Messy Witchen

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Buddha’s Fruit & Red Dates Drink

September 27, 2011
Buddha's Fruit And Red Dates

Recently I found another interesting cooking book from my mom’s stash of books. This one is all about cooking with Chinese herbs… something that I’ve always wanted to learn. For my first tryout, I choose to make a simple drink using Buddha’s fruit (羅漢果, 罗汉果, luo han kuo) and red dates (jujube). Luo han literal [...]

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Fong Keow (Pottery) Bak Kut Teh Restaurant @ Taman Intan, Klang

September 22, 2011
Bak Kut Teh

Finally I’ve tried Fong Keow Bak Kut Teh. This restaurant is situated at the corner taking over 3 shop lots. It’s beside the famous Teluk Pulai (Claypot) Bak Kut Teh Restaurant (though on a different block). When I reached there at 11am, the eatery was practically empty. Where are the customers? I almost change my [...]

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Osmanthus ‘Gui Hua’ Beancurd

September 15, 2011
Osmanthus 'Gui Hua' Beancurd

When I saw this recipe in my favorite Beancurd Flavor book, I knew I gotta try it. Osmanthus ‘Gui Hua’ Beancurd is sort of a replica of Osmanthus Shark Fin dish that I so loved. Typically you can find Osmanthus Shark Fin as one of the ‘season’ in the four season dish served in Chinese [...]

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Deep Fried Beancurds With Minced Pork

August 19, 2011
Deep Fried Beancurds with Minced Pork

Hmm what can I say? I’m having beancurd fever! Of course that doesn’t explain why I’ve been idle for nearly 10 days. I make Perilla Leaves Kimchi again and also experimented with some new recipes; resulting in 2 successes and 1 failure. Deep fried beancurds with minced pork is one of the successful experiment. This [...]

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Fried Crispy Beancurd Cubes With Fermented Black Beans

July 30, 2011
Fried Crispy Beancurd Cubes w Fermented Black Beans

Fermented black beans or douchi (豆豉) in spicy mackerel taste so good with porridge. They are the best and my favorite. This canned food is in fact the only food I know that uses fermented black beans. I’ve never eaten any other fermented black beans dish at home (except the one mentioned above) or in [...]

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Kam Heong Crispy Lotus Root With Salted Egg Yolk

July 22, 2011
Kam Heong Crispy Lotus Root with Salted Egg Yolk

I am fascinated with anything that has to do with salted duck egg because I heart this sinful and yet irresistible golden egg. Fried prawn with salted egg, fried crab with salted egg, fried pumpkin with salted egg and the list goes on… you name it I heart it. Lucky for me, the May-June issue [...]

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Easy Braised Pumpkin

July 13, 2011
Braised Pumpkin

Pumpkin has never been included in my I-Eat-This list. I know I’m weird. Who doesn’t eat pumpkin right? Mushroom was another example. I only discovered the goodness of mushroom say maybe 10 years ago? Haha! My meeting with a heavenly dish called pumpkin with salted egg yolk changes all that. I eat pumpkin now. I [...]

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Stir-Fry Red Spinach

July 6, 2011
Stir-Fry Red Spinach

I was at a Korean shop in town to get my kimchi supply that Sunday mid-morning. Was walking pass a market (next door) when my eyes caught sight of red spinach. I happily bought 2 bundles home; cost RM1.50 (~US$0.50). I rarely see them at the market though. So that must be my lucky day. [...]

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