美食寻根-food hometown partI=)
September 12, 2008
hi everyone! by the time u guys read this, i would probably be on my way to Malacca for filming of little nyonya=) be back most prob a week later so hehe dun miss me too much;)
before leaving for my trip, just wanna share some photos i took during my trip to china this june for the filming of a local variety show-food hometown美食寻根=）
it will be shown tmr(13/09) and next sat(20/09) on channel 8, 930pm=)
i had the chance to go to places in china where hakka ppl stay(im a hakka too!)and sample their traditional hakka dishes like niang tofu and leicha擂茶=）
i feel this show is more than just a show showcasing traditional Hakka dishes; i had the chance to interact with locals, and i really feel e warmth and sincerity of these very simple and true-hearted ppl=)
give u an example, i remember on the second last day of our trip in wuhua xian五华县 where u can find really fantastic traditional niang tofu; we needed to find someone who can cook niang tofu for us to film…and a simple dish like this may be so easy to find in sg - in foodcourts hawker centres; it was difficult to find in wuhua cos niangtoufu is considered a simple homecooked dish and nearly no shops will be selling them as dishes-u r expected to buy the raw ingredients（ pork toufu) and cook it at home!
so we were getting a little ‘panicky’ and time is ticking away–the bus is going to leave for fujian in two hours time n we still cant find a place..
then whilst we were asking ard, we approached a gruff sounding boss from a roadside noodle place and asked if there was anyone selling this dish ard..he laughed n said of course not! u must do it at home! after learning our ‘predicament’, he said immediately, no prob! we will cook for u and the filming crew to film!
wow….and their place is no grand big shop, they dun even earn much but they were so warm towards us tt we were really vv surprised that they were really vv kind! so off i went like a silly girl going marketing my parent and off we went buying pork and tofu just outside of the shop along the road=)
so tog with him n his wife(super kind lady)and mr niceboss, we made niang tofu tog- cutting, stuffing, cooking and eating; so much so tt i felt for tt moment tt i had a family rite here at wuhua=)
super kudos and much thanks to my foster family at wuhua=) and to all the kind souls we met during this trip=)-i met a lot of lovely kids as well, 3 sweet girls made me a little crown made of soft leaves whilst i was filming near their school, so sweet of them=))-
besides getting to sample gorgeous hakka food, i got to see a side of hakka ppl living in wuhua- being so kind and hospitable=) i really enjoyed my trip to china and besides wuhua, i got to go to he-po河婆 where i got to sample really good leichi擂茶=）plus meeting equally fantastic ppl=)
a vv big thank u to all my lovely companions during this trip( yam!!!seng!!!)=) u guys were the perfectperfect company hehe;)thanks for bringing me along for this trip!=)
thank u thanku thank u!!=))))
off to Malacca already dear ppl! seeya in a weeks time;) take care dearies!!
much love, feliciachinchin=)
Oh…so no updates for 1 week? Have a safe trip and good time in Malacca!
It’s heart warming to see got such people in the world…for sure will watch it tomorrow and next week…
yesterday’s pic was a nice tease for today!
don’t miss you too much? it’s too late!
take care felicia (double) chin! 
Oh, and why is it called Food Hometown part 1? got part 2 too?
haha…all the best for ur filming in malaysia. i will still miss u de lor! lol
nice fotos there…i think the ppl at china are really nice to you. hahaha..glad to know that ur happy
k i hope i will rmb to watch ur variety show. sat 9.30pm! hahha
take care!
Gd morning! Jiayou for little nonya n take care =)
happy filming of little nyonya at Malacca =] enjoy too.. those photos r nice^^ takecare.. miss u.. heex..
hi fel,
appi filming and enjoy urself in malacca..
take care and smile alwiz..
wow.. loads of photos..
Bon Voyage.. Enjoy ur filming trip..
hahas … though you told us not to miss you so much , im missing you right now ! have fun fliming in Malacca !
Jamie
always wish to travel but due to limited income as a pastry commis which keep me away from it ,lol ! talk a bout 擂茶, aww simply tempting and my fav…..
Hi, fel.
I can see that you are busy but you still make a effort to update your blog. Do remember to drink lot of water.
nice long post n nice pics ! so happy tt u hv been updating these few days. hope u enjoy n hv fun at malacca! i will watch e variety show tmr =) e food looks yummy..haha. will miss u alot ! take care =) look forward to ur return
Hmmm…
i’m a little curious how niang tofu taste wif pork???
