I started my usual Saturday with porridge, again. It's not that it's not healthy or anything, it just gets boring, doncha think? BUT today, miraculously, my mum and dad thought of eating a pork and vegetable bun at the Asian fast food restaurant in the train station for brunch! Wow, it had been around half a year since I had tasted those buns and before the raised the price of it by 30c. So you can buy one bun for $1.50. There were different fillings inside which gave the names to these buns. There were pork, pork & vegetables, pork and mushroom, vegetable and many others which I can't remember but are worthwhile tasting. I'm not quite sure what origin these buns come from but I know it's definitely from China (sorry, that is such a stupid suggestion, it's wayy too obvious). I used to buy a bun for breakfast if I was running late for the bus and if I forgot to eat breakfast at home. Nowadays, I don't have that much time on my hands.I might buy some next time I'm in a rush.
Whoops, talking off-track here, so for lurch, I had 'zongzi' which is a traditional Chinese dish or "dumpling" eaten on special occasions...oh yea! This dish is eaten to celebrate, well actually mourn, the death of a certain ancient Chinese emperor, who was very responsible for his people and did many things to make the world a better place for the peasants and workers. It was said that he had suicided and jumped into a certain river. The people of the village did not want the emperor's body to be eaten by the crustaceans and sea creatures, so they wrapped up glutinous rice, and different savoury or sweet ingredients into a special type of leaf, tied it up with string, and threw it into the river. This gave birth to the new dish in the whole China.
I cooked a 'zongzi' today, myself, but with the instructions from my dad. I had to place the two 'zongzi' into a small saucepan and fill it up with water until it just submerged both 'zongzi'. I had to wait the saucepan was completely heated up and turn down to a lower heat, and leave it there for 4 minutes. Unfortunately, I took my eye of the time and cooked it for 6 minutes instead. It made not much difference. At least the food inside was okay. So, I thought I had cooked two green bean ones, when I had actually went and cooked a red bean and a green bean. So my dad ended up with the red bean one. For extra yumminess, you can dip the rice or ingredients inside it into soya sauce, or just any sugar (raw sugar, white sugar, brown sugar, they taste all the same with the 'zongzi').
Pizza. Pizza was not bad today. My dad and I had ordered two traditional large pizzas from Dominoes online. It was quite fun. Though, I went and picked it up with my dad. We ordered a Double bacon Cheeseburger Pizza with Square Puff, and a Meatlovers with a Classic Crust. I think that the rest of the pizza's are such rip-offs. Yep, they're nicer and tastier but does it have to cost 13 bucks for a pizza that only serves (at the least) eight people? Anyways, I think my dad has started to favour the Meatlovers pizza.
That's it for this week, well actually, day. See you later!! :)
Bye bye,
pandabear
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