YUMSENG…!!!

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Ma Po Dou Fu Recipe

Ma Po Dou Fu (麻婆豆腐) is a very popular Tofu (Soft Bean Curd) dish that originated from Sichuan Province in China. There are a couple of versions of the story of how this dish was created and became popular, but all versions of the stories tend to have “Old Pockmarked Mother Chen” as the lead [...]

THE MEANING OF YUMSENG...!!!

"YUMSENG" is from the Cantonese dialect of Guangdong (Canton) Province in Southern China, and literally means, "to drink to success" or "to drink to victory". Nowadays, it's use is more towards "to finish drinking" or to empty one's glass of drink. The English equivalent for this is, "Bottoms up".

"YUMSENG" is usually shouted out three times in succession, and with increasing volume.

"YUM" is always extended (10 seconds or longer), whilst the second syllable "SENG" is shorter (5 seconds or so) and fades off at the end.

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