Soya & Spice: Food and Memories of a Straits Teochew Family

ISBN: 9789814189217
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Weight, 420 g
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My parents were my first cookery teachers and our little kitchen was my classroom. The food of my childhood is humble and simple, yet hearty and wholesome. Some, like Hiang See Poong (Salted Black Bean Rice), Ang Zhao Mee Sua (Rice Wine Vermicelli Soup) and Fish Cake Rolls, you will not find in food centres or restaurants, others are much better tasting home-cooked versions of popular Teochew favourites such as Soon Kueh (Turnip Rice Cake), Braised Duck, Hae Chor (Prawn Balls), Lor Bak (Braised Belly Pork) and Oh Nee (Yam Pudding). Then there are also the Malayanised dishes of Hae Bee Hiahm (Spicy Prawn Floss), Hiahm Bak (Spicy Pork) and Assam Prawns. To these I have added a few of my own creations, incluing Roast Turmeric Chicken and Dory with Curry Leaves.

In this book, I share with you the recipes for these dishes and many more passed down by my parents, uncles, aunts and grandparents. They are recipes which I have used countless of times in my own kitchen for my own family.

Food evokes powerful memories – of sights, smell and tastes that can, in an instant, transport us to another time. I have invoked for you a past that is part of our children's inheritance.

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