2 Mar
Celebrating Chinese New Year in Ipoh
Chor 7: Lou Sang!
Ipoh Leng Luis
Chor 8: Bai Tin Gong
The ninth day of Chinese New Year is a significant day for the Hokkiens, it is a day of gratitude for their ancestors’ relive. The story goes like this: intruders invaded the village – the Hokkiens ran for their life and hid themselves under the clusters of sugarcane – tntruders left, the Hokkiens came out from the clusters, and it is on the dawn of the ninth day of CNY. So, the Hokkiens believe that our life and prosperity are granted by the heavenly god (tian gong).
Mum’s BFFs preparing turnip meat balls.
delicious!
Curry Chicken
Offerings for Bai Tin Gong:
chickens (checked)
fruits (checked)
altar (checked)
sugar cane (checked)
HUGE joss-sticks (checked)
sugar tower, longetivity buns, nin gou, glutinous rice with red dates (checked!!)
kuli aka helpers (checked)
and now we are ready!
whole roasted pig!!!!!!
crispy skin. oh lala
Posted by ai wei on March 2, 2010 at 12:56 pm
yay, am first here again
soooo nice event with great food!
why never show the pic lex preparing the sugar cane??? kekeke
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Posted by JD on March 2, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Wah, the table is so long. Longer than the one at my house! I also only recently know the story of the sugar cane. Nice food!
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Posted by SimpleGirl on March 2, 2010 at 4:53 pm
nice…..the food, the ambiance…..esp the meat ball looks yummy!!! what is better than home made and hand made meat ball…..
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Posted by Christine on March 2, 2010 at 9:39 pm
perhaps next year I should pay a visit to your hse during bai tin gong. so happening
and I wan roasted pork dear 
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Posted by foodbin on March 3, 2010 at 3:34 pm
the ninth day is a great day for the Hokkien-love all the preparations to the countdown.
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Posted by samlee860407 on March 5, 2010 at 8:35 pm
whao…hokkien lang at ipoh
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
March 8th, 2010 at 9:03 am
Haha. Nowadays everybody “Bai Tin Gong”
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