Dear readers, I've been busy with school lately. However, I'm writing this post while in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan the home of my mom. Every year, me and my family comeback here to meet up with relatives, eat lots and lots of food and most importantly get ang pau's(red packets with money as we all know)!!! What is Chinese New Year's really about to me? It is a time where families get back together to just reminisce about life and keep in touch because at the end of the day family comes first.
Reunion dinner full vast array of dishes from herbal chicken to fried fish to stir fry cabbage to braised pork. I could go on and on but that would lead to your boredom. Food that brings back the comfort into our belly's. Credits to my grandmother and aunt for the meal even though it normally occurs with a overload of cooking. Note that no one was hurt with the massive portion. Not that i don't love it, it just blew my belly but still appreciate and love them!
Prawn crackers! My aunt actually does some business by selling her specialty, prawn crackers. Every year, she makes her awesome prawn crackers. Mine you, that prawn crackers ain't an easy snack to make. Probably one of the most quickest snack to munch on it takes a long process to make this snack. NO! there ain't a recipe in this post. why?cause i have never made it before. However, i have a good understanding of how it is done.It is made with a long and grueling process, words of my aunt. My aunt tells me its basically a mixture of prawn paste and spices sauteed and dried out in the sun for 3 days! After that it is fried and poof. We have prawn crackers. Hats off to my aunt for doing it every year.
The ever present snacks during Chinese New Year. People shall not worry about hunger!
Aunt's Prawn Crackers
Once again, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!
