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Chinese New Year Banquet Menu

Gastro888

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spaghetttti

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And, she's considering taking a road trip to CTPA to scout out some party favors and a cheongsam. I wonder if she needs assistance/escort/guide, etc. from a local eGulleteer. :wink:

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Yetty CintaS

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Gastro888

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Only 2 suckling pigs? Wah, I was thinking at minimum 8. Organic, please.

Hey, if anyone's SEEN DC's Chinatown, you'd know why I need to go out of state for favors and a cheongsam. We're deprived here.

I could always do the online thing...depends how lazy I am!

I do like the guessing game!!! That's great!!! Very original. Too bad my name's easy to remember. Drat. Couldn't I have gotten a complex name - like Rising Shining Golden Star of the Family? *snort* hee hee

spaghetttti

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If it is "lowh po bang" then it means "wife biscuit". It is not really a biscuit, more like a round disk of winter melon paste wrapped with some flaky pastry. They are so good hot out of the oven..... It is not to be given during weddings, it got its

Oooh, my mother used to get these all the time when we were little. They had other fillings, too - red & black beans. Flaky pastry with a red characters stamped on the top. I tried "Googling" for a recipe but couldn't find one, does anyone have a good recipe?

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herbacidal

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"ho lowh po bang" -literally "get wife cookies".  Wife cookies...someone step in here.  This Toisan mui needs a lil' help.  We just give out Maria's bakery gift certificates!

If it is "lowh po bang" then it means "wife biscuit". It is not really a biscuit, more like a round disk of winter melon paste wrapped with some flaky pastry. They are so good hot out of the oven..... It is not to be given during weddings, it got its name from other places.

Lo paw baang I know. I was thrown by the "ho" in front.

I remember eating them nice and hot when last I was in HK.

I think it's Yuen Long that's famous for making them really good, right?

But I don't know anything about the rest.

Herb aka "herbacidal"

Tom is not my friend.

hzrt8w

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My friend and I will be adding another authentic touch by wearing cheongsams.  Speaking of which, I need to get one!  :laugh:

Wait, wait, wait...

Are you really a Dudette or a Dude?

CheongSam (long cloth) is worn by males.

The traditional cloth worn by females is called Kay Po [Cantonese]. Those one piece suit from neck to slightly above the knees, with an inverted V opening one on each side. You may have seen Nancy Kwan wearing it in "The World of Suzie Wong (1960)". Or Drew Berrymore, Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz at the beginning of "Charlie's Angels", disguisted as waitresses in a Chinese restaurant).

As for games, how about doing gift exchanges like those you do during Christmas at work? The twist is the gifts are in the hung bao (red pockets). And they can steal from each other, max twice for any gift.

W.K. Leung ("Ah Leung") aka "hzrt8w"
Dejah

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"ho lowh po bang" -literally "get wife cookies".  Wife cookies...someone step in here.  This Toisan mui needs a lil' help.  We just give out Maria's bakery gift certificates!

If it is "lowh po bang" then it means "wife biscuit". It is not really a biscuit, more like a round disk of winter melon paste wrapped with some flaky pastry. They are so good hot out of the oven..... It is not to be given during weddings, it got its name from other places.

Lo paw baang I know. I was thrown by the "ho" in front.

:hmmm::hmmm: I thought "ho lowh po bang" was given out to the groom's side? and " ga nui bang" to the bride's side? I may be making this up. :laugh: I know "lowh po bang". They are great even cold . . .

hzrtw8, are you sure about the cheongsam and Kay po? In Toisanese, chune-sum was for the women and chune-po was for the men. Kay po was the old traditional "one size fits all" type worn by the actors in Crouching Tiger? Man! Am I butchering phonics! :wacko:

Dejah

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Gastro888

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My friend and I will be adding another authentic touch by wearing cheongsams.  Speaking of which, I need to get one!   :laugh:

Wait, wait, wait...

Are you really a Dudette or a Dude?

