Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Abalone!!



just tot i'd show the picture of my gift to my mom and grandma when i went home a couple months back...Abalone from central market! They are slightly larger than my palm and about twice as thick...one weighs around 250 grammes. my mom was pretty pleased when she got them...but she hasn't cooked them yet so i can't tell you whether they are good...

Other than the auspicious sounding name ('bao yu' = literally 'precious fish') which makes it a 'must-eat' for many during the Lunar New Year, they are supposed to have aphrodisiac properties as well...

Many australians (or least the ones i know) do not eat abalone...how would one describe abalone to the uninitiated?
The flesh is slightly chewy and tastes of...the sea??? hahaha...i dunno....Can anyone tell me why they are so highly prized???

2 comments:

qin said...

ohhh how much did u get them for? and i look the new look of our food blog! ->

ioyces said...

:) Our food blog misses your contributions!! Cook something for ur loved ones and post ok???

the abalone was $220/kg...$200/kg for 2 kgs and above. I dun think it is very cheap compared to singapore leh....!! :P