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Noodles and Rice

August 30th, 2007

Tiger Beer Chilli Crab Singapore Festival - September 1-2, 2007

New York had theirs earlier this month. This weekend, in London: the Second Annual Tiger Beer Chilli Crab Singapore Festival.
There will be food from Kiasu, cooking demonstrations by celebrity chef and cookbook author Terry Tan, and of course Tiger Beer. There will also be an art gallery, martial arts, dragon dancing, and […]

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March 27th, 2007

World Gourmet Summit 2007

The annual World Gourmet Summit in Singapore is coming, April 9-28. Click on the link for details.
From VisitSingapore.com:
This annual gastronomic affair attracts international gourmands and professionals, who congregate, indulge and take home memories of a world-class gourmet paradise.
Contact Person/Event Organiser
Peter Knipp Holdings Pte Ltd
Tel: (65) 6270 1254
Fax: (65) 6270 1763
Tags: Events, foodie-events, Singapore, world-gourmet-summit

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March 20th, 2007

Drooling Over…

Melting Wok’s E-Fu Noodles
I’ve got noodles here, but [sniff] if I make this I’ll be the only one who can eat it…. not very penitential LOL… will have to wait until after Easter. But those of you with a hankering for seafood and noodles — this is the perfect dish! Not to mention […]

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February 22nd, 2007

Rempah

Rempah is one member of the family of basic seasoning pastes upon which many dishes in Southeast Asia — particularly those of Malay, Eurasian and Peranakan influences — are built. The ingredient list tends to be long, and usually includes aromatics such as shallots, herbs and spices, shrimp paste, chili peppers, and nuts. […]

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February 5th, 2007

Ingredient Spotlight: Pandan

Many a recipe in the Asian repertoire contains a secret ingredient — sometimes so subtle it may be hard to detect — in pandan. Used in cooking rice, wrapping meat, flavoring cakes, etc., pandan is an indispensable item in the kitchen, be it Thai, Vietnamese, Filipino, or Malaysian.
More information from AsiaFood
From Wikipedia
And a recipe […]

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January 20th, 2007

Wok-Flavored Shrimp and Scallops Over Gailan

The original recipe came from SIM Cooks. I just adapted it to suit our family of 6. The ingredients are listed, but do refer to her recipe for instructions. It is a multi-stepped recipe, but the shrimp stock can be prepared ahead of time. As you can see, mine didn’t crust […]

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September 18th, 2006

Children: Learn to make mooncakes!

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming up (October 6 this year), and Genius R Us is offering a class on mooncake making for children ages 4-12. Classes started over the weekend, but there’s still space available in the September 30 class. The cost is S$48 per child or S$86 for parent/child. Click on […]

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April 5th, 2006

Samosas

This is one of my favorite snacks — the compact little parcels are just fun to hold and bite into. For samosas, of course, you can pick any out of the multitude of filling possibilities — you can even make one up yourself; this particular filling comes from Singapore, and you see the […]

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