Happy Chinese New Year!!  And what a perfect excuse to sequester myself in the kitchen today to cook really good food and pig out!  It is indeed a masterful accomplishment to keep fine food flowing from the kitchen to the dining table and also, keep on eating for the whole day!  Gnome was very happy and sat down to watch the Sean Connery “James Bond” marathon and now he has just started on the Roger Moore series.

Yummy Food Pictures:

And, we are waiting for the Grand Finale; The Meal to end all Meals!! Cantonese Gibnut!  Gibnut is a type of rodent which is related to the guinea pig; however, it is much larger (15 to 20lbs) so more to eat.  I call it Cantonese-style because I have used Chinese Five Spice powder and star anise to flavour the meat.  It smells just like Char Sui.

Cantonese Gibnut preparation pictures:

I scrubbed the foot thoroughly because as most Asians will understand, this is a prized part.  If you don’t have a “foot fetish” you may not understand why I am so excited about the foot.

I am slow cooking this in the oven for 6 hours.  It will be ready very soon.  More pictures tomorrow!