July 2008

Buah Tarap – Fruit unique to Sabah/Borneo

by Paris B on July 22, 2008

in Fruits, Malaysian

I have a friend from Sabah who used to tell me about the strange and wonderful fruits and foods they get in Sabah. One such fruit he never failed to talk about was Buah Tarap (Tarap fruit). One day, my sibling returned from Sabah with such a fruit as a souvenir of his trip and [...]

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Roasted Suckling Pig a norm at Chinese Banquets

by Paris B on July 21, 2008

in Chinese, Non-Halal, Pork, Roast

If you attend a Chinese banquet a popular entry is the Roast Suckling Pig. This is usually a little pig of a few days or weeks old and is roasted over a spitfire. A Roasted Suckling pig is eaten not for its flesh which is too little, but for its skin. The skin is usually [...]

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Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks – The Gardens MidValley Megamall

by Paris B on July 16, 2008

in Cafes, Chicken, Chinese, Food and Restaurant Reviews, Kuala Lumpur, Noodles, Rice, Seafood

I’d been hearing a lot about Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks for a while, and whenever I passed by their booths, I’d be taken in with the promise of XXL Fried Chicken and Oyster Mee Sua (rice vermicelli with oysters). One day, I bit the bullet and paid a visit to the Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks [...]

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