26 Nov
Tapao My Favourite Prawn Noodles from Yong Len, TTDI
One Sunday morning, I woke up with a pounding headache and a craving for prawn noodles. Felt too awful to apply anything on my face and to get change, I hopped onto the car in my most comfy 10 year old t-shirt and drove to Yong Len coffee shop at Taman Tun Dr Ismail.
I passed my Tupperware to the aunty who is manning the stall. Looking at me, she smiled and uttered “cute tupperware you have!”
I told her that I’m using my container from the BYO TaPau series, Tupperware’s latest eco-friendly innovation. She placed my rice vermicelli and yellow noodles on the Noodle Holder, it is indented at the side for easy and safe handling. The soup is then filled into the container before the noodle holder was being placed on top. Don’t worry about the hot soup part, because the container is made of safe, non-toxic material. And the best thing is, the perforation will keep my noodles moist by the steam released from the soup below.
After a 20 minutes drive, my bowl of prawn noodles reached home safely. No spillage or any mishaps along the way.
I left the vent cap open before heating it up in the microwave oven and my house is filled with the most divine scent ever! Put the noodles into the soup and then microwave. The BYO Tapau series is also microwave-reheatable.
The noodles remained springy even after some 30 minutes.
What’s more comfortable than eating a bowl of fiery hot noodles in your most comfy t-shirt in the comfort of your own home. It was pure bliss, I tell you!
Need to tapau for an entire clan a bigger group? No problem! The containers can also be stacked and secured by the Grip-and-Go Carlolier.
I also take the Eco Bottle Spring together with me wherever I go!
Oh, take a look at this video! If you have been watching our very own local food program Ho Chiak, you should remember Orange & Winson! It’s a really cute video, and they have shown us how to use the Tupperware BYO container even if you are too busy for lunch.
So now the issue is why don’t I just use disposables that give me a greater deal of convenience – just eat and throw! Have you ever stopped to wonder about the amount of waste and damage that they generate? For example, Styrofoam is non-biodegrable, takes 900 years to breakdown, creates toxis wastes and damages our ozone layer. Taking the environmental effect aside, the harmful compounds may migrate into our food and accumulate in our bodies.
A simple gesture such as Tupperware BYO container to tapau could help to reducing the use of unnecessary packaging such as Styrofoams and plastic bags. Plus it’s safe to reuse for a lifetime because Tupperware is such a reputable brand. All Tupperware is made from non-toxic materials that do not leach chemicals into food.
So I made a pledge to tapau my lunch with only my new Tupperware container. Nasi Lemak, Chap Fan (mixed rice), fried vermicelli, etc, they have all filled my container before. My fellow colleagues can testify that, heh!
You too, can do your bit for the environment. Fill up your stomach, not the landfill!
For more information, visit the Tupperware site.
Posted by ai wei on November 26, 2010 at 11:24 am
i love the idea of bringing tupperware to tapao the food. it’s really do a lot for the environment and earth. love ur bottles. so colorful!
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Posted by Baby Sumo on November 26, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Tupperware is really coming up with lots of innovative stuff to store food and drinks.
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
yeah n its always a good thing for us consumer
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Posted by nileey on November 26, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Interesting! May I know how much is BYO container?
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elaine yaw Reply:
November 27th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Dear Nileey
I’m Elaine, one of the Tupperware Directors, thanks for your interest in the BYO container.
The BYO TaPau set cost RM 99.00 and the eco bottle spring cost RM 64.80 for 4 pcs.
Please send me an e-mail if you are interested and for further discounts.
Tks n rgds/-
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Hi Elaine, thanks for sharing
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Evangelyn Reply:
December 21st, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Hi Elaine,
Where can I get it in KL?
Thanks.
Regards,
Evangelyn
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
hehe its 99.90, not too bad for the whole set
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Posted by foodbin on November 26, 2010 at 3:14 pm
i think it cost Rm99.90.
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
thx for sharing foodbin
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Posted by ahsiang on November 26, 2010 at 3:37 pm
do you know where to do class type one? that is even better to contain hot soup right?
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Posted by ahsiang on November 26, 2010 at 3:38 pm
opss… typo. I mean do you know where to find glass type one?
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
u mean the stainless stell tiffin carrier? actually this one is OK, because the container is safe from heat emission.
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Posted by Christine on November 26, 2010 at 7:31 pm
hahaha.. i was watching this tupperware video on youtube and then, I saw your post dear!
very handy this tupperware
hmm.. i think i should get one and tapao nasi lemak to work. hehe
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
haha yeah you should!! feel bad for tapao-ing with styrofoam
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Posted by wyyv on November 26, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Haha.. I like that tupperware.. Where can I get one of those? Will it be expensive? Would like to get one for my girl
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Hi its rm 99.90 for the set. I found it to be really good, been using it to tapao even after the advertorial hehe
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Posted by anno on November 26, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Lovely tupperwear and I miss the prawn mee!
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
ahaha quality is not too consistent. sometimes its bad sometimes it tastes really good!
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Posted by JD on November 28, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Very nice tupperware, and the Prawn Mee looks really good.
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
yum one of those thing that i crave the most
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Posted by Selery Stick on November 28, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Great way to advocate responsible consumerism!
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
yeah n fashionable too! hehe
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Posted by KY on November 30, 2010 at 11:04 am
this is my favorite prawn noodle too!
KY´s last blog ..KY eats – Cha Cha Pan Mee at Aman Suria
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