IT'S an interesting riot of aromas at Serai where you can get local cuisine as well as Thai and continental selections, writes TAN BEE HONG.Serai. Lemongrass. It's the flavour of the season, especially at Empire Shopping Gallery in Subang Jaya.
Scent Of Lemon-grass
IT'S an interesting riot of aromas at Serai where you can get local cuisine as well as Thai and continental selections, writes TAN BEE HONG.
Asian Recipes For The Whole Year
THREE hundred and seventy six pages with 300 traditional and modern recipes representing many divest regions of Asia. This is one book that will keep you busy in the kitchen for nearly one whole year if you try each and every one of the recipes.
Master Basics Of Chinese Cuisine
THE title suggests that you’re going to master recipes taught by a cooking school. However, a few pages into the book and you’ll realise that it’s a compilation of 75 recipes to help you "master the basics of Chinese cuisine."more...
Cod Fish Croquettes
Ingredients- ◦400g dried cod fish, soaked in cold water overnight)
- ◦400g potatoes
- ◦2 clove garlic, finely chopped
- ◦1 onion, finely chopped
- ◦1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
- ◦3 eggs
- ◦2 tsp olive oil
Mad About Soba
FEAST your tastebuds on authentic hand-made soba (buckwheat noodles) as Putrajaya Marriott welcomes new Japanese chef Uramoto Katsuyuki. more...
The Doctor Is In
BAKING is as much a science as it is an art. That's why, in addition to mastering basic techniques and recipes, Malaysian Institute of Baking (MIB) chairman Don Yong makes it a point to learn about the science of baking. more...
Spices World
I LOVE cooking with spices. It was something that was a part of my life growing up. The bottles of spices sitting on the kitchen shelf are some of my earlier childhood memories.
A Roadside Stall Is Making Good Business
It can now be revealed that one of the best kept secrets of Selayang Jaya is a roadside stall that sells yew char kueh or Chinese crullers.For years, on and off, I have been buying from this family stall in Jalan SJ 27. It normally begins selling its crullers, hum chim penh and other related items about noon.
Food, Glorious Malaysian Food
Malaysian food: there are just no limits to that term.What would you expect, when the country is such a melting pot of cultures. First we have the three main ethnic groups: Malays, Chinese and Indians. Then all the sub-groups, the regional variations, the different sub-cultural divisions, combined with the influences of our neighbours, the colonial powers, and our postwar partners.
Nasi Lemak: Malaysia’s National Dish
Does Malaysia have a national dish? No authority or national agency has yet come forward to set things in stone, but by default, that honour would have to go to nasi lemakmore...
Esoteric Chinese Dishes From Sabah
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Drink: History Of Tea
800
By this time in China, tea was enjoyed by the nobility as an elegant pastime. At the height of the Tang dynasty, poet Lu Yu wrote Cha Ching or The Tea Code, the first book on tea, describing its botany, processing, and tasting techniques. The book is considered a classic literary text.
‘Nasi Lemak’ Not Main Source Of Obesity
KUALA LUMPUR: Nasi lemak is the not the main source of obesity among school children as it can be due to uncontrolled intake of high calorie diet, said Nutrition Society of Malaysia president Dr Tee E Siong. more..
Sarawak Grilled Fish Popular In Sandakan
SANDAKAN: The fish grilled by three young men may look different from those at the other stalls at the Fajar Ramadhan Bazaar at Cheong Long Supermarket, Mile 7 here.Various types of fish are grilled in bamboo sticks and they look different from those found in Sandakan.
Top 10 Malaysian Food: Nasi Lemak
Ahhhh, the infamous Nasi Lemak. At it's heart, sumptuous fragrant coconut rice with cucumbers, sambal, and ikan bilis. Available in a thousand different forms,more...
Top 10 Malaysian Food: Roti Canai
Ah, the infamous Roti Canai. Many a friendship was solidified sitting at Raju's in Jalan Gasing, with a warm Teh Tarik in hand an Roti Canai fresh off the pan steaming more...
Top 10 Malaysian Food: Asam Laksa
A particular pride of Malaysia's now that it's been placed in the top 10 foods in the entire world, asam laksa is a fragrant broth flavored with tamarinds, with plenty of mackarel fish flakes, mint, pineapple, lettuce, and usually thick ricemore...
Top 10 Malaysian Food: Bah Kut Teh
Essentially meat bone tea, this Chinese delicacy is exceedingly popular among KL-ites, and usually comes in chicken and pork variants, though many will swear that pork is far superior. The constant though, is the savory tea base, with more...
Top 10 Malaysian Food: Chicken Rice
There are many kinds of chicken rice out there, from the Hainanese variant with smooth steamed chicken, to the Malay chicken rice with it's fragrant herbs, roast chicken, more...
Top 10 Malaysian Food: Rojak
A fruit/vege salad with dark, thick prawn paste and yau char quai, rojak can be bought from street vendors everywhere, and like many other Malaysian foodsmore...
Top 10 Malaysian Food: Satay
Ah, Satay. Sticks of marinated, grilled meat, served with a sweet chilli or peanut sauce, often with ketupat, rice that's been wrapped in pandan leaves and cooked in it.more...
Top 10 Malaysian Food: Lontong
Think of lontong as vanilla- it's not really that appetizing on it's own, but when brought together with other flavors, the resulting combination is incredible. Lontong itself is rice, rolled in banana leaves and steamed before being cut into cakesmore...
Top 10 Malaysian Food: Nasi Dagang
Literally 'Trade Rice', Nasi Dagang is rice steamed in coconut milk and eaten with fish curry and picked vegetables, hard-boiled eggs, and a variety of different meat dishes.more...
Top 10 Malaysian Food: Char Koay Teow
Char Koay TeowIn it's purest form, rice cake strips fried in soy sauce, chilli, prawns, belacan, beansprouts, chives, and cockles, Char Koay Teow has seen popularity all over Malaysia, with a halal version sold by traders everywhere, and
