Category: Christmas

Candy canes for Christmas

My kids love candy canes.  Obviously because they are sweet and available only once a year over here. Finally, the bigger and more exclusive supermarkets are selling them.  You can’t find it elsewhere probably because they are not cheap. A dozen in a box costs RM8.  There are candy stores selling them for RM2.50 per…

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Roasted chestnuts

Chestnut is as Chinese-y as dim sum is.  But then, it is also as Christmas-sy as Santa Claus is to the Westerners.   I have tasted roasted chestnuts locally, in Hong Kong and China but never tasted roasted chestnuts from European/American countries.  So, I do wonder if we are talking about the same kind of…

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Merry Christmas!

MalaysiaBest wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. To those who do not celebrate Christmas, have a nice long weekend! Over here in Penang, the weather has been exceptionally cold these few days. Nights are even colder. As far as I can remember, I haven’t experience this kind of weather around Christmas…

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