About Sang Choi, Poh Lei Sang Choi and Bak Kut Teh..

In the late evening hours....I had a 3 way chat with Mag and Sam. First with Mag about parts of the pig that she should put in her Bak Kut Teh tonight.

Wikipedia translates Bak Kut Teh as "pork bone tea", and at its simplest consists of meaty pork ribs in a complex broth of herbs and spices (including star anise, cinnamon, cloves, dang gui, and garlic), boiled together with pork bones for hours. However, additional ingredients may include offal, varieties of mushroom, lettuce, and pieces of dried tofu. Light and dark soy sauce are also added to the soup during cooking, with varying amounts depending on the variant.

Anyway..on the meat..we concluded that she should get some bones and meat. I specifically asked her to try get thigh bones or ribs (breast bones). and of course some meat - preferably those with layers of fat cum meat. She was worried that she won't be able to understand the Chinese description (she is in Beijing) - my suggestion to her was...to point at her thigh and breast (chest I mean) to get the right bones.

Then...we had another long debate about the type of vege for Bak Kut Teh. By memory we concluded that it should be Sang Choi = Lettuce but Sam thinks that to be exact..it should be Poh Lei Sang Choi. Beleive me..this debate took us about 15 mins. Sam..had this brilliant definition that made me ROFL. According to Sam, Sang Choi is the flat type and is...the one that is use for lion dance. Well, she is kind of right..cos the other type of sang choi which is called POH LEI SANG CHOI is ...according to Mag >>i know not the fat round choi. cos that one cannot pick la! like ball, lion cannot catch

After much debate..Sam even took the trouble to download some pictures to prove her point. Ladies and gentleman..here's how different the two types of sang choi and poh lei sang choi looks like:

Have a good evening folks. I am heading home now to hv whatever's on the dinner table while Mag should be in Carrefour BJ now..buying her pork and sang choi. As for Sam..I forgot to ask..what's for her dinner tonite?