Penang doesn't pander. This is what I love most about the place - it took me several false starts; several trips to Malaysia's most famous foodie destination - before I came to recognise that it deserved all the accolades it's received in the media over the years. For the longest time before that, I thought it unfairly overshadowed other places in » Read More
How to Cook Laksa Johor By Chef Dato’ Ismail (Street Food Journeys S1 E2: Johor)
October 7, 2021 by
Laksa Johor is famously different from the laksas found in other parts of Malaysia (as a matter of fact it was the topic of some heated online discussion among Malaysians around the time this episode first aired, about which state's laksa is superior). I remember when it was first described to me back during my restaurant days by my team member » Read More
How to Cook Steamed Fish with Choy Poh (Preserved Radish)
October 30, 2018 by
I've previously posted a couple of steamed fish recipes with preserved vegetables, and this is a variation on one of them; this time around, I'm using barramundi instead of silver perch (though, really, this would work with most white fish/fish fillets). Since I get asked all the time, I'm also showing you the type of "choy poh" ie. preserved » Read More