So my friends from Florida, Bruno and Wendy
descended upon SG.
We went into a frenzy
To purvey our Asian fare
Don't you dare
Compete with me
'Cos it's hard to beat my hubby's orh nee
or his lychee-peach jelly.
Until he met his match in our host
Serene who boasts
of an eclectic spread of local dishes
whipped up by her dedicated army of helpers.
Pig legs
with hard boiled eggs
in black vinegar divine.
Arguably one of its kind.
Chilly assam fish
coupled with brown rice
Truly a dish
from paradise.
Alison's char siew
Is way better than beef stew.
Oh wait, there's also the chap chai
My palate doesn't lie
It's possibly
The best in Dalvey.
Footnotes:
Orh nee: yam paste in the Chinese Hokkien dialect
Char siew: Chinese barbequed pork in the Cantonese dialect
Chap chai: Mixed vegetables (predominantly white cabbage) in the Hokkien dialet
A page from my 2017 journal
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