Ever seen a mooncake noob attempt to make a snowskin mooncake? Here you go: That was how I made my not-so-nice mini snowskin mooncake with passion fruit lotus paste and I got to take it home for rif to try. He didn’t believe I made the mooncake. Ok fine, I didn’t make the dough or [...]
Bak Chang at Lai Ching Yuen, Grand Millennium
June 12, 2012 23 Comments
When I married rif, I got to learn more about Malacca Peranakan culture and food. One of the food I found interesting is the Nyonya bak chang (rice dumpling), where the filling is made of sweet minced pork. Although delicious, I still enjoy savoury dumplings better especially the ones with egg yolk, chestnuts and plenty [...]
Lai Ching Yuen, Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur
January 3, 2012 14 Comments
One of my pet peeves for invited food reviews is the number of bloggers PR people/restaurateurs tend to invite in one session* – there were occasions where more than 10 bloggers were invited and there wasn’t enough table space and/or food to go around. *Buffets are an exception since there’s way too much food to [...]
