At Mellow Wine & Dining Room in PJ’s Section 17, the food nearly upstages the wine

At Mellow Wine & Dining Room in PJ’s Section 17, the food nearly upstages the wine

PETALING JAYA, April 28 — Earlier this week, I wrote about the pork noodles at a kopitiam close to the wet market in Section 17, PJ. This kopitiam, and the block of shops surrounding said market, finds itself at an interesting point in time. Like in many other neighbourhoods in PJ, the arrival of a … Read more

Despite public appetite for Menu Rahmah, food operators say unsustainable without Putrajaya aid

Despite public appetite for Menu Rahmah, food operators say unsustainable without Putrajaya aid

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Food operators continued to voice support for the Menu Rahmah initiative to offer consumers affordable meals, with some saying they dropped these after pledged support from the federal government did not materialise. Speaking to the Malay Mail, two restaurateurs said it was no longer feasible to offer meals at RM5 … Read more

Fuziah Salleh: Total of 60.65 tonnes of unsold food, drinks collected at Ramadan bazaars nationwide

Fuziah Salleh: Total of 60.65 tonnes of unsold food, drinks collected at Ramadan bazaars nationwide

PUTRAJAYA, April 9 — A total of 60.65 tonnes of unsold food and drinks worth RM724,770 were collected over 26 days of the MySaveFood@Ramadan 2024 Programme at 139 Ramadan bazaars nationwide. Advertisement Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Fuziah Salleh said the achievement of the MySaveFood@Ramadan 2024 Programme also included the prevention … Read more

More than 2,000kg of surplus food, drinks collected from Rahmah Ramadan bazaars in Kelantan

More than 2,000kg of surplus food, drinks collected from Rahmah Ramadan bazaars in Kelantan

KOTA BARU, March 31 — The Kelantan Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living managed to save a total of 2,467.79 kilogrammes (kg) of food and drinks from several Rahmah Ramadan Bazaars through the MySaveFood@Ramadan 2024 programme. Its director Azman Ismail said the Rahmah Ramadan Bazaars included at Mydin Hypermall Tunjong, Pantai Irama in … Read more

SWCorp: Over 830kg of unsold food, drinks saved from Ramadan bazaar in Perlis

SWCorp: Over 830kg of unsold food, drinks saved from Ramadan bazaar in Perlis

ARAU, March 27 ― A total of 836.65 kilogrammes of unsold food and drinks from the Arau Ramadan Bazaar were salvaged through the MySavefood programme from March 19 to yesterday, according to the Perlis Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp). Its director Shamsuharizal Basir said of the total, 675 kg were unsold drinks, … Read more

PM Anwar: Ramadan bazaar food price hike due to high lot rental cost, not SST

PM Anwar: Ramadan bazaar food price hike due to high lot rental cost, not SST

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 ― The increase in food prices at Ramadan bazaars is not due to the implementation of the sales and service tax (SST), but rather stems from the high rental cost of the bazaar lots, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. Anwar said the high rental costs are partly due to … Read more

Enjoy German sauerkraut, vegan kimchi and dragon fruit kombucha by Brew By Root, a fermented food company based in JB

Enjoy German sauerkraut, vegan kimchi and dragon fruit kombucha by Brew By Root, a fermented food company based in JB

JOHOR BARU, March 26 – Sauerkraut isn’t for everyone. When I was studying in Munich years ago, this fermented food was a popular dish. A staple side, often served with sausages, potatoes and even added to stews. But sauerkraut – made by fermenting shredded raw cabbage with lactic acid bacteria – is not something that … Read more

Yayasan Food Bank Malaysia agih bubur lambuk

Yayasan Food Bank Malaysia agih bubur lambuk

KAJANG – Yayasan Food Bank Malaysia (YFBM) mengagihkan sebanyak 1,500 bekas bubur lambuk bersama sekeping donut Dunkin telah diagihkan di beberapa buah lokasi di sekitar Lembah Klang. Program Bubur Lambuk ini melengkapi sambutan bulan Ramadan yang begitu sinonim sebagai menu rakyat Malaysia. Antara lokasi agihan bubur lambuk itu ialah MRT Ampang Park, Ibu Pejabat Polis … Read more

Plaza Damas’ Tiny Food Cafe is big on flavours minus the meat

Plaza Damas’ Tiny Food Cafe is big on flavours minus the meat

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Going meat-free isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. The perception is without meat, the food will be bland and uninteresting. I’m not a practising vegetarian. However, on occasion I do seek a meal that omits meat. As I’m constantly eating all kinds of food for work, that break from meat helps … Read more

Domestic Trade Ministry: 8.1 tonnes of food, beverages salvaged through ‘MySaveFood’ programme at Ramadan bazaars nationwide

Domestic Trade Ministry: 8.1 tonnes of food, beverages salvaged through ‘MySaveFood’ programme at Ramadan bazaars nationwide

SUNGAI BESAR, March 20 — Some 8.1 tonnes of food and beverages worth about RM116,000 have been salvaged from Ramadan bazaars nationwide during the first six days of fasting this year. Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Fuziah Salleh said the initiative was carried out through the MySaveFood programme by the … Read more