Archive for February, 2005

Chicken legs

Either this photo turns you off, puking and grossed out or make you feel like rushing out for a plate of braised chicken legs. I hope I have captured this photo in its most appealing and appetising state, with the right angle and lighting. I had ta-paued (take home) these legs and hence, able to [...]

Open sesame (oil)

Almost every Chinese new mother knows the familiar smell of sesame oil. One can’t escape from it during the post-natal period, commonly called the confinement period. Every food is cooked with it. Bleargh! when overdose but yummmm, if used properly. To some, it stinks. To others, it smells great. Ghee Hiang‘s name is synonymous with [...]

Sate Jawa

This is unlike local satay. Sate Jawa is made from freshly sliced meat (usually mutton), skewered and grilled on charcoal fire. Some soya sauce is used to baste the meat. Plain and simple, without all the spices used to season our local satay. Sate Jawa’s sauce is unique too. It is not pre-cooked but are [...]

Bestest Malay tomyam stall

I don’t know the name of this stall but I had been patronising it for something like 7-8 years now. When I was working, it was favourite with my office mates in Leader Universal, from farewell lunches, bonus day lunches to daily hangout. Location : Along Jalan Larut, near to Jalan Burmah’s junction. Opposite Sheraton, [...]

Nasi lemak bungkus

Nasi lemak bungkus is pre-packed rice cooked in coconut milk and added with some curry and basic things like eggs, anchovies, fried fish, squid or/and cucumber. It is very cheap, costing RM1 (or about US25 cents!). Sold everywhere and traditionally it is wrapped in banana leaves to give it a special fragrance. Normally, we take [...]