Begger's Chicken - How to eating guide?

Begger's Chicken - why is it called a Begger chicken? According to the China legend, there was a begger who was desperate for food but do not have the stove to prepare the chicken. So what he did was...covered up the chicken with mud & burned it in fire. There are a few stories behind the begger's chicken but this make the most sense the me. In today China in big cities like Beijing, they called the "Begger's Chicken" = "Emperor Chicken" = "Rich...

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Flower Crab - How to prepare ?

My friend bought us some flower crabs. These are local caught flower crab. You can only harvest 30% meat from these crab. They had less meat proportion to their body weight. But the plus point is the flavor of the flesh is more intense.  By the way, this is the first time we process the crab. Got to use some brain juices to crack the puzzle.How to "gut" the crab?? Hm....... First thing first, wash the crab with brush & water. You can see...

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Thai Wun Sen Salad with lots of corianders

I am craving of Thai food recently. I am so into Thai style salad. Honestly, we just can't get enough of it. Therefore, I had decided to make myself some salad. You need about 20 mins to wipe up this dish. Ingrediants: 180g bean thread noodles (Wun Sen or mung bean noodle) 2 clove of garlic, diced 2 tbsp fish sauce 1 tbsp lime juice  (lemon juice) 2 tbsp peanut oil 40g chopped roasted peanuts 2 spring onion, sliced thinly half cup of fresh...

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Penang Streets Foods- Char Koay Teow

Almost anyone staying in Malaysia love streets foods. Last holidays, we had decided to visit the infamous Penang Sister Char Koay Teow @Lam Heng Cafe, 185 Macalister Road, Penang. It is so easy to miss the Lam Heng Cafe because it is just at the corner & it is quite difficult to get a parking. We have been circling the same street for at least 5 times just to get a parking. It was almost 2pm, I guessed whatever we ate must tasted so good because...

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Bidor Duck Noodle - Restauran Pun Chun (Perak)

On the North bound trip from Penang back to Kuala Lumpur on our last local trip, we stopped by Bidor for lunch. This is actually a very small town. Wikipedia is correct. Before the advent of North-South Expressway, travelers had no choice but to pass through this town through the federal trunk road. As this town is (still is) rather famous for its variety of food, travelers frequently choose to stop-by at one of the eateries before continuing...

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