A few years in Southeast Asia has me captivated by sour. I literally can’t get enough tamarind paste. In Cambodia, I’d buy it by the kilo block from the Russian Market and suck the piquant pulp straight from the seeds whenever I felt like an overwhelming sour kick. Lunch without a sour Khmer soup was… Continue reading Assam Laksa: The power of sour
Month: December 2007
Menu For Hope 4: Closing soon
With just a scant few days left of the raffle, Menu for Hope 4 has raised USD$55,000. Can we tip it over 60k? Choose a code from our list of prizes or from the global pool, then get over to Firstgiving to donate.
Penang street life
Hailing a trishaw on Penang road in Georgetown at around noon.
Seasons Greetings from Cambodia
This morning, a group of approximately 40-50 Kampuchea Krom (KK) monks gathered peacefully in front of the Vietnamese embassy in Phnom Penh to appeal for the release of Kampuchea Krom monks who are detained and convicted in Vietnam. Intervention and local police immediately set up road blocks to prevent people from entering the area and… Continue reading Seasons Greetings from Cambodia
Three feet high and rising
Cook me a roti three feet high then slather it in honey and condensed milk. No, really. The above roti tisu (occasionally, “roti tissue”) is both the silliest and tallest thing that I’ve ever attempted to eat and succeeded. It came from the roti grill of Kayu Nasi Kandar, my favorite roti chefs on the… Continue reading Three feet high and rising
How to eat an island
Roti chanai and kopi (coffee) Sitting at a breakfast of roti canai and kopi, you start to wonder if the roti could be flakier, less oily. If a few more layers of the papery pastry was possible. If only you’d stopped at the neighbouring nasi kandar vendor who will give you a knowing look as… Continue reading How to eat an island
Menu For Hope 2007: 23K
I’ve said it before, but Last Appetite is all about the Benjamins. The Menu for Hope raffle to support the essential work of World Food Programme hit the USD$23,000 dollar mark this morning. To buy a ticket to win any of the below prizes or those from the global pool, record their code numbers and… Continue reading Menu For Hope 2007: 23K
Menu For Hope 2007
What is Menu for Hope? It’s when food bloggers from all over the world join together, and take leave from our usual obsession with our own stomachs. Throughout the year, we tend to wank on about food, beer, wine and other such visceral pleasures, but for two weeks every December, we pull together a bunch… Continue reading Menu For Hope 2007