Glossary

Tropical Fruit: Duku Langsat and related fruits

by Paris B on July 31, 2008

in Fruits, Glossary, Malaysian

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 a hybrid of these 2 tropical fruits. The scientific name [...]

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Yang Mei Fruit or Yamamomo or Chinese Strawberry

by Paris B on June 20, 2008

in Fruits, Glossary

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 [...]

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A Taste of Seremban Siew Pau

by Paris B on June 4, 2008

in Baking, Chinese, Glossary, Non-Halal, Seremban, Snacks

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 siew pau. There are many bakeries selling siew pau [...]

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