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Food Sanity During Ramadhan
I have been fasting regularly now for 20 odd years. And let me tell you I have made all the mistakes. Ate so much at buffets, they have to wheel me out on a gurney. Suffered nights of indigestion. During uni days with limited funds and a need to look like a waif, I only ate one meal. By the time the 10th day of fasting came, I clear passed out during an economics lecture.
There's more. But the stories are dodgy so let's just put it that though I've always fasted sincerely, there have been times when I've completely missed the point of it all.
That fasting is time to reflect and be thankful for something as simple as knowing where your next meal is coming from. It's also a time of moderation. And I suppose with the siren call of buffets and Pasar Ramadhans galore, it's hard to keep centred.
Here's some stuff I came up with through the years… Continue reading »
Food Fight!
I want to blog a bit about the recent 'hoopla' when our Tourism Minister Dato Sri Dr Ng Yen Yen said that we needed to protect our food heritage. This came to light when someone posted a thread on FriedChillies on some news coverage about this. I thought that it's probably best to wait until the heat has died down a little before putting this up so here it is. You see, if we Malaysians are really interested in getting people to know about our food on a global basis, this will be a more like a marathon instead of a sprint. So a month or two worth of delayed posting I think would not matter much.
Firstly, it's about time we heard kick a** statements like this from our Government instead of being all 'lets try to negotiate and see'. Sometime we have to take… Continue reading »
Ramadhan Woes
Since I was a child, I have always viewed every different festive occasion and cultural custom with great interest. I love Christmas, the lantern festival, Deepavali… I admire the perseverance of those who show great strength during Thaipusam, and the infinite wisdom of Buddhist teachings. Overall I feel extremely lucky to be living within a country where I am able to witness and learn about other cultures and religions apart from my own. I feel this gives me a deeper understanding and respect of others.
Being a Muslim, I recently experienced Ramadan - the once a year, month long fasting season for Muslims. The general idea is that from dawn to sunset, we make a vow that refrains us from eating or drinking. Going deeper, Ramadan is a time of patience, reflection and humility; and a time for us to try to become better people. It is a month of remembering the poor,… Continue reading »
Last Minute Raya Madness!
Yes it's the silly season where for some odd reason, you enter a shop completely thinking you are going to be sensible and then... you buy this...
And some of this...
Then you poke your head for a while at a stall that has basins of rendang and spicy, sticky acar buah (a dish that doesn't make sense to me except at old school weddings and Raya.)
Chocolate Lounges
Chocolate lounges. That seems to be the in thing now. Something different to the food scene no doubt, but the idea of a place with a whole menu of different items made with chocolate sounds like a meal that screams sugar high while I'm more of a savoury kinda person Unimpressed as I was, I decided to try it out.
The Theobroma Lounge has a lot of publicity so I headed over to the branch in One Utama. They have two others, one in Bangsar and another in Pavillion. No doubt, the layout of this café was very well thought out. It’s warm and comforting, like hot chocolate on a rainy day. The dessert and chocolate display would have the average chocolate lover drooling. I ordered two drinks, a walnut brownie, and a quiche to see if they are good in the savoury department. The drinks were “ The Princess of Iceland” and the “Queen Of Rock And Roll”. Yeah, they do… Continue reading »
Ramadhan Food Market 2009 - Taman Cempaka, Melaka
Opposite the road from Melaka Sentral, there's Taman Cempaka's Food Market. I love to try markets in different states as sometimes I find that the same kuih can taste very differently way way way out of town. And sometimes, they crave for different things as well. For example, one of the top selling hawker there is a grilled chicken Stall called Ayam Bakar Bangsar (Bangsar Grilled Chicken). Wow, whilst people in KL crave for nyonya food, chicken rice balls, cendol and other stuff, Melaka people likes KL's Bangsar Grilled Chicken. People even had to reserve for the next day if they are to be guaranteed a piece.
Next, in the wierd world of food... we get Murtabak Maggi... also a best seller. Maggi Kari used as a filling… Continue reading »
Ramadhan Food Market 2009 - Taman Dato Harun
Next in my quest to find good local delicious homemade food brings me to Taman Dato Harun. This wondeful food market is not to be mistaken with the one near the mosque but rather about a minutes drive heading towards Taman Medan along PJS2/2. You can't miss this place. At 5pm, it has probably one of the longest rows of food stalls in Klang Valley stretching almost half of PJS2/2 and a quarter of PJS 2/3. Now that's long. What I love about this place is that you can get the typical malay kuih's and also laksa's, malay nasi biriyani, putu piring, ikan bakar, ayam golek and other stuff.
The market has a nice aroma due to the different types of food grilling on skewers, pans and others. Also, due to the sheer variety of foods sold,… Continue reading »
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