We all knew about bird's nest and and it's nutritional values and worth as much as $2,000 a kilogram. But do you know who did bird's nest come about? No, we didn't go to limestone caves and peek behind the scenes but we went to a shop lot that has been turned into "breeding grounds" for swiftlets. KampungBoy visited one of the famous swiflet breeder in Kuala Terengganu and the business is run … [Read more...]

Since the Fun Facts on Bakuteh spurs the 'readership' of my blog, I'd decided to have a FUN FACTS posting every months until I ran out of interesting facts.What comes into your mind when I say premium coffee? Jamaican Blue Mountain? Kona? Tanzanian Peaberry? I believe that most of you knew that it was Kopi Luwak who conquers the hearts of many coffee lovers.tKopi Luwak comes from the islands of … [Read more...]

I was watching a TVB gourmet show the other day where they travel down to Klang for Bakuteh. Here's some facts on Bakuteh that I extracted (translated) from the show.Bakuteh is popularly served in Malaysia and Singapore. Strangely enough, you could not get it from China or other places with large ethnic Chinese population. Bakuteh is actually originated from Port Klang, 40 minutes from KL city. … [Read more...]