Food Blog July 30 - 31, 2007
30, July
Breakfast:
One cup light soy milk
One banana
Two mandarin oranges
Lunch:
Tum cucumber
Left over roasted duck
Steamed jasmine rice
Dinner:
Beef laap on a bed of mixed lettuces
Lemon grass green tea
One cup of hot chocolate
31, July
Breakfast:
One banana
One mandarin orange
Lunch:
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
One cup green tea
Dinner:
Dutch food, stamppot
Green tea, orange and mint flavor
Rooibos honey tea
Tum cucumber is perfect for the hot summery days. It's very refreshing, especially with lots of cherry tomatoes. Nice pictures too.
It reminds me of Laos and my uncle who used to make the dish with ginger. That's why I added ginger to the tum. If you have ginger leaves, then you can chop it and sprinkle on top. That was how my uncle made the dish.
I only ate it one time in Laos when I walked to my Grandmother's house. My uncle was there and looking for my Grandmother. He broke into her kitchen and made some food for us to eat.
Sadly he is the same one that sold 25% of the land without telling anyone. So, when I eat tum maak dteng, I have both the good and the bad memories of this uncle.
On a positive note, I'm going to make dish for dinner with grilled chicken. Maar gin khao der everyone.