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“A eurasian chicken pie that has been heavily influenced during the Portuguese cologne in Malacca, Malaysia. This version has an Asian twist where the use of spice is added in but still maintaining the traditional western way of making pies.”
Among our family, on the De Rozario side, chicken pie is known to be one of the many eurasian dishes served during christmas.
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“Gnocchi are a various thick, soft dough dumplings that may be made from semolina, ordinary wheat flour, egg, cheese, potato, breadcrumbs, or similar ingredients.“
When living in Glyfada/Greece, there was this one Italian restaurant that the family and I would religiously frequent. My brother and I would literally just go for their mushroom gnocchi! The cherry on top of the cake now is making your very own fresh gnocchi which I find a bonus, the texture of the gnocchi is so much more fluffier than buying the pre-made one’s from the supermarket.
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“A popular Thai dish consisting of red curry paste cooked in coconut milk and added with meat; such as chicken, beef, pork, duck or shrimp, or vegetarian protein source such as tofu.”
Thai food has always played a part in my life since young, I’ve also been inspired to make red curry because of my parents who have recently relocated to Bangkok. In 2014, I backpacked across Thailand’s mainland and a few of it’s islands and this summer i’ll be going back for another holiday and cannot wait to eat all it’s fresh foods and fruits they have to offer.
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“Most versions are based primarily on sautéed aubergine (eggplant) and tomato, usually with minced meat. The Greek version includes layers of meat and eggplant topped with a white béchamel sauce and baked.”
When living in Greece/Glyfada at the age of 16-18, those were the times where the family and I really appreciated the Greek cuisine, by always eating out in local Greek taverns over the weekends. Normally, when we’d eat out, we’d always go for the seafood variety but on occasions go for the traditional lamb roast on a spit or moussaka.
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“A French classic dessert from the region of Provence, it is famous for it’s light pastry and citrusy rich flavored custard.”
Spending the summer’s in my grandpa’s village in the South of France, Cotignac. This dessert brings me back to my childhood days, where I would sit on my grandma’s terrace at “la campagne“, overlooking her olive trees with singing cigale‘s beneath it’s branches.
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“Is a stir-fried rice cake strips, a popular noodle dish in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia. The dish is considered a national favourite in both Malaysia and Singapore.”
A quick and simple stir fry dish, making this a hawker favorite. When ever I travel to Singapore, one of the first dishes I want to order is fried char kway teow. I find that my grandmother makes the best home cooked flat rice noodles and whenever I replicate it, I never seem to get my seasoning the same as her’s.
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