Gastronaut

Life's short. Explore

Saturday, 16 March 2013

Pickled Crab – A Small Forgotten Delight

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How often, and easily, a dish disappears from our memory… A short conversation with a friend brought me back to a dar...
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Monday, 25 February 2013

Chicken Rice -- You say Cantonese, I say Hainanese

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Chicken was a luxury in the 1960s. At a time when a bowl of mee pok tah was all of just 20 cents, the 70-cent cost of a plate of...
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Saturday, 9 February 2013

Going Nuts!

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Those who grew up before 1975 would remember -- life was so much simpler then. Color television was then a rare luxury; i...
Wednesday, 6 February 2013

The Secrets of Pen Cai

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Although Pen Cai ( 盆菜 )is new to Singapore, this dish actually originated some eight hundred years ago, in the Southern Song D...
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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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