Family : Fuqing Die Bian

The Fuqing Die Bian is very different from what we know in Sibu. Since coming back from Fuqing I have been wondering if my Grandmother Chong was ever taught to make this by her own mother, Great Grandmother Chong (Mrs. Chong Kim Swee).

My father used to tell us how significant peanuts and soy beans were in his childhood. These two items were the cheapest food available and very often they were made into soups so that the children would fill up their stomachs. Some times the whole evening meal was just soy bean soup. Those were the struggling days of my Grandfather Tiong Kung, my Grandmother Chong Ching Soon and their 9 young children in the 1910's to 1920's. They had 9 children together, born between 1910 and 1926.

The Fuqing die bian has several iconic peanuts on the top and the fillings are very awesome, consisting of



slices of belly pork, garlic, and chives.

The cake is very round and it puffs up well because of the fillings. Fried crispy the soy bean flour is very tasty.