A Hike Filled with Fruity Delights
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The southern part of Penang Island is very hilly, with peaks like Bukit Genting, Bukit Papan and Bukit Gambir rising up gently from a strip of flat land along t...
Old Crops Waiting to be Revived
7 min read
Map of the Moluccas Islands (currently known as Maluku Islands), the origin of Penang nutmeg and cloves.Penang’s potential for plantation agricultur...
Seafood – Now and Forever
8 min read
Seafood – fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other invertebrates – are an important source of nourishment, providing a healthy source of animal protein...
Dr Dzul Seeks to Fight Obesity on Multiple Fronts
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Food is a way of life in Malaysia. With its countless traditional and fusion cuisines, many of us live to eat, and not vice versa. It’s no surprise then t...
Can Our Cuisine Remain the Same While We Change?
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Mr Ong Jin Teong, in his admirable book Penang Heritage Book: Yesterday’s Recipes for Today’s Cook (Singapore: Landmark Books, 2010), noted forlor...
The Numbers on Food
4 min read
There are four main types of food-related licenses issued by the local councils in Penang. These include licenses issued to food and beverage hawkers, restauran...
