It has been two years since I last went home to Johor. The covid-19 pandemic disrupted every aspect of our lives. The state border closures announced since 17 March 2020 and the following rules and restrictions imposed by the Government, did not make it possible for my elderly parents to travel back to Segamat resulting in our family home being unoccupied for the duration of two years. This Chinese New Year 2022, we returned a week earlier before the Water Tiger arrived, and my parents re-settled in our family home after the switches were fixed, floors washed, batteries re-installed in clocks that had stopped ticking, dishes washed, rubbish thrown and old clothes donated to the Goddess of Mercy Association in Segamat Baru. Springtime cleaning indeed. The arrival of the first day for Chinese New Year 2022 came and we bade farewell to the Ox as the Tiger arrives for 365 days ahead. My family had our CNY lunch at Sin Chong Hwa restaurant where we finally sat around a table to eat our dishes which were.........
Yee Sang - a must-have to toss during CNY to wish each family member who tosses it, health, happiness and for a prosperous year ahead. The where and the what this dish is, are explained in this article HERE.
Glutinous Rice wrapped in lotus leaves, with pork and chinese sausage.
Broccoli with mushrooms and abalone.
Kampong Chicken cooked in a peppery soup base.
Braised Pork Knuckle in thick gravy.
Fried Prawns which when pronounced in Cantonese sounds like the word "Laughing". This dish reminds us as a family to laugh more, and disagree less with each other:)
Chilled soyabean jelly with longan was our final dish.
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