Dried scallop is a very expensive ingredient in China. During the Chinese New Year or some special occasions, people love to buy it for gifts to the others.
In my mom’s generation or someone older, receiving dried scallops or dried shitake mushrooms as gift means receiving a lot of respect.
Gentlemen, if your girlfriend or wife is Chinese, you will win your in-laws’ (or to-be) hearts easily and quickly by buying one of the above to them.
As you know that my strategy of cooking Chinese is to utilize most of the ingredients from our local stores. So, I substitute it with bacon bits in this coming recipe, “Choi Bon Hai”.
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