Recipes & Cooking
(Chinese recipes, prepare authentic Chinese food now!) My love affair with Szechuan food began about 2 years ago when I first visited China. Before my trip to China, the notion of trying out Szechuan food was never high on my “what-to-eat” list. Then, when I wanted to have Chinese food, I would go for Dim Sum, Malaysian Chinese food, or…
(Originally published on 9/4/2006. Updated with new pictures.) Malaysian Satay—those little skewers of meat with satay peanut sauce and ketupat (Malay rice cake) is a very popular dish in Malaysia. Walk down any street in the country and the mouthwatering aroma of satay exudes from practically every corner you pass: roadside satay stalls, hawker centers, pasar malam (night markets), kopitiam…
I confess, I once did not cook curry chicken or kari ayam well. My curry chicken was always too watery, had too much curry powder, or was too loaded with coconut milk. Despite numerous attempts and countless trials and errors, it just never tasted right—frustrating me to no end. Argh. I eventually gave up trying…quietly accepting defeat and the brutal…