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Skriven 2008-02-07 20:42:14 av Glen Jamieson
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 ML> I was pretty enthusiastic about going to Malacca via bus

 GJ> Pity you missed out then.  Maybe next time.

 ML> Next time for sure. It's only a few hours by bus.

I went by multiple hire taxi, which was a bit quicker, although the
small Chinese child of another passenger was car-sick over me.
 
 GJ> Jakarta is probably one of the worst places to visit in Indonesia.

 ML> all about - plus we have friends who live there.
 GJ> Friends would make a difference.
 ML> Well-heeled friends. PPSes at that.

PPS? I'm a bit out of touch with Indonesian politics, and only know PKK.
 
 ML> had a durian cendol made with fresh ripe durian - my
 ML> compatriots had one or two tastes and complained of durian
 ML> burps for the rest of the afternoon), and a trattoria where
 GJ> Your burps or their own?

 ML> Why would they complain of my burps after their one or two tastes?

One savours one's own durian burps, at least in my experience.
 
 GJ> What did you have which triggered the machine?  How did you travel to
 GJ> the island - bum-boat?  Is the island still undeveloped?

 ML> Nothing that I could tell. Bumboat (whence the name?). Undeveloped

My Oxford gives the original meaning as "scavenger boat", using the US
meaning of bum as a habitual loafer.

 ML> for Singapore - no water, sewer, or electricity (other than
 ML> from portable generator); one paved road that I could tell.
 ML> But there's a big boardwalk at Chek Jawa now; and in addition to
 ML> the Colonial Surveyor's house (now a nature center), there is a
 ML> lean-to with park service employees sitting there at a desk from
 ML> 9 to 5 or so.

What did you do there?  Walk around Chek Jawa and dine at the Ubin
First Stop Restaurant?  (I'm tentatively planning a trip to Spain,
Portugal and Morocco in November, with a stop-over in Singapore.)

Kong hee fat choy!  Welcome to the Year of the Rat.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Chicken In Tamarind Gravy [AYAM SIYOH]
 Categories: Mains, Singapore, Nonya, Asia-se, Charmaine
      Yield: 6 servings
 
  1 1/2 kg Roasting chicken
    185 g  Dried tamarind pulp
    500 ml Hot water
      3 tb Ground coriander
      2 tb Dark soy sauce
      5 tb Sugar
      2 ts Salt
      4 tb Peanut oil
 
  A favourite recipe in Malaysia and Singapore over the period of
  Chinese New Year, when household staff go on holiday and shops nd
  markets are closed. The acidity of tamarind preserves the poultry for
  a few days even without refrigeration. This Nonya recipe for chicken
  is called ayam siyoh. Serves: 6.
  
  Cut the chicken into quarters. Soak tamarind in half the hot water
  and when cool enough to handle, squeeze to dissolve pulp in he water.
  
  Strain through a fine sieve and if there is more pulp on the seeds,
  add remaining hot water and continue rubbing pulp between the fingers
  to dissolve. Strain and discard the seeds and fibres. Roast coriander
  in a dry pan over low heat, stirring constantly, until it becomes
  fragrant and darkens in colour. Combine with the tamarind. Add soy
  sauce, sugar and salt and stir well. Pour over the chicken in a bowl
  just large enough to hold the chicken and marinade. Leave for 6-8
  hours, turning chicken pieces over at least twice.
  
  In a non-aluminium pan simmer chicken in the marinade on low heat,
  uncovered, until tender, about 40 minutes. Lift chicken pieces from
  gravy and drain thoroughly. Continue to simmer sauce until very thick
  and reduced.
  
  Cut chicken into smaller pieces, heat oil and fry until brown. Place
  chicken on a serving dish, ladle the tamarind gravy over a d serve
  with steamed rice.
  
  From: CHARMAINE SOLOMON'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASIAN FOOD By: CHARMAINE
  SOLOMON, with NINA SOLOMON IBSN 0 85561 688 1 Scanned/Edited by:
  KEVIN JCJD SYMONS, MARCH 2005
  
  From: Charmaine Solomon's Encyclopedia
 
MMMMM
 

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