This is a post on making smoked tea eggs at home. Smoked tea eggs are made from soy sauce to give their dark outer color to eggs and then smoke in a pot or wok. It is an old Chinese classic appetizer dish and it is quite easy to make at home. It is quite […]
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This is a blog post cooking Nasi Kerabu at home. Nasi Kerabu is a Malaysian dish that has Malay origin which mainly consists of blue color rice, salted egg, fried fish/ prawn crackers, raw salad, sambal, and sometimes fried fish chicken, or fish. This combination of flavors makes an appetizing Southeast Asian dish. It is
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This is a blog post on sambal chili belacan making from scratch. Chili sambal belacan is a common Malaysian side dish that is great served with plain rice and with some side dishes. Its strong hot and umami flavor pimps up the flavors of bland dishes. Belacan is also known as shrimp paste made from
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This is a blog post on how to make vegan stock cubes from scratch at home. Stock cubes are great to have in the freezer as add flavor to dishes. This is a vegan-friendly and gluten-free recipe. It is a great way to store vegetables that are freshly harvested when they are available in abundance.
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This is a blog post on how to make Malaysian Hokkien (KL version) noodles. KL stands for Kuala Lumpur is where this noodle dish is made popular. I remember growing up eating these street stall vendors as a midnight snack or late-night dinner. It is still quite popular due to its smokey flavor with fried
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this is a blog post on making chicken satay homemade at home. Satay is a Malay word for a barbecue or rather meat on skewers cooked over charcoal. Even in the tropics where the weather is hot and humid all year round we do like to eat satay. As satay is no ordinary barbecue, it
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This is a blog post on how to make kerisik (grated roasted coconut paste) at home. Kerisik is an ingredient rather than a recipe itself use to enhance the flavors of Currys. In southeast Asia notably in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia it is possible to buy kerisik ready-made from supermarkets. Just by roasting the grated
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