Rice
Lemang - Traditional Malay Bamboo Rice
When Hari Raya comes around, you may notice many roadside stalls sprouting up like mushrooms after a rain, roasting sticks of bamboo. If you aren’t familiar with this scene, you may be wondering just what they are up to. These sellers are in fact roasting “Lemang” - a traditional Malay Rice cooked in bamboo.
This is [...]
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 [...]
Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks - The Gardens MidValley Megamall
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 [...]
Sushi Zanmai - Japanese Restaurant at The Gardens, Midvalley
I was at The Gardens at Midvalley recently, when hunger pangs hit. I felt like a spot of Japanese, but did not want to go to our usual Japanese favourite - Sushi Zen restaurant. Then, I remembered the Two Superheroes’ post about another Japanese restaurant - Sushi Zanmai and I knew I had to hunt [...]
