“A true Asian must have rice even at overseas”. I can vouch for that statement as I subconsciously crave for rice and Chinese dishes during my short stay at Melbourne. It’s even more apparent for my mom who have been eating the staple Asian food for more than 60 years everyday. Thanks to globalization and its large Asian populations, we […]
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Eventually, dim sum is an all-time favourite breakfast/brunch option for tourists who visit Ipoh and the few established Dim Sum restaurants on the Dim Sum street are notorious for causing the congestion on weekends/public holidays at that area. After being a “typical tourist” for several times during our previous Ipoh trips, looked for parking lot and table sharing with strangers, we […]
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I think everyone likes fried rice, raise your hand if you don’t. 🙋🏼 Fried Rice is my favorite way to use leftover rice. Pretty much anything can go into fried rice, usually a combination of veggies, beaten egg, and a protein such as the shrimp I’m using in this recipe, or pork, chicken, bacon or waxed sausage. It’s quick and […]
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A wise man once said, in order to understand a country’s cultures and belief do pay the local museum a visit. This statement, though, is quite divisive as a love and hate relationship. Perhaps the love comes from the museum that gave a lot of visionary excitement and the hate comes from museum that relies on pure written narration on […]
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As a Hakka Moi, my mom has a few traditional Hakka dishes under her belt such as Hakka Char Yoke (客家炸肉, fried pork belly with fermented tofu), Hakka Yong Tau Foo (酿豆腐, bean curd and vegetables stuffed with fish and meat paste), Hakka Kau Yoke (芋头扣肉, slices of pork belly layered with sliced yams in between) and this Ham Kai (蒸咸鸡, […]
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