Hainanese curry rice is pretty common in Singapore, but not so much in Malaysia (by the way, it definitely did not originate from Hainan in China). I don’t recall ever seeing Hainanese curry rice in KL, but apparently you can find them as far north of Singapore as Malacca. In any case, it is not easily found … [Read more…]
I had initially wanted to taste the beer from my first project before i start another round of home brew (it’s 8 weeks since i bottled them and i will start tasting them only from 10 weeks onwards). Then i thought, what if run out of beer! So i quickly made preparation for the second round of … [Read more…]
This is an easy, half hour recipe. It allows me to use up leftover braised soy sauce (卤汁) as well as Chinese sausage. When you takeaway Teochew porridge and you order the braised pork dish, don’t throw away the leftover gravy, it serves this dish very well. You’ll find many recipes online for this dish, … [Read more…]
I have always wondered what i can do with the preserved plums that has been sitting in my fridge for the longest time. Incorporating shredded bits into scones or cheesecake is one way i suppose. I decided to try to make a paste for a tart. I also added dried figs for crunch, lemon … [Read more…]
For the longest time, Yong Peng has been the de-facto choice as the lunch stop en-route from KL to Singapore. The taste has become too familiar and a change is desperately needed. I looked up Google maps to see which towns are just off the highway. Tangkak turned out to be a good candidate. Tangkak is … [Read more…]
Port Dickson is probably more well known than Seremban, the capital of Negeri Sembilan, for a good reason. There’s next to nothing of interest in Seremban other than Seremban Siew Pau (baked pork bun). At least, the Siew Pau is really good. I took the recommendation of someone who’s lived in Seremban a long time … [Read more…]
This is my second time buying the Coopers beer kit from Amazon. As expected, I received a dented can. This is the price you pay in exchange for a 25% discount. This time round, the sachet of yeast was missing as well, which was what also happened to some other Amazon product reviewers. Thankfully the … [Read more…]
Some time back i wrote about buying coffee beans on Amazon. Well, if you did a little more homework, you would have realized that, unless you’re buying coffee beans sold by Amazon themselves, buying on Amazon might mean paying a premium over the seller’s actual pricing to cover the transaction fee Amazon charges the seller. Some of the … [Read more…]
Claypot rice is.. rice cooked in a claypot. With toppings. The toppings of choice of this traditional Cantonese dish are preserved meat (腊肉) and sausages (腊肠). I found that it is specifically the oil from the preserved meat or sausage that makes claypot rice taste like what it’s supposed to be. The use of claypot does seem … [Read more…]
Korean glass noodles work very well as a “blackhole” to absorb leftover ingredients. You can basically throw anything at it, fry it and it will be edible. I added onions, ham strips and cabbage strips, topping it off with a soft boiled egg (undercooked). I used the sauce for marinating the soft boiled egg to season … [Read more…]