Embracing the plant-based lifestyle in Malaysia

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Malaysian Coconut Candy (No Artificial Colours)

Malaysian Coconut Candy (No Artificial Colours)

Times are exciting with food. Technology has allowed for more processing, more packaging, more import and export, and allowing everyone to enjoy food in its most convenient forms. Sometimes though, this trend can be at the expense of foods made lovingly by hand being less…

Pengat Pisang (Warm Coconut Banana Soup)

Pengat Pisang (Warm Coconut Banana Soup)

The thing about Peranakan food that people love the most is how much you can taste the love that goes into it. This is the very thing that also puts people off from making Peranakan food themselves! Modern cooking culture has been reduced to instant…

An Interview with Dr. Chan Kah Yein of AnimalCare

An Interview with Dr. Chan Kah Yein of AnimalCare

The driving force behind my decision to go vegan was compassion. It is the core of pretty much everything I do as a human being and I honour it whenever I can. I apply it to the way I interact with people and animals, and…

Black Sticky Rice Pudding (Pulut Hitam)

Black Sticky Rice Pudding (Pulut Hitam)

Black sticky rice pudding, or Pulut Hitam in Bahasa, is a classic Southeast Asian comfort food and one of those things you eat as a kid without really knowing what it is. You hear the word, ‘pulut’, you think about it being something called ‘pulut’…

Tang Yuan (Glutinous Rice Balls with Sesame Paste Filling)

Tang Yuan (Glutinous Rice Balls with Sesame Paste Filling)

With Chinese New Year around the corner, feasting season is creeping in on us once more. Food made with love is most often food made with patience. One such food is Tang Yuan (or Tong Yuan). This carefully-handmade Chinese dessert signifies unity and happiness, and…

Moonlight Dragon Jelly Mooncakes

Moonlight Dragon Jelly Mooncakes

It was World Vegetarian Day yesterday, and I’m so glad to be celebrating with this blogpost! It just so happens that this recipe also coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival. This festival is an ancient Chinese tradition that used to involve the offering of full-moon-shaped foods…

Kaya (Coconut Jam)

Kaya (Coconut Jam)

Kaya has got to be one of my most favourite jams, EVER.  Super rich and creamy, with a base of eggs and coconut milk, it’s part of a common breakfast here in Malaysia, typically served with Roti Bakar (‘Grilled Bread’ in Bahasa). Enjoying this indulgent…

Pandan Lemongrass Cooler

Pandan Lemongrass Cooler

It is such a blessing to be in a country where Pandan is so abundant. Its fragrant leaves naturally de-odorise my car and my entire apartment, and equally appealing is boiling it in water for a super-water. It lends a flowery essence without affecting the…