Our christmas dinner / Hidangan malam natal kami
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Dear Steemians,
Germany is not like Indonesia, where people normally have a big family gathering at festive days.
One is often not only close to full blood brother/sister but also with cousins and nephews/nieces. I don't mean to say that you have less love for your family in Germany, but the culture is just different and both have their own advantage and disadvantages.
In Asia you can (most of the time) count on your big family for support, but the cost that you have to pay is: that you would definitely have less privacy and less room to freely make a decision for your life.
But I wouldn't elaborate too much about it tonight as my main topic today is my dishes for the christmas eve.
My choice is chinese signature dishes. The main reason is because it's simple. It doesn't take so much effort and need not so many spices and cooking steps like indonesian signature dishes for festive days.
With a baby to take care of, I would already be happy to be able to cook at all. :-D
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Halo sobat Steemians...
Jerman tidak seperti Indonesia. Disini susah ditemui acara keluarga yang tamunya banyak, karena keluarga Jerman biasanya kecil-kecil (Itupun kalau keluarganya masih utuh.
Dikeluarga suamiku ngga ada hidangan tipikal natal seperti di keluarga lain disini, soalnya lidah mertuaku untungnya juga nggak konservatif, cabe aja masih bisa ikut makan meskipun ngga seganas orang indonesia hahaha.
Jadi waktu di tempat Oma pun masakannya juga menunya ngga selalu sama tiap tahun.
Selamat menikmati makan malam kalian dirumah masing-masing! :) |
This is called "Cap cai" , an indonesian-chinese dish consist of fresh veggies and protein source could be chosen from either: eggs, shrimp, pork, chicken, beef meat ball or even a mix of all those protein. In my dish I used kekkian (meat cake made of shrimp and chicken), beef meatball, broccoli, carrots, cabbage, cherry tomatoes and mushrooms.
Ini adalah cap cai sayur yang diisi kekkian udang ayam dan bakso sapi. Sayurnya saya pakai brokoli, wortel, kol putih dan jamur.
This is called "Hong shao rou", signature dish of chinese people. I chose the recipe of "Sìchuān" cuisine, because it's well known to be more spicy. According to the name it's made of pork belly, but you could also use tofu, but it would taste a bit different as tofu doesn't have the fat. :-D
Ini masakan asli china yang disebut "Hong Shao Rou", resep yang saya pilih adalah yang dari "Sìchuān", karena bumbunya lebih kuat. "Sìchuān" terkenal akan makanan pedasnya di China. Originalnya sesuai namanya bahan utamanya adalah daging babi bagian perut, tapi bisa diganti pake tahu jika mau. Cuma rasanya tentu akan beda karena kan ngga ada lemaknya hehehe.
This is a signature dish of my father in law: he's great at making any kind of salad, so it's his contribution in our dinner menu. :-D
Ini hidangan andalan mertua laki-laki saya. Beliau sangat handal dalam membuat salad dressing, karena itu menu salad menjadi tugas beliau kali ini. :-D
And this is our dessert, called "Kolak kacang hijau". It's made of mungbeans, coconut milk, palm sugar, ginger and jackfruit. Normally we also add some banana which could be cooked without danger of melting in the soup. Unfortunately I have forgotten to buy one in asian shop. But it's ok, it's still tasty anyway and the ginger could keep us warm. Before adding up some sugar in the dessert pot, I took a bowl for my little princess first as it's not only tasty but also very healthy, so she could taste some of it.
Yang ini adalah hidangan penutupnya: Kolak kacang hijau. Saya nggak pakai pisang karena kebetulan kemarin lupa beli di toko asia. Pisang yang disupermarket itu tekstur dan rasanya kayak pisang ambon, ngga bisa dimasak karena bakal ancur. Sebelum dikasih gula saya pisahkan satu mangkuk untuk si kecil supaya dia bisa ikut merasakan hidangan sehat ini.
Last but not least, a picture of a happy little baby playing with her christmas present. She's probably excited to learn walking with it asap. :)
Yang terakhir tapi ngga kalah berharga bagi saya adalah tampilan ekspresi hepi si kecil bersama hadiah natalnya. Sepertinya dia senang akan segera bisa belajar berjalan dengan kereta kayunya ini.
Well ok friends... see you again next time for the recipes! :)
Ok teman-teman, sampai jumpa lain kali untuk resepnya!
Ich finde es sehr interessant, was du über die Kultur bedingten Unterschiede in Bezug auf Familienfeiern geschrieben hast. Es war sicher eine große Umstellung für dich, Weihnachten nicht mehr in der Großfamilie zu feiern.
In meinem Geschwisterkreis wird der Heilige Abend traditionell mit der eigenen kleinen Familie gefeiert und erst die folgenden zwei Feiertage sind für Besuche reserviert.
