Chinese New Year Dishes a’la Hakka Cuisine

Authentic Hakka Chinese New Year dishes

 I had the pleasure of attending a Hakka presentation of Chinese New Year dishes several years back.

The event took place before the New Year and was held at their Kaying Association premises.

The association ladies had prepared 8 auspicious and typically traditional Hakka dishes and brought it to the association as part of their activities before the arrival of the New Year.

Kaying Association ladies. Chairwoman Madam Yip (5th from right) 

I recall the chairwoman of the section, Madame Yip gave the reason for preparing these traditional Hakka dishes was to remind the next generation that these were ‘very traditional and specific to the Hakka community with the hope that it never becomes extinct’. The dishes were great though some I had never seen nor tasted of before.

Madam Yip with her 'hee2 har2 prawn contribution and judging with Datuk Hew 

A New Year Greeting from the committee 

Later the committee members showed up for judging and to partake of the feast. It was an eye opening event worth remembering.

JAG

9th Morning of CNY 2022 ...on the Eastern Side of Gunong Tambun

On my morning ride this morning, saw these large joss sticks .. today being the 9th day of Chinese New Year, the birthday of the Jade Emperor (the Supreme Deity of Taoism) according to Taoist legend...

.. large and interesting joss sticks/ candles ....

 

Buddha under a Tecoma tree

Good morning and Blessings to all

JAG

Chinese New Year .... 1982

1982 before the Chinese New Year. At the market area. Not sure if that was when Ipoh's town market was being upgraded to the present building but all stalls were on the roadside.

Firecrackers ...a must have during the New Year celebrations

On Cockman street

Under the five foot way .....

On Market Terrace - Don't see these so often now 

the Knife Seller 

Never tried this ..but it had many customers 

Putumayam seller catching up with the news 

the Trishaw ... long forgotten 

Over at Jalan Ali Pitchay ... Sam Lock opened an Indonesian Curry Rice shop?

the traditional way during the New Year .....

long hair covering the ears and moustache ...

Ipoh ... once upon a time 

 

CNY Fourth Day

Dining in the suburbs .. with booking 

 On the 4^th day of the Lunar Year decided to eat out for dinner. Seemed the whole of Ipoh decided to do the same. The neighborhoods have been flooded with outstation vehicles of children returning home for the reunion dinner. 

Looking for food ...then waiting for a table ..  

When they come home they will look out for their favorite foods which I guess was the reason for the long queues during the daytime.

But at dinnertime it was the popular diners and the touristy establishments that seemed to be prepared for the crowds.

Popular tourist alfresco place Kafe Yoon Wah on Jalan Bijeh Timah, Old Town  

...serviced an entire block of diners 

Other parts of  Old Town was quiet

At Jalan Yau Tet Shin, New Town another tourist spot 

whole families were seen eating or 

or buying foods.

But by next week it will be back to normal Ipoh.

JAG

Happy Year of the Tiger

 To our Chinese readers

Keep Safe, Be Happy and May Prosperity be with you all throughout the year

Kinta Chronicles

Chinese New Year Decoration At Pasir Pinji Riverfront Park

The DAP people from Ipoh Timor have literally been painting Ipoh Timor red this Chinese New Year be it Canning, Pinji or Bercham. They have been busy in spite of the natural calamities in between.

 

DAP's YB Wong Kah Woh and YB Howard Lee

I went to have a photo shoot at Pasir Pinji. The name of the place is Taman Pinggir Sungai Pasir Pinji or Pasir Pinji Riverfront Park. It was a good effort and creativity did create an impact.

Red lanterns and sugar cane ..interesting contrast  

Cherry blossoms ....

..and creativity 

The colour red gave it that festive look with flower blossoms in the square.

Beyond the blossoms is a stage and from there looking east you could view Ipoh airport and the hills beyond. Very nice.

The lovely view 

Then I noticed a vegetable garden and a little further what looked like multi-purpose hall. 

I remembered that Pasir Pinji was once a ‘New Village’...a  1954 Briggs Plan to cut off food and other supplies to the communists from their sources which was among the rural population.

This was during the emergency. Roughly 500,000 people throughout the country were forcibly transferred from their land and moved to newly-constructed settlements known as "New villages".

In Ipoh Timor the constituencies of Pasir Pinji, Simee (part of Canning) and Bercham were “New Villages’

I recall YB Howard Lee held several programs earlier hiliting the cultures and foodstuffs that this ‘village’ was famous for.

Sundown ..now wait for the lights to turn on...

....finally 

What a flashback.

JAG