It has been a pleasure to have the time and to be able to cook for Mom lately.
Perhaps the only thing Mom and I have in common is our extreme village throat (direct translation of tekak kampung). Though to my siblings, my cooking style is mostly pretty Chinese, I can and definitely do cook and eat the hardcore kampung and exotic food. And that includes:
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rebung (pickled bamboo shoots)
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tempoyak (pickled durian)
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kulat taun (local mushroom)
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menung lengat (boiled/steamed salted fish)
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petai (pungent broad bean)
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bunga kantan/kantang (galangal/ginger flower or shoots)
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ulam raja (no translation)
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jantung pisang (banana flower)
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nangka muda (young jackfruit)
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sukun (breadfruit)
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pucuk limau purut (kaffir lime young leaves)
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pucuk pako (fern shoots)
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ikan pekasam (pickled fish)
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petis
Hmm…can you expand and extend the list to what is exotic to you?
Thank you. Em koi sai lei.
Thank you. Em koi sai lei.
p.s. Now that I mentioned pako, just remembered…I’m still waiting for kue pa ko my fantastic landlord is bringing home from Sitiawan.
Pictures:
Jasmine Rice
Singgang Ikan (Fish Soup)
Kerabu Kacang Kelisa (Four-Angled Beans Salad)
Enida’s Version of ‘Crazy Lazy Apple Pie’
In cup container is Sambal Kelapa Goreng Pedas (Spiced & Roasted Grated Coconut Sambal)
Singgang Ikan (Fish Soup)
Kerabu Kacang Kelisa (Four-Angled Beans Salad)
Enida’s Version of ‘Crazy Lazy Apple Pie’
In cup container is Sambal Kelapa Goreng Pedas (Spiced & Roasted Grated Coconut Sambal)
Questa è Enida 
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