ALL THINGS BIG AND SMALL 2.0

ULAM [MALAY SALAD] THE SUPERFOOD YOU NEVER KNEW. Try eating these 2-3 times a week, and within a month or so, you will feel the difference. The most visible change is in your complexion, and your friends will notice it and tell you. Other changes include higher energy level, mental alertness, more strength, stamina and faster recovery from exercise, better digestion and sleep.  A serving of Ulam costs $1.00-2.00. So why spend lots of $ on chemically manufactured health supple ments that are not as effective as these grasses and leaves gathered from the wild. Here are the nutritional properties of the labelled photos of Malay salad leaves. For more details of their health benefits “Google” and you will find plenty of documented studies of their medicinal properties, 1. Pegaga [scientific name: centella asiatica] (common name: Pennywort or Gotu Kola]. Gotu kola is used for fatigue, anxiety, depression, psychiatric disorders, Alzheimer's disease, and improving memory and...

Fried Gourami (Ikan Sepat) found in padi (rice) fields Curried Cow's Pancreas Deep-fried Pipefish Some of dishes found in a nasi padang meal The unique and very healthy salad that goes with the nasi padang A rare dessert: Malay Rainbow cookies Singapore being a multi-racial society and a global city, I have access to all kinds of food from every corner of the world. I can have Indian cuisine for breakfast, Malay cuisine for lunch, Western steak and wine for dinner; and Chinese porridge for supper. But my favorite kind of food is the Malay Nasi Padang (rice eaten with a variety of meat, fish and vegetable). The variety of dishes concocted by nasi padang cooks is limitless, and here I showcase just a few. "Nasi" means rice, and "Padang"is a town on the island of Sumatra, where this kind of cuisine is said to have originated.  There are many variations of nasi padang according to their geographical locations in I...