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Roti Canai
Published on 2009-09-10 19:59:00
Roti CanaiBy Lee Khang Yi (Story courtesy of Flavours magazine).One of the most enthralling sights in the Malaysian food scene has to be the making of roti canai. When an order is placed, the roti canai maker moves into action. Balls of oily dough are stretched with a few deft kneads with the heel of the palm on a well-oiled stainless steel surface, and dramatically flung skywards with a few quick flicks. The dough sashays into the air in a rhythmic, circular dance; in a matter of seconds, a lum
Nasi Lemak Bungkus
Published on 2009-09-10 19:18:00
Nasi Lemak BungkusBy: Lee Kyang YiYou see them everywhere – hawked at street corners and kerbsides, at Malay stalls and at Mamak stalls that operate round the clock. The small packet of rice fits snugly into the palm, and is gone in a few gulps. One packet does not make a meal but satisfies the South-East Asian ideal of a main meal – there is rice, fish, vegetable and a bit of spice.Nasi lemak bungkus is beguiling in its simplicity, being nothing more than a few table spoons of coconut milk
Malaysian Char Kway Teow
Published on 2009-09-10 17:55:00
Malaysian Char Kway TeowBy: Benedict WuThe Chinese dish that has made the greatest headway in terms of crossing cultural boundaries is probably fried kway teow, a dish of stir-fried flat rice noodles. Travelling from north to south in peninsular Malaysia, you will find slight differences in the style the kway teow is fried by the hawkers. The “Penang-style” is prevalent in the northern states of Kedah and Penang, where the fried noodles are coloured and seasoned with a mixture of light soy s
Eating Right During Ramadan
Published on 2009-09-01 04:18:00
Eating Right During RamadanBy: Nor Sharita Mohd SaadRamadan is here again, and after all these years of seeing hundreds of patients. I can safely say that the fasting month is the time where my overweight and obese patients have been waiting for.Most of them say they aim to loose a few kilogrammes this year. Will that happen? Can they make it a reality? I think anything is possible if they put effort into it.In Malaysia, Muslim children as young as 6 or 7 years old start to practice fasting.As y
How to Locate A Good Lunch and Dinner Restaurant
Published on 2009-08-28 10:26:00
How to Locate A Good Lunch/Dinner RestaurantA lot of people are disappointed with their lunch/dinner restaurant visits. It was either too pricey or the food was not so good.>> Word of mouth. In your workplace, co-workers often talk about a restaurant that they like or dislike. Make a note of it because they have actual dining experience at the particular restaurant.>> Foodies like to post their picture from a restaurant visit and talk about the dining experience. Check out photo, sharing website
Lemang - Cooking in Bamboo
Published on 2008-09-28 17:34:00
Lemang, a dish of glutimous rice and coconut milk cooked inside a hollow bamboo tube, is a must for the Malay community when there's a festival or celebration. Families look forward to it as do visitors when they come to visit open house functions.Making Lemang is a lot of hot work and requires a keen, watchful eye on the rice-stuffed bamboo cooking over a slow, slow fire. The bamboo is first lined with banana leaf to prevent the sticky rice adhering to the sides of the bamboo.Anything can go wr
Popular Malaysian Dishes
Published on 2007-09-08 09:46:00
The All-Time Popular Malaysian DishesBy: Esther Chandran and Jayagandi JayarajFood is definitely is a big deal for Malaysians as we constantly think about what to have for breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner and supper.We can be considered lucky with a variety of different cuisines at our disposal; be it Chinese, Indian, Malay, Portugese, Sarawakian, Sabahan, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Australian, Italian, French, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and whatever else that comes to mind.