CNY Munchies!

Shiny yellow pineapple paste sitting on cookies baked to browny perfection, stacked on top of each other in a transparent rounded plastic container with a Ferrari red lid.

It is the Chinese New Year season! And like previous years, our dining table is piled with festive goodies. At noon today, I came back home hungry and did not buy any lunch. I thought maybe I will just eat the goodies to save money. Heck my resolution of losing more weight.

With my tummy growling and my salivating mouth hanging like a tired dog on a hot day, I reached for a container of pineapple tarts.

The person who sealed this container must have had rolls of scotch tape and was not afraid to use them. There must have been 3 layers of it. After feeling my way for, I swear like eternity for the tape end, I finally started peeling it with my freshly cut nails.

First peel yielded about 5 cm before it tore in the middle. Subsequent 5-6 peels were the same. "For the love of God and my growling tummy, please use better quality tapes that will come off in a single peel!!", my mind yelled.

Finally after 2-3 mins of wrestling with filmsy tapes, I finally got to the first piece of that deliciously looking tart. After swallowing 2 pieces, I decided to close the container and eat mandarin oranges instead.

They are not as nice as they look, and the price it was tagged.

Gong Xi Fa Cai!