Second chance
Ngoh Hiang - Deep fried meat roll wrapped in beancurd skin.
A must-have for some during Chinese New Year.
(Photo extracted from Stomp)It was one dish that I gave a miss time and again over the years.
Because of the mesh of ingredients I couldn't quite decipher when I was a kid
Then it was due to the disdain- of the grease and fatty chunks of meat it contained, when I was a calorie-conscious teenager
So it was with much surprise that I actually enjoyed having it this year.
The blend of minced pork meat, chunks of prawn, bits of chestnuts each packing its texture and taste into the bite-sized roll to give that burst of flavour as it enters the mouth.
Perhaps, certain appreciation and enlightenment - be it for food, clothes, people or tradition are only embraced in time, with age,perspective and experience. No point rushing to capture the delight, no use trying to accelerate the learning curve to skip the painful parts.
And who else, but the family who would give that second, third or countless chances?
To try the ngoh hiang in this case even though kind offers were met with rejections year after year?
To still nag and warn although prior heartfelt advice kept going unheeded.
To still trust though previous promises were thwarted.
To still have the faith , though there were much disappointment, sadness, anger and unreciprocity through the years.
Besides family and old friends, how many more pple, say at the workplace, are willing/can afford to give much leeway, that numerous chances after mistakes are made?
Though this came a little late, have a good Chinese New Year, whether you are home or away.
Because of the mesh of ingredients I couldn't quite decipher when I was a kid
Then it was due to the disdain- of the grease and fatty chunks of meat it contained, when I was a calorie-conscious teenager
So it was with much surprise that I actually enjoyed having it this year.
The blend of minced pork meat, chunks of prawn, bits of chestnuts each packing its texture and taste into the bite-sized roll to give that burst of flavour as it enters the mouth.
Perhaps, certain appreciation and enlightenment - be it for food, clothes, people or tradition are only embraced in time, with age,perspective and experience. No point rushing to capture the delight, no use trying to accelerate the learning curve to skip the painful parts.
And who else, but the family who would give that second, third or countless chances?
To try the ngoh hiang in this case even though kind offers were met with rejections year after year?
To still nag and warn although prior heartfelt advice kept going unheeded.
To still trust though previous promises were thwarted.
To still have the faith , though there were much disappointment, sadness, anger and unreciprocity through the years.
Besides family and old friends, how many more pple, say at the workplace, are willing/can afford to give much leeway, that numerous chances after mistakes are made?
Though this came a little late, have a good Chinese New Year, whether you are home or away.
"For where your treasure is, your heart will be also" - Matthews 6:21
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