Dein Festtagsmenü sieht sehr köstlich aus! Ich freue mich schon auf die Rezepte und werde versuchen, das eine oder andere nachzukochen, obwohl ich leider nicht die geborene Köchin bin ;)
Die ersten Weihnachten mit eurer kleinen Prinzessin waren sicher wunderschön! Kinder verleihen dem Fest einen ganz eigenen Zauber :)
Kinder freuen sich jedenfalls auf die vielen Geschenke hahaha.
Leider habe ich bis heute immer noch Gäste, so dass ich keine Gelegenheit habe, das Rezept zu schreiben und zu posten. :-D
Aber sicher wird es nicht vergessen.
It’s interesting that you described to us the culture of German family which is different from our Asian family.
Your Christmas dishes look delicious! I especially like the "Hong shao rou". It looks spicy.
Your little princess looks happy with her Christmas gift and I think she would enjoy walking with it very soon.
I hope you had wonderful time on Christmas and a happy New Year to you and your warm family. ;)
I didn't use thai bird eye chili at all this time... so the level of spiciness is still rather harmless. :-D
Thank you for the nice wishes :).
It’s my pleasure! I’m glad to hear that you know Thai bird eye chili very well. Yes, it is really spicy…. ;))
meine liebe, falls du Rezepte hast mit denen ich sowas auch kochen kann, würde ich mich sehr freuen wenn du sie mir zur verfügung stellen könntest. ich liebe es neues zu probieren.
Ich mache es so bald wie möglich. Ich habe noch Gäste bis heute, so dass ich keine Gelegenheit dazu habe :-D
Das Rezept ist relativ einfach, das kannst du bestimmt nachmachen.
ja mach dir keinen Stress deswegen, einfach wenn du die zeit dafür findest ist OK. Vielen Dank.....
Looks great like always! <3
I think I have tried the dessert before, is that possible?
Yum yum!
Yes, correct... you have a great memory hahaha.
Aku kolaknya aja deh mba.. 😁😁
Dah habiiiiiis hehehe.
Ich hoffe ihr hattet wunderbare, besinnliche Feiertage und könnt die Zeit mit euren Liebsten genießen.
Ebenfalls für dich und deine Familie Rachel :). Guten Rutsch ins Jahr 2018.
Your Christmas dinner really looks delicious. Thanks for the insight into Indonesian family life. This is quite interesting.
Cap cay dan kolak kacang hijaunya saya suka mbak @kobold-djawa , baru tau saya kacang hijau bisa dicampur dgn nangka...
Btw Selamat Natal ya mbak @kobold-djawa semoga mbak sekeluarga selalu dilindungi Tuhan.
Jana sudah mulai belajar berjalan ya mbak ?
Have fun ya Jana dgn mainan barunya :)
I wish you more happiness
and good health this Christmas.
Have a very merry Christmas!
May you find the one that
you will share this holiday with under the mistletoe.
Merry Christmas, my friend!
I hope the birth of our savior Jesus Christ
will give you renewed hope and will to live His life.
A peaceful Merry Christmas to you and your family.
God has given us a new blessing this day.
He has given us His only son to save us from damnation.
I hope the Lord Jesus Christ may live in your heart as we celebrate His birth.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Have a happy holiday!
Thank you for being one of the people
who made this world a wonderful place to live in.
I pray that you’ll be blessed with good health, security, success, peace and joy.
Merry Christmas to @kobold-djawa mam @jaki01 sir and your lovely cute little angel..
bisa ngebayangin deh gimana rempongnya di dapur dengan anak seusia si princess itu hehehe. Btw saya gagal fokus sama mainan si kecil, semua dari kayu, bagus banget. love it.
btw, akhir tahun liburan ke mana mbak?
Ampun rempong banget, ini anak sekarang langsung ngebut kedapur kalau liat orang masuk dapur hahhaha. Makanya jadi milih yang bikinnya lumayan gampang.
Iya semua dari kayu, jadi mainannya bisa awet dan selain itu relativ aman, ngga banyak chemical yang berbahaya.
Biar dapet murah, bisa nyari pas diskon,
Kalau utk anak sendiri, ngga untuk kado anak orang... masih bisa nyari juga di acara bazar barang bekas untuk anak-anak :-D.
Disini banyak event begitu kan.
Tapi udah bisa menyajikan berbagai masakan gitu dengan segala kerempongannya, udah mantep banget lah pokoke mbak. Hooh ya event2 bazar barang bekas, atau di flea market biasanya banyak barang2 kayak gini masih bagus2. Membantu emak2 instiqomah pada spiritnya yaitu pengin ngirit :D