Let's face it, we're pretty vocal when it comes to defending our food and culture. Sometimes, adding a foreign ingredient to a well known Malaysian dish is all it takes to rally a passionate group of angry Malaysians. Dr. Eric Olmedo, sociologist and food anthropologist at UKM, joins us on our quest to discover what being authentic really means. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Local ice cream mainstays Inside Scoop have joined in on the White Rabbit Ice Cream craze that broke the internet, serving up a spoonful of sweet childhood nostalgia. Founders Edmund Tan and Lim Shiew Li share with us their tale of experimentation, visiting the White Rabbit factory, and a whole load of ice cream tasting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, we're putting the spotlight on chocolates - everybody's favourite form of confectionary. Local chocolatier, Chocolate Concierge, shares with us their passion and love for chocolate-making catered for chocolate lovers. Indulging the tastebuds of locals, Ong Ning Geng from Chocolate Concierge tells us more about their special chocolate collections that fuses chocolate with various Malaysian traditional desserts, amongst their wide selection of the traditional and customisable chocolate....
With the aspiration to bridge urban and rural communities, Langit Collective promotes heirloom agricultural produce by smallholder farmers in rural communities – assisting them in every way possible by marketing the products to larger markets and creating farmer-centric solutions. We discuss the different types of rice available and how it differs from our usual white rice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
No one can deny that the Peranakan people are serious about their Nyonya kuihs – bite sized treats that have entranced the nation’s palette ranging from the ang ku kuih, pulut tai-tai, seri muka, kuih lapis and more. But how much do we actually know about our Nyonya kuihs? Renowned Nyonya cuisine chef Debbie Teoh joins us this week to share her knowledge on all things kuih and Peranakan culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sometimes the best things in life are made from the simplest of ingredients. Such is the case with sourdough bread – a universally loved bread made from basic ingredients like flour, water, sourdough, culture and salt. Joining us to share more about the world of sourdough, we have sourdough enthusiast, educator and serious home baker, Gan Kim Poh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We’re all used to the sweet, viscous and familiar taste of honey but what about kelulut honey? Known as a health elixer to some, kelulut honey is harvested from the stingless Trigona species of bees and contains 16 Amino Acids, Glucose, Vitamins A, B, C, D and E, Bioflavonoids and Minerals. Azril Dino, beekeeper and founder of Dino Kelulut Honey joins us on the show this week, to educate us on the myriad benefits of what could possibly be Malaysia’s 1st superfood, kelulut honey. See omnystudio.c...
Breaking Bread is a show that aims to foster any and all geeky discussions surrounding food. Although the exact origins of cheesemaking are pretty ambiguos, Malaysia would probably be the last country you'd think of when it comes to making the universally loved dairy product. On the show this week, we are joined by Annisa Iwan, a passionate local cheese maker with a penchant for all things cheesy. We'll be learning more about her cheese making journey of using milk from Malaysian cows, the diffe...
Breaking Bread is a show that aims to foster any and all geeky discussions surrounding food. On this week’s episode, Skye Lin from BEAM café joins us to drop some knowledge on all things coffee from the different varieties of beans, third wave coffee and even our local kopitiam culture. We also share an easy to make dessert that you can make at home – coffee jelly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Breaking Bread is a show that aims to foster any and all geeky discussions surrounding food. On this week’s episode, we are joined by Malaysian pastry chef Helen Goh, long time product developer at the famed London Ottolenghi restaurant and co-author of the best selling recipe book, Sweet. We’ll be finding out all about her culinary journey thus far and the incorporation of Asian ingredients in her recipes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Breaking Bread is a brand new show that aims to foster any and all geeky discussions surrounding food. This week, Chef Yogi from FLOUR joins us on the show to educate us on all the different types of indian breads while sharing the story of how his restaurant came to be one of the fastest rising indian restaurant in the Klang Valley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Breaking Bread is a brand new show that aims to foster any and all geeky discussions surrounding food. Whether it’s figuring out the intricacies of our kuih-muih , deep-diving into Malaysian coffee culture, or hunting for the best Laksas in town, this show shines a light on the food we eat and how it ties to the very fabric of our Malaysian culture and identity. This week, we’ll be delving into all things Kombucha, a delicious 2000 year old fermented drink that can be brewed at home. -- Yakult K...
