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Sarawak Tomato Kuay Teow

Sarawak Tomato Kuay Teow


Sarawak Tomato Kuay Teow is a noodle dish popular in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, it is made out of rice noodles served with vegetables, chicken and seafood together with a generous amount of tomato based sauce. Similar to Wat Tan Hor Fun this dish is also saucy served with an array of vegetables and meat, … Continue reading »

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Wonton and Char Siu Pork Noodle Soup

Wonton and Char Siu Pork Noodle Soup


Wonton noodles or wantan mee is a popular Cantonese noodle dish which is a very simple noodle dish served in a hot broth garnished with wonton dumplings, meats and vegetables. This dish is not just popular in China but in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Hong Kong as well. The variation of each location is … Continue reading »

Cucur Udang

Cucur Udang


I love discovering dishes that have close similarities to a Filipino food item, these dishes that have nearly the same ingredients but prepared in a different way.  It always makes me think why it was done differently and how would that slight variation affect the taste of the final dish. In South East Asia it’s … Continue reading »

Barley Drink

Barley Drink


Barley Drink or Barley water is a beverage made out of boiled barley flavoured with lemon and sugar.  A traditional British soft drink which is commonly home-made and also commercially available with different flavours to choose from. This practice of boiling grain in water has been existing since the ancient times and that was evident … Continue reading »

Grilled Ikan Pari

Grilled Ikan Pari


Ikan Pari Bakar or Grilled Stingray in English, a popular dish in Malaysia where marinated stingrays are grilled in banana leaf with a special  hot and spicy sauce. A very unusual fish to grill but trust me this is really good, once cooked correctly imagine tuna which have a very tender and juicy texture, it … Continue reading »

Assam Pedas Ikan

Assam Pedas Ikan


Asam Pedas Ikan or Sour and Spicy Fish in English is a Malaysian style sour and spicy fish stew dish popular in Indonesia and Malaysia.  Its ingredients consists of fish like string rays, mackerel, snapper, tuna or gourami and vegetables like okra and tomatoes cooked in tamarind broth with other spices.  A real good fish … Continue reading »

Cincau Drink and Micheal Jackson

Cincau Drink and Micheal Jackson


When I was living in Malaysia this was my replacement for a Philippine drink called Sago Gulaman, it taste the same but with better properties which I will be mentioning below, so I am sure every Filipino would love this simple and refreshing drink that I’m sure can replace your ice cold cola anytime. Cincau … Continue reading »

Butter Oat Prawns

Butter Oat Prawns


When I first saw this dish in Malaysia I think it’s kind of weird as I haven’t seen oatmeal mixed in a savoury stir fried dish, but given it’s a seafood dish I should definitely have no hesitation as I am a sucker for seafood. Butter oat prawns is a dish made out of deep … Continue reading »

Asam Laksa

Asam Laksa


Let me present you the 7th most delicious food in the world in 2010, the Penang Asam Laksa a noodle dish flavoured with flaked mackerel, tamarind, pineapple and lots of different spices. It is sour, spicy and definitely addictive. Penang Laksa originated from the original Malay Laksa and had evolved with mix of flavours influenced … Continue reading »

Wat Tan Hor Fun

Wat Tan Hor Fun


Wat Tan Hor Fun is a noodle dish made out of rice noodles, choysum and mixed seafood served in a starchy sauce, though this dish is not commonly advertised like the popular noodle dishes in Singapore and Malaysia you can find this dish anywhere from restaurants to hawker stalls. I remember the first time I … Continue reading »

Sup Daging

Sup Daging


Sup Daging (Beef Soup) is an aromatic beef soup flavoured with spices like coriander, cinnamon, chilli, onions and aniseed. A very similar dish to the Philippine Nilagang Baka (Boiled Beef) except for the spices used. The first time I tried this was in a food court in a Mid Valley Mega Mall during my first weeks … Continue reading »

Seafood Curry Laksa

Seafood Curry Laksa


Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup which is found in South East Asia more particularly in Malaysia, Singapore and some parts of Indonesia. Historians say it was invented in China as the word laksa might have originated from the Chinese word “la sha” meaning “spicy sand” which makes sense as the food is spicy … Continue reading »