Salt-Roasted Chicken and Root Vegetables Stuffing (Seah’s Spices)
I grew up eating roast chicken. No, really. Ah-mm’s version which no one can beat, come with cubed potatoes, carrots, onions and yam stuffing, precooked slightly before being roasted together with the juicy chicken. Apart from stuffing the chicken with the root vegetables, she scatters alot of them all around her treasured Pyrex dish. 45 minutes later, the aroma of soy-sauce, crispy skin, and the sweetness of the vegetables permeate even the gaps of your locked door. You know, as a teenager, you always locked yourself in your room. I think this was her way of getting me to socialise with the rest of the world. I never asked her…
Tau Chiam Noodles in Hor Fun Gravy
I know right, what a contradictory title. And being always contradicting, I cooked these noodles for lunch even though I have never a) liked Hor fun style gravy nor b) been a fan of Tau Chiam noodles. I don’t even like the name of these noodles to begin with. In my (Teochew) family, we refer to bean vermicelli (glass noodles) as “Tau Chiang”, or “Dao Qiang”, if you will, in hanyupinyin. Then one day, Jason bought these Singlong noodles and called them “Tau Chiam”, which caused widespread panic and confusion. I spent much time calming those nerves. From that day on, I’ve secretly resented these noodles because 我们是不会承认你的。 But it…
