ShareFor the Penangites, do you know that you can get nice rendang tok from the Lorong Kulit market? There is a young Malay chap who sells lemang, ketupat, rendang tok, serunding and dodol near the entrance where TNB is. Try it if you haven’t eat rendang tok before.
What is rendang tok? [...]
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Rendang Tok & Lemang at Tapah highway
All things sambal belacan and tomyam
ShareThere was that time of the month when I really really crave for tomyam and sambal belacan. It is like a pregnant woman’s food cravings. So, the ultimate thing to eat when I am hit by the pangs of gian, is to head to Suil Kenari Tomyam. They have two [...]
Who has heard of Masak Titek?
ShareMasak titek (or masak titeh like how I used to pronounce) is not widely known unless you are a Penangite or a Peranakan. My mother used to cook white radish masak titek with dried prawns, sambal belacan and usually, she adds some fresh shrimps as well.
I haven’t had this soup for a long time [...]
Playing masak-masak in Cameron Highlands
ShareThe only few things I like about Cameron Highlands are the cold weather and the ability to cook those vegetables found on the highlands. So, we usually opt for apartment stay with equipped kitchen so that I get to play masak-masak. Masak-masak is a girl’s game where little girls play the housewives. [...]
Thank God my tiffin days are over!
ShareOn the first of July, I catered foods for my family because I was away for a week. I went to Malaysiakini in KL for a week’s advanced training in journalism. My sister-in-law came to my house to help me watch over the kids. Though she cooks, I felt it will be [...]
