Sunday, February 18, 2007

February 18, 2007 - New Year Hot Pot

It is annual tradition to make warm delicious hot pot for Chinese new year. For any that do not know, hot pot is kind of like a Chinese fondue. Fresh vegetables, meats, and noodles are added to a boiling pot of soup broth in the center of the table. As the items are cooked, they are removed, and eaten. It is really yummy. Each food item makes the soup base taste even better, so by the end of the meal, you have a great tasting bowl of soup to finish off your meal. Pei-I out did herself this year. We had a great meal!

新年除夕夜我們家的傳統是吃圍爐火鍋, 在台灣總是媽媽一手包辨, 我們在旁邊幫忙. 到了美國, 在加州時還可以到中國城去吃自助火鍋, 可是現在到了東岸, 一切就要自己來了. 過去的3~5年來我都是自己準備湯頭和到中國超市去買火煱料. 老公也喜歡吃火鍋, 小孩子們喜歡吃玉米,魚丸和海鮮. 雖然我們家的火鍋沒有在台灣的那麼豐富,可是熱情不減..今年的湯頭還特別的甜, 令人喝了還想再喝一碗. 在家裡自己準備火鍋的好處就是剩下的料還可以吃好幾餐. 哇, 你可以看到佩憶的臉上都笑瞇瞇的. 火鍋, 嗯....有媽媽的味道.

1 comments:

Tyson and Angel said...

I can't say that miss authentic Chinese food at all but the hot pot was probably the best of it.