MALAYSIA FEST 2012
Promo spot for MFEST 2012 courtesy of the Jackie M crew 🙂

Steamed minced beef with rice is one of those dishes I no longer see at yum cha, but I remember it quite well from my weekends as a trolley pusher plus kitchenhand at Choy’s Inn restaurant in Chinatown. The beef mince is actually the same as what’s used for San Chuk Ngau Yoke ie. steamed…

Print PDF Growing up with rice as a staple I kind of assumed everyone knew how to cook it. That was, until I came to Australia. Most people nowadays know enough to get by, but for those still struggling with it, here’s my two cents’ worth – Tips – There are lots of different types…

I’d promoted this broadcast earlier in the day as one where I wouldn’t be speaking because I’d lost my voice, yet as soon as the “Live” signal came on started babbling like I always do. It seemed aside from a couple of coughing fits, that I’d managed to pull it off. Then I woke up…

Print PDF Sukasuka Day 2 I’m not the only city slicker in the group; our driver Tony struggles to deploy his mosquito net correctly and by the next morning his bed looks like a scene from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Breakfast is a traditional Malay offering – nasi lemak plus different types of…

Print PDF More than a year after I closed my Malaysian restaurant, and even after disconnecting my landlines and cancelling all call redirection services, I still get tracked down by determined diners trying to make table reservations. I also get a lot of enquiries about cooking classes – thanks to my busy schedule however, they’re…

I’ve probably said this before but we Malaysians tend to be durian snobs – those of us living overseas buy frozen Thai Mornthong durian out of necessity and desperation because they’re cheap and readily available – and then moan about how tasteless and soggy they are compared to fresh Musang King or XO and all…