Poon Choi, also known as Big Bowl Feast. It was said that Poon Choi was invented during the late Song Dynasty. When Mongol troops invaded Song China, the young Emperor fled to the area around Guangdong and Hong Kong. To serve the Emperor as well as his army, the locals collected all their best food available, cooked it, and put it in wooden washing basins. By doing so Poon Choi was invented.
And this was my uncle's proud creation: (I should add that the pot was at least 20 inches big in diameter!)
It honestly had everything you could ever imagine in it. There were chicken, goose, dried scallops, king prawns, Chinese mushrooms, abalone, dried oysters, black moss, fish balls, meat balls, squid, sea cucumbers, fish maw, pig skin, dried tofu, Chinese radish, and extra vegetables. I am sure the list is still incomplete. It was served like a hot pot and the brown broth was left simmering the whole time. Everything was tasty but after a while they all taste the same (as they would since they were all simmered in the same sauce). There was more than enough food for all 12 of us!
Some ingredients were more adventurous than others and it's like a treasure hunt when we dug in to the pot. The secret is to sit next to someone whom you can pass your unwanted items to. :) In this case my cousin's boyfriend L was lucky enough to have all my hand downs. Thanks for helping!
My cousins have the cutest dog! Look at him!
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hope we can gather in every chinese new year (by joy)
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