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We at FCU realize that food is more essential to your well-being than any book or lecture can ever be. You now face the challenge of selecting which food items that are important to you, whether they be essential ingredients…
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The bubbly and energetic Nigel has been baking since childhood, working side by side with his mother to prepare lovely treats. His favourite was to make the special family sugee fruit cake which took days to prepare from scratch. He went to school for Hotel Management and in 2000 he met Allan Yap an…
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You’ll often find this porridge outside the mosques distributed after the Asar or evening prayers where volunteers prepare it. This is a good meal to “buka” with after a long day of fasting as it is packed with nutrition and it’s easy for your stomach to break down since it is not too heavy.…
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When I started eating cencalok, I guess I never really got the good stuff. Most of the time they are watery, a little too 'off' for me and I felt did not add anything much to what I was eating. I discovered it's because they weren't the 100% gragao stuff. Make no mistake folks, great cencaluk is only…
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The words cencaluk and gragao are of Kristang origin, the lingua franca of Melaka’s indigenous Portugese community with a strong fishing tradition. Gragao (pronounced gra-goh) relates to the planktonic shrimps Acetes indicus otherwise known by its Malay namesake ‘udang geragau’, while the unique…
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Our team was in Melaka last week to film the catching of grago and they were able to score us some delicious high quality cencalok to work with. To make cencalok, the grago are mixed with salt and cooked rice in equal proportions. They are then sealed in jars and then left to ferment for a minimum of…
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In any culture where recipes are passed down from generation to generation with fiercely guarded cooking secrets, you are sure to find real gems. These are always dishes that are simple and eaten with family at home, often the most treasured of tastes. Ask any chef or food connoisseur what their favourite…
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Since this is chutney week, I was asked to make one. However, I feel that we've covered quite a lot of chutneys in Magnificent 7 so my sister suggested an acar. No one can quite pinpoint the difference between the two. They both use a wide variety of vegetables and fruits, sometimes are cooked or not,…
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The word chutney derives from the Hindi word chatni that translates to heavily spiced and it is often used as an accompaniment to a main dish. It can be in paste form or it can even resemble jam, the main difference being that it requires spices for it to be a true chutney. Best of all it's all wholly…
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I take great satisfaction in seeing a giant tentacled creature wrap it's arms around a ship, crushing and bringing it down to the depths of the ocean. In one thrilling scene it brings the awesome might of nature against humans, who seek to control but at the end of day are just puny in comparison. The…
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Squid is something that can be difficult to do well. You either need to cook it very quick or for a long time for it to be tender- anywhere in between and you'll end up with a chewy flavoured rubber band. Here are 7 recipes we cooked up and found to work well with this slippery creature.
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John Burton Race is a lively and talkative chef who has a clear-cut passion for food. The entire interview was peppered with his anecdotes and before we had realised it, time was up, and only a handful of questions were asked, yet we walked away with many interesting stories.
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