The actual sharing of food with the family was more important than any of the other practices.
Platters of vegetables included heaps of napa and other leafy greens, daikon, and rehydrated dried shiitake mushrooms.
I was not a fan of those meals, mostly because of the raw egg.
Simply Recipes / Hennie Haworth
(I had major issues with runny yolks.)
We go to the Japanese market and pore over the large selection of thinly sliced fresh meat.
The Japanese market has a larger selection of meat and higher quality to boot.
Is it worth it to get the Wagyu beef?
No, it was just ok last time, not worth the price.
Which cheaper cut was surprisingly really good last year?
Was it the Angus brisket?
Damn, did I take a picture of the label so I could remember?
This package looks better look at that marbling!
Oh, that one looks old, its a little grey.
Which package of pork belly looks better?
That ones too fatty.
But its good fat!
Should we get the Silky Pork or Berkshire pork maybe we should get one of each.
Wait, was it the super-thin slices or just regular thin slices that we liked?
We spend way too much time selecting, but we have fun with it.
We total up the cost of our feast and reluctantly put one or two packs back.
Now our Chinese New Year hot pot meals are relaxed with very little prep work.
It was a proud moment for me.)
