15-min Yoga Sun Salutation

My first video on yoga tutorial - Basic Sun Salutation for beginners. It is a great way to stretch out the whole body muscles and anybody can do this at home. Normally, I repeat these 3 sets (as shown in the video) few times which takes about 15-20 minutes, plus some warming up and cooling down. So the total time for my yoga is about half an hour.

Pineapple Ice Cream (without Ice Cream Machine)

Another variation of my mango sorbet recipe. This time I made pineapple ice cream.

Ayam Penyet

Ayam Penyet or literally means flattened chicken is a popular Indonesian fried chicken. The method of pre-poaching the chicken in coconut milk before frying then flattening it with a cleaver is the key to the tender fried chicken.

Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Make this teriyaki sauce and store in a jar. You can use it to stir fry noodle or vegetables, make chicken or salmon teriyaki.

Chicken and Prawn Siew Mai (Dim Sum)

For the ingredients, please refer to my wonton recipe. Instead of boiling it, we shape it like a siew mai and steam it for about 12 minutes. You can make a lot, store it in freezer and steam it when you want to eat it (add 5 more minutes when steaming).

Pork Bun Spin-Off: Helly Kitty Buns

Suddenly I have this idea to make a cute bun with my leftover ingredients. So I made Hello Kitty Pork Buns. I did not take a step-by-step picture of how I made it. Probably I will make more cute stuff like this and post in more detailed next time. 

Hope you enjoy these pics for now ;)

Before Steaming

WORLDFOODS Classics with a Twist - Japanese Udon with a Thai Twist

Another quick and easy meal recipe, Curry Udon Noodle with Worldfoods Thai Panang Curry Paste, that instantly brings out the zing of the fresh kaffir lime leaves into the curry noodle.

WORLDFOODS Classics with a Twist - Thai Seafood Pizza

Check out my other favourite video from Worldfoods Fusion Taste Team: Thai Seafood Pizza, made with Worldfoods Thai Red Curry Paste. 

Laksa Puffs with WORLDFOODS Nyonya Laksa Paste

We love our curry puffs. But since I have the Worldfoods Nyonya Laksa Paste, what about I make laksa puffs???  It turned out to be successful. I love the laksa puff flavour, more tangy compared to the normal curry puffs and super easy to make.

WORLDFOODS Classics with a Twist - Humble Shepherd's Pie

This is my very first experience working as a hand talent with Worldfoods for their cooking series: Classics with a Twist. This is a Shepherd's Pie recipe using Worldfoods Thai Masaman Curry cooking sauce. It was so easy and quick to make and the taste was absolutely spot-on.

Pork Buns

This is also my first attempt in making Chinese pork buns. It turned out well, quite happy with it.

MSG-free Wonton Soup

My first attempt of making wonton soup. The soup base is made from scratch and is MSG-free.

Five-spice Roasted Pork

Here's the super easy roasted pork that you can make at home.

Educational Trip to Luzern (Switzerland)

Every year, KDU UC send their hospitality students for an educational trip to Luzern, Switzerland. KDU UC has been partnering with IMI University Center, an International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland, since 1997. The objective of this trip is so that students have a chance to be introduced to the IMI University Center, and most importantly, to learn more about the Switzerland's hospitality, tourism, food and culture.

Making Compound Butter

Compound butter is a very versatile thing for cooking. It can be used in many dishes e.g. garlic bread, chicken, fish, prawn or steak.

Eat in Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia)

Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah State in the East Malaysia,  has a huge Chinese population, most of which are Hakka ethnic. So are their foods, most of the Chinese foods there are Hakka-influenced dishes.

I went there twice actually, first in 2009 and the second time in 2012. And here's the compiled list of the local foods that I had there.

1. Sang Nyuk Mian (Pork Noodle) @Kim Hing Lee Restaurant

The most popular noodle in Sabah, it's a must-try. 

Eat in Melaka (Malaysia)

This is another road trip to Melaka, the historical town of Malaysia. It's a one-day trip and here's the list of food I had (or saw) there.

1. Chicken Rice Balls @Kedai Kopi Chung Wah

This is a must-eat food when you visit Melaka.

Road Trip to Ipoh & Cameron Highland (Malaysia)

I'm going to share my Malaysia road trip and the food we ate along the way. Me and my family went to Cameron Highland from Petaling Jaya, passing through Ipoh. Here are the places we visited.

1. Ipoh: Eat Dim Sum 

We went to 2 dim sum restaurants, both are just nearby. The first picture is Ming Court. The second one is Foh San. I prefer Foh San. Besides a more comfortable seating area, they also have a lot of dim sum variety.

Ming Court Dim Sum

Ginger Cookies

I got this Worldfoods' ginger paste. So I decided to make ginger cookies. It is a good company for the earl grey tea.

Top 10 Local Foods in Malaysia

Here is the summary of my top 10 Malaysian local foods. I also recommend the locations, most of which are located in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur area.

1. Bak Kut Teh @Yu Kee, SS14

This is D best Bak Kut Teh so far. The taste of the soup is very consistent all the time, earthy sweet with the fragrant herbal tea aroma.

Top 10 Local Foods in Singapore

It's been more than 2 years since I left Singapore. And within the past 2 years, the food scene in Singapore has changed tremendously. There are new restaurants and cafes opened at almost every corner in the neighbourhoods. 

There are countless of good foods in Singapore really. The foods I am going to write here, are those that I ate, either near my old apartment or near my ex- working places. It's not those fancy restaurants or cafes, but those are the exceptionally good foods that can only be found in Singapore. It brings back memories and I certainly would like to eat them again when I got a chance to visit Singapore. 

1. Boon Tong Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice @River Valley

One of the best Hainanese chicken rice besides the Ipoh chicken rice. The chicken is consistently very soft and succulent.

Image Source: Boontongkee.com.sg

Making Mango Sorbet (without Ice Cream Machine)

Since I have a lot of mangoes, I decided to make a mango sorbet.

Mango Smoothie

I saw big mangoes on sale today. So I bought them and made some mango smoothie ;D

Exotic Foods in Asia

I always like to try new food or to be exact, 'exotic' food. Some of the food might be a little unusual to some people but totally normal to the others. However, from the culture point of view, all foods have their own history, how people came about sourcing it, cooking it and making it as a delicacy. So do not be too judgemental.

1. Crocodile Stew 

The stew was actually quite nice with the ginger and spring onion to cover the gamy crocodile meat. The meat itself was like pork but leaner and tougher. I had this in one of the hawker centres in Singapore.