So... Whats for lunch?

[Lise]

49er wrote:
I think it all came about because its an old chinese custom to serve ginger, pigs feet and egg cooked together in vinegar to visitors after a birth.  Red egg (hard boiled, shell deeped in red dye)........I think the chinese make everthing red for all happy ocasions (white for death)



ADD...the new mother is given the cooked ginger and vinegar the first month after giving birth, to help her recover.  Recently western researchers reported there is truth in this belief[/DIV]
     Hi 49er!

  That's interesting. I don't think we did this last year. I did give a baby introduction to friends but we never held a Chinese banquet. I certainly did not remember getting any eggs or ginger. My mom wants me to boil an egg each year for the kids b'day and dye it red but I dunno... never done it.

[Sportsdude]

white is for death? that's interesting.  

[2Lazy2LogOn]

Lise!!!!!!

  Hay it's almost Lunch time!

[Lise]

LOL. It's past my lunchtime, Lazy.

  Yeah, white means 'death' in Chinese culture so I would avoid giving anything white to a Chinese person for his/her b'day or any special event.

  We went to watch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix despite my reservations about the film. Well, after all that review by purelife, I went in knowing the movie would sucked and yeah, it did. Twas the worst of all the Potter movies. I think the book was much more exciting. They could have drawn on the character development there. Oh well. I guess you can't fit everything from the book into the movie.

  I had a McGrill Chicken Wrap. Unbelievable but I think I may have found something I can stomach from McD afterall.

[Sportsdude]

*marks down not to give something white at a wedding*

Yeah the only way to do the 'big books' 4-7 justice is to split them up into two movies. How they left out the locket in Grimmauld Place shows they're completely clueless.
 

[Lise]

Very true. I'm not going to talk about the movie, SD just in case someone wants to watch it later. Meh. I want my money back!!

  What a beautiful BC Day. I'm going to head out in a moment and walk the little guy. So hot today... I can't believe it's cold where you're at. Just imagine in a few more days, you get to come here and experience all this lovely warm weather.

[Sportsdude]

lol Lise. Its cold in the house. Outside its dangerous to be out. 40 C. The cat stayed out all day and he looks super tired. Humans are only suppose to be out 15min's in this weather. Real feel its 43 C.

no fun.

Have a great BC Day evening.
 

[Lise]

Who's going to look after kitty while you're here?

[Sportsdude]

mom, dad, sister, the dog.

 

[Lise]

Your cat's not going to miss you? Oh, that's so sad. I guess they won't allow pets in the college.

[Sportsdude]

yeah and I saved his life too. He's got it too good.
I remember bring him home from the farm when he was just a kitten and he climbed up into the steering wheel column in the van. lol.

Yeah he'll be fine.
 

[purelife]

Good evening everyone.  I'm enjoying my long weekend.  We went to Buntzen Lake yesterday and played in the lake.  It was really relaxing and the best thing evar!  (relaxing and having fun, that is)

I've got bbq ribs and corn cooking for dinner.  I'm starving!  

Hope everyone else had a wonderful weekend.

Lise, I agree, HP was rather disappointing.  I'll just rent the DVD's from now on.
 

[Sportsdude]

wow... beautiful.

wait that's Crater Lake from Smallville. ha! knew it look familiar. Clark and Lana jumped off that dock in season 5. lol
 

[49er]

Lise wrote:
Hi 49er!



That's interesting. I don't think we did this last year. I did give a baby introduction to friends but we never held a Chinese banquet. I certainly did not remember getting any eggs or ginger. My mom wants me to boil an egg each year for the kids b'day and dye it red but I dunno... never done it. [/DIV]
    [TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0] [TBODY] [TR] [TD colSpan=2][FONT face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" color=#cc0000 size=4]Red Egg and Ginger Parties[/FONT][/TD][/TR] [TR] [TD bgColor=#cc0000 colSpan=2 height=1][img height=1 src="vny!://images.about.com/all/bullets/dot_clea.gif" width=1 border=0][/TD][/TR] [TR] [TD colSpan=2][!-- Put Subhead Here. If this is a multi-page feature, put the part # ( ex: Part I: Exploring Your Computer ). If this is a single-page feature, use this space for a tagline that goes with the headline ( ex: Headline is "Draw!" and Tagline is "Bush / Gore Debate Ends in Deadlock" )--][!-- End of Subhead --][FONT face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" color=#cc0000 size=-1]A charming custom celebrating baby's one-month old birthday[/FONT] [/TD][/TR] [TR] [TD colSpan=2][img height=6 src="vny!://images.about.com/all/bullets/dot_clea.gif" width=1][/TD][/TR][/TBODY][/TABLE] [FONT face="verdana, geneva, helvetica" size=2]In Chinese culture, a baby's first month birthday calls for a celebration. Proud parents introduce their latest addition to friends and relatives by holding a red egg and ginger party. Traditionally, the baby's name is also announced at this time..............[/FONT]

 [FONT face=Verdana size=2]  .............Chinese mothers have traditionally been expected to rest indoors for one full month after giving birth.  This helped ensure they didn't become overtired, or contract any germs or illnesses from the outside world that could prove dangerous in their weakened state. Besides resting, they drank a nutritious broth made with pig's feet, eggs, vinegar and ginger. Many new mothers still follow this ritual today. [/FONT]

 You can read more here.....[A href="vny!://chinesefood.about.com/library/weekly/aa012303a.htm"]vny!://chinesefood.about.com/library/weekly/aa012303a.htm[/A]

[P.C.]

Interesting stuff.  Thanks for sharing 49er.