Fruits
Buah Tarap - Fruit unique to Sabah/Borneo
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 [...]
Jalan Batai Rojak Buah (fruit salad)
I took my mom to Jalan Batai for the Hong Kee Roast Duck noodles again recently as I was around the area. This time, my sis went off down the road to pick up a pack of rojak buah (fruit rojak) which she was recommended as being very good.
Rojak Buah is one of those things [...]
Yang Mei Fruit or Yamamomo or Chinese Strawberry
I was at a fruit shop yesterday and a box of this fruit caught my eye. Have you seen it before?
I hadn’t and I was very very curious so I bought a box to try it. The label said that it was a Yang Mei fruit which I’d never heard of. This Yang Mei [...]
Fried Bananas at Brickfields
The next time you are in Brickfields, make a detour to this stall situated opposite the entrance to the YMCA on Jalan Tun Sambanthan.
Its just a little stall on the pavement outside the corner coffeshop. They sell some of the best fried snacks this side of Kuala Lumpur - and I’m not kidding.
The bananas are [...]
