Rice
Restoran Chung Wah - The better Chicken Rice Ball in Malacca (Melaka)
On a previous occasion, I wrote about visiting Malacca (Melaka) and having the chicken rice balls at Hoe Kee restaurant. It was nice, but something in my gut told me it was not quite the same as the one I had previously eaten at.
I was down in Malacca again recently and this time, I found [...]
Touch of nostalgia: A simple homecooked meal
When I last cooked some Sweet Potato Rice Porridge (Congee) I made sure that I had the right nutrition balance for the rest of the dishes accompanying the meal, because a meal consisting of pure carbohydrates isn’t quite the healthy meal I strive for. Besides my sister was feeling under the weather and I was [...]
Sweet Potato Rice Porridge (Congee)
Some days, all you want for dinner is simple wholesome comfort food. Times like these I turn to the humble sweet potato. The sweet potato is also known here in Malaysia as ubi keledek (Malay), faan shi (Cantonese) or han cher (hokkien). It is also found elsewhere in the western world.
Other than having it [...]
Kai Yong Chicken Rice - Petaling Street
Chicken rice. You can’t go anywhere in Kuala Lumpur without bumping into at least one chicken rice stall. What hot dogs are to New York, chicken rice is to Kuala Lumpur. And the hunt is always on for the best chicken rice in town.
Chicken rice in this context are the Hainanese style chicken rice with [...]
