BEEF RENDANG

You'd think that warm climes would equate to cooling food but it is quite the opposite. When in Asia, we eat hot food even in the sweltering heat.

KUEH LAPIS LEGIT

For Chinese new year, cakes symbolize a rich and sweet life and layers signify rising abundance. Hence, this cake is the perfect offering at the beginning of the year.

NASI LEMAK (TAMARIND FISH AND COCONUT RICE)

My husband had to go to the Malaysian Embassy last week. When he came home, he brought back a treat that really excites me: nasi lemak! Yes, that excites me.

NASI AYAM (HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE)

Chicken rice is sold everywhere in Malaysia, be it in air conditioned restaurants or in the iconic hawker stalls. It is equally delicious anywhere you eat it. The chicken is gently simmered with aromatics and simply brushed with sesame oil.  Served with the broth in which the chicken was cooked in, chicken flavoured rice and chilli sauce, it is the perfect meal that one can never tire of.