February 20, 2020 10:30 am
Published by Melesa Wong
When we think of porridge, we typically associate them with cold, rainy days or as food for the elderly and sick. Unassuming and simple, porridge tends to be a dish you have been relegated to eating more than being a treat or an indulgence – when was the last time you voluntarily picked porridge over a thick, juicy slab of...
February 17, 2020 9:53 am
Published by Melesa Wong
Success doesn’t come easy. Sure, there are tales of the seemingly superhuman forging successes without being hampered by hardships, but most similar stories dance to a different cadence. Alluring in their ebb and flow, these narratives usually vacillate between fortune and adversity, only accumulating into an apex after repeated cycles, the final victory a testament to their unfaltering efforts. This...
January 31, 2020 12:31 pm
Published by Melesa Wong
Take a gander along the whitewashed streets of Tiong Bahru and you’ll find soft notes drifting from half-opened café doors, inside which café-hoppers lounge with their preferred coffee concoctions. When faced with a scene exemplary of a hipster café enclave, the furthest thing from mind is a traditional, age-old hawker stall embedded amidst its vicinity. It is in the heart...
January 21, 2020 5:53 pm
Published by Melesa Wong
When we think of halal food, it is unlikely for la mian (pulled noodles) to appear on our list. Typically found in Chinese cuisine, there is, however, an iteration of these noodles, Lanzhou noodles (or Lanzhou la mian), that is made for and by the Muslim population. Lanzhou here refers to a city in China’s Gansu province, which has a...
January 9, 2020 2:37 pm
Published by Melesa Wong
Everyone loves a good success story. Rags to riches narratives featuring humble beginnings with a side helping of struggles and growth are akin to Friday night soaps, except they give us hope that perhaps one day, we too can be the protagonists of a tale others would tell. Muslim Delights is one such story. Before the brand’s success as a...
December 20, 2019 11:59 am
Published by Melesa Wong
“Superfood” is a buzzword that has been recurring among the increasingly health-conscious local population these days, and is a label that seems almost casually thrown onto everything from berries to broccoli. While there is no one true superfood, we should still incorporate some of these candidates into our diet. This includes the humble, but still very much super, spinach. More...
November 22, 2019 1:13 pm
Published by Melesa Wong
Sometimes being vegetarian can mean giving up some of your favourite dishes. Especially with everyone’s love for mala these days, it is easy to feel left out when you are stuck with a bowl of lacklustre greens while your friends are swarming around with their bowls of meat piled high. But what if we told you vegetarian mala exists? And...
November 13, 2019 10:49 am
Published by Melesa Wong
When we think of nasi padang, few associate it with the Michelin guide. Instead, we are more likely to think of the local mom-and-pop stalls in our neighbourhoods. However, Bib Gourmand awardee, Hjh Maimunah, straddles this divide by providing quality nasi padang at affordable prices.
