Did you know: Pen Cai - A popular dish during the Chinese New Year but how did it came about? It's history traced back to the Song Dynasty (AD1132-1279). Huge wooden basins were passed from 1 household to another, collecting food for starving soldiers. Pen Cai may look simple but the soul of the dish lies in the number '8' - there are eight main seasonings and key cooking techniques, with eight layers of dishes stacked to form pen cai. Can you make out the 8 cooking techniques and the 8 layer of dishes? The eight cooking techniques comprise pan-frying, deep-frying, braising, stewing, roasting, boiling and reduction. While the the dishes are stacked according to this order, beginning from the bottom: boiled radish; stewed mushroom and bean curd skin; boiled fried pig's skin and yam; deep-fried fish paste; braised roast pork belly and dried cod; pan-fried prawns; boiled chicken; and lastly caramelized pig's trotter. Now you'll have something to share this Chinese New Year!π
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