A freelance writer and a webmaster with favorite topics of Penang Heritage and Spicy food.
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Kaya? Kaya! Popular in Malaysia. But what is it? It is a rich custard made with coconut milk, sugar and eggs and everyone loves it! Beautiful, rich homemade kaya.
The Nazlina Spice Station offers a great cooking class but before you start cooking preparation is needed. So, we visit first the wet market and learn about the local customs and what there is to get at the market in Penang. Under these colorful umbrellas, you can buy almost anything to brew a...
George Town can do this!
The opening of Nazlina Spice Station at 71 Stewart Lane in George Town was a great success. Prof Dato Anwar Fazal, director, Right Livelihood College, Universiti Sains Malaysia together with Mr. Chow Kon Yeow (representative of the Penang Government) officially opened the new location for her Penang Cooking...
Finally, it took me a long time but here we are back again with another issue of the Pickles and Spices Updates. This time I want to have your attention for the opening of my Cooking Class location at Stewart Land in George Town. Read more here:
Types of rice: long grain, short grain, broken rice, Jasmine? Read on to find out more.
Cooking Demo in Penang organized by Nazlina for Yoga Group at Penang Swimming Club. Have a look at our report and photos here.
Cheong Fatt Sze or Cheong Fatt Tze was a remarkable story of rags to riches. From a humble teenager who had nothing other than the clothes on his back, he sailed from China to Nanyang (South East Asia) to seek his fortune. He succeeded, rising to become one of the most influential men in the East and...
When visitors come to Penang, food always becomes the main topic for conversation.One of those little gems are Nyonya kuihs, which are very similar to Kuih Melayu but in terms of colors and ingredients used.These cakes are quite challenging to make, as new cooks can testify.I am happy to announce that I am...
Today, members of PHT had the honor of having Jenny Lo, who is a member of National Trust in Britain to enlighten us about the scope of being volunteers for charity causes.One of the things that struck my mind was how heritage houses are categorized in the UK. Not all of them fall under Old Heritage, rather...
As part of my business activities, I design and maintain web sites for individuals and organizations to promote their products or services. I have been tinkering with the package by Sitesell Inc. for the four years now.My latest project is for Sentuhan. It is a shop at no. 90, Armenian Street, in the...
It is not too late to wish you guys a lot of happiness and prosperity for the New Year 2010! Happy New Year!As you probably know, Little Penang Street Market has been in existence since 2006. Over three years later, this monthly event is going from strength to strength.Many vendors, performers and also...
World Heritage Office took an initiative to organize a forum by inviting officials from Warisan HQ to come over and give explanations about what constitute a heritage and to explain about National Heritage Act and what kind of benefits of stakeholders get when their sites are listed.We were invited to...
With numerous private art galleries around George Town, new collections are being displayed from various artists, local or from abroad.Jin Xiu art gallery currently plays host to a collection by Charles Chauderlot. The title is "Penang Memories in Ink".It features twenty art work revolving around heritage...
Now is the time for you to learn how to cook like a real Nyonya.Nyonya Tan Bee Lee is coming especially for a cooking session at Tropical Spice Garden.Don't miss out this opportunity. It will be held on 17th December 2009. Sign up early to book your seat!Nyonya Cooking Class
Penang as a food haven needs no introduction. One cuisine in particular is Nyonya food. Usage of local herbs and spices as above is abundant. Recipes are guarded jealously. The Nyonyas fight during family get-together who can make the best dish during a cook-out.Whatever it is, this cuisine is really...
7-8 November 09 were designated as Tourism Day by Tourism Malaysia. On these two days, the event was held at New World Park.. this place used to be vibrant in the 60's and 70's but now it has been given new life. New food court and event area were built. Also, Tune Hotel also made its mark by building its...
Last week I was invited to join SEGI college tour guide students on an educational tour to Melaka. We also went to Kuala Kangsar, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.These students were prepped so that they could practice talking in a tourist bus. They also needed to know hard facts and fun stories related to the...
Vigan City is a case study presented during the last heritage conference in George Town. Participants were given a thumb drive with all Power Point presentation files so we could all go home and study. I did my study and came up with this page.Vigan City
China and India lead in the number UNESCO of World Heritage Sites they have in their countries. There are 899 sites in total and the number is increasing. A lot of cities are submitting dossiers so that they can qualify. They have to fulfill at least 2 out of 4 criteria set aside by UNESCO. Especially OUV...