Category: Food

Penang Assam Laksa

Penang Assam Laksa

Penang Assam Laksa is ranked #7 as CNN World’s Most Delicious Foods. This is my homemade Penang Assam Laksa, a dish that I grew up eating. I have two Assam Laksa recipes here and here. Both are my family’s recipes and equally good. They pretty much taste the same but the measurements are slightly different. Enjoy!  

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Pisang Goreng (Fried Bananas)

Pisang Goreng (Fried Bananas)

My good friend F gave me some bananas and the secret flour mix from Malaysia and I fried up a batch of pisang goreng or fried bananas. It was the best pisang goreng (fried bananas) ever—crispy, crunchy, and airy. Absolutely delicious!

Lychee

Lychee

Lychee is a topical/sub-tropical fruit mostly found in Asia. The flesh of lychee is sweet, juicy, with a refreshing fruity note. Lychee is rich in vitamin C. On average, nine (9) lychee fruits would meet an adult’s daily recommended Vitamin C requirement. (Source: Wikipedia) The inside of the lychee reveals the juicy flesh.

Fish Balls

Fish Balls

Love the bouncy and fresh fish balls in Malaysia. This is a bowl of fish balls soup, served in Penang, Malaysia.

Charcoal Kaya Toast with Eggs

Charcoal Kaya Toast with Eggs

Breakfast of champions, the Malaysian-way. Charcoal kaya (coconut egg jam) toast topped with soft-boiled eggs. In Malaysia, you can still find many traditional kopitiam (coffee shops) serving up this traditional breakfast.

Ice Kacang (Shaved Ice)

Ice Kacang (Shaved Ice)

It’s late spring and summer is just around the corner. On a hot summer day, nothing beats a dose of ice kacang, or Malaysian shaved ice that cools your throat and body like no other. This is the version served in Penang, Malaysia, with a scoop of durian ice cream and jelly! You can certainly make your your own by…

Crabby Junk Food

Crabby Junk Food

This crabby junk food is my favorite–crunchy, sweet, savory, aromatic, and simply addictive. The other junk food I love is satay jellyfish. Do you eat junk food? If so, what’s your favorite?

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