BBQ Pork Buns

I had some leftover char sao filling from the siew bao bake the other day, so decided to make some baked buns. Wanted to imitated the ones from No. 10 or a coffee shop at Lido, but i knew i would not succeed this time as the filling itself is already far from worse in comparison to their buns. Sigh, i miss char sao bao oh :-( and many many other food like muk shu gao, sea water fish (in sweet and sour, thai sauce or asam masam), guava, and my parents' cooking (although it's just baked beans and egg). Haha, sounds like as if i had lost my trademark. It's true, no kidding, go and ask around people who know me what they knew about me, and they'll tell you 'she eats char sao bao everyday' or 'she likes sweet and sour very much'! No longer the case now, so don't be surprised if i'm lighter a few kilos.

Why am i telling you all this? No intention, i was just reminding myself that humans need to update, adapt and change to new things/ environment from time to time. Can't stick on to a habit for long, especially when it has become like an obligation or stronghold if it's the right word. I used to eat char sao bao, muk shu gao and drink countless cups of coffee everyday. Honestly, that was my daily must-have menu. And, when comes to selection of dish in a chinese restaurant, sweet and sour fish would be first on my mind. Also, I barely had any meals without tomato sauce or chilli. Reason, they are my favourites. Today i don't anymore. Not that i dislike them, infact they are still my No. 1 favourites, but i've come to the point of accepting that i can't have everything i want at all times. Every place has a different culture, eating lifestyle and habit. Importantly, i can't bring 'home' with me to wherever i go.

In BJ, i'm trained to eat lotsa vegetables (of which some i've never seen before) and nutritious snacks like walnuts, dried dates, fresh fruits and seaweed etc and drink tea instead of coffee. My meat intake has reduced a lot this year, but beef consumption seems to have doubled. In terms of fish, we have them almost every week; fresh water ones though. And oh ya, i also have an apple a day. It's my must-have now.

Nothing is impossible when comes to kicking off some old habits or routine. As long as one is willing to give up and take in new things. And this is what i'm learning hard now.

Of course home is still the best, because that's where i grew up and spent most of my years. That's the place i know i can get the best 'char sao bao' although it may not be to many people, and where i can drink good soups because my grandma and mom boil the best nutritious soup. And where i can eat lots and lots of good fresh seawater fish!