Comments on: Home-Made Char Siew

by: yich

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:10:27 +0000

We also self carry Ikea stuff, but this time, the crib was really really too big to fit into our car. KM - you enjoy confinement food? LOL!!!

by: keropokman

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:09:29 +0000

we usually self carry home, unless that thing is too too bulky. :-)

i love ginger. confinement food quite nice! :-p

by: yich

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:07:05 +0000

BC - Ya.. Expecting chaos in June.

PP - Now can eat confinement food meh? A lot of ginger in the recipes. Chinese say ginger is “heaty”.

CP - My little one’s crib and stuff CANNOT be more expensive than my bed and bedding!! We settled for an Ikea crib at US$139, mattress at US$60 and a bedding set from Target at $45. But you know what? Ikea delivery cost is US$79!!! (In Singapore it’s only S$30. What a difference in service cost!!)

by: Chubbypanda

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:06:55 +0000

In high school I worked as the assistant manager at a department store which catered entirely to pregnant women and young children. The answer to your question is that it’s ridiculous for those things to cost that much. It’s a racket, much like the vendors you have to deal with when you get married. Expectant mothers are anxious and want the best for their children, and happy husbands or relatives are only too willing to pay. There are companies and stores willing to cash in on that, and they do.

by: pablopabla

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:15:29 +0000

Congrats! Better start practicing confinement food ;)

But indulge on the non-confinement food first :)

by: BuddingCook

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:58:05 +0000

is your little one coming soon? so exciting. this looks very delcious. this is one of the things on my list to cook. :D thanks for tips.

by: yich

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:33:15 +0000

KM - Pork Belly ar… fatty and juicy :)

Ming - Ooh thanks for that. I am excited and nervous at the same time.

Chopsticks - 1,000 thread count with embedded gold.

Tiga! Char Siew got pork belly skin meh? That one is roast pork 烧肉 ya? I also made that. (adaptation from Pablopabla!)

by: tigerfish

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:43:44 +0000

Simple ingredients but still sounds quite a bit of work, esp. when your wrist is still hurting. Why was the skin removed? I recently cooked with pork belly and used every part of it :O

by: Wandering Chopsticks

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:09:08 +0000

Sorry to hear your wrist is still bad. :(

$100 for crib bedding? That’s insane. Is it 1,000 count thread sheets or something?

by: Ming_the_Merciless

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:08:48 +0000

You are going to be a really good mother. You kid is going to be very well fed. :-)

The char siew looks delicious.