Bento Mania #81 – Yee Mee with Fish Paste
Dinner has been fun these few weeks with kids looking forward to eat from the bento tray. And now they will ask, “who’s turn today?” So it’s Di-di turn today!
Lately, I realised that yee mee has been the most favourite noodle with my kids. Not late to found out. And fish paste is one of my favourite food.
We had this meal on a weekday and I took less than 20mins to get this done. In the morning before I left for work, I boiled anchovies soup and leave them in the thermal pot.
In the evening, I discard the anchovies, drop in kamaboko and crabsticks, remove them, shape or scoop with spoon the fish paste in the stock, crack an egg or two, lastly the yee mee. Kautim!
In between cooking or while waiting for the stock to boil, I stuff some japanese cucumber in the kamaboko, arrange the crab stick, etc.
Dessert, we had plum and mangoes from the neighbour’s tree. Fully organic and no pesticide at all. Waitaminute, they don’t even put any fertiliser. How can it be organic?  I bump into the Husband while he was plucking mangoes from his tree. Since already face-to-face, I can’t just walk off right? Have to strike a conversation lor. So I go, “Wah, your tree bear so many fruits. One of the day you must climb up and pluck all the mangoes or else later the bees will sting on it or eaten by crow (wtf, crow eat mango meh?) then very wasted.” He just smile and ya-ya at me and before I go in to my house, he gave me a plastic bag full of mangoes! Muahahaha!
The Prince had 2nd helping of Yee Mee. The bowl is kinda small. Maybe I should look for a slightly bigger size. Good to the last drop. It sure makes me happy when they enjoy the meal I cook. I don’t usually cook dinner on a weekday but when I do, the kids is the most happiest lot.
a-moms-diary said,
May 18, 2009 @ 6:18 pm
Can I ask you a stupid question? Where can I buy kamaboko?
cindy khor said,
May 18, 2009 @ 7:10 pm
oh, thanks for the yeemee recipe, i should try this at home too… anchovies soup…mmm…
and such a good neighbour you have…
rachel said,
May 18, 2009 @ 7:49 pm
wah 20 mins to cook dinner for 5 of u…very geng
need to learn from u…
Arth Akal said,
May 19, 2009 @ 3:44 am
i have a huge n tall mango tree behind the house. the backyard smells good every time the tree bears fruit.
and we normally just give some of our mangoes away to relatives n friends since the tree bears so many fruits. heh
Julie said,
May 19, 2009 @ 8:55 am
When is my turn ar? Jonathan is also waiting for his turn.
Michi said,
May 19, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
first of all, this type your banner really look nice… second thing, i still amaze that you got time to cook. i normally take 1 hour to prepare all ingredient, another half hour to cook…. 🙁
Annie Q said,
May 20, 2009 @ 3:39 pm
when is my turn to eat on this bento tray lei??
4malmal said,
May 20, 2009 @ 10:18 pm
wow and yee mei really looks yum, esp since now I have craving for soupy stuff. And the mangoes! It is SO EXPENSIVE here and to think u have them for free! u lucky girl!
jacss said,
May 21, 2009 @ 12:18 pm
hey high time to get more of such tray lar…..kenot find meh here?? nice bento…
my boys love yee mee too ….. yes, the bowl mana cukup for a 7 yrs old. btw, i think i saw such bigger bowl in daiso, check it out….
wen said,
May 25, 2009 @ 1:49 pm
very hungry already.. how to be on diet when i see all the food here?