Aunt KayShe's the last surviving sibling of my late father. The snapshot was meant to be included in the Singapore post but it's here now. By default I'm closer to my Mum's family, it's a pity that I hardly know any of the cousins from my Dad's side- too terribly Western and totally against the Chinese ideology of the family (no matter how distant the relation) as preeminent.
Khoo Ma, it was a pleasure to see you again after nearly a decade and a half.
Khoo Ma, it was a pleasure to see you again after nearly a decade and a half.
Breakfast with Mum, Adrian and sis-in-law Sook Yian.Roast pork, char siu and roast chicken with rice.
My noodle soup of rice noodles (hor fun), sausage (tai cheong) and meat balls (yoke yin).
This caff is well known for its cold triple layered coffee drink. It consists of coffee, condensed milk and gula melaka (sago and coconut palm sugar).
Sook Yian's claypot loh she fun (rat-shaped pasta).
Te Pan PauFilled buns griddled or cooked on an 'iron plate' (teppan- note the word is Chinese and it gave rise to the Japanese teppan-yaki).
This delicious bun is filled with sweet bean paste (tau sa).
Kacang Putih ManThe above in Malay means white peanut. Streetstalls selling nuts and crispy snacks are rife.
Filling the bag up with one of my favourite peanuts. Pan roasted with sugar, soy sauce and the omnipresent MSG.
Duku langsatAnother fruit that originated in Malaysia. Sweetish, texture similar to a more leathery longan and a signature tannic after taste.
Thai dinner with my immediate family.
Obviously all very authentic (Thailand borders to the north). The Tom Yum and Pad Thai are nothing like what's supposedly available in London.
