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MALAYSIAN CURRY POWDER

MALAYSIAN CURRY POWDER by Linda Tay Esposito

I re-created this recipe based on the memory of smell (oui, Rémy!) of the aroma in my late grandmother's house as she roasted curry powder. My grandmother roasted curry powder in a wok 1-yard in diameter, over a charcoal stove, and had all of us - her grandkids - tightly packed the spice mix into recycled glass ketchup bottles which…

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YU SANG - CHINESE NEW YEAR SALAD

YU SANG - CHINESE NEW YEAR SALAD by Linda Tay Esposito

When Chinese New Year comes around in Malaysia and Singapore, one cannot escape the symbolic dish of Yu Sang. When I was a corporate banker in Kuala Lumpur (in my previous life), we would take our customers out for Yu Sang lunch, and Yu Sang dinner during CNY. If it was served for breakfast, we would have taken them out for Yu Sang…

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FRESH VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS WITH JICAMA SLAW AND GRAPEFRUIT

FRESH VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS WITH JICAMA SLAW AND GRAPEFRUIT by Linda Tay Esposito

Putting in more Vietnamese into Slanted Door's Grapefruit and Jicama Salad, I have adapted the recipe and served the salad as a springroll. The tantalizing sweet, sour, salty and spiciness of the springroll will surely tintilate your tastebuds. The…

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