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Black Chicken Soup

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Shireen

This is my usual ‘poa pun’ (nutricious stuff in Cantonese) during my pregnancy – black chicken soup with snow fungus, wolfberries and red dates. Black chicken is known to be more nutricious than regular chicken. During my previous pregnancies, my mil or my former maids would chop and crush the black chicken into pieces before putting the chicken into a special double boiler with holes…

Birds’ Nest

Posted on November 5, 2007November 8, 2007 by Shireen

These are soaked birds’ nest. There are about 3 pieces of birds’ nest here and I’ll be double boiling them for about an hour after removing the dirt and feathers from the nests. After the cooked birds’ nest have cooled down, I normally transfer them into an air-tight container, put them into the fridge and eat a tablespoon…

Birds’ Nest

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Shireen

That’s a bowl of birds’ nest double boiled with ‘pau sum’ (a type of ginseng) and rock sugar. I love birds’ nest and the only time I get to savour this expensive and exotic delicacy is when I’m pregnant. For both my pregnancies, I ate a lot of birds’ nest. Whenever my mil was around,…

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