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Lemang – Traditional Malay Bamboo Rice

Paris B — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:17:08 +0000

Lemang – Traditional Malay Bamboo Rice

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Lemang – Traditional Malay Bamboo RiceCopyright Of: Pink Parisian 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” [...]

Tropical Fruit – The Duku

Paris B — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:56:44 +0000

Tropical Fruit – The Duku

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Tropical Fruit – The DukuCopyright Of: Pink Parisian I previously featured the Duku Langsat a seasonal tropical fruit found in South East Asia. I mentioned that it was a hybrid fruit of the Duku and the Langsat. Well, around September every year is always Duku season and I managed to get a picture before it [...]

The Red Dragon Fruit or Pitaya

Paris B — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:00:31 +0000

The Red Dragon Fruit or Pitaya

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The Red Dragon Fruit or PitayaCopyright Of: Pink Parisian I first tasted a proper good tasting Dragon Fruit or Pitaya during a trip to Vietnam. It was an eye opener to me, because my previous experiences with the Dragonfruit were not very good ones as they tasted bland. At the time, the dragon fruit was [...]

Tropical Fruit: Duku Langsat and related fruits

Paris B — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:04:50 +0000

Tropical Fruit: Duku Langsat and related fruits

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Tropical Fruit: Duku Langsat and related fruitsCopyright Of: Pink Parisian If I have to rate my favourite tropical fruit, the duku langsat would not rank very high on the list. It isn’t that I dislike the fruit, but it is simply because I prefer eating EITHER the Duku OR the Langsat. The duku langsat is [...]

Yang Mei Fruit or Yamamomo or Chinese Strawberry

Paris B — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:41:27 +0000

Yang Mei Fruit or Yamamomo or Chinese Strawberry

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Yang Mei Fruit or Yamamomo or Chinese StrawberryCopyright Of: Pink Parisian 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 [...]

A Taste of Seremban Siew Pau

Paris B — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:41:20 +0000

A Taste of Seremban Siew Pau

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A Taste of Seremban Siew PauCopyright Of: Pink Parisian Siew Pau or baked pork buns seems to have made itself into a Seremban specialty. I’ve eaten similar style baked buns in Hong Kong so I don’t think its a Malaysian thing per se. Maybe it is the filling is unique to Malaysian or Seremban style [...]

Bak Kwa – Dried Pork Slices

Paris B — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:14:00 +0000

Bak Kwa – Dried Pork Slices

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Bak Kwa – Dried Pork SlicesCopyright Of: Pink Parisian Bak Kwa or dried pork slices is very popular among the Chinese for some reason. This is especially so at Chinese New Year when people queue up outside the famous bak kwa shops to buy packets of the meat to bring home. Bak Kwa is also [...]

Uniquely Malaysia – Teh Tarik – pulled tea

Paris B — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:26:52 +0000

Uniquely Malaysia – Teh Tarik – pulled tea

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Uniquely Malaysia – Teh Tarik – pulled teaCopyright Of: Pink Parisian Malaysians don’t drink teas the way westerners or Chinese and Japanese do. The Chinese and Japanese like their tea unsweetened and for them, tea drinking is an art form which is to be savored in the company of friends and family. In the West, [...]

Oh for the love of Scotch Eggs!

Paris B — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:28:30 +0000

Oh for the love of Scotch Eggs!

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Oh for the love of Scotch Eggs!Copyright Of: Pink Parisian Kimberlycun is a mindreader I swear! I wrote about pork pies in my last post and she left a comment saying that she loved scotch eggs too. And what d’ya know? I was just about to post about scotch eggs today! Scotch eggs are another [...]

Yee Sang or Yu Sheng – Chinese New Year Prosperity Salad

Paris B — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:00:34 +0000

Yee Sang or Yu Sheng – Chinese New Year Prosperity Salad

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Yee Sang or Yu Sheng – Chinese New Year Prosperity SaladCopyright Of: Pink Parisian Today is the 7th day of the Chinese New Year which traditionally lasts for 15 days. Today is also known as the Birthday of Man so Happy Birthday! This is also the day when Yee Sang (Cantonese) or Yu Sheng (Mandarin) [...]