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This Chinese New Year, The Straits Times rats on everything that you can get too much of - from bak kwa to fried nian gao
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Is it possible to eat - and drink - in moderation during festive occasions?
On my visits to friends' homes over the years, I have seen oleaginous, honey-drizzled bak kwa disappear in seconds; pineapple tarts, their jams dewy and gleaming one minute, scarfed down and reduced to mere crumbs the next.
