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Yam Rice (芋头饭)

Rasa Malaysia — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:14:17 +0000

Yam or taro is a root vegetable that I love to eat. There are quite many ways to make yam (taro)—sweet as in Bubur Cha Cha, sweet yam paste (or nee), or savory as in Yam Rice. My late parents loved Yam Rice and I am glad that I’d acquired the liking for this dish. In my family, we almost never...

Mee Rebus

Rasa Malaysia — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:26:26 +0000

If you read food blogs, I am sure you already know the fabulous food blog PigPig’s Corner authored by the lovely Ann and Jeff, a Malaysian couple based in the United Kingdom. Pig Pig’s Corner covers both recipes and also restaurant reviews; regardless of what they post, I am always drooling over their foods. This week, I started off the...

Penang Curry Mee

Rasa Malaysia — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:47:26 +0000

Recently, I have been craving for Penang hawker food (street food). I haven’t been home to Penang for well over eight months so it’s hard not to miss all the great foods of my hometown. Curry Mee—otherwise known as curry laksa, or laksa—is a noodle dish with a coconut milk curry gravy. (This is not to be confused with Penang laksa...

KL Hokkien Mee

Rasa Malaysia — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:20:49 +0000

Remember I told you that there are many talented Malaysian food bloggers? Today, I would like to introduce you to Citrus and Candy—a fantastic and gorgeous food blog by the very talented Karen Low, who is based in Sydney. Citrus and Candy is choked full of beautiful food photography and her dessert recipes are to-die-for. Anyway, for this guest post,...

Braised Pork Belly in Soy Sauce (Tau Yew Bak)

Rasa Malaysia — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:51:31 +0000

Since my second sister came into town, we have been cooking up a storm. (Previously, we have made pineapple fried rice and salted fish bones curry.) We have also been reminiscing our fond memories of our late parents—sharing the stories of our times with them and those days when we were growing up. Naturally, we talked about the delicious foods...

Cooking with Chef Robert Danhi

Rasa Malaysia — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:14:48 +0000

As a home cook without any formal culinary training, I have always intrigued by the thought of cooking side-by-side with a chef, a real chef. As a “Top Chef” and “Iron Chef” TV junkie, I watch with envy when the crew help the chef churning out dishes upon dishes of seriously good eats, despite the frantic pace and sometimes chaotic...

Char Kuey Teow (炒粿條/Penang Fried Flat Noodles)

Rasa Malaysia — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:30:50 +0000

When it comes to Penang hawker food/street food, there are a few dishes that are chart-toppers: Penang Assam Laksa, Hokkien Prawn Noodles, and Char Kuey Teow. It’s hard to decide which one is the most popular, but if you go to Penang, you won’t—and don’t want to—miss these three stellar hawker food. Char Kuey Teow is basically flat rice noodles stir-fried...

Siew Bao (Baked BBQ Pork Buns/烧包)

Rasa Malaysia — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:17:06 +0000

I have many readers in Australia, thanks to the growing Malaysian expats there. Earlier this year, I invited the talented A Table for Two to guest post on Rasa Malaysia, and today, I would like to introduce you to yet another uber-talented Malaysian food blogger down under—Ellie of Almost Bourdain. Almost Bourdain is a beautiful blog with excellent food photography...

Curry Clams Recipe

Rasa Malaysia — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:16:05 +0000

A few weeks ago, I met Marc of No Recipes and Zen of Zen Can Cook in New York City. We had so much fun and shared deep conversations about food, blogging and our dreams over a delicious yakitori dinner. After I came back, Marc invited me to guest post on No Recipes and I gladly said yes as Marc...

Sambal Telur Recipe (Egg Sambal)

Rasa Malaysia — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:10:31 +0000

Sambal—precisely cooked sambal—is a notably versatile and robust component in traditional Malaysian cooking. It’s the building block of many scrumptious and colorful Malay and Nyonya dishes and marries well with wide array of ingredients: seafood, tofu, eggs, and vegetables. Once you master the skill of making a great sambal, you can prepare numerous variations of lusciously addictive sambal-laden dishes, for example:...