Comments on: Buddha’s Day 2007

By: mellie

mellie — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:59:00 +0000

Hey there solvent_d - thank you so much for providing some wonderful information. You are not being a stickler for details, you are just more informed than I

You know, I think I could forgo a lot of meat dishes, but if I had to cut out onions, garlic, ginger etc., I would be a very unhappy girl

By: Moodie Foodie

Moodie Foodie — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 02:05:00 +0000

Thanks for all the info guys (or girls). Much appreciated!

By: solvent_d

solvent_d — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 08:51:00 +0000

i forgot to mention that one of the reasons vegetarian laksa usually doesn’t compare to other laksas is that, well, as Noodle suggested: it’s difficult to get beef without beef. much of laksa (lemak) cannot be replicated in a buddhist vegetarian manner largely because of the latter’s lack of the key ingredient, shrimp. not to mention, even basics like garlic, and (i’m quite sure) onions.

buddhist vegetarian meals are more often for affectation purposes, meant only to *look* like the original ‘flesh-based’ dishes. so really any comparative remarks made in this entry isn’t so much a case of apple against apple, but apple against orange.

(sorry to be a stickler for details, but seeing as how i did grow up in a part-buddhist household…)

By: solvent_d

solvent_d — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 08:21:00 +0000

actually, the dessert you have is called Chendol. Ice Kachang is a similar dessert that’s topped with a mountain of ice shaving, laced with various types of colored syrups. there usually is sweet corn, palm seeds, red beans, etc at the bottom for discovery.

chendol is typified by the green starched jelly/noodle thing (which i think is called chendol as well) that you’ve captured in your photo.

By: mellie

mellie — Tue, 29 May 2007 03:00:00 +0000

Hiya m’s nemesis - ooh, sorry to hear you had a head cold (I feel your pain as I’m suffering one right now!). Don’t worry, it’ll be on again next year, and I’m sure bigger and better

By: M's nemesis

M's nemesis — Mon, 28 May 2007 11:35:00 +0000

Hey Tummy Rumbles,

Great review, thanks for all those tasty looking pics!. Once again, I wrote down this feast in my diary but didn’t get a chance to go down on the weekend, because of a rather dreaded head cold. I think, a bit of that hot sweet chilli sauce would’ve been just the kinda kick I need!

By: mellie

mellie — Sun, 27 May 2007 11:33:00 +0000

Hi moodie foodie - there are some great festivals held in Melbourne. The hard bit is finding out where and when they are! A good source of information is White Hat. Sign up to his email list - you’ll receive a weekly summary of what’s happening around town.

Hey mel. - uh huh, the radish cake was fantastic! You certainly may add it to your “best of” hunts

Hello gourmand - a tip for next year - make sure you go on the first day. Some of the yummier dishes sold out by the time I got there.

Hi mouse - yes, I was curious about the glutinous rice roll too, which is why I wanted to sample it. I really loved the crunchy youtiao inside the soft and sticky rice. But the floss was just a little too sweet. It was bizarre.

Hey squishy - uh huh, I love to get out there and expand my culinary horizon

By: Squishy

Squishy — Sun, 27 May 2007 07:40:00 +0000

It all looks really interesting. You get to try all the good stuff

By: mouse

mouse — Sat, 26 May 2007 09:04:00 +0000

Wow, all the food looks yummy! I’m really curious about the glutinous rice roll/youtiao/pork floss thing. I missed Buddha Day this year though, might look to go next year.

By: The Gourmand

The Gourmand — Fri, 25 May 2007 10:32:00 +0000

Hi Mellie,
Sounds like a wonderful day of food tasting! We have pencilled it in for next year.