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Thermocook vs Thermomix – 8 Differences for Malaysian Cooking
My take on how the Thermocook and the Thermomix compare when it comes to cooking my (ie. Malaysian) food.
Malay Food in Perak – 4 Must-Try Places
A while back, when I invited a Malay friend to join me on my culinary tour of Perak, he replied that he wasn’t that keen because, as he put it (in the most polite way possible), he didn’t think that Perak had good Malay food. This completely threw me for a loop because my first…
The Durian Cookbook Wins “Best Fruit Book” of the Last 30 Years
The Durian Cookbook has just been named Best Fruit Book of the last 30 years by the Gourmand Awards.
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Join My Malaysian Cooking Club — Learn Malaysian Food Online
Join Jackie M’s Malaysian Cooking Club for live Zoom cook-alongs, cooking tips, and a friendly online space to learn Malaysian food from home.
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Jackie M’s Culinary Tour #2 – A Slow Food Pilgrimage to Hidden Malaysia
The Masters’ Table: Jackie M’s Slow Food Pilgrimage to Hidden Malaysia 9 Days / 8 Nights – 11-19 January 2026 What You’ll Experience Join me, Jackie M, and selected Masters of Malaysian Cuisine (MOMC) chefs on a one-of-a-kind food journey through Kuala Lumpur, Perak and Melaka. Discover the dishes, stories and people that make Malaysian…
What Happened to Jackie M’s Restaurant?
Two questions I get asked all the time when I run my market stall, are: Do you have a restaurant somewhere? Do you do other markets? If you’re one of those people who’ve asked me these questions and thought you caught a glimpse of an eyeroll from me in response, I want to reassure you…
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How to Cook Malaysian-Style Swedish Meatballs
During a visit to Ikea Tempe Paul Gray had a craving for Swedish meatballs, but because we were short on time, and also remembering that I had just made some beef balls in the last couple of days that were sitting in the fridge, we decided to tackle turning them into a budget-friendly Malaysian-inspired iteration…
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The $10 Chuck Steak Challenge: Can You Turn the Cheapest Cut into a Decent Steak?
Paul Gray is adding a “budget eating” angle to our South Africa Meets Malaysia broadcasts. In this session, he tackles turning a cheap cut of meat into tender steak.
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7 Reasons Why My Handcrafted Dry Curry Paste Kits Look Ugly
I don’t know – maybe I was dropped on the head as a baby or something but for as long as I remember, I’ve always wanted to do things the hard way – you know, like the Michael J. Fox/James Woods movie of the same title from the 90s (to all my fellow oldies out…
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Camp-Ready Food – Lamb 2 Ways, Chakalaka, Bak Kwa (South Africa Meets Malaysia 2)
What South African and Malaysian dishes we cooked up to take with us on a church camp to supplement the food that was going to be served onsite, to make our stay more culinarily memorable.
