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11 September 2011
The food in Mexico was great until Kim developed some kind of intolerance … perhaps to the beans if they're whole and not refried. So that put an end to our Mexican culinary adventure. Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, August 25, 2011
6 August 2011
My hotelier told me that Albanian cuisine is like Turkish. He wasn't too far wrong … it is very tasty Mediterranean… Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, August 5, 2011
28 June 2011
Photos from eating in South Korea, where I set out to disprove that it is just kimchi, kimchi and more kimchi. Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, June 16, 2011
16 May 2011
In my recent trip to Penang I had Achar Hu (pickled fish) for the first time. I loved it so much I had to replicate it. The perfect opportunity came when I had leftover achar pulp to make the pickling liquid. Posted by Alex Chan on Sunday, May 15, 2011
7 March 2011
A traditional pickle that is very labour intensive … took me five f'ing hours to make these two f'ing jars. 3… Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, March 7, 2011
9 October 2010
I thought I'd make an imitation version of Putu Mayam, the Sri Lankan and South Indian breakfast popular in Malaysia that's served with curry … brings back childhood memories. Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, October 8, 2010
12 September 2010
Roti Jala (Lacey Pancakes) served with Lamb Curry cooked Nyonya style … ie. Nyonya chicken curry but with lamb… Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, September 11, 2010
28 August 2010
My attempt at making Dendeng … Sumatran style beef jerky. The only thing I wanted to bring back from my recent trip… Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, August 28, 2010
11 April 2010
Cincaluk is fermented tiny shrimps or krill … it sounds gross but it is somewhat like Thai fish sauce which is made… Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, April 10, 2010
23 October 2009
Airplane food is bad right? Think again. AirAsia has demonstrated that the tastiest cuisines can be packaged and… Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, October 23, 2009