Another new book

Got this book at the Popular Book Fair at The Curve on Saturday for RM29.90. I have been looking for a book on this subject matter for the longest time ever but the ones that I came across are way too expensive and out of my budget. This book is small in size but I think the information is sufficient for me, at least for the moment.

Having read a couple of chapters thus far, I find the content a little too difficult for me to comprehend...ahaks. This requires slow reading and repetitions of many paragraphs...hehehe. Nonetheless, it is very very informative. It is a great book to understand how our body system works.

My "kiam chai" project

Itchy hands decided to try the kiam chai (salted veg) fermentation project. Bought a stalk of "kou chai" (bitter vegetable, no idea what is the proper name in English). Mom said to soak the veg in rice water (sounds a bit gross but what the heck, just follow), sugar and sufficient salt in plastic container. After a week, it should be ready to be eaten. The veg needs to be dry before adding the water or else fungals (gross but harmless) will grow.

About a week old.

Looks gross but edible

The finished product.

According to my mom, the needs to be of enough saltiness or else the process will be slower. I guess this was what happened to mine cos it took more than a week for the entire veg to turn green brownish. Not bad for first trial though.

Another one for the collection

Got a new shot glass yesterday courtesy of a colleague. This one is called Hard Rock Cafe New York City 2009 shot glass. Love the design.