Last Thursday evening, there was a text from an ex-colleague inviting us to meet up for lunch the next day. For those who are still working, Friday is the day with longer lunch hours for us to enjoy our meal with some time for chit chatting.
No, no, this is not the year-end lunch that we used to have before the Chinese New Year. We still have about 2 weeks to prepare for the Chinese New Year and the "closing year lunch" will be sometime within this 2 weeks. According to the Chinese calendar, we are still in the 12th month!
The venue was only decided when we were all seated in the car. After a few suggested places, we finally agreed on Sun Hup Kee Restaurant at Jalan Leong Sin Nam, Ipoh. We ordered the following dishes for lunch for 6 people.
Deep fried Black Pomfret with Vietnamese sauce.
A very appetizing dish.
Steamed Pork Belly with preserved veggie (mui choy).
Tofu with minced meat & canned peanuts with steamed egg.
Chicken with ginger and sesame oil
A combination of long beans and eggplant,
topped with fried garlic and preserved radish (choy poh)
The lunch cost approx. MYR 150, incl. rice, drinks & 6% GST.
Chinese New Year decoration at the UO Superstore, Ipoh
CNY decoration at the Tea Place Cafe.
Simple CNY decoration at Tea Place Cafe.
But most of all, dear brothers,
do not swear either by heaven or earth or anything else;
just say a simple yes or no so that you will not sin
and be condemned for it.
(James 5:12, The Living Bible-TLB)
I love the lanterns! Red means prosperity, right?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ginny! Yes, red means prosperity.
DeleteTime files, CNY is around the corner...
ReplyDeleteYes, only 2 weeks to go!
Delete...lunch with colleagues is a wonderful thing.
ReplyDeleteYes, so thankful that we are able to meet up.
DeleteSo yummy! That steamed pork belly looks out of this world, Nancy.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angie!
DeleteCNY décor is up everywhere! I like the steamed egg and tofu dish!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mun. I like that too!
DeleteYeah me too.. Love the company as well!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, love the company!
DeleteHow nice to share such a beautiful meal with friends, Nancy. It looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
Thank you, Amalia!
DeleteThe belly pork looks delicious. Always nice to share a meal with friends.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mamas!
DeleteHummm pratos apetitosos.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Thank you, Francisco!
DeleteI like the fish! It looks very red and fiery hot.
ReplyDeleteThe sauce is very tasty but not very hot.
DeleteLa comida como siempre se ve muy buena. Besos.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Teresa!
DeleteSteamed belly pork and ginger chicken would be on the menu for me. Yum yum. Diane
ReplyDeleteThank you, Diane!
DeleteThe red lanterns are appealing to the eyes!
ReplyDeleteThey cheer up the atmosphere and a reminder that Chinese New Year is around the corner.
DeleteOh my goodness. What a feast. Fit for a King and Queen. I'm hungry now.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day, Nancy. ♥
Lol! We are the queens for that day!
DeleteOne thing i try to do is eat before i read your blog, and i'm always glad. Otherwise i would be so hungry for foods i cannot get here!
ReplyDeleteLol! Eat first to fill your tummy and over to my blog to feed your eyes!
DeleteYou and your friends know how to enjoy a meal. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh yes, we do! Lol!
DeleteI love black pomfret...
ReplyDeleteI love black pomfret deep fried or in curries.
DeleteI wonder how does the fish with vietnamese sauce taste like?
ReplyDeleteI like the pork belly
Thank you, Libby! I only know that the fish with Vietnamese sauce is very tasty but I don't know how to describe the taste. Lol!
DeleteYou're eating well even before the CNY!
ReplyDeleteLol! Pre-CNY celebration!
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