Nutrition & Health
Steamed Mud Crab with Sour Plum Sauce and Shou Xine Wine
INGREDIENTS: 1 large mud crab 3 pickled sour plums 4 tbsp palm oil 1 tbsp sweet bean paste 1 tbsp sour plum sauce 2 tbsp sugar 2 red chillies, julienned 1 inch ginger, julienned 4 cloves garlic, sliced 3 tbsp ‘Shao Xin” wine METHOD: 1. Clean crab thoroughly and discard inedible parts. Li...
Penang Otak-otak
An egg-based fish cake rich in spices and flavour, otak otak is significant to Malaysian cuisine and hawker fare. The flavour base is of utmost importance here, because fish and egg both take on spice with ease. The end result of this recipe is one that most certainly does the otakotak culture in Ma...
Health Expert Praises Malaysia’s Palm Oil Sustainability
Palm oil is gaining recognition as a healthy fat. Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D.,C.N.S profiled this upcoming superfood on her online blog. “I can see a number of potential benefits from using palm fruit oil – it is very heat stable, contains a number of phytonutrients, and is a heart-healthy option to...
Grilled Trout with Pineapple and Coconut Sauce
There's a reason palm oil is so beloved amongst industry figures and chefs alike, those who know and uphold its true merits. A true gift to mankind, the cooking fats of the palm fruit can be utilised in a variety of methods where the culinary arts are concerned; it is easily incorporated into e...
Early Research Suggests Palm Polyphenols May Lower Diabetes Symptoms
If you have type 2 diabetes, or have been told that you are at risk of developing the disease, you may want to monitor promising new research on palm polyphenols. Researchers worldwide are studying the effect of palm’s polyphenols on diabetes, and so far, the results are very encouraging. Results of...
Saturated Fats and Coronary Heart Disease
In the 1960s, researcher Ancel Keys was heralded for establishing an epidemiological connection between dietary fats, serum cholesterol, and atherosclerotic and vascular disease. That led to recommendations to reduce our intake of saturated fats such as butter, meat, etc. People were tossing out the...
