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Two weeks before Chinese New Year we had our gathering at Canton-I, a Chinese Restaurant. Only five of us managed to make it except Eason. Due to our hectic lifestyle, it's quite difficult gather everyone together. Mike was very keen on their Prosperity Abalone Treasure Pot also known as "Poon Choi" while me on the other hand wasn't very keen. "Poon Choi" is a traditional Chinese dish packed with layers and layers of dishes and served in a "basin". Canton - I has this Prosperity Abalone Treasure Pot promotion of RM 468 for 6 to 8 pax. It consists of braised premium Australian abalone (12 heads), sea cucumber, Japanese dried scallops, Japanese dried oysters, premium mushrooms, Pantai Remis fresh sea prawns, roast chicken, braised trotters, golden money bags, pork balls, dried beancurd skin, yam, black moss, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, deep-fried beancurd skin, radish, braised oyster and abalone sauce. (Total 18 ingredients, weight 9 pounds) We

It was the 9th day of Chinese New Year, a special day where Hokkien people celebrate the Jade Emperor God's birthday. It's also known as "Pai Ti Kong" in Hokkien. Everyone will get everything ready by 8th night of Chinese New Year and all Hokkiens will start their prayers at the stroke of midnight. This is the first time I've attended a "Pai Ti Kong" ceremony. I didn't know much about it since I'm not a Hokkien but seems that a pair of sugarcane plant, sweet cakes (thni kuih), red tortoise cake (angku kuih), pineapple, fruits and "miku" bun are part of the offerings. Piles of folded pieces of gold papers also known as "kim chua" in Hokkien and paper costumes are burnt as offerings. Once the gold papers are set ablaze, stalks from the sugarcane will be thrown into the fire as well. You will start to hear cracking and popping sound once the sugarcane starts burning.  Pai Ti Kong setup Pai Ti Kong setup

Three years ago I've blogged about Restaurant Ahwa. You may read it by clicking this link: (  Restaurant Ahwa (Hokkien Mee) - Petaling Jaya  ) However, I did not blog in detail about QQ Pancake. This small stall is located right at the entrance of Restaurant Ahwa. Unlike those flat and round pancake or crispy pancake with peanut filling, this stall sells variety of pancakes with different fillings such as cheese, ham, egg, chicken floss, sausages, banana, chocolate and many more. I ordered the combination of chicken floss, ham and cheese pancake. It was good. Edges of the pancake was crunchy and the whole combination of chicken floss, ham and cheese was just perfect. Love the saltiness of the cheese as well. This small stall open till late night and yes... I will definitely order again!  Restaurant Ahwa QQ Pancake Chicken floss, ham and cheese - RM 5 QQ Pancake (Restaurant Ahwa) 66, Jalan 14/48, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan