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The process of making Nonya Chang revisited…(Part II) （娘惹粽）

May 21, 2014 Kenneth Goh

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Dragon Boat activities are basically carried out during the Chinese Rice Dumpling Festivals (Duan Wu Jie (端午节）in Mandarin）and during these festival, rice dumpling were prepared for offering to the famous ancient Chinese Poet, Qu Yuan (屈原). Though the origin of

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Home Made Sauces, Pickles and Preserved Items .

March 10, 2014 Kenneth Goh

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INTRODUCTION

This is a compilation of common sauces, preserved vegetables, pickles and etc. targeted at house chefs. It is definitely not a bad choice to prepare home made sauces though outsourcing some items can be cheaper at times. One

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Is there any relationship between Dragon in a boat and a Peranakan Women?….The process of making Nonya Chang revisited…(Part II)

November 23, 2013 Kenneth Goh

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Agar Agar is not the same as Agak Agak… Agar Agar is Red Algae !!

September 5, 2013 Kenneth Goh

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INTRODUCTION

Agar Agar is a Malay word for red algae, apparently it has been accepted as an English word. It is hard for a lay man like me to explain agar agar, so as usual, I will quote Wikipedia’s

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Easy Peasy Barley Bean Curd Sheets Sweet Soup （腐竹薏米甜汤）

August 8, 2013 Kenneth Goh

INTRODUCTION

This will be a straight forward short post.

A light, sweet and smooth desserts that will made me hard to resist whenever this dessert was served. It is a flexible dessert and if you wish, you can add in

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CCC – Cheesy Cassava Cake–A Modified Version of The Traditional Nonya Kuih Bengka Ubi

July 20, 2013 Kenneth Goh

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INTRODUCTION

Tapioca or cassava is a staple root widely consumed in regions like Africa, Asia, Oceania and etc. It is easily propagated and commonly found in South East Asian countries. Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia are the top three exporter of

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Is there any relationship between Dragon in a boat and a Peranakan Women?….The process of making Nonya Chang revisited…(Part II)

June 4, 2013 Kenneth Goh

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Is there any relationship between Dragon in a boat and a Peranakan Women?….The process of making Nonya Chang revisited…(Part I)

June 2, 2013 Kenneth Goh

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BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION

Rice dumpling or “Chang” is one of the traditional delicacies that are well loved by the Malaysian Chinese and Singaporean Chinese communities. However, nowadays, most families do not really wrap their own dumplings at home. They will

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