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My Interview with SilkAir about Penang Food

Rasa Malaysia — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:45:19 +0000

I did an interview with SilkAir (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines) a couple of months ago and the article finally came out! If you are flying with SilkAir, you will see the feature on the Sept/Oct 2009 issue of “SilkWinds”–the inflight magazine. There are some errors in the article: 1) they think I am a *he*, 2) wrong facts about...

Malasada (Malassada)

Rasa Malaysia — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:20:55 +0000

When it comes to sweet decadent snacks on the island of Oahu, you simply can’t afford to miss out these sinfully sugary and to-die-for malasada, or malassada (the correct spelling)–a confection of Portuguese origin. We were lucky. Had I not received two emails and a comment from my loyal reader Burt, we would have completely missed out one of the most...

Traditional Hawaiian Food

Rasa Malaysia — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:26:00 +0000

When I travel, you will most likely find me in hole-in-the-wall restaurants, run-down eateries, or markets that offer traditional and authentic local foods. Nowadays, food has defined where I travel to, and eating local is a big part of all my travels. Through local cuisines, I’ve come to learn–and appreciate–the unique culture, traditions, and heritage that represent the places I...

Giovanni’s Original White Shrimp, O’ahu

Rasa Malaysia — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:54:30 +0000

Aloha from Waikiki, O’ahu! We stumbled upon the world-famous Giovanni’s White Shrimp truck at the north shore of O’ahu today, at Kahuku. Along the drive to the north shore, there are many shrimp trucks selling shrimp scampi, garlic shrimps or shrimp plates; there are also a few road site joints selling live shrimps caught from the nearby shrimp farms. Totally unassuming...

Eating Xiao Long Bao (Shanghai Soup Dumplings)

Rasa Malaysia — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:45:00 +0000

Last Friday night, my colleagues and I went to Ding Tai Fung in Arcadia, the famed outpost of the multi-million dumpling house originated from Taipei. After watching my American colleague repeatedly burning his tongue by the piping hot Xiao Long Bao and had the “soup” inside the dumpling squirting all over his shirt and face, I asked him the following...