Tag Archives: chinese food

TasteMIGF – Steamed Stuffed Fish Maw

Posted on by
Reply

Steamed Stuffed Fish Maw from Five Sen5es, The Westin Kuala Lumpur.

Quite a challenge eating, lighting and photographing the food in the dark and crowded hall during the Gala Night. Didn’t help that I was in a cumbersome suit and tie, and my camera assistant Carmen was in 5 inch heels πŸ™‚

Sample this and other delights from participating restaurants of MIGF 2013, all gathered in one place. Gastronomic weekend (7th and 8th Sept 2013) at the Theatre of Cuisines – Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre.

Malaysia International Gourmet Festival. See www.migf.com for details.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f6.3, 1/100 sec.

Steamed Stuffed Fish Maw from Five Sen5es, The Westin Kuala Lumpur.

Fifth of May

Posted on by
Reply

Today is the 5th day in the 5th month of the Chinese calendar. It marks the Duanwu Festival which is celebrated as a public holiday in China and by the far-flung Chinese diaspora.

In Malaysia and Singapore, it is also known in the Fujian dialect as the 5th Month Festival (δΊ”ζœˆη―€).

Folklore has it that dissident hero Qu Yuan commited suicide on that day (in year 278 BCE) by drowning. Sympathisers threw rice dumplings into the river so fishes would not eat the poet’s body. The recovery of his body is also thought to be the origin of the Dargon Boat Festival.

In South East Asia, the festival is observed with the giving and eating of triangular glutinous rice dumplings wrapped with bamboo or lotus leaves. Photographed here is the Hokkien ‘bak chang’ which is whiter and its filling includes salted duck egg yolk, mushrooms, heh bee (dried shrimps), dried scallops and chestnuts. The savoury Cantonese ‘chung’ is darker and have more beans. I like the Nyonya version which has minced meat and is spicy. There are also sweet and meatless ‘zongzi’ versions.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f4.5, 1/100 sec with Snapseed Vintage Filter.

Hokkien Bak Chang

Savoury Meat Dumpling

Lasi Lomak

Posted on by
Reply

Lasi Lomak is the crossover Chinese name for the popular Malay dish named Nasi Lemak. It is rice cooked with fragrant coconut milk and served with a choice of different meat or vegetables. The standard condiments include crispy fried anchovies, roasted peanuts, sambal, cucumber and a slice of hard-boiled boiled egg.

At the very popular lasi lomak stall in Peel Road, I opted for soy-sauced chicken drusmstick, curry potato cubes and chopped long beans. Although I didn’t try, the wild boar curry and luncheon meat seemed to be the crowd favourite.

The corner coffee shop has many stalls and is very busy. Apart from the lasi lomak stall, a barbecue chicken wings stall and a Malay satay stall were also big crowd puller.

The coffee shop is at 96 Jalan Peel, opposite the former Carrefour.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 1000, f3.5, 1/30 sec.

Lasi Lomak