Shiok!
Shiok!

Author: Terry Tan

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2015-09-08

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 146291778X

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This beautifully illustrated Singapore cookbook features 100 delicious recipes and simple, clear directions. By every account, Singapore is home to some of the best food on the planet. This tropical island is a veritable cauldron of cultures and culinary traditions, and "shiok!" — a local expression loosely meaning "Wow, delicious!" — succinctly sums up the experience of sampling Singapore's best cooking. This book of Singapore recipes is a veritable compendium of beloved local classics, including the most fabulous Chicken Rice and Chili Crab you will have ever eaten, as well as less common but equally delightful dishes, such as Ayam Tempra and Nasi Ulam. These recipes are well written, easy to follow, and accompanied by clear color photographs. Some of the featured Singaporean recipes include: Beef Rendang Curry Crab Deep-fried Fish in Spicy Coconut Sauce Devil Curry Sambal Roast Chicken Fragrant Coconut Rice Soy-braised Pork Peppery Fish Curry And many more! The reader's acquaintance—or re-acquaintance—with Singapore food promises to be an exciting and mouthwatering experience.

Sambal Shiok
Sambal Shiok

Author: Mandy Yin

Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing

Published: 2021-10-14

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 1787137058

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Shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards (2022) Guild of Food Writer’s Awards, Highly Commended in ‘First Book’ category (2022) André Simon Awards shortlisted (2022) "Beautiful, inspiring, but above all authoritative. Mandy Yin holds all the secrets to exquisite Malaysian cooking... It is a rare treat that she's chosen to share them." – Grace Dent, restaurant critic for the Guardian A soulful tribute to Malaysian cuisine, from snacks, soups and salads, to rice and noodle dishes, curries and sweet things. Sambal Shiok is a brilliant collection of over 90 accessible recipes that were handed down from Mandy Yin’s mother as well as those that she has developed for her critically acclaimed, award-winning London restaurant. The recipes – such as her signature curry laksa, Penang assam laksa, Malaysian fried chicken, prawn fritters, spiral curry puffs, flaky roti canai, beef rendang, KL golden fragrant clams, sambal mapo tofu, and the perfect steamed rice – can be made for a weekday family meal, a dinner party or celebration. Malaysian food results from the unique merger over centuries of indigenous Malay ingredients with Indian spices and Chinese techniques. Every dish delicately balances sweet, sour, salty with chilli heat and a hint of bitter. With Mandy’s evocative look at Malaysian food culture, her recipes, and the basics of a Malaysian pantry (shrimp paste, lemongrass, tamarind and coconut milk), you can easily enjoy the most delicious Malaysian meals at home.

Spiaking Singlish
Spiaking Singlish

Author: Gwee Li Sui

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd

Published: 2017-10-15

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 9814794368

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Singlish is a punchy and witty patois used in Singapore. It mixes English with words, phrases, and syntaxes from the languages of different ethnic groups living in the country. This fascinating feature of Singaporean life favours efficient communication and humour and is well-loved by many. Spiaking Singlish doesn’t just describe Singlish elements; there are already several such references books. Rather, it aims to show how Singlish can be used in a confident and stylish way to communicate. Gwee Li Sui’s collection of highly entertaining articles shares his observation of how Singlish has evolved over the decades. To appeal to the “kiasu” nature of readers, each of the 45 pieces comes with a bonus comic strip. There is also a Singlish quiz at the end of the book for readers to test their grasp of Singlish! Spiaking Singlish is possibly the first book on Singlish written entirely in Singlish, complete with colloquial spelling. It may also be the most stimulating of them all. Fear not if you find this book too bizarre: all Singlish words and phrases are indexed and explained at some point in the book

The Light and the Darkness
The Light and the Darkness

Author: R. W. Dekar

Publisher: Page Publishing Inc

Published: 2020-06-29

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 1647016606

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Darien and the others have returned, continuing their adventures across Gaianterra, the war-torn land filled with wonder and magic. What new perils await our characters, heroes, and villains alike? What memories of the past have been long forgotten by the people of the world? And what possible dangers could those memories of yore have upon the world of today? The Imperial War is heating up, and forces from all sides are more active now than ever before. Who will strike next, and where will their swords clash? Can the emperor of Lumin'Valeria be stopped before he attacks and crushes the other nations of the world? Darien and his companions are headed for the Temple Shendau, which is high up on Mount Gai Den. Once there, will they find the answers about the mysterious dark sword that Darien now carries? A powerful sword that gives the wielder magic, but at a horrible cost. They search for answers with a sense of urgency, knowing that something dangerous is behind the black sword. Yet as they search for answers, the Bladeknights, elite commandos of Lumin'Valeria, are searching for them. Lord Dragos, the one who's seemingly pulling all the strings, is searching for something, but what and why? This superpowered warrior-mage has the might of the Empire at his beck and call—what else does such a man desire? Sampson Rockfell is still in pursuit of traitors and villains from the Empire. Can he finally put a stop to their dark designs, and will he get revenge upon the one who betrayed his kingdom of Nepheir? Finally, what will happen first? Will Jack Destin, the Vampire Hunter, give up his quest to find the impossible, or will he run into his worst nightmares? Could vampires possibly exist? And if so, what dangers do they present?

The Leeter Spiaking Singlish Book 3: Loanwords
The Leeter Spiaking Singlish Book 3: Loanwords

Author: Dr Gwee Li Sui

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd

Published: 2022-09-15

Total Pages: 75

ISBN-13: 9815044257

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From the master of Singlish himself! Following on the success of his 2017 hit, Spiaking Singlish: A Companion to How Singaporeans Communicate, Gwee Li Sui is back with a series of three ‘Leeter’ books covering the quintessential features of Singlish, Singapore’s unofficial language – written in Singlish! In this third volume, we look at where Singlish words come from: ‘There are England terms like ‘act cute’ and ‘act blur’ whose meanings we tweak, Melayu ones we keep like ‘cabut’ and ‘pakat’, cheena ones we use like ‘cheong hei’ or translate into England like ‘wait long-long’, Tamil words like ‘goondu’ and ‘aiyoh’, distorted Japanese words like ‘bakero’, and so on. Then got phrases made with words from different languages that become something lagi tok kong, such as ‘buay tahan’ and ‘jiak kentang’.

Ko-tai, a New Form of Chinese Urban Street Theatre in Malaysia
Ko-tai, a New Form of Chinese Urban Street Theatre in Malaysia

Author: Sooi Beng Tan

Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9971902672

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The first book on Ko-tai, a new theatre form. It gives a good factual account of the origins, setting, context, and the mechanics of the organization of Ko-tai theatre. Included are complete translations of comic skits, photographs, calender of Ko-tai events in Penang, and a glossary.