A Malaysian Blog about Food, Family and Friends – by Lyrical Lemongrass
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And Every Moment Is Precious – UK/Spain 2009
By: Lyrical Lemongrass on: Jan 25,2010 In: Bits and Pieces: Holidays, Location: England, Location: SpainPrecious moments. Basking in the warmth of the fading summer sun in Winchester. Walking in the rain in London, puddles of water splashing with every heavy footstep. Inhaling the scent of wet grass and sheep droppings in Avebury. Marvelling at the 90,000+ mobilephone wave at a Coldplay concert in Wembley as Viva La Vida thunders [...]
From Sambal Belacan to Jamón Ibérico – Spain, Part 2 – On the Pintxos Trail in San Sebastian
By: Lyrical Lemongrass on: Nov 4,2009 In: Bits and Pieces: Holidays, Location: SpainI used to think that Pintxos was a proper noun. That was about the same time that I thought Madrid was a coastal city. However, within a week prior to departure, I had read so much literature on Spain that I suddenly felt like a walking Wikipedia. Notice nobody talks about encyclopedias these days? Remember [...]
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From Sambal Belacan to Jamón Ibérico – Spain, Part 1 – MUGARITZ
By: Lyrical Lemongrass on: Oct 7,2009 In: Bits and Pieces: Holidays, Location: SpainIt’s funny how holiday destinations are determined. While we were holidaying in Australia last year, Bald Eagle purchased Ferran Adrià’s book, A Day at El Bulli, lugged all 500 pages and 7lbs of it, covertly, back to Malaysia and presented it to me as a gift on Valentine’s Day this year. It was [...]
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Food, for me, is a means to an end and not an end in itself.
Food, for me, represents the love of family, the fellowship of friends, and the community and communality it brings.
