Grab a bowl of your favourite food (we recommend ice cream!) and curl up to a movie that talks about (what else?) food! We guarantee you a life-long affair!
EVEN BETTER
The world’s first commercially viable, single strain apple juice from eve™ apples grown in New Zealand, debuted recently in Kuala Lumpur. Available at Jasons Food Hall, Mercato and Cold Storage, eve™ Juice comes with no preservatives or added sugar, allowing consumers to appreciate the natural taste, aroma and goodness of the apples. Each bottle retailing at approx. USD6 contains the juice of about eight apples.
HANDY GUIDES
The Little Guide Book… Asian Herbs, Spices and More; Asian Leaves and Roots; and Chinese Herbs, Spices and More are practical guides that feature herbs, spices, roots and leaves commonly used in Asian kitchens. Apart from explaining the uses, the guide presents each spice/herb/root in simple photos for easy identification. In each book, a small section is dedicated to recipes. www.marshallcavendish.com/genref
A TOAST TO TASTE
Located on Level 2 at Pavilion KL shopping mall in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Taste Enclave Classic serves up favourites from Malaysia’s street food scene with seven stalls and a café under one roof. From claypot dishes at Heun Kee Claypot Rice, Indian flatbreads at Jalan Kayu Prata to Sentul Ah Yap’s charcoal Hokkien noodles, relive the nostalgia of these all-time favourites in a brand new setting. www.pavilion-kl.com
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FIRED UP FLAVOURS
Villa Danielli at Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur invites you to taste the unique flavour of wood-fired food at the ‘Fresh from the Wood-fired Oven’ promotion. Sample authentic Italian and specialty dishes such as Portabello Mushroom stuffed with Herbs and Goat Cheese, Rosemary Smoked Salmon layered with Beetroot Mille-feuille, and Brocolini with Coca-cola Barbeque Sauce, amongst others. End the meal with sweets such as the Chocolate Lava Cake with Walnut Ice Cream or Bread and Butter Pudding served with Vanilla Sauce and Ricotta Mousse. Priced from approx. USD9.80 per dish, this food promotion is available till December 30, 2014. SPG members enjoy 20 per cent discount off the total food bill. T&C and blackout dates apply. www.sheratonimperialkualalumpur.com/villadanieli
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PUCKER UP!
Souring agents don’t only help pickled produce last longer, they also add a tangy zing to otherwise bland food. In Asia, apart from the common vinegar, a host of other ingredients are used to bring some lip-puckering sourness to the palate.
Tamarind and amchur
TAMARIND The flesh of the ripe pods of the tamarind tree is used to add sourness to Indian and Southeast Asian dishes.
AMCHUR These powdered green mangoes are often used in Indian dishes such as pickles, chutneys and curries.
Bilimbi and Asam Keping
BILIMBI Called belimbing buluh (Malay), kamias (Tagalog), chemeen puli (Tamil), the fruit of the cucumber/sorrel tree is eaten raw or used as a souring agent in pickles, curries and jams.
ASSAM GELUGUR/KEPING The fruits of the Garcinia atroviridis tree are thinly sliced, dried and used in Malay and Thai curries.
EAT AT THE MOVIES
Food on the big screen is big business and entertaining too. Here’s a list of food-based movies that’ll have you yearning to lick the silver screen.
The 100-Foot Journey (2014), Sideways (2004) and Chocolat (2002)
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE (1992) Heartbroken when her lover marries her sister, Tita pours her grief into her cooking, affecting those who eat it.
CHOCOLAT (2002) The stuffy morality of a small French village gets a shake-up when a woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop there just as Lent begins.
MOSTLY MARTHA (2001) A headstrong chef and her orphaned niece are forever at loggerheads but the arrival of a jovial Italian sous chef brings the family together, only to be torn asunder again when the girl’s father suddenly appears.
THE 100-FOOT JOURNEY (2014) An Indian family sets up a restaurant in the south of France, earning the ire of Madame Mallory, the owner of a classical French restaurant, who soon discovers the incredible cooking talent of the Indian restaurant owner’s son.
THE MISTRESS OF SPICES (2005) Tilo has harnessed the magical powers of spices but the spices threaten to punish her when she breaks the rule of never falling in love.
SIDEWAYS (2004) A wine tasting trip through California brings certain truths to the fore for two middle-aged men who are forced to face up to reality, as one gets ready to walk down the aisle.
Delicatessen (1991), Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) and Julie and Julia (2009)
DELICATESSEN (1991) A black comedy where a landlord/butcher cooks up fantastic cuts of meats for his odd tenants who soon come to realise that they’re not just buying meat, they are his meat!
EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (1994) A widower cooks elaborate Sunday meals for his three daughters who have differing views on this family tradition and their relationship with their father.
JULIE AND JULIA (2009) Food blogger Julie embarks on a mission to cook every recipe in a Julia Child cookbook, revealing some profound truths along the way.
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