As usual, Sunday is grocery day. At Aeon, while my partner got the trolley, I dashed upstairs to renew my Aeon member card which expired in December 2024.
There were two counters, but only one was active. The guy on the left was attending to a (difficult) customer while the guy on the right was playing with his mobile.
After something like 10+ minutes, the guy on the right decided that he had better start working. Maybe his conscience stabbed at him when he saw my fierce auntie face.
So he asked me to come forward and checked my MyKad. Then he discovered that his ID could not log in.
Long story short, I stormed off because I simply couldn't stand the apathy and inefficiency (a very common disease in the service industry and government departments).
Last week at Jaya Grocer, I saw this very curious vegetable. It was shaped like a huge flower. It was already yellowing and withering.
It's called Fu Gui Choy and retails at RM9.90 per kg. Have you eaten this veggie before?
I also saw these Brussels Sprout, something that I used to love. It is delicious roasted. But no, I did not buy any.
Eh, sorry, I digress. Back to Aeon. My partner was disappointed that the card was not renewed (can't collect points at checkout) but he did not complain after seeing my grumpy auntie face (hah..hah..).
Guess what, I also found Fu Gui Choy at Aeon but I did not check the price. What a pretty veggie!
The queue at the checkout counter was very long and we got out of Aeon much later than we usually do. The next two Sundays will be even worse as Chinese New Year looms near.
Oh, before we went to Aeon, we visited the pork shop at Taman Megah.
We haven't been to this shop for a while.
We were there to buy bak kwa for Chinese New Year gifts.
I told my partner that the one made with minced meat is better (compared to sliced meat) because it has a softer texture.
The minced cost RM70 per pack while the sliced cost RM80 per pack.
This is the design on the paper bag, a pig's torso dressed in a yellow dungaree.
We were given two packs of ang pow packets.
Ace the exam. Eh? What has this got to do with Chinese New Year?
My partner was commenting that the design is not ngam for Chinese New Year. But I guess their theme is pork related products - lap cheong, pork burger, bak kwa and port trotter hah...hah... No, we will not be using these ang pow packets.
Lunch! I GrabFood from Burnin Pit - Espresso Lamb Ribs. The packaging was so bad and the liquids spilled all over the paper bag. What a mess. Tsk!
But the ribs were divine! Tender and falling off the bone.
Not quite carnivore compliant since BBQ sauce is sweet. But never mind lah. Once in a while.
It was delicious eating with cucumber pickles and fermented Jalapenos. I ate the lamb ribs in two sittings.
After dinner, it was bacteria for dessert hah..hah..hah... That sure improved my mood!
I have never seen or eaten the fui gui choy before. Very pretty vegetable indeed. You are right, the Chinese wordings on the any pows are Chinese new year wishes related to pork products. Very creative of then to have thought of the link.
ReplyDeleteToday is chap goh so I had vegetarian food. I also ate a vegetarian oyster pancake outside as a snack after my vegetarian lunch and breakfast with kopi. They call the pancake UFO and costs $2. Very tasty and taste like the real thing.
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ReplyDeleteI may have read about the fu GUI choy but never seen it. I didn't notice it at Aeon supermarket. Maybe it is only available at Aeon one utama.
ReplyDeleteYou are right about minced meat bakwa being softer. My spouse also prefers minced meat bakwa.