• Recipe collection
• Quick & easy

Five super satay recipes to make this weekend (starring Adam Liaw’s nutty new salad)

The popular peanut sauce is a guaranteed crowdpleaser – perfect for weekend get-togethers.

• Fruit desserts

Palm sugar sago pudding

This beloved Malaysian dessert is an irresistible combination of chewy sago pearls, creamy coconut milk and rich syrup.

• 2 hrs +
• Helen Goh

• Opinion
• Stirring the pot

‘The main purpose of Lunar New Year is to get your life to rain money like in a rap video’

Red packets, eating fish, making dumplings, yee sang – Adam Liaw on how every Lunar New Year tradition relates to one crucial purpose – getting rich.

• January 29, 2025
• Adam Liaw

• Cookbook extracts

How to make Ho Jiak’s signature char kway teow (plus three other cult noodle dishes)

The Sydney restaurant’s popular rice noodle dish is spicy, smoky and much darker than the usual CKT. Founder Junda Khoo shares his secrets.

• February 29, 2024
• Junda Khoo

• Masterclass

Why your wok should be red hot to master Adam Liaw’s stir-fried noodles, aka char kwai teow

Think you can’t cook a decent stir-fry in a home kitchen? Adam Liaw’s advice will get you wok-tossing Penang’s favourite noodle dish like a pro.

• < 30 mins
• Adam Liaw

• The dish

Celebrity chef Poh on reconnecting with her food heritage after the death of her mum

The Malaysian-Australian cook and TV presenter credits her mum’s passion for making cakes and a family love of cooking for driving her own obsessiveness in the kitchen.

• August 8, 2023
• Jane Rocca

• Budget

Adam Liaw’s ABC chicken soup

In Malaysia and Singapore, the name of this soup refers both to the simplicity of preparation and the vitamins found in its ingredients.

• 1-2 hrs
• Adam Liaw

• The SOS Series

Short on time, big on flavour: RecipeTin Eats’ 20-minute laksa

A spicy, coconutty, umami-rich noodle soup on the table in 20 minutes? Yes, you can.

• < 30 mins
• RecipeTin Eats

• Noodle soup

Rosheen Kaul’s hokkien hae mee (pork and prawn noodle soup)

This noodle bowl, a classic breakfast dish in Singapore and Malaysia, is all about the rich, shimmering broth.

• 2 hrs +
• Rosheen Kaul

• Seafood

Wok-fried pepper prawns

This chilli and pepper-inspired prawn stir-fry is an all-embracing fire-in-the-belly cook-up, softened by the addition of lime and lemongrass.

• < 30 mins
• Tony Chiodo