By Ingredient: Cucumber

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Vegetarian Acar | 娘惹阿杂|素食|酸辣开胃小吃

Acar is spicy pickled mixed vegetables. In Malaysia, it is a popular Penang Nyonya side dish. This Acar recipe is not the authentic Penang Nyonya Acar recipe. For Penang acar, vinegar is added into the spice paste instead of assam jawa. My family’s hometown is Ipoh, Malaysia, so I’m used to acar flavours from Ipoh. […]

Easy Home Cooking Recipes

Chinese Cucumber Salad “凉拌青瓜”

Chinese Cucumber Salad is very refreshing. I was introduced to this dish when I visited Beijing, China. In China, salad is known as cold dish “凉拌”. Its not common to have cold dishes during chinese meals in Malaysia. So I was so fascinated with the variety of cold dishes served in China. There are a […]