Yummy Birds - PH

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Yummy roasts from Singapore!

One must-have activity for my foreign guests when they visit Singapore is to go Geylang (a red-light district) to visit my favourite chicken and duck stall. I'm referring to edible barbequed birds. 

The Chinese refers to a hooker as 'Chicken' and a gigolo, 'Duck'. lol .... er.... some of the guys do request for the the other version. :P

I have never eaten a Bishop's Nose (chicken backside). It's too gruesome for me.....  but the guys wiped out all the chicken backsides that night  ewww......

Chef carving a Peking Duck

Another yummy way of serving a duck is the famous Peking Duck dish. The Peking Duck is traditionally carved in front of the diners. The thin, crispy skin is eaten with pancakes, spring onions, and sweet bean sauce. The remaining meat and bones may be made into a soup.

Bird Flu!? I just have to eat less birds......



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How do you like your coffee, Sir? - WW

 I often have foreign guests visiting and I love to bring them to our local spots or eateries to experience the life on this tiny island.

 

Some of these friends must start the day with a cup of coffee (I'm not a coffee drinker and I cannot understand how these friends can be such coffee addicts). I brought them to try our beverages at local coffee stalls.  

In Singapore, 'tea' is called 'teh' and 'coffee' as 'kopi'. They are found in kopitiams (coffee shops) and hawker centres, the humble kopi and teh are served in no-frills glasses or sometimes in porcelain cups and saucers. These traditional pick-me-ups cost from 60 cents to S$2.00.  Much cheaper than the high class coffee joints.

the local coffee stall

At a traditional coffee stall, no sophisticated coffee machines and equipment are used to brew them.Our local method is to use a muslin bag where tea leaves and coffee powder are strained.

local beverages

Below are different ways to have your kopi and teh  at a local coffee stall. Try them. :)
 

kopi/teh (coffee/tea with sugar and condensed milk);
kopi O/teh O (coffee/tea with sugar only);  
kopi O kosong/teh O kosong (if you like it bitter); 
kopi C/teh C (coffee/tea with sugar and evaporated milk);  
kopi kosong/teh kosong (coffee/tea with milk, no sugar);
kopi peng/teh peng (coffee/tea with sugar, milk and ice, the younger crowd loves these);

 teh C and teh peng plus a toasted slice of garlic bread... mmmm...

and the cappuccino-inspired kopicinno/tehcinno (milk at the bottom, coffee/tea in the centre, milky froth on top)

My love!

How do you like your coffee, Sir/Madam?

First Commenter - Jama

Keeping Chinese Opera Alive - PH

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Just like in most modern countries, Singapore's youngsters are more interested in modern music.With the decline of interest in Chinese opera, we need to think of ways to revive its popularity. How do we keep this traditional art alive?

I introduce my students to Chinese opera. We had a fun time trying opera makeup, face-painting and the costumes.

Chinese opera is a difficult art synthesizing music, drama, dancing and acrobatics. In Chinese Opera, the actor must convey the story through voice, movement, and gestures. Each character wears a distinctive and traditional costume and makeup that tells the audience about their status and personality. It takes years of practice and hard work to become a good opera performer.

I just love the elaborate costumes and headgear. :)




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