The Wonderful World of Laksa

by Honey Ahmad, on Thu, March 04, 2010 - 9:00:21 AM
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Writing this article has been a bit of a revelation. I've discovered that though most Malaysians absolutely love laksa in all forms and tastes, many actually do not know what goes into their bowl (me included).

Indeed, this is one dish that almost every nook of Malaysia has its own version. Essentially in a broad sense laksa are noodles in a spicy-savoury broth. And this ranges from very fishy to santan-rich. So to start off our laksa month, here's a brief guide to all the…  More »

Dances with Belacan

by Li Ann, on Wed, February 24, 2010 - 1:50:10 AM
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Belacan is so synonymous and indispensable to Malaysians, it has drawn praises to the highest heavens and silent curses from those unaccustomed to its stinky aroma. Despite the love-hate relationship, one cannot imagine how empty life would be without perennial favourites like sambal belacan, kangkung belacan, nasi goreng belacan, fried belacan chicken and a myriad more. However have you ever wondered what goes into making this Malaysian favourite must have?

According to…  More »

Chilliholics! Rise up!

by Li Ann, on Mon, February 01, 2010 - 10:00:56 PM
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Hi, my name is Li Ann and I’m a die-hard chilliholic… If there was a Chilliholic Annonymous support group in KL, you can bet that I would be the first member! Only thing is, I’ve no intention of giving up on this lethal addiction, unless my stomach lining begs to differ. Seriously, the humble chilly is such an integral part of Malaysian cuisine, transcending all racial and cultural barriers. Malays, Chinese, Indians, Eurasians, Peranakans, Sikhs, Ibans and other Malaysian cultures…  More »

Foodsters’ Favourite 50 (2009 edition)

by Honey Ahmad, on Sun, January 10, 2010 - 6:18:20 AM
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As usual, the discussions and debates have been heated. How can we just have 50 things when there's 365 days in a year? When on any given day we would be doing 5 different things and everything is food related? It has been an incredibly busy year @ Foodster Central. Lots of plotting and brewing and cooking up delicious ways to take the eating world by storm. This year we have more people contributing to the list and again it's not ranked by number. For easier reading, we arranged it by…  More »

Nasu Kaluwak, hold the Kluwak!

by Ebee, on Thu, November 26, 2009 - 8:31:38 PM
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Hari Raya Aidil Adha is coming up, and I have been given an assignment to find a recipe using goat meat other than the usual curry or goulash. Back home in Jakarta, my family prepares a daging kambing satay done Betawi style with a chilli soya sauce. But apart from that, we also fancy mom’s special Bugis cooking. So then I thought, why not ask mom about it? There are a few great Bugis traditional dishes made with goat meat.

So that's how I decided to try my own interpretation…  More »

TV Dinners Anyone?

by Honey Ahmad, on Thu, October 22, 2009 - 8:42:44 AM
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This interview was done during the fasting month. I facebooked it:

Me: will be trying out Malaysia's first TV dinner (or some incarnation of it) for buka today
D: Menatang apa tu? Sedap ke? (what nature of beast is that? Tasty?)
A: Got, meh?
AP: Hmm... TV dinner... interesting...
B: Why does it sound less than appetising?
Me: Ya imagine me after a day of starvation... hehe... but open minds folks...

And indeed an open mind is what…  More »

Foodsters’ Favourite 50

by The Foodster, on Fri, January 09, 2009 - 2:29:10 PM
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This past year has indeed been an eventful year for us at Foodster Central. Oh there are many, many things on our favourite list but our Editor says that we can only choose 50! All the delicious makan places, all the cool kitchen gadgets, all the great foodie stuff to tell you guys.. 50 only? Sigh... Anyway, here are the categories we divided them into :

Favourite Food Ambassador, Favourite non-Malaysian, Favourite Neighbourhood Butcher, Favourite Food Event, Favourite Traditional…  More »

Asian Culinary Forum: Year 1

by Honey Ahmad, on Fri, December 05, 2008 - 9:55:57 AM
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"Now take out your map of the world, THIS is Asia," Madhur Jaffrey, renowned cookbook writer and actress says with a cheeky smile. "Many people have no idea where Asia spans. We are the largest continent- all this," she waves at the Baltic countries, "is in Asia. And this what you call Middle East is actually West Asia."

Being Malaysian and used to Asia being its size, I never thought about it that way. That there are people who actually don't know what is in Asia. That Arabic…  More »

The Business of Watching Food

by Honey Ahmad, on Sun, October 26, 2008 - 1:17:15 PM
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It was about 11am in the morning and we are having a great conversation about the business of food. “When we first came up with the idea of an Asian Food Channel, the idea wasn’t an obvious one- it is now but not in 2004,” said Hian the Managing Director of AFC. He’s a bit under the weather drinking copious amounts of lemon tea but still as sharp as a tack.

It’s a bad habit of mine to watch what people eat or drink. Not in a creepy peeping Tom way but more…  More »

Zak’s Fatty Crab in New York

by The Foodster, on Wed, June 06, 2007 - 1:14:58 PM
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Zak Pelaccio, celebrity chef, restaurateur and practitioner of the dark arts of fusion cuisine (I read fusion described this way in an article and thought it so apt) is stuck. He is stuck deep in a huge fish head cleaning out the cheeks and gills and all those delicious nooks and crannies where flesh exists. We were by a road in Lucky Garden scoffing down fish head curry, smoking fried chicken and crispy-soft squid. If you want to see how hands on a chef is with their food, fish head…  More »

Foodsters’ Top 10 Must Haves VMY2007 Malaysia!

by The Foodster, on Sat, April 14, 2007 - 2:26:18 AM
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Malaysian Cuisine - The Low Down. It is hard to get down into the subtleties of all the cuisines in Malaysia on one article, especially if you are a guest in our country for the first time. But we can certainly try and we can give you a showcase of the wide spectrum of tastes and flavours you can have by just walking down the streets in Malaysia. In this article, you will discover why we think Malaysia is simply delicious!.

In a nutshell, Malaysia is truly a gastronomic…  More »

A Coconut Kind of Day…   -- Encounters : Hot on a trail for Nyonya laksa, my crew and I found…

Cut the Crab   -- Seafood : ‘Cut The Crab’, which marks itself as ‘fusion…

Delucca   -- Italian : This is the sort of spot to enjoy a hearty Italian…

The Art of Laksa Johor   -- Chef-In-Residence : I learnt how to make laksa Johor from a friend of mine…

The Wonderful World of Laksa   -- Special Feature : Writing this article has been a bit of a revelation.…

 

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