Gastronaut

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Saturday, 30 April 2011

Wonton with a Difference

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Stepping into the supermarket is no big deal these days. But it wasn’t always so. Back in the 1960s, the 4 or 5 supermarkets in Singapore w...
Sunday, 24 April 2011

Good to the Last!

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It’s a funny thing…as adults, going to a wedding dinner is a chore; but when we were kids, going to a wedding dinner was fun. Maybe I was ju...
Saturday, 16 April 2011

The Mother of All Kayas

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I guess it’s just me…but I’ve always thought “kaya” was very aptly named. Because, whatever the actual origins, the word “kaya” is Malay for...
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Meeting the King

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Nowadays, eating durians doesn’t come close to what I remember it used to be… Back then, durians were a true-blue happening -- akin to ope...
Monday, 11 April 2011

Basic Instinct

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Along with sex, shelter, God, and happiness, food is one of our primal needs, and one of the things that’s always on our mind. Well…at leas...
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Food has always ‘spoken’ to me… Y’know, the way a psychic touches a wedding ring or a strand of hair, and the owner’s life flashes before her eyes. I’m exaggerating, of course; but you get the picture. Food and cooking have always been priceless to me, especially when they evoke things, places, people, emotions and sensations, regrets and desires, from my past and present. I’ve always believed, too, that real culinary experiences await and reward the curious, passionate, and open-minded seeker. But, as it so often does, life had other plans for me. Now, however, after nearly 50 years of turning a deaf ear to this ‘calling’, I’ve decided to make the discovery—and rediscovery—of exceptional foods, personalities, and culinary traditions my life, and joy. It’s an adventure I hope you’ll share with me.
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