Learning to cook Malaysian can be somewhat like trying to learn a new language, especially where ingredients are concerned. Many ‘Malaysian’ recipes published by prominent chefs based outside of Malaysia call for an incredibly long list of ingredients for each dish. This can be intimidating for someone just starting out or trying to recreate the » Read More
Malaysian Cooking – What Ingredients Do You Need?
December 6, 2014 by
Print PDF Find out in my 9-minute video below ;) Just to put some context into this, I spent minutes trawling through my pantry for ingredients I had on hand, I didn't spend months writing a thesis, interviewing experts, drawing up definitive lists or stocking up for this video. In other words, if I missed your favourite ingredient, don't be » Read More
10 Must-Have Malaysian Pantry Ingredients
August 24, 2011 by
Print PDF 'Must have' in the sense that they're what I would personally get if I were limited to only 10 items - again, depending on your own (Malaysian) cultural upbringing, you might have a vastly different list to mine. Will elaborate on these another time along with suitable recipes. As mentioned in a previous post, when hunting down » Read More
Malaysian Pantry Ingredients
August 3, 2011 by
Print PDF First off, thanks to my Malaysian friends Nirmala, Marinna, Hazel and Muna for their contributions – before I draw up the list, I wish to point out that their input reflect the following – - Some do a lot of cooking; others, as with most busy, working women nowadays, either don’t, or they use commercial, prepared » Read More