CheongSam (long cloth) is worn by males.

The traditional cloth worn by females is called Kay Po [Cantonese]. Those one piece suit from neck to slightly above the knees, with an inverted V opening one on each side. You may have seen Nancy Kwan wearing it in "The World of Suzie Wong (1960)". Or Drew Berrymore, Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz at the beginning of "Charlie's Angels", disguisted as waitresses in a Chinese restaurant).

As for games, how about doing gift exchanges like those you do during Christmas at work? The twist is the gifts are in the hung bao (red pockets). And they can steal from each other, max twice for any gift.

:laugh: Read my posts carefully. In one I talk about my fear of the old traditions that are done after childbirth. So, what do you think I am? :raz:

:huh: No Cantonese here I know calls it that. It's always been called cheongsam where I grew up. In my Cantonese community, Kay Po is the old fashioned two piece dress that's alot more loose fitting. I know Kay Po is the Cantonese translation of Qi Pao however, this may be a regional/Toisanese thing. I grew up understanding the cheongsam is the tight dress with the mandarin collar.

Oh gosh, a Yankee gift exchange? Ai ya...we did that at work.

Ben Hong

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Hrzt is the most right. KayPo (Cantonese) or chipao (Mandarin) is the "proper" designation. But the most common term used is "cheongsam" in Cantonese or Toisanese. My Grandfather wore a "cheong po" in China. The only person who wore one in everyday life as recently as ten years ago, was the father of my friend Michael Wu, Chairman of Wing Lung Bank in Hong Kong. His father was the founder, and could wear anything he damn well pleases :cool::laugh: .

Our family's term for "wife's cake" was "loh po na beng" or "loh po beng"

Anyway, where were we? Ah yes, 6 organic suckling pigs........ :raz:

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Gastro888

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Since Cantonese has alot of slang, I guess cheongsam is the common term for the dress and kay po is the "offical" word. But then what about the old fashioned two piece? What's that called?

8! What is this 6 thing? No! Only 8 or possibly 9. hee hee.

hzrt8w

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Since Cantonese has alot of slang, I guess cheongsam is the common term for the dress and kay po is the "offical" word.  But then what about the old fashioned two piece?  What's that called?

In Cantonese, Cheongsam (or Cheung Saam) has already been referring to men's cloths, and not dresses. Not sure what two piece dress you are referring to. Kay Po, I believe, is only one piece. Of course, I have never worn one so I am not sure. :raz:

W.K. Leung ("Ah Leung") aka "hzrt8w"
Tepee

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....  Only 8 or possibly 9.  hee hee.

That depends whether you want to fatt (sounds like 8) or want a union which is cheong cheong gau gau (9)? :raz:

This is soooooo exciting. I feel as if I'm watching a chinese serial.

TPcal!

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Please take pictures of all the food you get to try (and if you can, the food at the next tables)............................Dejah

Gastro888

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9 suckling pigs are way better than 6 or 8.

When my mom talks about Kay Po, she's talking about the really old style Chinese dress where it's a loose jacket over a loose skirt. You know, the traditional Chinese wedding outfit where the brides wears the huge crown with the veil on her head? Let me find a link. OK, I'm hecka confused. Either my mom's been using the wrong words or we're just stuck in a Toisan warp.

If this was a Chinese serial, I'd be tettering around in my heels and sighing as I place my hand to my forehead. Funny, just a few days ago my friends and I were making fun of all the "helpless princesses" in Chinese soap operas. My guy friend was telling me that he actually found that attractive. *quietly gags*

Sartain

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In my family (from Hong Kong) we called that two-piece bridal suit a kwa. If I remember correctly cheongsam and kay po were generally used interchangeably. Go figure.

Gastro, Philly's CT has been hopping with shoppers for all the New Year goodies. Perhaps we can arrange for a meeting with herbicidal! Uncle Ben, if you hop on a plane now I'll dig for a big mui yan / mui geen fan...

