The Flavoursome Journey

Dry Sambal Kuey Tiao with vegetables I knew this dish from one of my ovo-lacto vegetarian colleague. Once I tried it, I love it! It was cheap, only RM3.30 and came with a bowl of soup ! Hardly seen cheap food in Penang any more. Much more healthier and not much oily too! It is rared to see the hawker put plenty of vegetables on a dish and put them nicely in Malaysia. There was lettuce, carrot, bean sprouts, spring onion, fried garlic, fish paste and chicken on top of the kuey tiao. So, my vegetarian colleague will order this without meat. The sambal came separated on the side which you can put as little as or as much as according to your liking. For me, the sambal was all poured in the plate and mixed together with the kuey tiao. I told the aunty to swap the seaweed soup instead of fish balls soup for me. So, you can choose to have either one.  I am not sure whether it opens at night because I went there during my lunch hour at 1pm. The stall is closed on Tuesday ...

Gigantic Pork Ribs - The American The portion was so bloody huge that I can't finish the half rack of ribs! I felt so sinful to leave the half of the meal unfinished. It was worth for the price and would like to dine in again! I reckon 2-3 girls to share a plate. Flavour-wise and food quality, not bad. I was so worried about how I was going to eat the pork ribs =.= Thank god I did not need to use my hands because the meats were so soft and easy to pull apart.  The peppercorn flavour pork ribs taste better and moisture than BBQ. It was not hot but flavourful. Their smashed potato was good too, not oily. RM40 This BBQ flavour pork ribs were a bit dry. Also, the BBQ flavour was not flavourful enough for me. I can taste the plum's sourness but I think it needs some sugar/honey or something to hit the right taste. Maybe I have used to eat the rich smoky BBQ flavour. RM40 Oops, can't remember the name of the drinks. The back drink was made of Ros...

Okra：Simple and Healthy The preparation is very easy to go and save you a lot of time. My family loves this simple and healthy dish. Light and not oily. I used to dislike this vegetable because of its sticky mucous-liked texture. Once you used to it, you will love okra! Okra is sold very cheap in Malaysia. It contains good source of fiber, vitamin C and folate. You can get 12 okra in a pack for only RM1. It is also easy to plant in warm tropical area. Ingredients 1 pack okra ( 10-15 okras, depends on size) 1 tbsp fried garlic 1 tbsp soy sauce Directions 1. Steam the okra for 5-7 minutes on top of the rice in a rice cooker ( When the rice is almost cooked).     Alternative ways :  Cook it in a steamer for 5 mins. Steam in a pot for 5-7 mins. Cook in a boiling water pot for 3 mins. 2. Take it out from the rice cooker.  3. Spread the fried garlic and soy sauce on top of the dish. It is ready to serve! Note: ...

A shocking news of pork DNA were found in Cadbury chocolate in a largely Muslim population's Malaysia . It is really a sad news for Muslim especially those Cadbury chocolate's lovers.   Not just the Muslim, pork allergic and vegetarians consumers were affected too. Whose faults? Who to blame? Everyone has their own different views.  There are some possible reasons of pork DNA found in the chocolate. 1. Cross-contamination 2. The gelatin gel. 3. The lard So who to blame? Blame the people of health minister? They were the one who found out this issue. How would the people know that the chocolate contained pork DNA if the authority didn't inform the public.   Blame Cadbury Chocolate Company? Or the ingredient's suppliers? They need to find out what cause the pork DNA traced in the chocolate. The QA department in Cadbury manufacture must be very headache and busy.  This lesson has taught the food industry especially manufacturing side of please b...

The Homemade Chili Paste Fish  Found the right taste out of sudden and a breakthrough of something I won't do before! It was not that hard as I thought. A very simple recipe to share with those who doesn't like complicated recipe! It tasted a bit similar to nasi lemak's sambal . I suggest it is good to go with 'ikan bilis' (anchovies). In order to get the sour taste, I used lime instead of assam! The paste didn't taste very spicy. It was just a hint of hot sensation. It tasted sweet and a bit of sour. The lesson I learnt from this dish was, sugar and salt play a big role in flavouring and balancing the taste. Ingredients 1 piece of fish 5 tbsp oil 1 stalk lemongrass 1 small onion 1cm ginger 3 long dried chili 1 tsp lemon/lime juice 1 tsp salt 2 tsp sugar Directions 1. Heat the oil in a pan. Fry the fish until cooked and put it aside. Leave the remaining oil on the pan. 2. Put the other ingredients in the blender and blend...

Bitter Guard Not Bitter 苦瓜不苦 Many people seem to try to avoid eating bitter guard due to its bitterness. Same likes many people, I used to avoid it when I was very small. I learnt to eat when my mom cooked it with egg as egg is my favourite food. As long as you know how to handle the bitter guard, it won't taste that bitter. a) Clears the seeds and the white layer. b) Cooks the bitter guard till soft. c) Saltiness depresses bitterness. Bitter guard is good for people with diabetes because it helps lower blood sugar levels. It is also a cooling dish for a hot day. Ingredients 1 medium size bitter guard, thinly sliced 1 tbsp fermented bean 2 tbsp pork strips 2-3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp oil 1/2 cup water Directions 1. Heat the oil in a pan. Add garlic and stir until aromatic.  2. Add fermented beans and stir for 15 seconds. 3. Put bitter guard and pork strips. Stir the bitter guard until it changes colour.  4. Pour water in. The dish is ...

I look Ugly but I am Yummy - Healthy Eating : A very refreshing food for a hot day with lots of herbs and low in fat. This was my first time making Vietnamese roll after 3 years. I used to help my sister to prepare this at home and I remember I rolled it quite nice. Now you can see I really need to pick up the skill. Since it was a long time ago, I took some times to recall back how to make it. My memory of Vietnamese roll was it wrapped with a lot and different kinds of herbs, beans sprout, carrot, cucumber, lettuce, rice noodles, prawn, pork belly and nan guoc sauce. Oh wait! Do we really need so many ingredients? I was short of ingredients. No worry, just do it with what you have! As long as you have rice paper, rice noodles and herbs, you can make it! I can't find Vietnamese rice noodles. So, I use Malaysia/Thailand made vermicelli. Anybody knows where can I get Vietnamese rice noodles in Penang? Vietnamese rice noodle is a little bit thicker and sticky wherea...