Bakkwa (also known as rougan) is the Chinese version of jerky, consisting of flattened pieces of dried meat seasoned with sugar, salt and spices. It is very popular among the Chinese community in Malaysia and Singapore, and although you can get it all year round, it is most commonly eaten during the Lunar New Year. We also prepare it differently here; ie cooking the meat … Continue reading Easy 4-Step Bakkwa Puffs
Chinese New Year, also called the Lunar New Year, is set to fall on 12 February this year. It marks the beginning of a new year according to the traditional lunar calendar, and heralds the arrival of spring. Here in Malaysia, Chinese New Year is a pretty big thing, since people of Chinese descent make up more than 20% of the population (about 6 million … Continue reading Celebrating Chinese New Year In The Middle Of A Pandemic
Celebrations almost never stop in multicultural Malaysia, where you have some sort of festival every other month. Now that the (Western) New Year has passed, it’s time to gear up for the next – Chinese New Year, which falls on January 25. Celebrate the reunion dinner differently this year with a vegan or vegetarian meal at the Chin Swee Vegetarian Cuisine Restaurant in Genting Highlands. … Continue reading Chinese New Year Promotion @ Chin Swee Vegetarian Cuisine Restaurant, Genting Highlands
It’s a little worrying that at barely 30, I’m already having trouble remembering things, lol. There’s just an overload of information coming in on a daily basis that it’d be impossible to function without clearing up some ‘space’. Which is why it’s so important for me to keep blogging, no matter how busy I get. How else can I look back on what I’ve been … Continue reading Food Galore – Chinese New Year in Ipoh 2019
Happy Chinese New Year, folks! Celebrations have been quiet ever since my grandmother passed away. I read somewhere that matriarchs/patriarchs of a family act like glue, holding the fam together. Once they’re gone, it’s hard to get everyone together in the same place. Some cousins have migrated, while others are travelling with their own nuclear fams over the festive season. Traditions like cooking for reunion dinner … Continue reading Review: Delight Seafood Restaurant, Kampung Jawa Ipoh
As a kid, I often accompanied my mom to the traditional morning market to shop for cooking ingredients. Needless to say, it has been years. When I shop for stuff these days, it’s usually at hypermarkets, because I’m a sucker for things that are nicely packed and a place that is air conditioned lmfao. Another reason is because I’m perpetually exhausted and can’t get up … Continue reading Exploring: A Malaysian Morning Market
*January 2019 has got to be the month with the least amount of blog posts. A measly three 😦 I’d love to put up more but I’m always so exhausted / uninspired / too busy. It’s unlikely I’ll have more time in the coming months but a girl’s gotta try, right? So Chinese New Year is just around the corner and McDonalds has brought back … Continue reading Review: I Tried The New McDonalds Fish Prosperity Burger
If it were up to me, I’d do away with the banquet-style meal for Chinese New Year. I mean, it’s more about having a meal with the fam and bonding, right? We can do that just as well with pizza and a bucket of KFC at home, like the Japanese do for Christmas lol. But I digress. On the second day of Chinese New Year, … Continue reading Food Review: Chinese New Year Menu @ Tuck Kee Restaurant, Ipoh
