5 Things Most People Don’t Know About Me

Tagged by both Flog and Rosbif and Budding Cook, here are five things most people don’t know about me:

I do not eat red meat – yep, you hear it right. As a food blogger, how can I not eat red meat? Well, I just don’t (I heard that’s the secret of staying young!). Of course I have tasted red meat…

Brain Omelet and Paper Thosai

Following my Rasa Malaysia Omelet post, I received this picture from Food Marathon. Food Marathon thought my so-called elegant and luxury omelet looks more like a brain.
A brain!
It is a somewhat disturbing thought, but my mother used to cook her omelet with pig brain. Yes, pig brain!! The Chinese believe in “以形补形” and my mother is a firm believer. Translated…

Curry Puff and Vadai

One of my biggest supporters and probably Rasa Malaysia’s very first reader, ToniXe of Backstreet Gluttons sent this photo to me after I posted my curry puff recipe.
This picture shows the real stuff found in Malaysia.
Curry Puff — RM1.20
Vadai — RM0.80
3 curry/coconut sauces — FREE
Total Damage — RM2.00 (less than US$0.60)
You can get the above goodies at Devi’s Corner in…

Now for Something Scary…

Taken at Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji Fish Market where tuna auction is an enterprise as big as eBay, these purple creatures are squid found in the Japanese water. I am not sure about you, but they sure look a lot scarier than my grilled Enoki mushrooms (which unfortunately were mistaken for jellyfish and mini octopuses by a few readers.)
Do you know…

Mini Baby Bok Choy

I love mini vegetables, such as this mini-me version of baby bok choy.
Cute. Very cute.
What kind of mini vegetables do you like?

How to Create and Install a Favicon?

If you are a regular reader of Rasa Malaysia, you should notice by now that there is a little RM icon (favicon) on Rasa Malaysia’s bookmark. A few readers asked me about it and I thought I would write a quick post to teach you how to create one.
I think every website should have a favicon. Not only is it…