And on the Other Side of the World…

Talking about New Year’s Eve dinners... here is the yummy spread a Malaysian family enjoyed on the other side of the world, in Chicago, USA.

K. K. and his wife E were planning a family dinner for New Years, and after stumbling upon my blog, he emailed me about the assam fish curry recipe I had previously posted. We sort of discussed the types of fish that can be used for this dish. They ended up using “King Fish”. I’m not too sure what type of fish that is exactly. Is it an exclusively “American” fish? But it sure looks good made into assam curry!

They also cooked up chicken with Chinese mushrooms and “sawi” (Chinese mustard) vegetable stir-fried with what appears in the picture to be possibly sambal belacan (in Chicago??), chillis or shallots and garlic. It all looks quite yummilicious! Food does make the world go round! Indeed.

My thanks to K for the thoughtful gesture of sending me the food picture (plus another picture of his family). It was a nice warm feeling receiving them. Once or twice I have wondered whether anyone has cooked from any of the recipes on this blog. So it was really nice to receive this little feedback and to be able to put some faces to the emails and comments I receive. It was also very touching that they chose to give me, a total stranger, the privilege of sharing a small part of the joyful and warm spirit of their family’s New Year’s Eve gathering.

Happy New Year to K, E and their family!

* all pictures in this post were edited from a photograph by Kandiah Kanagandram of Chicago, USA.

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