that cheap anymore. I think the cheapest would be RM3.50 for a basic dumpling, whereas a sufficiently ingredient-packed dumpling with salted egg yolk, pork belly, black mushroom, chestnut, beans, & dried shrimp would cost approximately RM5.50/dumpling.

As of every year, my family gathered for the festival to 'celebrate' the abundance of food! :D Some of the dishes were my grandpa's specialty...for us to replicate it now, it just doesn't look & taste like how it used to be when it's cooked by him...oh well, we'll keep attempting & perfecting! :)

This year's dishes

We had at least 12-15 dishes tonight! Wow...abundance indeed! Thank God for His blessings! We had "bak chang" for sure - 4 types (2 of it aren't in this picture) + pork, chicken, duck, fish, veggie & tofu as well. NYAM! :D

BAK CHANG!!

Front: Nyonya dumpling - less dark soya sauce used in the glutinous rice & the inside is actually slightly sweet & spiced meat

Back: Normal meat dumpling - comes in dark brown color due to the dark soya sauce used in the glutinous rice. The dumpling has all sorts of goodies in it: pork belly, chestnut, mushroom, beans, salted egg yolk, & dried shrimp...

Dinner time! Dig in! 

My dinner....

Yums! It's a buffet of home-cooked food...a little bit of everything & I was filled & satisfied :) 

I am blessed to have such good food all the time! How did your Dumpling Festival go? As Malaysians, all festivals will be accompanied with good food....I am proud to be a Malaysian :P

Previous years' post on Dumpling Festival:
Year 2011
Year 2010



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