Meat Cartel Pictures by Gisele Soo SeeFoon Visits A Carnivores’ Heaven Some wag once said that “Becoming Vegetarian is a Big Missed Steak” and every once in a while I am inclined to agree. Generally I lean more towards fish…
Eatup Dining Pictures by Gisele Soo SeeFoon discovers Halal Chinese hawker fare in Meru Raya A few of my Muslim friends have often asked me where to go for Halal Chinese hawker food. Yes we are seeing a proliferation of…
Pictures by Gisele Soo SeeFoon Ponders on Vegetarianism “To Be or Not to Be”, Shakespeare’s soliloquy in Hamlet poses the big question and in this case for me, the question is whether to become a vegetarian. More and more studies…
SeeFoon gets her spice fix in Old Town. The interesting phenomenon in Ipoh old town nowadays is observing the plethora of new restaurants that open. One of these is Zaitun, a newly-opened family restaurant on Market Street
Tambun village has always been a sleepy place. Cars whizz by on their way to either Sunway, Lost World, Haven or Banjaran and no one pays any attention to the dilapidated houses on both sides of the road. But someone…
With Chinese New Year (CNY) around the corner, it’s time to start booking restaurants or suffer the consequences of tardiness. Of course, we know that all the good Chinese restaurants will be full to overflowing and if you haven’t yet…
The dilemma is, very often, if the place serves oriental food and is halal, their western food leaves much to be desired. It is difficult to do both east and west with quality. However, help is at hand for I have discovered…
A traditional Malay house, all wood, with an upstairs seating area in addition to the downstairs open area, a warm welcoming staff, including Nan himself with his daughter, his son, and his other family members and you will have all…
I have often lamented the dearth of good Malay restaurants especially in Ipoh and with a very few exceptions, most of the Malay food I have sampled here in restaurants have been middling to downright poor. The few good ones…
By SeeFoon Chan-Koppen Pics by Tan Mei Kuan It has been years since I had a bang-up, GENUINE Kampung Malay meal with all the classic dishes and condiments that today, appear to have gone the way of the Dodo bird…
