The Rice That Never Cook
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The Rice That Never Cook
In the old days of the 50-60s era, many people were still very much pan tang (taboo in malay), even for the modernised, cultured peranakans. This incident happened way before I was born and when my grandmother was still a young maiden. This was what she heard from a relative.
Apparently, someone in our extended family had passed away and as usual, there should be no celebrations of any sort for the next 1yr ( or was it 100 days? This I am unsure of) as a respect to the dead. No festival celebrations, no weddings, etc... However, the daughter-in-law of the deceased was a modern and practical woman. The bak chang (Dumplings) festival was round the corner and she didn't believed in the traditional taboos. A lot of disagreement and argument carried on and in the end, the mother-in-law gave up hope of talking the daughter-in-law round. Prior to a few days before the Dumpling Festival, the daughter-in-law had bought the necessities needed to make the bak changs and went about to prepare it. The main and most important procedure is to have the seasoned rice cooked first before it could be used to fill up the banana leaves. The daughter-in-law washed and seasoned the rice as it should be and left it to cook in the cooker pot. By right, a large pot of rice wouldn't take an hour to be done but not in this case this time. A few more hours was waited and still, the rice failed to cook. The cooker's fire was on and burning endlessly, the water boiled but there was no sign of a single grain cooked to even half the desired done-ness. The daughter-in-law had put the rice to be cooked on the stove early in the morning and dinner time, it was still uncooked! Thats an estimated 8 over hours at least.
Now, this unexplainable, freaky incident had already struck fear in the girl that her mother-in-law's words might very well be true. Her husband rang his mother up and told her all about it. The old lady came down that night, peered into the cooker pot, shook her head and said:
" I told you right? You never want to listen to me. Now you have angered your father-in-law. The fact that your rice never cooked is a sign that he is very angry for your disrespect. Turn off the fire now. Go to the altar, light some joss sticks and ask for forgiveness. Tommorow I want you to accompany me to the temple and give further prayers and offerings."
The daughter-in-law did as she was told and never ever anymore did she became a skeptic in any traditional superstitions. -
ya, put it on the fire for 8 hours, I dont care whether the rice gets cooked or not, but the pot would get so heated up that the surroundings will catch fire. who would do that?
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Originally posted by the.raven:ya, put it on the fire for 8 hours, I dont care whether the rice gets cooked or not, but the pot would get so heated up that the surroundings will catch fire. who would do that?
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obviously you have not cooked before...Originally posted by the.raven:ya, put it on the fire for 8 hours, I dont care whether the rice gets cooked or not, but the pot would get so heated up that the surroundings will catch fire. who would do that?
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are you saying that you heat rice for 8 hours?Originally posted by the Bear:obviously you have not cooked before... -
i've simmered soup for 30 hours before...
rice isn't much different..Originally posted by the.raven:are you saying that you heat rice for 8 hours? -
ah bear...soup? mi love soupsOriginally posted by the Bear:i've simmered soup for 30 hours before...
rice isn't much different..
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dude, why dont you try heating a pot for 8 hours next time and see what happens?Originally posted by the Bear:i've simmered soup for 30 hours before...
rice isn't much different..
simmering is gentle heat, and simmering soup is different from boiling something. -
the only one i know how to make is radish soup....
pork ribs, put in water bring to boil, then throw away the water...
put the ribs into the pot of water...
add radish cut to about 1 inch cubes
add a dried cuttlefish (washed of course)
bring to boil and simmer for a long time... about 24 hours at least
soup!
Originally posted by jusgal:ah bear...soup? mi love soups -
ahh.. but with patience, you CAN boil something for a long time
just add water.. like soups.. just keep adding water or stock to compensate for evaporation...Originally posted by the.raven:dude, why dont you try heating a pot for 8 hours next time and see what happens?
simmering is gentle heat, and simmering soup is different from boiling something. -
ya but in that story it says the water boiled to evaporation already and the woman still left the fire burning for 8 over hours, the rice maybe never cook but her house probably cooked alreadyOriginally posted by the Bear:ahh.. but with patience, you CAN boil something for a long time
just add water.. like soups.. just keep adding water or stock to compensate for evaporation... -
good god you can be literal..
sheesh! it's a legend!
but in real-life, you can do such things... slow cooking or cooking things until they are reduced to a mess.. are sometimes part of the cooking process...Originally posted by the.raven:ya but in that story it says the water boiled to evaporation already and the woman still left the fire burning for 8 over hours, the rice maybe never cook but her house probably cooked already -
I was trying to say that it's too fake to be trueOriginally posted by the Bear:good god you can be literal..
sheesh! it's a legend! -
Originally posted by the.raven:I was trying to say that it's too fake to be true
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it's a legend... taken with a pinch of salt..
however your story about the "stupid kid".. you've been hoaxed.. -
No....Originally posted by the Bear:it's a legend... taken with a pinch of salt..
however your story about the "stupid kid".. you've been hoaxed..
