6 MEKONG DISHES I’LL MISS
Every 16th day of the Lunar New Year, Heart Guy and I travel to his family home in the Mekong Delta to commemorate his mother’s death and celebrate her 96 years of life. This year, he’ll be going on his own as I’ll be at the Irrawaddy Literary Festival in Mandalay talking about As the … Continue reading
Traditional Popiah Redux
Blogging at the fabulous Spoonwiz site today – http://www.spoonwiz.com/traditional-po-piah-redux/ Yet another paean to popiah (my favourite dish)
Writers I read – H.S. Kim and Waxing Moon
H.S. Kim is the author of Waxing Moon http://www.amazon.com/Waxing-Moon-H-S-Kim/dp/1937178382/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_1/185-6130206-7266437, a novel about feudal Korea recently released on September 2013 by WiDo Publishing. Waxing Moon – the Novel Waxing Moon tells the story of a group of strong women living under the protection of the O household in 19th century Korea. A good story is about … Continue reading
Yunnan Ham from a Grandmother Room
To find out more about what we ate in Yunnan, including my encounter with a 40 year old mother of all hams, read the article here: A myth Growing up, I was regaled by tales of the mythical mellow richness of the Xuanwei hams from northeastern Yunnan. They were small boned, thin skinned, thick fleshed … Continue reading
Mom’s cooking at Hafidah’s and Zulkifli’s
This Sunday Mom’s not cooking. All the restaurants in town are full. If you didn’t call a month ago and you really really really want to take Mom out, you’re dead meat. I swear! Why not try to persuade Mom to go out tomorrow or next Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday instead? Tell her it’s … Continue reading
Guest-posting at my friend Kathleen Caron today – Coconut palm sugar
Have you ever wondered how they make gula melaka or toddy palm sugar. To find out, do go over to my friend Kathleen Caron at “Full of Life: Soul Food” where I’m guest posting. http://kathleencaron.com/how-coconut-sugar-is-made-guest-post-by-audrey-chin/
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