The Hari Raya Aidil Fitri (Eidul Fitr) holidays have passed but the festivities continue traditionally for 30 days so its not too late to feature some traditional Malay fare that is served in abundance during Hari Raya. My feature today is on “Ketupat”. Ketupat is a traditional Malay rice cake (right in the picture above) [...]
Yesterday, 1 September 2008 marked the first day of Ramadhan for the Muslims and in true Malaysian spirit, the evening saw me loitering around the first Pasar Ramadhan of the year for me. Clockwise: Dried Fresh Dates, Cool Drinks, Malay Kuih, Murtabak A Pasar Ramadhan is a food market that happens only during the Ramadhan [...]
My favourite satay (or sate) to be found in Kuala Lumpur is at Jalan Peel or Peel Road. This is in the area bordering Cheras and Pudu and is located near the Carrefour Cheras and Queen’s Park. For me, this stall sells the best satay in Kuala Lumpur and the crowds attest to that! Just [...]