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Gastro888

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Ah yes!!! "Kwa". Completely forgot about that as well. Only one person I knew wore it for her wedding and that's cause she didn't like the collar of the cheongsam. One girl I knew wore a mini-cheongsam for her wedding. Scandal!

Well, it's either Philly's CT 'cause it's driveable or NYC's CT 'cause I can take the cheapy bus. I ordered my cheongsam online already. I did price shopping and it worked out the best to order it online. Hopefully I'll get it by the end of the month....

Uncle Ben would still need a big ol' mole on his face. I remember the mui yan in the movies had moles. Ew.

Ben Hong

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With a cheongsam that is cut appropriately, that is wayyy up the sides :shock: there should not have been any need to wear a mini cheongsam, however, not having seen a bad set of legs on any Chinese girl/woman, you girls should have the perogative to flaunt them. Yeah, a mini cheongsam would do it for me. :wub::raz:

I have many moles on my face :wink:

Gastro888

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No, it was just a cheongsam cut above the knees. It looked like a hooker dress.

My problem with that is if you're going to do it, do it properly and don't look like a 50 cent 'ho if you're going to do it. (It is a wedding...). (I guess this goes back to PCL's point about the banquet).

Ai ya, Uncle Ben is a "gum yee lo"!!! :laugh::raz:

edited to make more sense...blood sugar was low....

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herbacidal

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Well, it's either Philly's CT 'cause it's driveable or NYC's CT 'cause I can take the cheapy bus.  I ordered my cheongsam online already.  I did price shopping and it worked out the best to order it online.  Hopefully I'll get it by the end of the month....

You can take the cheapie bus to PhilaChinatown too, can't you?

Herb aka "herbacidal"

Tom is not my friend.

Gastro888

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Arugh! Just called the restaurant. They have the Chinese menu and she won't fax it to me. She said it's A LA CARTE and she only has about 8-10 dishes. You've got to be kidding me. I waited all this for a friggin' a la carte menu?! And she said, oh we're not doing alot this year(?)

"Chee seen!" *grumble*

And I have to come down and look at the menu. Oh, they better not mess up on the night of our banquet or take away our leftovers (Pan, did you get that resolved yet?) or else.

Is there a cheapy bus to Philly's Chinatown? I dunno. All I know is there's a cheapy NYC Chinatown bus. How far is Pat's and Geno's from Philly's Chinatown?

PCL

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One day ahead here in Aussie-land.

So Happy New Year to you all. Kung-Hey-Fatt-Choy and all that.

Dinner was okay last night. Our favorite restaurant seemed a little overwhelmed by the occassion, so a couple things were amiss. However, it's all about family and fun and lion dancing.

Of particular note was the crayfish noodle. Very good.

The fatt-choy was good too.

The fried neen goh was ethereal.

T'was all good.

"Coffee and cigarettes... the breakfast of champions!"

Gastro888

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One day ahead here in Aussie-land.

Of particular note was the crayfish noodle. Very good.

The fatt-choy was good too.

The fried neen goh was ethereal.

T'was all good.

Crawfish noodle? Oooh. What's that? Is that like lobster w/ e-mein?

Fatt-choy's always good.

I have now seen the light about neen goh. I think I would still like it plain, though. :laugh:

herbacidal

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Is there a cheapy bus to Philly's Chinatown?  I dunno.  All I know is there's a cheapy NYC Chinatown bus.  How far is Pat's and Geno's from Philly's Chinatown?

I thought there was a cheapie bus from DC to NYC. Call the companies (there's 2, right?)

Not too far. In nice weather, I'd walk it.

About 15 relatively short blocks or about 30-45 minutes.

But why bother? Go to Reading Terminal for Tommy Dinic's roast pork sandwich.

Or there's tons of other stuff closer, if it's a first-time Philly visit.

There's a thread somewhere in PA forum about the pork.

If you come to Philly, say hi. We always like guests.

Herb aka "herbacidal"

Tom is not my friend.

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