“Promise me something when you decide to write a cookbook.”
“What?” I looked at G curiously. The idea that he’s so confident that I’d write a book and that he’s making a request has got me.
“Make sure you put in a recipe for kaya.”
It’s true, G’s probably more of a kaya fanatic than I am. He [...]
When I was back in KL recently, I noticed many hawker stalls had Cambodians, Indonesians and/or other nationalities cooks cooking Malaysian dishes. If I may say so, the platter – taste, texture, smell – were not how I remember it to be. The local flavours have become somewhat almost foreign in itself. I have nothing [...]
For those who have been following my blog, you would have read about my Japan adventures. I cannot get over how impressed I am with home-cooked Japanese food.
Through the Japanese I have realized that the simplest home-cook food is oftentimes the tastiest. It’s made me quite sentimental about my mother’s cooking. Perhaps it’s age. Perhaps [...]
For those who have never had Otak-Otak before, you might think it’s rather strange to associate fish with mousse. I don’t blame you. I’ve judged many things by name and appearance myself, and sometimes I remain adamant that somethings cannot taste good together no matter how fancy it sounds. Like for example, veal and chocolate.
I [...]
Bubur nasi hitam or black rice pudding is definitely a personal favourite. It’s a Malaysian (some argues Thai) dessert, always almost served warm with a drizzle of coconut milk. Mom usually made it on a weekend night in a slow cooker, so come morning, there would be a lovely aroma of pandan (screwpine leaves) [...]
