hungry ghost festival who dunno oh~
i came across an article in the paper last nite..
smtg to do with the festival being celebrated in Penang was better than those celebration in China^^
looks like our penangnite has the true spirits of this creepy festival^^
but it is also said that becus majority of penangnite are hokkien and teochew lang.
myself also half teochew half hokkien And half hainanese ^^ but my hometown still lose to penang la^^
every year penang sure wont fail to garner alot of ang mohs to the country and specifically to Penang..
becos of its hawker stalls and also cos this God of Hades or dua-ah-pek festival
wakaka^^
here is some picha during the celebration in penang few days ago^^
ehh...im not so sure whose is this...if not wrong,its the King of Hades^^
they are putting up opera shows...that last till late at nights....
the seats at the front row have to be empty as they are reserved for the ghosts...
for those that wanna watch the opera have to sit at the back seats...not the fronts...
remember....you have been warned.... ^^
the food offerings for the deads..
I remembered when we were young,
we were warned not to place anything other then food on the King of Hades's table.
I was told he ate a baby who was accidentally placed by the mother on the table.
When the mother returned to fetch the baby,
he had turned blue.
It was so scary that we would not dared to go near the table.
The mum pleaded and cried for the child to be return and apologized for being rude,
that is placing the child on the table as her hands were full.
The spirit medium translated as the King of Hades thought that it was a food offering for him.
we were warned not to place anything other then food on the King of Hades's table.
I was told he ate a baby who was accidentally placed by the mother on the table.
When the mother returned to fetch the baby,
he had turned blue.
It was so scary that we would not dared to go near the table.
The mum pleaded and cried for the child to be return and apologized for being rude,
that is placing the child on the table as her hands were full.
The spirit medium translated as the King of Hades thought that it was a food offering for him.
scary ehh.......i got so scared when my mother told me this tale when i was around 8yrs old^^
during this time of the year...
my parents usually will not allow me to hang out with my frens till late at night...
even if i do hang out..my friends will not dare to hang out till 1030pm,which is our usual hangout limit^^
they are really supersticious u know!
and they are scared to accidentally encounter those *tut*
wakaka,dont say them i myself also^^
paise paise^^
in conjunction with the ghost festival,we have Mooncake Festival too!
its one of my favourite cos i love mooncakes...very nice!^^
Mango with Pomelo in snowskin mooncake
Durian Paste in snowskin mooncake
Avocado with Mango Mousse Mooncake
Felleutine-Hazelnuts with Wafer Crunch Nuts
Champagne Truffle and Chocolate Ganache
Baileys Truffle and Mint snowskin mooncake
Almond Beancurd with Longan Giant snowskin mooncake
Flaky Teochew ''Oor Nee'' mooncake (velvety yam with Japanese golden pumpkin fillings)
even Starbucks dowanna miss out the fun of creating new flavours of mooncakes^^
nah...this is the old traditional geh mooncake....be4 evolution take place and the mooncakes our ah ma lastim kid time eat geh became like those mentioned earlier^^ how to say le...ehh...our generation geh mooncakes ba^^
Tung-Lok mooncakes...
maybe its plain..but when its made by Tunglok it has got to be good!^^
this one is first baked be4 undergoing chilling process.
its the first baked-and-chilled mooncakes in Singapore!^^
Peony Jade's wild strawberries and banana mooncakes
notice the chunks of strawberries and banana inside them?`and they are in low fat yoghurt too!wow!^^
Peony Jade's Alcoholic Lychee Tini and Ganache
flavour
this one geng lo...it has got liquorice truffle at its core^^ and with the taste of lychee martini cocktail feel^^
Kia Hiang Mooncakes
comes with 5 flavours:green tea,durian,chocolate with rum and raisin,creamy blueberry...and CHEESE!!! my favourite...omg,tantalizing!^^
Carlton's Lavender flavoured snowskin mooncake
comes with 3 flavours:melon seed and wheatgrass,lavender(mentioned) and hazelnut and coco nata.....of cus,lavender will stir up most curiousity...imagine floral taste in mooncakes!definitely modern^^
Godiva's Belgian Chocolate mooncake!
even this chocolatier brand doesnt want to b left out^^
see....told ya! everybody simply love mooncakes!! ^^
but of cus,to eat really good and quality mooncakes, u have gtta have the cash^^
those mentioned above are certainly one of the top 20 in Singapore! try it! ^^
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