Tuesday 1 December 2020

Sweet Potota Sweet Drink & Cucumber Salad

I have boiled sweet potato sweet drink or tong sui for a long time. I bought a few sweet potatoes from a road side stall on our way home from morning walk.

Only 4 items needed: Sweet potato peeled and cut into bite pieces, smashed old ginger, cane sugar and water. Boil sweet potato with ginger, pandan or screwpine leaves, and add cane sugar when the potato is soften.
We had sweet potato tong sui for lunch.
There was some leftover julienned cucumber which I prepared for the assam laksa. I also have cranberries and pine nuts in the fridge.
Toasted sesame dressing was added to make a delicious salad.
I saw this cute poster on a wall of a hotel in Malacca.
Pink Wishbone flowers growing wild in my garden.
Sometimes I see them, sometimes I don't.


Where there is ignorance of God, crime runs wild;
but what a wonderful thing
it is for a nation to know and keep his laws.
(Proverbs 29:18, The Living Bible-TLB)

50 comments:

  1. I think a tangy yuzu dressing would work for your salad too. Sweet potatoes tong sui is yums! Yummy!

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  2. Beautiful pink Wishbone flowers :)
    Have a great day :)

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  3. I am eyeing your tong sui... ginger tong sui is best...

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    1. After such a long time, I really enjoy the tong sui.

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  4. The sweet potato tang shui sounds really tasty and I love that crunchy cucumber salad too.

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  5. ...Nancy, I remember going with my mother to but Buster Brown shoes when I was a kid. Thanks for the memories.

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  6. I have not seen that sign in ages...it used to be common.

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    1. I have not come across this sign until I saw it in the hotel.

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  7. That cucumber salad looks divine. You inspire me.

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  8. Buster Brown shoes...brings me back to my childhood. Love cucumbers and your salad looks delicious. A bit magical when flowers pop up here and there to bring a pleasant surprise. Take care and have a pleasant week.

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  9. I've not had breakfast yet and now I'm even hungrier. You and your husband eat so well.

    Have a fabulous day, Nancy. ♥

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    1. These are very common local food. Hope you had a wonderful breakfast.

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  10. I remember Buster Brown shoes! So they used to be sold there as well?

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    1. I don't know because when we were young, we couldn't afford imported shoes.

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  11. Your julienned cucumber plate looks delicious Nancy.

    Cruisin Paul

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  12. Your salad is really nice and I love sweet potato drink!

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  13. Sweet potatoes are a favorite here. When i was young, i remember going to the Buster Brown store for shoes.

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    1. We couldn't afford imported shoes when we were young.

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  14. I didn't know you could make a drink out of sweet potato, how interesting, I'd love to give it a try. I use a lot of sweet potatoes, more and more instead of regular ones.
    Amalia
    xo

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    1. Yes, do try and I hope you enjoy it. If you don't like ginger, just use sugar and omit the ginger.

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  15. The pink wishbone flowers look like periwinkle flowers. I like sesame dressing so I would enjoy this salad.

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  16. Las flores silvestres se ven preciosas. Besos.

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  17. Interesting combination for that salad. Pretty too.

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    1. I just put in whatever I can find in the fridge and glad that it tasted nice.

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  18. I use dried cranberries a lot in my salads! Great food photos!

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