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Four Seasons Roast Duck Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur

I used to live a stones throw away from the original Four Seasons Restaurant in Bayswater, London and the smell of roast meats never failed to make me feel welcome as you exit the Bayswater Tube Station. As a poor student, one does not indulge too often in restaurant food so trips to Four Seasons [...]

Ketupat - Traditional Malay Rice Cake

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) which [...]

Eating cheap crabs at the Drunken Cat (Zui Miao) at Peel Road, Kuala Lumpur

If there is a roadsite restaurant that takes the cake for unique names, it is Zui Miao or Drunken Cat at Peel Road, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. I was told by a friend that they were serving crabs for a mere RM22/kg so one evening, I decided to see how they fared and if one can [...]

Quick and Easy Steamed Chicken with Rice Wine Sauce

Here’s another quick and easy steamed chicken dish. I love steaming chicken because its healthy and easy. You just leave it in the wok/steamer and you can do up the rest of your household chores until its time to take it out and eat.

This dish was inspired by the wine chicken one sometimes [...]