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Cooking is an emotional activity, there’s no denying that. Both the activity itself, and the history behind each ingredient, utensil or dish you serve up. A certain taste can take you back to your childhood, remind you of your first date with your wife, or bring back a memory with your now late parent(s). …
As someone who’s run a Malaysian food business for decades, I’m always trying to strike a balance between maintaining “authentic” flavours while cutting down on time spent in the kitchen (thanks to labour costs and staff shortage issues). My friends at MyBlueTea.com.au recently sent me some samples of their natural pandan powder (made from pure…
I’ve just been advised that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) situation, Concord Hospital Markets will be closed starting this Thursday 12 March 2020, until further notice. If you’re based in Australia, this would be a good time for me to reintroduce my range of Malaysian curry pastes, which I make myself and deliver either via…
What’s the difference between all the different “Nasi” dishes you see on restaurant menus? This is Part 1 of my attempt to explain Nasi Lemak, Nasi Campur, Nasi Goreng, Nasi Tumpang, Nasi Tumpeng etc. etc. etc.
Folks, this is your chance to get the eBook versions of two of my Malaysian cookbooks (along with a bonus Asian Pantry Ingredients Guide) – Truly Malaysian Street Food At Home Truly Malaysian Breakfasts Check out the video to see what they look like >> And all you have to pay is the cost of…
I hate carrying on about my “accomplishments”, not because I’m sooo modest (I’m not), but because I honestly get bored doing it; my sister reminded me recently about how I didn’t even bother attending my graduation ceremony at Sydney University 27 years ago because I didn’t want to spend money hiring a ridiculous graduation gown,…
Folks, I’m excited to announce the launch of Wok Around Asia – my online Asian Cooking Mastery coaching programme that I’ve been working on for months. Many of you know me through my restaurant, the Orange Grove Farmers’ Market and the Hyde Park Night Noodle Markets (and all the other online and TV stuff), but…
Another week, another hilarious error of culinary judgement by people who clearly have no right to be paid for their food “expertise”. We all remember the legendary “crispy rendang” episode of MasterChef UK, where the judges eliminated Malaysian contestant Zaleha Olpin because her chicken rendang skin wasn’t crispy (which is like giving your friendly Italian…
If ever you’ve wondered why I don’t post Japanese recipes, that would be because I don’t cook Japanese food (I love eating it though). Which is why I adore the concept behind airKitchen, a service that provides foreign travellers with a chance to visit an ordinary Japanese family, learn to cook from the host, then…
It’s easy for me to keep track of how long I’ve been doing live videos — I started right after Noah was born. I had just given birth via emergency caesarean and was still recovering at Westmead Hospital when an email from Google Australia showed up in my inbox. Google wanted to set up a…