I can give u the link if u want:
http://www.canada.com/windsor/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=fdacc340-0395-4c0c-a15b-8ab1d7efcd5c -
oscar is terrifying????
btw, it's supposed to be a journalistic thing.. reporting the news...
since when they put in stuff like "added to make it funny"? -
other people, who share the views that the people in the news are stupid, added it.Originally posted by the Bear:oscar is terrifying????
btw, it's supposed to be a journalistic thing.. reporting the news...
since when they put in stuff like "added to make it funny"?
the original version of the news is in that link, have u read it? everything is the added version is true except for the added stuff, of course. -
what can i say?Originally posted by the.raven:other people, who share the views that the people in the news are stupid, added it.
the original version of the news is in that link, have u read it? everything is the added version is true except for the added stuff, of course. -
you can say you agree, which any sensible person would after reading such a strange piece of news about a game ad angering someone to such a drastic extent.Originally posted by the Bear:what can i say? -
no.. i can say i disagree with the stupidity of adding things in credible news that turn the news article into a joke...
news must never become like the tabloids like News of the World... no one believes them...
and the next time you quote news, you'll be ignored as you are seen as the tabloid and of adding salt and vinegar to a mundane but true piece of news...
btw, it isn't about the news story now... how "stupid" the children are, is immaterial... however, how stupid people are who decide to add their 2 cents to the news, distorting it and making a credible story into something to be derided, is the main gist of the discussion now..
you knew, yet you added to it...
is it too hard to be slightly responsible and not add to the hysteria? or make the true news even more unbelievable?
loose lips sink ships... and if you look at how media and stories can be manipulated, you'll see lots of serious consequences around...
in what you have added.. or posted, if someone decides it is real and never checks the sources, they would think that Sesame Street will be potentially under litigation.. and he may act accordingly...
think before you do...Originally posted by the.raven:you can say you agree, which any sensible person would after reading such a strange piece of news about a game ad angering someone to such a drastic extent. -
cool it....i got it from SPI there lahOriginally posted by the Bear:no.. i can say i disagree with the stupidity of adding things in credible news that turn the news article into a joke...
news must never become like the tabloids like News of the World... no one believes them...
and the next time you quote news, you'll be ignored as you are seen as the tabloid and of adding salt and vinegar to a mundane but true piece of news...
btw, it isn't about the news story now... how "stupid" the children are, is immaterial... however, how stupid people are who decide to add their 2 cents to the news, distorting it and making a credible story into something to be derided, is the main gist of the discussion now..
you knew, yet you added to it...
is it too hard to be slightly responsible and not add to the hysteria? or make the true news even more unbelievable?
loose lips sink ships... and if you look at how media and stories can be manipulated, you'll see lots of serious consequences around...
in what you have added.. or posted, if someone decides it is real and never checks the sources, they would think that Sesame Street will be potentially under litigation.. and he may act accordingly...
think before you do... -
it isn't about your story now
that one, we know has a bit of supernatural so we can suspend reality for a while...
however, raven's "news" article in another thread puts his credibility in question as he knowingly adds bits and pieces in a genuine news article in order to make it sound stupid.. or at least he just posts what "other people" added and he knowingly posts, along with the "salt and vinegar"...
i'll move that over thereOriginally posted by jusgal:cool it....i got it from SPI there lah -
ah bearOriginally posted by the Bear:it isn't about your story now
that one, we know has a bit of supernatural so we can suspend reality for a while...
however, raven's "news" article in another thread puts his credibility in question as he knowingly adds bits and pieces in a genuine news article in order to make it sound stupid.. or at least he just posts what "other people" added and he knowingly posts, along with the "salt and vinegar"...
i'll move that over there
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yes?Originally posted by jusgal:ah bear