Cannoli is an Italian pastry which has recently made its way to Malaysia. It is a tube-shaped shell made of fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling. Yum. In Italian, cannoli is plural and its corresponding singular is cannolo. However in English, cannoli is usually used as a singular. The shells are made […]
For coffee lovers out there, one cannot imagine starting your day without coffee. However, do you know that coffee was once banned by the Catholic Church as well as the Ottoman Empire? Pope Clement VIII and his first cup of ‘Satan’s drink’ It is believed that coffee arrived in Italy in the second half of […]
Greenscapes, spaciousness and life quality are a rare combination to find in a housing development in Kuching, but Precinct Grande by Hock Seng Lee paves the way for the future of urban housing developments with its carefully crafted architectural designs. Nestled in La Promenade, a 200-acre mixed development along the Kuching-Samarahan Expressway, Precinct Grande is […]
Are you scrolling through Foodpanda and undecided about what you want to eat? If you feel like local cuisine for lunch or dinner, you could try Nyems Sekal Cafeteria. Their menu selection on Foodpanda offers diverse types of dishes served with your choice of Nasi Kukus, Nasi Putih, Mee/Kuey Teow or Nasi Goreng, and even […]
Essential oils have been used in traditional medicine around the world for hundreds of years. With the popularity of aromatherapy in recent years, essential oils have once again regained in popularity. Made from parts of certain plants such as leaves, bark and rind, the oils are concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile chemical compounds from plants. […]
Along with K-pop and K-dramas, South Korean food has garnered a huge following over the years. While it has become a matter of course today to find South Korean food outside of South Korea, in its country of origin, you typically find street food at bunsikjap (snack bars), pojangmacha (street stalls) and traditional markets. If […]
Nothing sums up ‘fusion food’ better than yōshoku. Yōshoku is a Western-influenced cooking style of Japanese food. Most of these dishes originated during the Meiji Restoration era (1868 to 1912) when the Meiji Emperor opened its border to foreign ideas and trading. During that time, the Emperor lifted the ban on red meat and promoted […]
Staying at home during this pandemic has become the perfect chance to hone your baking skills. If you have run out of ideas on what to make, how about a real challenge like some French pastries? Here are 8 French pastries you can try to make at home: 1.Croissant Kicking off this French pastries list […]
Do you have an ever-revolving resolutions list that includes ‘exercise’ on it? Have you ditched a workout routine because you don’t have the stamina or the mental strength? If you have come to accept that you will never have the staying power to work up to a 6-pack, that’s where YouTube comes in. It seems […]
Malaysians love cornflakes. However, the weird thing is that we do not necessarily enjoy them as breakfast cereal with milk poured on top, but have (improved?) upon this Western breakfast staple with local stylings. Here are five favourite ways Malaysians eat their cornflakes: 1.Cookies Even if Malaysian households do not buy cornflakes on a daily […]
