it's not just about food

market color

peppers, peppers

terengganu market

• more ramputan (hairy fruit)

pineapples: from truck to market, Terengganu

steam boat in cameron highlands

hot pot in Kampah

street market on the road to Ipoh

ramputan to go

night market in kuala lumpur

tea and sticky rice

aunt margaret's tea and sticky rice prepared with love; admired and eaten with love....
and bare feet

leaving the back streets of malacca

malacca

malacca was planned; i remembered its tourist feel but also the old world architecture. what i did not get to see on my last trip were the hidden back streets. the dusty antique store where my daughter found the old wooden wedding plaque (about 5 ft.long---too big to take home!) the young artist. the coffee shop that was delicious and reminded us of home (see blackboard)

on the streets of malacca

roots and herbs

shopping in old china town, singapore

presenting pigeon

yes, pigeon, not as gamish tasting as cornish hen, really. quite good. i didn't know you could eat the things. but of course, leave it to the malaysian cook...wait, no, this was singapore. we ate these with the chili crab (view to the left) best crab i ever put into my mouth.

dim sum

"dim sum," literally translated means "a bit of heart." small delights brought to you in bits, steamed dumplings, duck feet, bbq pork tucked inside of paper thin dough, beef ribs (tiny ones, of course)

this was our first supper in singapore. and it was a foreshadowing of what was to come in the days to follow: the contrast of heat and sweat and fatigue, with coolness, color, sweet food and sweeter company.

more color, more fresh

everything is fresher in malaysia. chickens hanging to prove it. fresh fruits and vegetables displayed for sale along the streets and highways for all to admire. food is talked about in a way that is different from the US. i am not sure how to capture this difference, but i am going to try with photos; not sure words will work.