Other than dishes that symbolize the Lunar New Year, there are ingredients such as fish, Chinese leeks and shrimps that never fail to appear during the Chinese New Year - for the same reasons that they "sound" auspicious (when translated in Mandarin or some other dialects). Another luxury item deemed auspicious and lucky is ABALONE. Some like it for the rubbery texture while others shun away from it for the same reason. Why lucky? Not sure if I am right but if pronounced in Mandarin, abalone is 鲍鱼 (Bao Yu) ...sounds like 包 余 Bao Yu- which means "guaranteed abundance" ?
Here in Singapore, we usually get the canned version with abalone origins mostly from either Australia or Mexico. This new year, it was not abalone congee. Rather, it was our usual home-style fried bee hoon (rice vermicelli), topped with thinly sliced abalone and sprinkled with fried golden shallots. Psst....the fried golden shallots were meant to garnish and flavor the vermicelli, not the abalone. But well, the entire dish turns out delicious. Alright, this is how you can turn a simple fried bee hoon dish into LUXURY! HA!
Other abalone ideas:
Rice with braised chicken and shitake
Chicken congee
Tag: Chinese New Year, abalone
This sure is a dish of luxurious bee hoon! Yummy!
ReplyDeleteWow .. that much abalone!
ReplyDeleteOK, if we do meet one day, in real life, I want just that.
Thank you.
PS. Gong Xi Fa Cai!
I preferred Pacific Clams over Abalone...
ReplyDeleteI just posted my cheaper version of using king topshell. Yours sure is the expensive bee hoon.
ReplyDeleteYesterdayy, I went for shopping at one of the Asian markets in town. I found frozen abalone it is imported from Chile. Hikss it is so pricey.
ReplyDeleteThis is one expensive and luxurious bee hoon :D Yummy :)
ReplyDeleteAfter eating this, sure HUAT ar!
ReplyDeleteIndeed a luxurious bee hoon. lol
ReplyDeleteAn expensive version of a typical comfort food but very appropriate for the season, yes? :D
ReplyDeleteThat is one scrumptious-looking dish!
ReplyDeletei love bee hoon (it's called bihon here, lol)! haven't tried it with abalone, though. looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteI have not tried abalone with bee-hoon yet. Must be delicious! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! That's a lot of abalone added in the bee hoon. I had abalone with Thai Chili sauce as one of the dish served at the HePo Wong Clan CNY Dinner. :)
ReplyDeletewow!!! an expensive bee hoon!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! The sounds of things on the menu can be enticing. So are your recipes and pictures.
ReplyDeleteLuxury! Abalone fried bee hoon! I have never tried that.
ReplyDeleteHappy Chinese New Year!
wowo.. luxury fried bee hoon !! I want !!! looks delicious !!
ReplyDeleteoh thanks for the info. I served chicken and fish and glutinous rice during the lunar new year. i hope those bring good luck too haha. come visit my WS too
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting ingredient which I have yet to try.
ReplyDeleteWhat an unique & auspicious dish! A great combi for CNY! I am drooling looking at the abalone....Slurp!
ReplyDeletewhat an extra ordinary and expensive dish... but it is yummy!
ReplyDeleteThat abalone bee hoon looks like its worth a million bucks! You definitely made bee hoon "guaranteed [with] abundance!"
ReplyDeletethis is awesome and yet expensive dish if eat out, yet can be cheaper if DIY yourself ! lol!
ReplyDeletewow! you much have plenty of $$$ after eating this luxury mee hoon!!
ReplyDeletewow looks great, its wonderful to learn about the different new year food specialties from each asian ethnic group that celebrates the lunar new year.
ReplyDeletewahhhhhh luxurious indeed eh, can i cheat and use abalone mushrooms instead hehehe
ReplyDeleteoh i think some dried shrimp would go amazingly well with this. looks lovely! we used to have abalone porridge every new year's. Although it tastes good, abalone apparently has no nutritional value? x
ReplyDeleteThat is one expensive plate of fried Bee Hoon indeed! I prefer abalone in my soup :)
ReplyDeletei've loved bee hon or bihon (as we call it) always but never had it with abalone. Looks good though.
ReplyDeleteppl "yu chi lou fan" (mixed sharkfin with rice)....
ReplyDeleteyou "bao yu lou mai fan" abalon mixed bi hun....
you are the man... hee hee
wah! that is a very expensive beehoon indeed.. but oh soo tasty I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteThis isn't just any normal beehoon dish man! Looks drop dead gorgeous and absolutely delicious! I wonder how your family can keep trim and fit with such temptations awaiting them on a daily basis!
ReplyDeleteIn my part of the world abalone is not as expensive and we eat conch meat too - I love it.
ReplyDeleteIt's been so hot recently with temperatures up to 117 degreesF so I made Kerabu Beehoon with large fresh prawns, jellyfish, shredded carrot & green papaya, toasted coconut and tons of Asian herbs dressed with roasted balanchan, glangal, lemongrass, ginger, shallots, chilli, fish sauce and palm sugar. MMMm - and no fat either!
Thanks for the recipe!!! Love it. Fresh or frozen local abalone is cheaper but will never give the same taste, flavor and texture as canned abalone. I love the flavor and taste of canned abalone and one day I want to eat abalone like 'abalone kings' do: braised in sauce and served whole, like a steak, washed down with a good white wine. Cut with a knife and fork of course. Meantime, it's still cheaper to slice abalone thinly and share with the family. I love this dish. It's such a special treat
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