Grouper Slices + Bitter Gourd Soup

For the time being, this will be the last post for the home grown white bitter gourds because we have removed all the old vines from the garden. As the plants age, the fruits become smaller and smaller.

We used to get big bitter gourds, much bigger than the one above. As the vines get older, the gourds become smaller.

We have been sharing our bitter gourds with friends and neighbours. I have used bitter gourds for different ways of cooking so that we don't get bored.

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Soup for dinner.

I even used bitter gourd to cook soup with grouper slices instead of using pork or chicken meat for a change.

Ingredients used: Bitter gourd slices, carrot slices, grouper slices, old ginger slices, chicken stock, home made glutinous rice wine and salt to taste.

And sambal belacan with some lime juice as dipping sauce for the fish slices.

White bitter gourd vines before they were removed a few days ago.

Plants are like humans. As we grow older, we have many problems. Don't know what caused the gourds to have the rusty colour spots and patches, or probably fruit rot. For a change, we are now looking forward to plant other edibles and white bitter gourd will have to wait its turn.

If he sows to please his own wrong desires, he will be planting seeds of evil

and he will surely reap a harvest of spiritual decay and death;

but if he plants the good things of the Spirit,

he will reap the everlasting life that the Holy Spirit gives him.

(Galatians 6:8, The Living Bible-TLB)

Lunch, Dinner & Free Salt Water Grouper Fish

One of my favourite noodle is the "tai loke meen" or the fat noodle. I first tasted this fat noodle when I was working in Kuala Lumpur. In Ipoh, it is not easy to find good tasty fat noodle but I will still order a plate whenever I crave for it.

There is one fried noodle stall at the food court near my house. I saw that they have this fat noodle on their menu. The picture looks nice, so ended up ordering a plate for lunch.

The fat noodle with some chili sauce but I would prefer the sambal belacan version. The fat noodle is fried with some prawns, fish paste slices, pork slices, crispy lard pieces, veggie, and black soy sauce. This noodle is good enough to satisfy my craving for the time being.

I made a trip to the Aeon Big shopping centre. Before visiting the supermarket, I went to the upper floor to buy something from Mr. DIY store. I happen to see 2 big posters covering 2 empty space.

I stopped to take snapshots and continue to MR.DIY store.

That evening, I had mood to do some simple cooking for dinner.

I boiled white raddish soup with pork ribs, wolf berries and red dates.

Bitter melon or bitter gourd slices and egg omelette.

These two dishes good enough to go with white rice for 2 people.

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My elder son came back for the weekend and he brought back a big Grouper fish. He visited one of his fishing friends in Ipoh. The friend gave one of the Grouper fishes he caught on his fishing trip.

I cut the fish into 2 and steamed the tail half for next day's dinner.

The other half with the head was kept in the freezer for another dinner.

The whole fish measured more than 20 inches long.

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The following photos from the Hor Yan Hor museum are for joining Tuesday's Treasures and Image-in-ing.

Wood blocks from tree trunks as stools.

The founder of Hor Yan Hor Chinese herbal tea at the museum. He carried the herbal tea in the green antique box.

Linking to Tuesday's Treasures & Image-in-ing.

I am warning you ahead of time, dear brothers,

so that you can watch out and not be carried away

by the mistakes of these wicked men,

lest you yourselves become mixed up too.

(2 Peter 3:17, The Living Bible-TLB)