Embracing the plant-based lifestyle in Malaysia
In the era of COVID-19, more Malaysians than ever are choosing to have food delivered to their home. An increasingly common question I get asked is what kind of options there are which are purely plant-based, i.e. without containing meat, egg or dairy, and other…
Back in May, I headed further up the Northern Hemisphere to take part in an Immersion Course in Healing Diets in the United Kingdom (which I would love to fill you in on in another blogpost). That was the main purpose of my trip. The…
As a Malaysian, I always find it fascinating to make a visit across the causeway. Even though it is our neighbor and even once upon a time a part of Malaysia too, stepping foot in Singapore is like stepping into a completely different world. It’s…
What is it about Penang that sets its food apart from the rest of Malaysia? Could it be something in the water? The fresh island air? Maybe just the Pride of the Penangite? Whatever it is, it attracts visitors not just from the rest of…
There aren’t many fully vegan establishments around Klang Valley, so when a new one opens up, the vegans are on it like ants to sugar. Sala’s ant trail has only gotten more manic has since opening just a year and a few months ago. With…
Whenever I catch sight of a new plant-based cafe or restaurant around town, I make an immediate beeline for it. Not because I’m necessarily hungry, but because I have a genuine concern about how long it will survive in the, for lack of a better…
For the past three years, I have been hearing stories from my husband about the mystical land of Koh Phangan. He has been making numerous visits to this small Thai island for the sole purpose of attending silent retreats, but he has also been telling…
With its peculiar but charming name, Welcome Vegetarian specializes in ‘Chap Fan’ (pronounced Ch-ah-p F-ah-n), or ‘Mixed Rice’, a self-service dining concept where you are given a plate of rice, and you line up along a row of dishes, picking whatever you wish to go…
A relaxing oasis in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, RGB serves great coffee and vegan meals made from scratch. I could easily forget that I’m surrounded by crazy traffic and skyscrapers the moment I step in here, and could easily spend a few hours chilling…
UPDATE (2020): Kon Rak Pak has been re-branded into Veggielicious Thai. You can check out their Facebook Page. Sometime in September 2016, I was emceeing a 2-day event in Section 14 in Petaling Jaya. On the first day, I explained to one of the event…