Full Month cake
Getting ready to meet guests
We catered buffet and prepared red eggs & ang-ku kueh. Glutinous rice was prepared by my auntie which is simply delicious. We all know that Baby full month can't do without these 3 dishes but do you know what does it signify for?
Red Eggs
Dyed red eggs are an integral part of the full month celebration as it symbolizes happiness and the renewal of life, as well as announce the arrival of a newborn baby. Red colourings were used to dye the egg shells, as the colour red is an auspicious colour for Chinese. Whenever a Chinese celebrates any occasion, you are bound to see red everywhere.
Ang-ku kueh
The dough of the "red turtle cake" is dyed red for good luck. This kueh also signifies longevity as turtles have long lives. Thus, the “ang ku kueh” is made to resemble a turtle's back. In this new generation, to simplify things, a ‘pointed’ “ang ku kueh” signifies a boy while a ‘flat’ one a girl.
Glutinous rice
This dish to distribute along with the red eggs. Different dialect groups have different ways of making this dish. The Teochew version is sweet and steamed while the Hokkien version is savoury and fragrant, cooked with fatty pork, dried shrimp, Chinese mushroom, dark soy sauce, and fried shallots.
Lastly, Jaydon says:
"Thank you Uncles & Aunties for the wonderful gifts & ang pows. Thank you & more thank you:)"
