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Steamboat is often enjoyed during Lunar New Year reunion dinners. It is truly a family meal that brings all together, bridging relationships over steaming pots of soup. Many ingredients are used in the preparation of the steamboat; besides meat and poultry, seafoods like fish and shellfish are incorporated so that there is something for everyone. Other ingredients include green vegetables, mushrooms, sprouts and beans. Favourites with soup range from spicy tom yam to herbal Chinese soup. Despite variations, however, steamboat has grown to be a public favourite.
While raw ingredients play a great role in determining the success of a steamboat, it is an undeniable fact that the soup also, is of great importance. Steamboat soups are commonly made by boiling either chicken or beef bones. As the meal progresses, the soup increases in flavour, absorbing all the richness of ingredients cooked within. This, however, does not diminish the importance of the soup at start – it is cooked with great effort.
Although steamboat restaurants are sprouting abundantly, the home-cooked version is often named the best and the tastiest. It is wholesome and delicious, bringing families together in food and fellowship. Physical bodies are warmed with the steam of hot soup, as well as the spirit of family togetherness.
In the spirit of health, prosperity, love and most importantly, family, choose health. Choose life. Choose to eat well for a better year!
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On average, about 60% of your daily calorie intake should come from carbohydrates. Proteins should average about 15%, and the remaining 25% should be allocated to fats. The Ministry of Health Malaysia recommended at least three servings of vegetables, and two servings of fruit a day.
Choose delicious leafy greens like spinach and sawi, which are high in antioxidants, Vitamins A, C, E, and K, or commonly-added steamboat favourite like Chinese cabbage – an equally nutritious vegetable with high amounts of Vitamins A and C1. |
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