Sweet Longevity Noodles

It's grandma's birthday today ... well, according to the lunar Chinese calendar. Otherwise, it's in the month of April. Grandma's 91 years old this year. She's not very mobile these days and confined to her room. Hence, no big do this year for this occasion.

My uncles and aunts dropped by ... and bought some goodies for Grandma ... like biscuits and snacks ... Fifth Aunt brought for her a homemade birthday cake.

Me? I bought her a pretty cup cake ....

So pretty ..... from The Lof Bakery

And wrapped for her a tiny food hamper .... 

For grandma .... 

Grandma said I was a good girl. Indeed. Lols ...

But of all the things that she ate on that day, Grandma loved the sweet longevity noodles the most! She finished the whole bowl, and raved about it later. Very nice, she kept saying. Did you eat it? It's really delicious, she repeated. 

Traditional Sweet Longevity Noodles

At home, Dad was the one who cooked this dish. Cause he liked it too, so he had learned to cook it the way he liked it. So I sat in the kitchen and observed while Dad went about cooking this sweet noodle dish ....

2 hard-boiled eggs, and a roll of raw egg noodle ...

In a small pot, Dad boiled some water with screwpine or pandan leaves .... then he loosened and put in the noodles. Cook for about 3 minutes till it softened. As the noodles cooked, the broth had become thick, stachy and sticky. Dad then added some sugar into the pot, he stirred it and let the noodles simmer for another 3 minutes .... and finally serve it with the shelled hard-boiled eggs. Easy peasy.

Traditional Sweet Longevity Noodles as Dad liked it .... 

Well .... I did eat a little bit of the noodles ... and it tasted rich of eggs, flour, and was fragrant because of the pandan-flavoured broth. I was not too crazy about it though.

Anyway, it was such a simple dish to prepare, yet rich with flavour and deep in meaning.  Most importantly, Grandma found this traditional sweet treat to be very satisfying. 

Here's wishing Grandma sweetness in all of her days, good health and happiness. Happy birthday!