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Devil’s curry

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Quick and easy “Is a very spicy curry flavoured with candlenuts, galangal and vinegar. From the Eurasian Kristang (Cristão) culinary tradition in Singapore and Malacca, Malaysia. It is often served during Christmas and on other special occasions.” My aunty Val is renown in the family to making Devil’s curry and even making it incredibly spicy that it is difficult to finish the dish without a glass or two a water. When ever someone mentioned this […]

Mee Rebus

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Quick and easy “Egg noodle with a spicy slightly sweet curry-like gravy. A popular noodle dish in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.” When mom made this dish, she loved it so much that she made it less than a week later. You can really taste the candlenuts mixed with sweet potato.

Tau Yew Bak

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Quick and easy “Translated as soya sauce braised pork belly.” My grandma is an excellent cook, she is the chef of Peranakan food in the family and my mentor, sharing her secrets to me. Recently cooking this dish with my grandma on facetime. Another memory of me cooking this dish for the staff is when I was interning at Roux at Parliament Square.