A Vegetarian Twist on Soon Kueh | From Book to Cook #09

In the 1950s, Abbess Yang Qincai of Hai Inn See, a temple in Choa Chu Kang, discovered that bamboo plants grew particularly well in the temple grounds and led the effort to make soon kueh regularly. Researcher Kelvin Tan explores how Chinese Buddhist women like her shaped the vegetarian food landscape in Singapore as he recreates this much beloved recipe. Timestamps: 00:00 – Teaser 00:19 – Opening titles 00:28 – Episode and guest introduction 01:09 – Today's recipe: Vegetarian soon kueh 01:56 – Ingredients 02:35 – Where did the Chinese Buddhist nuns come from? 03:46 – Preparing the ingredients for the filling 04:20 – Making soon kueh using bamboo shoots grown in the temple's garden 05:12 – Cutting the mushrooms, bamboo shoots, black fungus and tofu 06:34 – Stir frying the filling 08:17 – Vegetarian popiah and its association with the temple's first abbess 08:47 – Drizzling sesame oil on the filling 09:23 – Measuring rice flour for the dough skin 10:10 – The value of vegetarian cookbooks 10:37 – Mixing rice flour and water to make the dough skin 11:22 – Shaping the dough skin 12:54 – Adding the filling 13:14 – The first vegetarian restaurants in Singapore 14:19 – Steaming the soon kueh 14:31 – Let's eat 15:54 – Closing Check out additional resources here: https://go.gov.sg/nlb-fbtc-s2e4 This video is part of "From Book to Cook", a cooking show on Singapore’s food history. Join librarian-host Paddy Ong and guest cooks as they recreate heritage dishes that have mostly been forgotten today. What stories might these old recipes tell us about local history and food heritage? Catch the series to find out! Watch more from "From Book to Cook":    • From Book to Cook   You can also listen to our full interview with Kelvin on the BiblioAsia+ podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen. More info on the podcast: https://go.gov.sg/nlb-bapodcast-24 Visit our libraries: https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/visit-us/... Check out our digital collections: https://go.gov.sg/national-library-on... Follow National Library Singapore on social media: Facebook:   / nationallibrarysg   Instagram:   / nationallibrarysg   Medium:   / the-national-library   Telegram: https://t.me/NLBsg TikTok:   / nlbsg   #FromBooktoCook #SGStoryTellers #NationalLibrarySG #Singapore #History #Heritage #Food #Culture #LAB25