Miku

Miku is actually the Hokkien word for the turtle dumpling. This year, I didn't visit the temple during the Nine Emperor Gods festive periods of nine days. I would love to buy miku for my people. Since the boss visited the temple nearby as he wanted to do some donations of food, I asked him to get me two miku. But he came back with these..


I just ate the small yellow one. Then I gave the other yellow one and the big one to my part-time cashier. Why her? Because without her, I would have to work full time. I gave the other big miku to one of my customers who gave me ang ku on that day. I also gave away the other two smaller ones to my other part-time worker who is very hardworking even though she is illiterate. So left one big miku for myself which I kept for my girl.

So recently my girl and I finished up the steamed miku with the kaya..

Comments

  1. Twilight ManOctober 17, 2013 at 1:04 AM

    I loved to eat Miku since I was a small kid. My aunt used to make lots of them and piled them up for prayers on her altar . She always gave them all to me happily as no one could finish them .

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  2. Twilight ManOctober 17, 2013 at 1:05 AM

    When I started earning my own salary, I had to buy them myself as my aunt was too old to make them. I found the factory which made them in Penang and I always bought the largest!! It was about A4 paper size!

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  3. Twilight ManOctober 17, 2013 at 1:07 AM

    I started getting creative and would slice them like sliced bread loaves. I will spread them with butter and pop them to the oven toaster to grill them until crispy!! I would eat up to 10 slices in front of the TV. It was so heavenly fragrant! Look at my size today lah!

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  4. 煒霖October 17, 2013 at 7:24 AM

    Is this Hokkien food? If it's, is kind of embarrassed that I'm Hokkien but I don't know about this food lo!!! =]

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  5. ReanaclaireOctober 17, 2013 at 8:00 AM

    This year I havent tried any miku yet.. last time I used to steam it and sapu with butter.. very nice!!

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  6. Princess RibbonOctober 17, 2013 at 8:03 AM

    I have not tried miku, but I know what is it. I don't fancy these I guess due to the coloring. But if I were to eat it, I will cut into half, spread with mayonaise+add cheese and chomp on it in 1 mouth bite! Haha..

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  7. [SK]October 17, 2013 at 8:13 AM

    oh, i have not been to the Nine Emperor God temple also.. i went for my first time last year but not this year.. hmmm, maybe next year i shall go there again..

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  8. [SK]October 17, 2013 at 8:14 AM

    the miku looks cute, and i think the smaller ones resembling peaches are even more cool, they just look like real peaches, especially the red one at the top corner :)

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  9. Small KucingOctober 17, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    So cute. I saw people selling but never bought before.

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  10. Somewhere in SingaporeOctober 17, 2013 at 9:41 AM

    Good morning Wenn...

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  11. Somewhere in SingaporeOctober 17, 2013 at 9:42 AM

    How much is the miku selling at Ipoh?

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  12. Somewhere in SingaporeOctober 17, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    There's a year i was at the temple and i saw the miku, ask for the price, and the price was a shock, it's so expensive...

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  13. Somewhere in SingaporeOctober 17, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    This year, i saw at the temple, i dare not ask for the price...

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  14. Somewhere in SingaporeOctober 17, 2013 at 9:44 AM

    Have a great day ahead..

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  15. Rose worldOctober 17, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    I never eat them. Should taste like mantau, right?

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  16. HayleyOctober 17, 2013 at 3:45 PM

    Good afternoon there!!
    Miku, I kinda like it! But it's quite filling, usually one is enough for me, can last few hours already, haha xD

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    1. HayleyOctober 17, 2013 at 3:46 PM

      I love to eat miku the fried style, with butter and egg, yumz~

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  17. munOctober 17, 2013 at 10:35 PM

    Hello Wenn, thank you for explaining what miku is. I don't think I have seen them before because I seldom go to temples.

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  18. Betty ManousosOctober 17, 2013 at 11:12 PM

    this looks delicious..i'd love to try it!
    xx

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