Q: Is MSG really bad for you? Answer: Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, has receive a bad reputation over the years. Is it really bad for you? Yes and no. In my quest of eating healthy led me to read and research more on the controversial flavour enhancer. I found that it’s not inherently bad for …
You may not realise that we eat with our eyes as much as we eat with our tongues. The word ‘flavour’ takes into account not only what taste our tastebuds can detect; but also the smell, the texture, and the presentation of our food. Beautiful food whet our appetite and enhance our dining experience. That …
My sister, during her growing years, made many trips to the dentist to get her baby teeth pull off. No, they were not loose or rotten. In fact, her teeth were too strong that the dentist had to extract them to accommodate her new, sprouting teeth. My mother credits the strength of my sister’s teeth …
While there are ingenious ways to separate the white from the yolk (e.g using a bottle or fancy equipments), we find the easiest and most convenient way is using a fork. 1. POKE Using one of the hands of a fork, lightly poke a small hole on top of the egg. 2. CRACK Then, make …
I like the smartest and fastest method of doing everything at home (and in life). Yes, that includes eating a mango. Forget about peeling the skin and then cutting the flesh into bite-size pieces. Let me show you the no-peel method of eating a mango. It only takes 5 minutes…cutting, eating and throwing the seed away …
A week before Chinese New Year, families who celebrate this festival will be flocking to the market to buy crates of mandarin oranges amongst other things. Here in Malaysia, we call it kum in Cantonese which sounds like ‘gold’ or ‘wealth’. We like filling our houses with ‘gold’ and giving them away when we visit …
My ambition to eat healthy and be fit is often met with road blocks. How to do it? Do I have time for it? Can I sustain myself in a new diet that my body is not used to? Then, I get demotivated because living a healthier lifestyle seems so hard to do when I have …