From: hmeedin@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.asean
Subject: Re: FOOD!!! (Was Re: Let's cut the crap....)
Date: 3 Oct 92 00:08:38 GMT
Organization: Georgetown University


In article <1992Oct2.130839.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>, tsuanian@cc.curtin.edu.au writes:
> In article <1992Oct01.112437.24735@bnr.uk>, bador@bnr.ca (Yasmin Bador) writes:
>> Oooh! I've stirred up some pretty strong flames!
>> Haven't people heard of the term "stirring up some s**t?"
>> I thought that since Zam (for those who remember him) is not
>> with us anymore, someone out to give this newsgroup some
>> life :) :)
>> 
>> Anyway a couple of points to hair-trigger flame throwers out there
>> 
>> 1 NO I don't read the SUN. (Nor any tabloid). I read one of the
>>   right-on broadsheets with deep articles and difficult speeling.
>> 
>> 2 The term girlies is not strictly PC. But what is? Womyn, ladies,
>>   gals ? All these terms can be used patronisingly. Please select
>>   suitable PC term of preference.....
> 
> Thats the problem with you women! Everything can be considered
> chauvanistic.  Try ' Penile challanged person' 8-).
> 
>> 
>> 3 Food is a good subject. So are the others suggested. By all means
>>   lets have something going.
>> 
>> 4 Hei! Gossip may or may not be to everyone's taste. But maybe I should
>>   have added :) :) (The humour impaired please note)
>> 
>> 5 Feminism. Being of the Adat Perpatih tradition I can't complain. I know
>>   who wears the trousers :)
> Aah 'orang Negeri Sembilan ya?'. Sort of explains why you don't
> appeciate good gula Melaka. HAH!
> 
>> 
>> 5 Gula Melaka, Gula Anau. Depends on what you were brought up with. Gula Melaka
>>   makes dodol, Gula Anau makes penganan. Both gulas(?) come from different sources 
>>   though. 
> whats penganan? is it something like dodol.  Dodol, aah memories of
> my neighbour, with the 5 ft diameter 'Kuali', tons of firewood and
> that giant 'sendok' stirring up this fantiastic smelling dodol.
>>   Granted though there's nothing quite like Cencalok from Melaka.
>>   A word about Melaka though. Since the Light and Sound etc, the traffic jams
>>   have got soo bad. Not terrribly pedestrian friendly. The TDC is doing a super
>>   job though. Street maps and all!
> 
> Not a very big fan of cencalok.  Have you ever opened a bottle
> of fresh cencalok? smell like 'kentut'!!!!.
> 
> Personally, I prefer the Melaka I grew up in.  I didn't really
> appriciate it then, but now I do.  Oh for a decent 'satay celup!'
>> 
>> 6 Lemang. I've heard of people making it with tin foil. God knows how they
>>   keep the liquid mess from oozing out. I personally
>>   make Pulut Kuning and Rendang for Raya. Or Nasi Impit.
> 
> Nasi Impit is easy, but I like the rich taste of lemang, hmm,
> pulut kuning is an idea though.  One thing about Perth is that
> ingredients for all these things are available.
> Even pandan leaves.
> 
>> 
>> Talking about food, anyone can give me the Chinese names for the ingredients
>> for Lin-Chee-Kang (You know, murky brown drink with lotus whatisname, quails
>> etc). I don't quite know what to ask/look for in Chinatown.
> 
>> 
>> Meanwhile, remember this ? " Hey nasi goreng, hei bubur kacang, hei rojak.."
> 
> ' Sampai meleleh aku punya air liur'  8-)...
> 
>> 
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