Ginger Crisps – 9 Ways To Use Them In Your Dishes
Ginger is widely known for its health benefits, and most people would be familiar with using it to add flavour and aroma to their dishes. If you’re Malaysian like me, you probably use it regularly in curries, stews and in » Read More
Malaysian Jackfruit – 8 Suggestions On How To Use It
What does a Malaysian like me think of when I think of jackfruit? I think of a fully-ripened, golden-yellow, firm-fleshed super-sweet, delicious fruit - described elsewhere as something like a cross between a pineapple and a » Read More
How To Use Malaysian Curry Powder
I grew up with Malaysian curry powder - we used it in all our cooking; not just in curries. It was (and still is) so much a part of my life that it took my own daughter, Becky, (yes, I do have a grown-up daughter who’s » Read More
12 Ways To Use Musang King Durian
Musang King durian is considered by many Malaysians as the king of durian varieties, with a flavour that's more potent and flesh that's firmer and richer than the frozen Thai durians that Australians might have encountered in » Read More
Cacao Chilli Crisp w/Noodles | Dark Chocolate Date Cookies (Rachel Khoo)
Recently, BBC studios contacted me about the possibility of trying some of Rachel Khoo's recipes from her TV show, Chocolat, airing on UnifiTV and BBC Player. I'd first experienced chocolate as a savoury ingredient when I » Read More
12 Ways To Use Chilli Sambal And Crispy Prawn Chilli In Your Cooking
Most of you are too young to remember, but if you lived in Australia in the 80s like I did, you’d know how hard it was to find Malaysian ingredients anywhere. That was why I had to learn how to make everything » Read More
10 Ways To Use Malaysian Ikan Bilis (Dried Anchovies)
Ikan bilis, aka dried anchovies, is so highly-prized among overseas Malaysians that my stepmom makes a point of using her entire luggage allowance on ikan bilis each time she comes home from a visit to Malaysia. (I’m aware » Read More
Do you want to become an expert Malaysian and Singaporean Street Food cook? Then you're speaking to the right person - I coach students online, whether beginners who want to know exactly what to do » Read More
Live Cooking Videos From My Desktop (Lenovo Legion 7 Review)
A few months ago, while on a late night Zoom call, my suburb was hit by a mass power outage. I was plunged into the dark in the middle of my living room, and my meeting was prematurely ended because of the internet modem shutting off along with everything » Read More
Durian Fest Sydney 2021
Want to know a secret? Several years since quitting Orange Grove Markets, I’m still adjusting to not having to get up at 4am every Saturday morning. It still feels strange for me not to be loading up my vehicle and rushing to get to the market to get set » Read More
Johor: Laksa Johor, Mee Rebus, Places To Visit & Things To Do
Johor is highly-regarded among Malaysians and Singaporeans as a foodie destination, so much so that Singaporeans regularly travel across the border into Malaysia just to eat a meal in this, the southernmost state of the peninsular of Malaysia. In this » Read More
Melaka: Satay Celup, Klebang Coconut Shake, Nyonya Food And More
I remember it was during my first trip to Melaka that I tried Satay Celup, which consists of skewered meat, fish balls, seafood, vegetables and everything in between cooked in a thin peanut gravy. It felt like a cross between steamboat (aka hotpot) and » Read More
