A few Sundays ago, I had the privilege of meeting Khir Johari (@khir19) who is elusive, extremely busy and with great reason why. His book “The Food of Singapore Malays” is seminal, a long time coming and a runaway success. I told Khir that I was probably his first cookbook buyer when I saw it on our publisher’s website (we are both represented by Marshall Cavendish @marshallcavendish). I was frantically soul-searching because a recipe of mine had been mistakenly described as Malaysian, not Indonesian, thus creating a viral uproar on a Malaysian foodie page. I felt that I needed to better understand the nuances and the background of my dishes!
Khir treated me (and I invited one of my best buds Noora @nooraalsagoff whose family is intertwined with Khir’s book) to tour Geylang Serai market. It rivals markets I have been to elsewhere - be it Bali, Chiangmai or Fez in Morocco.❤️❤️
The place holds lots of memories for me because my late parents always went there to get key ingredients. But believe it or not, I had never stepped foot in it. So it was the best tutorial one could have with Khir. Hello Geylang for future belachan, gula Melaka, keropok, buah keluak and all my essential ingredients.
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