Glossary

Bak Kwa – Dried Pork Slices

by Paris B on March 24, 2008

in Chinese, Glossary, Non-Halal, Pork, Snacks

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 known as yoke kon in Cantonese. The meat is [...]

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Uniquely Malaysia – Teh Tarik – pulled tea

by Paris B on March 14, 2008

in Glossary, Malaysian, Non-Alcoholic

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, especially in England, no morning is complete without breakfast tea whether [...]

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Oh for the love of Scotch Eggs!

by Paris B on February 20, 2008

in Eggs, Glossary, Non-Halal, Pork, Snacks, Western

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 uniquely British invention. Essentially, spiced minced meat is wrapped around [...]

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