Emmeline wrote:

Lawrence wrote in message ...

from http://asiarecipe.com/thaveg.html#buddha

Buddha's Delight
A special dish to help get your Yin/Yang in better balance. Especially
popular during the Chinese New Year

My parents make this Buddha's Delight or Jai for breakfast on New
Years. Thanks for the receipe. I'm going to try to make this for
breakfast. THANKS!!

When I was still living in the States (a dinosaur's age ago!) my Thai girlfriend (no wonder I
ended-up here!) in San Francisco was a follower of MaeGuanIm. They eat only vegetarian, and
they also delete onions, garlic...and bunch of other stuff...This recipe (minus the sesame
oil) was one of her favorites, not just for New Year, but on 'Wan Phra', 'Buddha's Day',
too, which happens a few times per month, often on Wed. , it seems....One reason why it used
to be very difficult in Thailand to get your hair cut on Wed, according to some. Now,
economics is the new religion for many, so you can get your hair cut anytime now. They're
also building many private retirement homes now....Impossible to find a few years ago....

Anyway, my wife, also Thai, makes batches at home. Kinda stinks up the place, in my opinion.
Still, it's better than durian, hence, my 'palace law' about durian being an 'outside' fruit.


Lawrence
(wondering if Thai retirement homes have masseuses and internet...)