Author: xiaofeng

Unripe durian as vegetable ? That’s right, make no mistake about that. My late mom used to cook this dish for us during our childhood. She would use lots and lots of durians for making durian kueh, a local durian toffee, the unripe ones for […]

The year of 2012 was a good year for all the wildlife and fruit lovers in Sarawak. Durian, King of the fruits, is the most sought after tropical fruit in Malaysia.   Durian ukak/ Durian pantan/Durian nyekak/buah pakan Tropical forest fruits found in Sarawak like […]

Rice pudding, Teochew’s secret to prosperity ? Am I exaggerating? Well, a bit, may be.  However, it was partially true because the Teochew people did earn a living by selling chwee kueh during those earlier days in Malaysia. Even today, we still can see Teochew […]

Tempoyak, the local fermented durian is well liked by the Malaysians and Indonesians as well. Whenever there are excess durians, people will make durian kueh and tempoyak.   Tempoyak in plastic container In Sarawak, tempoyak are sold at the market everyday. It tastes sour and […]

Lei cha and Romance of the Three Kingdoms(三国演义） Legend has it that during the period full of tribulations of the Three Kingdoms, General Zhang Fei, a great warrior of Zhu Ge Gong Ming’s troop, together with his few hundreds men, fell sick due to an […]

Paku Ikan /Paku Pakis/Pucuk paku (Diplazium esculentum) To Sarawakians abroad, memories of some of the jungle produce never fade despite of their long distance away from their homeland, Sarawak. Very often you can hear them whinning for miding, paku and terung asam. In this post […]

Shown in the picture below is our hairless rambutan, mujau in Iban,buah redan(malay) a.k.a buak seriat in Melanau, is quite rare now but during fruit season can still be found at Serian market. Its botanical name is Nephelium maingayi Hiern.   These are tiny cute-cute […]