Cooking ingredients in the kitchen
Food packaging is a closed container used to protect and preserve the quality of food during shipment, stored or displayed Two main types of glass containers in food packaging: glass bottles and glass jars. Glass bottles have narrow necks while glass jars have wide openings. Both glass bottles and jars are made from four main materials; sand, soda ash, limestone, and “cullet,”. Cullet is recycled … Continue reading Glass containers as a food packaging
Palm sugar is a natural sweetener made from coconut sap. In Malaysia, it is better known as gula Melaka. Coconut sap from coconut trees is also a basic ingredient for other food products such as chocolate toffee and cookies. Palm sugar is widely available in the local grocery stores in Malaysia. In other countries, such as Ireland and the United State it can be found … Continue reading Palm sugar a Natural Sweetener from Asia
There are variety of onions in the market and it a must-have sautéing ingredients in the cooking. I use three types of onion which is the red onion, yellow onion and shallots. Shallots Shallots is better known as bawang merah kecil in Malay. Specifically, I use shallots to make ingredients for sautéing and preparing sambal. For daily cooking the portion that I used will be three … Continue reading 3 type of onions commonly use in cooking
In cooking, we know that herbs are good for our health as it has long been related to medicine since the beginning of the European Middle Ages. Herbs go well in the cooking. It makes the dish taste better and enhances the colour for growing appetite. Locally, we have lots of herb to be eaten with rice but name herbs such as lemongrass (serai), ginger … Continue reading Herb in the pot
A shopping guide for home bakers Selayang is located in Gombak district in Selangor. This is the place whereby people from the Klang Valley to get their fresh goods such as vegetables and fruits, seafood, and poultry at wholesale price. It is also known as Kuala Lumpur’s Kitchen (KL’s Kitchen). Over here, a few shops sell baking ingredients at affordable price and because of this, … Continue reading Baking Ingredients in Selayang
Using coconut oil you can swap with butter Coconut oil is an edible plant-based oil extracted from the kernel of coconuts. This means it can be consumed directly, however, I rather use it as part of baking ingredients. It has been one year since I started using coconut oil for baking cupcakes. The coconut oil used in my cupcakes has made it creamy, soft, and moist … Continue reading Coconut oil for baking cake
About pokok pandan Pandan is a tropical plant native to Malaysia. The leaves are long, narrow at the end and pointed. The height of pandan tree is about a metre tall. Pandan leave has multiple usage in the Malay cuisine. It can be used to cook Nasi Lemak and sweet porridge like Bubur Pulut Hitam and Bubur Kacang Hijau. Besides that, it also can act … Continue reading How to use pandan leaves to cook Malay Cuisine
In English, belacan is known as shrimp paste and one of the essential ingredients in Malay cooking. It is made from udang geragau that has been salted, fermented and dried for months. How to toast belacan Take a small portion of belacan. Then, make it into a round shape. Pressed the belacan to flatten it. This is to ensure the belacan is evenly toast. Then, … Continue reading How I toast belacan
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