 Teochew porridge (front) with side dishes | |
| Alternative names | Teochew muay, Teochew mue, Chaozhou rice porridge |
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| Course | Main course |
| Place of origin | Chaoshan, China |
| Region or state | Malaysia, Singapore and Chaozhou |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Teochew muay (rice porridge) accompanied with small plates of side dishes like braised pork, steamed or fried fish, fish cake, salted egg, omelet, minced meat, braised tau kway, hei bee hiang and vegetables |
| Variations | Cantonese congee |
Teochew porridge (Chinese: 潮州糜; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiô-chiu-môe / Tiô-chiu-bê; Teochew pronunciation in Tâi-lô: Tiô-tsiu-muê) is a Teochew rice porridge dish often accompanied with various small plates of side dishes. Teochew porridge is served as a banquet of meats, fish egg, and vegetables that is eaten with plain rice porridge. It may be simply prepared plain (i.e. without toppings), or include sweet potatoes.[1] The rice grains, while softened from cooking, are still whole and not in an overly starchy state. Because the porridge is served plain, it is suitable to accompany salty side dishes. The recipe originated in Chaozhou and was later modified by early immigrants prepared in Malaysia and Singapore over the generations to suit local tastes.[2]
In Singapore, Teochew-style porridge is usually consumed with a selection of Singaporean Chinese side dishes like nasi Padang. There is no fixed list of side dishes, but in Singapore, accompaniments typically include lor bak (braised pork), steamed fish, stir-fried water spinach (kangkong goreng), salted egg, fish cake, tofu, omelet, minced meat, braised tau kway, Hei Bee Hiang (fried chili shrimp paste), and vegetables.[3] Teochew porridge dishes emphasize simplicity and originality, and every dish is cooked with minimum seasoning to retain its original taste. Teochew is famous for steamed fish, which is usually only seasoned with light sauce, spring onion, slices of ginger and a sprinkle of freshly crushed red pepper, so that the freshness and sweetness of the seafood can be fully appreciated.
Teochew porridge is considered a comfort food that can be eaten for both breakfast as well as supper. Singapore Airlines has since 2016 introduced Teochew cuisine on board its flights, which includes Teochew porridge.[4]
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Introduction of Teochew dialect (潮州话) with Polyglot Felix Wang [incl. subs!]
Transcription
Hello everybody, today we are in Brussels and I got to meetup with my Belgium friend. His name is Felix, he has a YouTube channel and can also speak many languages. He was born in Brussels, right? Right But his mother tongue, actually you have two mother tongues right? Yes, you could say so. Actually I did elementary school in Dutch, now I study at a French university. And at home we speak Teochew Yes, Teochew. Many people might think, what is Teochew? So, Teochew is a Chinese dialect. Yes, a Chinese dialect. Where in China do they speak this dialect? It's the dialect they speak in Shantou If you look on the map you can see that it's on the seaside nearby Taiwan. And also in the city called Chaozhou Yes I think so, I have never been there so I am not so sure. So today we will translate a few phases in Mandarin to Teochew dialect This way you can a learn a little Chinese dialect, a little Teochew. But there are many different kinds how Teochew. There one that they speak in China and also in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) some people speak Teochew. And also the version they speak in Singapore if not the same. But we can all communicate with each other, that's no problem. So that kind of Teochew do you speak? That's the one they speak near Vietnam. Ok, that one. The pronunciation is a little different. Where can you find overseas Teochew speakers? In which countries? Most of them live in Paris, in the 13th district. Also in Brussels? - Very little. Most of them live in Paris. So if you go to Paris it's very easy to meet Teochew speakers. If you go to the 13th district (China town), it's very easy to meet them. For sure. What are they doing there? Running restaurants? Restaurants, they do all kinds of things, bakeries. I haven't been there for a long time so I don't really remember. So let's start teacher you some Teochew dialect. The first sentence, ''how are you?'' Your pronunciation is very good. Is it ok? - Not bad. Can you repeat? ''How are you?'' Oh, we just did that one. Ok, ''Hello'' Can you speak... I know this one is very difficult, I tried this one before. ''Can you speak Teochew'' Ok, a little slower now. I think this sentence is too difficult, it's too long. I will try it once more Ok, last time The 4th sentence. ''where are you form?'' ''nang'' means people/person One more time Is my pronunciation correct? ''gai'' means ''的'' (from) The 5th one I can guess the meaning You can guess. Oh, ''I am Dutch'' What about ''I am American'' It's similar to Cantonese ''I am Japanese'' This is all very similar, if you speak Mandarin (and Cantonese), these words should't be a problem. The last sentence, very important in China ''have you eaten already?'' I think I have heard this once before, isn't it that in Taiwan... Yes, it's a greeting. It's not really about if you have eaten or not. It's just a greeting. You can use it if you haven't seen someone for a while but also if you see someone several times per day. The last word, because I want to say ''thank you for shooting the video with me'' Ok, ''Thank you'' that is... This one is a little easier. If you would write in Chinese you would write ''多谢'' Ok Felix, thank you and goodbye!
Side dishes
- Steamed fish, a fish dish seasoned with soy sauce, spring onion, slices of ginger and freshly crushed red pepper
- Salted egg, a Chinese preserved food product made by soaking duck eggs in brine, or packing each egg in damp, salted charcoal
- Fishcake, minced fish meat which has been pounded. In Singapore, ikan parang or sai tor her (wolf herring) are considered suitable for making fishcake.
- Omelet, a dish made from beaten eggs quickly cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan
- Hei bee hiang, a popular spicy, savory condiment in Singapore consisting of shrimp paste stir fried with chopped dried shrimp, shallot and garlic
- Stir-fried water spinach, a vegetable dish, sometimes with anchovy
- Lor ark, a Teochew-style braised duck with soy sauce
- Braised pig's skin, a pork dish braised with soy sauce
See also
References
- ^ Naleeza Ebrahim; Yaw Yan Yee (2006). Singapore. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-981-232-922-6.
- ^ "Journey to the heart of Teochew food". AsiaOne. Retrieved January 19, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Enjoy Teochew porridge with popular dishes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "Singapore Airlines to serve Teochew cuisine and bak chor mee on selected flights". Singapore Press Holdings. The Straits Times. October 31, 2016.
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