NOT a food blog
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Looking at the crowd at Restoran Malaysia, I am convinced that Kajang folk eat satay every day of the week. So this evening, we sat down to partake in an age-old ritual in Kajang. The restaurant has been operating since 1971. That’s way before I was born […]
The series on some of the best char siew in the Klang valley continues, and I present to you, Soo Kee Restaurant in Ampang. This char siew is legendary, and was once probably the standard by which other char siews were measured. Nevertheless, despite its years (The restaurant, that is. Not the char siew. Maybe […]
I’m a char siu slut. I love all types of char siu (barbequed pork). But the best ones are usually the ones that are sweet (but not necessarily sticky like, say, the one found in Salak South), slightly charred and melt-in-your-mouth. Now how does one explain “melt-in-your-mouth” in relation to meat? Well, imagine that you’re […]
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.