Childhood Food

I am filled with nostalgia for certain types of food because I grew up on them. Today I found a whole collection of recipes, some of which I am very familar with like Lor Hon Chai. While running through the list of ingredients, my heart sank because some of these ingredients are difficult to find outside of Asia and I have no idea who imports such foodstuff.

Savoury Soy Milk Soup

On a whim, I tried something new yesterday. I ordered savoury soy milk soup from the Shanghainese restaurant down the street from where I live. The soup was quite thick, with processed seaweed, pieces of fried bread ( you tiao in Chinese, somewhat like croutons but less dense) and chilli seasoning. I didn't think it was worth the $4.80 I paid for it but it was worth a try nonetheless. Plain soy milk soup was priced at $3.

Fruity Thick Shake

Ingredients:
1 cup of soy milk (for the lactose intolerant like me) or regular milk
1/2 cup of low fat yoghurt (I used a peach and mango flavoured one)
3 scoops of low fat wildberry yoghurt icecream
1 big pear
1 big mango

Steps:
Cut the fruits into cubes and mix in the rest of the ingredients in a blender. Blend under smooth.

Serves: 3

I had this for breakfast this morning and it was a delicious meal substitute.