Food by Country

Bangkok Street Food - Thai Local Mandarin Orange Drink

When walking around the streets of dusty and hot Bangkok city, you will get really thirsty. You could stop for a drink of a fresh young coconut or you could just as easily stop for some freshly squeezed local mandarin orange drink.

You will see lots of these stalls with piles of green mandarin oranges on [...]

Bangkok Street Food - Braised Pork and Rice

I love street food even if they can be a risky eat in a foreign land. But, having been to Bangkok quite a few times and having enjoyed the street food most of the time, I’m usually game to hit the stalls as much as the restaurants. One of the street foods I never fail [...]

Open House - A Malaysian culture

To round off the Hari Raya festivities, I thought I’d mention the Open House which is a Malaysian cultural affair during festive seasons. Very appropriate for this post to appear just before the Deepavali festivities too.
An Open House is essentially, opening your house to your visitors. Visitors (usually friends) are welcomed with cookies [...]

Kerepek Bawang - Traditional Malay Crackers

I’m not Malay but I enjoy the local traditional Malay crackers better than potato crisps anyday! And the Hari Raya season is the best time to indulge in the traditional crackers and cookies.

When we visit friends and family during the Hari Raya festive season, it is common to have cookies and crackers or cakes placed [...]