Nice???
mayb i should try to make haha
cant wait to c tmw’s 美食寻根
and i’ll wait patiently for XIN HUA DUO DUO KAI II
& of cos LITTLE NYONYA!!!
tc & jia you!!!(^00^)
wow seemed like you had a great time!
cant wait to watch the show tmr night ;DDD
thank care fel! have fun there too!
hiie felicia!my cousin is (i think) some one who works in mediacorp.she has (i think)has won an award…will check with her and tell u…her name is minsi
woah woah woah.so many photos
:D 
seems to be very tasty..
hahaha…
take care when you’re in malaysia.hope to see you update soon again
hahahaa.we’ll miss you alot alot (:
take care,misses,jiayous,
yijing (:
hv a nice trip~~~~ will miss u~~~
Hi Felicia ,
Happy to see U update your Blog =) …Enjoy your Trip to Malacca …have a Saftly Trip !!
Take-care yourself
Yi Lu Shun Feng Felicia! You rock Fel! Jia you!
nice pics =) hopefully i wont forget to watch this sat’s ep of Food Hometown =PP
by the time u read tis, u’ll prob be back in SG and finished filming in malacca le bah. hope filming went on well there =)) cant wait for xiao niang re and xin hua 2 =)) hao qi dai wor
hello !
seems like u really enjoy the trip at china (?)
hahas. Wish everything goes smoothly to u in Malacca.
=))
祝你一路顺风！hope tat u will have a great time filming in Malacca! and u acted in Little Nyona? Maybe i’m too busy wif sch work to noe abt tat.. ;p i didn’t noe tat! haha! anw gd luck and take care!=)) hope tat u can reply in my blogger! =D stay happy and pretty always!
Take care and have fun filming at malacca. =)
Ahhh! Off to Meleca already. Take care there!
Wow. How did the tofu taste? Wonder if it’s nice. Any dif from sg one? So cool. Never been to China before. sianx. =/
Hi Fel,
Its me again.. Hmm .. bon voyage ~ (hope i get the spelling right) ..
Jiayou ~ I am looking forward in your newshows coming up ! .. like little nonya & xin hua duo duo kai part 2 =) ..
Meanwhile take good care of urself ok =)
Jiayou !
Your fan alws
Sharon~
wow.. so many nice potos~ jing xuan jia you wor~!
wow. pictures galore. didn’t expect you to update so quickly but you did. :D:D would expect many pictures one week later from your trip to malacca now that we are all used to lots of pictures and blog posts. i must say that when you don’t blog, you can go ages without blogging and when you blog, you can provide soooo many pictures and long posts. seems like you blog more when you work. anws. bon voyage though technically you should already be in malacca.
Hello fel:)
Want to wish u a safe trip:)
But i think tt by the time u read this msg…U are already back!
LOLS…
Anyways…nice pics there and thx for making the effort to post even though u r super busy:)
Will miss ya:(
Cant wait for u to be back!
Take care okays?
Love ya!
<3hanlyn
which part of malaysia?! =)
yay!!
pandamama..cant wait fr saturday yeah!! hmmmm..haiyo will miss u de la.hahaha..damn part 2 of ‘N’ lvls is approaching!! hmmm..will study hard!!
Love,
pandaxiiao
snow white… i am sure you already back to sg once you read this… how was the trip? try the food there? forget to introduce you the small chicken rice as well =X enjoy? was thinking to go malacca and try my luck… but then… =X enjoy?
TAKE CARES! LOVE YA!! hehe gonna miss ya so much!!=))
Have a safe and fruitful trip! Bring back memories to share and tales to savour.
hi felicia,
enjoy yourself there.happy flimming.this few day you kept blogging.hahaha.anyway those picture rocks,i love it.
my mum also hakka too.
i dont really know how to speak but i can listen very well.used to stay at my grandma last time and i am used to it.felicia i am curious if you know how to speak?hehehes.
meanwhile rest well and take care.
although china isnt well developed but there food really nice.been there once before.
*those goat are so cute.
loves,
lijuan
oh ya cant wait to watch it on tv too.tmr 9.30pm
looking forward to those foods.
suan ban zi and liang tou foo very nice,i love it.
rmb whenever i visit my grandma once a week i will get to eat it and even pack some home.
haha.although it is bland but it soft and chewy.
and i guess it healthy too?
hahahahaha
hopefully you enjoy it.
enjoy your day at malacca.
take care
lots of loves,
lijuan
Hello :o)
Have a fun and nice trip!!
