From the monthly archives:

October 2011

Kitchen Inn Cafe, Thornlie

31 October 2011
Bak kut teh, Kitchen Inn Cafe, Thornlie

We’re really excited to find another suburban Perth cafe that serves Malaysian hawker-style food for brunch, including specialty dishes that are hard to find locally. On Sunday morning, we visit one-week-old Kitchen Inn Cafe at Thornlie Square shopping centre on Spencer Road.
Jac’s favourite breakfast dish of nasi lemak is on the menu ...

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Pisang goreng (fried banana) stall on Carpenter Street, Kuching

28 October 2011
Pisang goreng

After visiting Kuching’s famous ABC haven, it’s time to visit Kuching’s most famous pisang goreng (fried banana) stall.
We are told this family-run pisang goreng stall has been around for over 50 years. It has no name and can be found roadside on busy Carpenter Street outside a Chinese temple.
As well as ...

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Swee Kang Ais Kacang, Kuching

26 October 2011
Assorted ABC, Swee Kang Ais Kacang, Kuching

After visiting Petanak Wet Market, it’s time to cool down with some ABC, which stands for air batu campur (“mixed ice” in Malay). But there are savoury delights to enjoy too.
ABC
We stop at Swee Kang Ais Kacang, an ABC haven famous among Kuchingites. The original Swee Kang shop opened in 1953 opposite Kuching’s ...

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Mum’s Hokkien mee recipe

24 October 2011
My mum's hokkien mee

Whenever we have a family get-together, I hope my mum will cook up a batch of her hokkien mee. To my delight, more often than not, she walks in with a big pot of noodles.

My mum’s Hokkien mee

I’ve had lots of requests for my mum’s Hokkien mee recipe since my recent post about my ...

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The Food Pornographer featured at the Museum of Australian Democracy

20 October 2011
Sausage sizzle from my local polling station, federal election, August 2010

I’m pretty chuffed to share this news with you.
One of the photographs from my blog post about the election day sausage sizzle and an audio recording of me reading the post are featured in an exhibition called Living Democracy: the power of the people at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House ...

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Petanak Wet Market, Kuching

19 October 2011
Chicken man, Petanak Wet Market, Kuching

On our second morning in Kuching, we visit Petanak Market, a wet market with stallholders and clientele that are mostly Chinese.
As a child in Malaysia, I used to go with my mum to markets early in the morning before school. I didn’t like the overpowering odour of raw pork and chicken, the blood-splattered tiles, nor ...

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Kuching Waterfront and Top Spot Food Court

17 October 2011
Top Spot food court, Kuching

After a brief rest and shower, I take this photograph from the window near the lifts near my room on the 16th floor. Our group meets in the hotel lobby and then we’re off on a walk along the Kuching Waterfront. Dinner time approaches.

Another view of Kuching from another hotel window

For those who ...

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Fairy Cave, Wind Cave, roadside fruit stall and durian, Kuching

12 October 2011
Opening a durian at a roadside stall, Kuching

Fairy Cave
After our introduction to Kuching at the Da-Light Food Court, we take a 45-minute drive to the outskirts of Bau, a former gold mining town, to Fairy Cave (Gua Kapor) and Wind Cave (Gua Angin). We pass rubber estates, pepper plantations and lush rainforest on the way.
Our cave tour guide David from ...

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Da-Light Food Court, Kuching

10 October 2011
Making layer tea at Da-Light Food Court, Kuching

Lucky to be here
This is the view from my room in the Hotel Pullman Kuching in Sarawak, Malaysia. I can hardly believe that I’m here. It’s my first time in Sarawak.

View of Kuching from my hotel window

At one stage, I didn’t think I’d make it to Kuching. My first flight from Perth to Kuala ...

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Ruby’s 4th birthday

5 October 2011
Echidna ice cream cake for Ruby's 4th birthday

It’s my niece Ruby’s 4th birthday and we’re celebrating with afternoon tea. This year, she’s crazy about pink. She’s had a pink party with some of her school friends earlier in the week and there will be more pink treats and surprises for her this afternoon.

Welcome to Ruby’s house!

Ruby’s grandma isn’t well ...

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