A table for two

I tried not to look at my holiday pictures, because it has only been three weeks since I got back from trip and I am already suffering withdrawal symptoms from all the delicious food! This afternoon I switched on the Lightroom, and spent a good hour just looking at the photos, no editing, nothing. Just [...]

HAPPY MERDEKA DAY! Today is Malaysia National Day! Of course we have to celebrate with some local food, especially street food! One of the highlights of my trip is definitely hanging out at the mamak stalls at midnight, sitting on the red plastic stool flimsy enough that will probably break and flattened in any second, [...]

“Honey, I’m home!” Hello everyone, it’s good to be back! Needless to say I had such great time eating my way around Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos for four weeks. I can see why Anthony Bourdain fell in love with these countries and the local food. There are simply an endless array of amazing exotic [...]

A familiar sight of chefs in clinical white uniforms, complete with mouth masks; kneading dumplings away behind the aquarium glass tank. They called themselves the descendants of the “dragon” or phonetically – the “steamer basket”, as that’s what Dragon-i is famous for, steamy Xiao Long Bao. Like Din Tai Fung, Dragon-i is another restaurant chains [...]

[competition is now closed - winners already announced here] Pssttt….have you entered our competition to win Master Tean’s prize pack including the whole range of curry paste that will you on fire from both ends? Better be hurry as the competition is closing soon on 28th August 2009! If you have been following my blog [...]

Don’t blink. If you blink, another square of crispy suckling pig will be “y-oink”ed and vanished from the plate before you know it. Suckling pig, banquet dinner, family reunion and mum’s birthday – any excuse would do to get myself back to Malaysia for some gluttony action with the family. You know you have a [...]

In the modern, fast-paced (and westernised as a matter of fact) Malaysia, the first thing you will notice is food franchise outlets popping up everywhere! Majority of the chains are US franchises like Macdonald’s, KFC, Kenny Rogers, and Marry Brown (comes with seatings hang from the roof like a swing), Chilis just to name (seriously) [...]

I wish you can smell my fingers as I am typing on the keyboard right now. The sweet pungent smelly socks aroma on every keystroke is driving me insane, I have to stop and put those fingers next to my nostril for a good sniff… “Ahh…..” This is the good stuff. Durian, either you love [...]

Congratulations Julie! Over 3.7 million viewers tuned in to watch the cook off battle between Julie Goodwin and Poh Ling Yeow on last night’s Masterchef Australia finale. I am all the way for Poh (still am!) but unfortunately she is defeated and Julie from Cenral Coast crowned the title of first Masterchef Australia. In all [...]

The aromatic chicken curry is cooked to perfection, tender chicken pieces with soft golden potato nuggets in a thick curry sauce. The thin layer of chili oil on top is already a promising sign that I am going to love this dish without even having to taste it. “How did you make your Curry Chicken, [...]

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I spotted this at Harris Farm Markets over the weekend. It’s Jackfruit! Not frozen, not in can, but fresh tropical jackfruit! I believe not many people have heard of or seen jackfruit before in Australia, let alone taste it. Jackfruit is a tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia where [...]

Whenever I am in Sydney, I always try to make the most of my day… and night with good food if possible. On this occasion, my initial plan was to drop by at Alice’s in Thornleigh for some Malaysian Chinese food on my way home with Big D. After being informed by our friends who [...]

A food guest writer? Who would have thought? When Rasa Malaysia asked me to be a guest writer on her blog to feature a signature dish from my hometown, the answer is loud and clear – the most famous dish from Ipoh has to be Beansprout Chicken (芽菜雞) with Sar Hor Fun (rice noodle). Now, [...]

Okay. I lied. I lied. I lied to my friends that I actually liked the food at The Malaya when I don’t. I told them it is okay, when I obviously trying not to be too contradictory. I feel ashamed of myself. What has happened to me?! The problem is not me, the problem is [...]