Take Care =)
Heh, I’ll be at malacca over the weekends too, attending my relative’s wedding.. =)
but i dun think i’ll get to see you hah.. enjoy the ‘holiday’ then..
hey jingxuan
all the best for your filming in malacca.
do take good care of yourself and enjoy yourself too =)
nice trip there. hmm china… nice place.
Malacca also a nice place to grab some nice photo shoot. come on.. enjoy the heritagez…^^
Nice pictures you have…………reminds me of the old photos that I have seen from my grandparents when Singapore was not that much of an urban jungle. Sadly I never got to experience that myself. Isn’t it wonderful to be in a place that has a slower pace?
Hey feli, enjoy yourself yea?
hi!!good afternoon,oh i should say good night 2 you, i think it should be night over there.i also think you have fun over there !!!!!! good bye and have fun!!!
from:sweet babe 123
hi,felicias..i’m your fans..我好喜欢你拍的每部戏哦。。都觉得你很漂亮。。我会支持你的。。你要加油哦。。
Hi ! I’m ur fanatic fan !!! I am so glad that u’re back active in this web ( :
Could u leave a reply at my blog ?! I’ll be superbly happy !!!
Love felciia… (:(: WO Aiii Nii …
ur 美食寻根 ep nice nice..
好奇宝宝, cute nick name.. heex..
miss u lotx…
when i saw the programme food hometown i very surprise u are the hakka also .because i am also, when my dad saw that he very happy he say this is real the hakka food thank for u to bring us this fanstatic show thanks alot.
woah, after reading ur blog i feel like going on a trip to china to film show also!
haha, so cooooool loh~ *imagines myself on TV* lol, that would be so funny, haha! good leh! can go back to ur hometown and eat jia xiang cai! ^^ and i hope you’ll have a safe safe journey in Malacca! (but when you see this msg i think you’ll be back alr, haha! XD)
and one last thing to tell you before i go!
YOU, VERY VERY CHIO! ~
if only i were half as chio as you, haha! xD
buh byes! i’ll came back and leave you a msg again soon, i hope! (:
wow such lovely photos. you seem to be having such a splendid time.
hey Feli.
yesterday’s show is nice
jiayous, take care & have fun
yijing =)
I’m a khek (hakka) too~ can u speak the language? I only know “sek pao mang’ coz my 2nd aunt always asked me when i was young. HEHE~
i love the old show, “ke jia zhi ke” coz tt’s e place tt the hakka ppl stay in. v interesting and an eye-opener place for me.
take care~ ^.^
Hi,
My fren told me that he saw you in malacca just now…… wau, he so lucky…….
really wish that i saw you, not him…..
what a pity…..
Bon Voyage… Hope to hear from you when you return.
hey felicia !
jiayou in every film making
byees takecare (:
Hi Fel, very nice pics u got there! My personal fave had gotta be the one where you stand in the middle of some goats…
Oh, and i wanna congratulate you on getting No 3 for FHM Top 100 Sexiest Women 2008 list… but I prefer to see you as “sweet” rather than “sexy”
woo~ see u soon after ur return from malacca =D
hello felicia(:
all e best for filming(: remember to be happy and healthyXD
God bless,
ting
if you come penang, dont miss the BM Yam Rice.
If for once you feel lonely, come here and read our comments. You the best, Fel.
hey…finally found ur blog…im ur huge fan..at 1st i tot was some fakers using this blog..as i browse through,,,i realise was actually u…kinda nice of u to share ur personal life n ur personal pictures with us…..gd luck in everything u do…hope u do reply me by hotmail..:)
yeah ! felicia!!!!!! jia you jia you!
Woots! am i first one to leave a comment? Okay Mugging for my exams NOW !!! next year O level so happy. JY your acting is not bad but there’s still some room for improvement. Learn from the westerns! haha
Fel,
Ytd i saw a newspaper report on a lady reader who went to complain on u, why u bring ur “ah-ma” to eat @ a so poor decorated restaurant .. she pity ur “ah-ma” ..
But at least reporter stand up for u .. that is “ling zhi” vegetarian restaurant ..
Hope you are not affected by the report =)) ~
JIayou & Take cares..
Your fan alws
Sharon~
擂茶 is not a very widely liked dish isn’t it.. not everyone can take that smell or taste of it.. for me, i can’t but i still take down two huge bowls of it as it’s the older people who treat us their home-made 擂茶..
can’t wait to see more new of you on this new drama..
Thanks for the photos sharing
and wish you have a nice and safe trip to Malacca!
hellos! watched sat’s ep of Food hometown.. hehe niang tofu =)
hope filming in Malacca had gone on smoothly and i oso heard that u’ll be pt of some Mega-blockbuster movie called ‘The Ultimatum’ next year alongside Zoe,nanxing,fann and TPH. =)) lookin 4ward to LB2, XNR and prob this drama too XD
oops.. i mean mega-blockbuster drama =PP
hiies, felicia!!~ euu go malacca?? my bestie’s popo stay malacca yeah~~ im malaysian from J.B… hehe!!
hello felicia…………………
long time no see lor………………..(hope u fine)
long time never see u update ur blog areally,and nw i see u update so many pic,i so happy lor…………………..
i very execited ur litte litte nonya lor…………hee…………… hope that can see u soon lor…………….
anyway take care nt sick again lor……………….
good night…………….
hihi!
im glad u had a gr8 time filming ur show! hope u will hav a gr8 week in malacca! im sure u’ll meet alot of friendly m’sian fans there!! btw.. when r u coming 2 penang??..lol..u could do food filming here too..coz there’s lots of DELICIOUS FOOD here in penang!!! (XD)
okla ..dats it 4 now take care!
denise cyl
hi
your blog is nice^^
^^
Oh, and the picture of you with the 3 schoolgirls looks really good too!!
Hope to see more of your shows like ‘ The Golden Path’ Stay Happy and Pretty
and whn are you coming back? and i am 13yrs old sec one this year studying in CHIJ SEC! =)) no one give you comment><! i comment for you =D
Have a safe trip and happy filming!
Take Care!!!
woah.one week has already past…
hope you had fun while working
awaiting for your new post~~heehee.
jiayous, takecare
<3
yijing (:
Just browse through your blog. And you have left for Malacca trip. Hmm.. too bad. But still there are a few food that I would like to recommend apart from the authentic nyonya food. Maybe you can go to the Portuguese Settlement looking for San Pedro for their portuguese food. It’s a fusion between the Portuguese and locals. Their food is just superb. The taste of the crab and fish just lingers in my mouth for years. Yearning for more. Hehehehe.
Probably another thing that you guys should try is Satay Celup (Celup means dip in malay). The food are prepared on satay stick and similar to “loklok” in penang you will need to dip the food in some hot sauce, where in this case it’s satay sauce. Probably it’s easier to find in Jonkers Street. You can go for the ping pong size chicken rice ball too. Remember to order for the assam fish. I assure that you wont regret.Hihihi.
And there are a stall by the cemetery. The mee rojak and their mamak fried noodles taste good. But just that you need to eat in the cemetery. Worry not you dont really feel eerie there. Hehehehe. Noodles are just right and the mee rojak sauce is superb.
I guess that’s all for now. DO updates more food when you get back from your malacca trip. Hope you enjoy that!!
Regards,
Ee Ling
Hi=) I will really missed you lots and well… take care! Will be waiting for you till you are back. Love your photos and updates=))
加油!!
Jia you !
hi!!!
i am leong cheng hui! how are you long time no see!was the job good a not i wish you have nice trip!!!!
from:leong cheng hui
I miss felicia Chin’s drama. Currently, watching Golden Path replay on weekends.
I miss the first part of food home town, where to watch it again ?
Updates soon and do take lots of care! =)
wawawa……..yummy yummy oh…!!hello,nice to meet your blog.
I got watch this show, can feel that you put in a lot of effort in it. you are so pretty~~
hellos, felicia..
Oh! You approved the comments! That means you are back! Yahoo! Yipee!
lol, saw that u approved comments means ur back in SG? well, according to Nat, both of u have a lot of pics to post XD must post the pics before he does =DD hehe…
hope filming went on smoothly there =)
Hiie Felicia,
Good that you updated your profile.
Have a nice trip…
And, I will miss you..
Takecaiires & Much loves,
Shiyun
Yo! I happened to watch your 擂茶 episode.. I like to eat 擂茶 very much! if you happen to know where in sg can find pls share! thx =D