Malaysia Festival 2011, Darling Harbour

10 October 2011, 02:57

OMG it’s Billy teehee like, I totally read your blawg! Hahaha so over the weekend the 21st annual Malaysia Fest was held at Tumbalong Park in Darling Harbour and there was food stalls aplenty, performances and even cooking demonstrations.


Billy rocking his onde onde knowledge


The rain held off and the crowds were out in force with queues at the food stalls 20 deep


I had managed to drag the boy along for the day and from the Aseana Food Village stall we picked up some Rojak ($5) which was a delightful mix of crispy dough fritters, juicy pineapple slices, crunchy apple pieces doused in tamarind and shrimp paste and smothered in crushed peanuts. The Muar Chee ($5) is an old favourite of mine and the sticky rice balls coated in sesame seeds, crushed peanut and sugar makes for an addictive snack and washed it all down with a refreshing Iced Limao-Calamansi ($3).


The Laksa ($8.50) from Jimmy’s Recipe was quite a large serving and while the soup was a tad on the diluted side, the shredded chicken pieces were tender amidst the tangle of both egg and rice noodle.

Of course I had to take a photo with the slightly dodgy looking tiger haha

1. I love your blog :) one day when I randomly see you at a food event I’m gonna scream n be like ‘I read your blogs’ just like you lol! Thanks for ur last comment ages ago! Sorry I haven’t replied till now

   — Nat    Oct 10, 03:35 AM    #
   
   

2. LOL Tiger!!!! I like Jimmy’s laksa.

   — Ramen Raff    Oct 10, 09:05 AM    #
   
   

3. OMG BILLY! I LOVE YOUR BLOG! I also love muar chee. Go Team Billy!

   — Helen (grabyourfork)    Oct 10, 09:11 AM    #
   
   

4. Ooo what delicious food!
   I missed meeting Billy at Masterchef on the weekend, I bet it was awesome meeting him!

   — Apple @Polkadotsandchopsticks    Oct 10, 09:59 AM    #
   
   

5. Aww… random tiger…! I missed it this year as I was stuck in bed (nursing a hangover) :(

   — Tina@foodboozeshoes    Oct 10, 10:40 AM    #
   
   

6. Never accept candy from dodgy looking tigers.

   — Karen | Citrus and Candy    Oct 10, 10:48 AM    #
   
   

7. OMGAWD!!! It’s Suze! I LOVE YOUR BLAWG!!! I’d have pulled u up on stage if I knew you were there!!

   And I thought the only way to make people laugh is by making fun of people! LOL

   — Billy @ A Table For Two    Oct 10, 10:55 AM    #
   
   

8. hey you’re chocolatesuze aren’t you?

   man cant believe i missed this. to be honest i had no idea it was even on.

   — rockahenry    Oct 10, 11:17 AM    #
   
   

9. bummed that i missed it… the rojak looks awesome!!!

   — gastronomous anonymous    Oct 10, 11:29 AM    #
   
   

10. Celebrity spotting at its best hey! :-) the rice balls with sesame seeds look delicious! And the laksa, albeit watered down, is making me so hungry I might change lunch plans!!!

    — Martyna@WholesomeCook    Oct 10, 12:46 PM    #
    
    

11. You and Sook lol! And that tiger… This is too trippy for a Monday morning!

    — Rita (mademoiselle délicieuse)    Oct 10, 12:47 PM    #
    
    

12. Lovely day wasn’t it? You must’ve been next to me when you shot that picture of Billy on stage, because I have the exact same photo, lol. Unless you have a really big zoom stalker lens tee hee.

    — Sneh | Cook Republic    Oct 10, 01:17 PM    #
    
    

13. LOVE UR FACIAL EXPRESSION SUZE!

    — Dolly    Oct 10, 01:40 PM    #
    
    

14. mmmm i heart muar chee too!

    — catty    Oct 10, 06:48 PM    #
    
    

15. Hahah! Awesome faces in the top pic! :D

    — mooiness    Oct 10, 07:44 PM    #
    
    

16. LOVE the dodgy tiger shot! Awesome

    — Anna @ The Littlest Anchovy    Oct 10, 09:04 PM    #
    
    

17. i love rojak! so sad that i could not make it for this time. looks like heaps of fun with billy!

    — Melissa    Oct 10, 09:37 PM    #
    
    

18. OMG.. I love muar chi!! AND Calamansi drink! OMG… I want to move up to Sydney nowwwwww

    — msihua    Oct 10, 10:39 PM    #
    
    

19. Hey, I went to this too, it was a great day! Really like your blog, keep up the good work!

    — Daisy Carmichael    Oct 11, 03:27 AM    #
    
    

20. OMG you met Billy! I love Billy, I’m so jealous :)

    — Katie    Oct 11, 07:44 AM    #
    
    

21. What a shame that Jimmy’s Recipe was diluted. Usually that place is gold. I love it. Cheap and cheerful!!

    — Tina    Oct 11, 09:52 AM    #
    
    

22. HAH that quite a sad tiger costume. And the first photo is gold!

    — Steph    Oct 11, 10:26 AM    #
    
    

23. LOL there’s no way I could resist a dodgy tiger photo either

    — Nic@diningwithastud    Oct 11, 12:24 PM    #
    
    

24. Muar chee sounds like heaven!

    — Hannah    Oct 11, 02:18 PM    #
    
    

25. What’s Limao-Calamansi taste like? Lemon-y?

    — Vivian - vxdollface    Oct 11, 04:29 PM    #
    
    

26. What does*

    — Vivian - vxdollface    Oct 11, 04:30 PM    #
    
    

27. zomg its billy! fan girl squeal now u got me craving for muar chee too

    — sugarpuffi    Oct 11, 05:56 PM    #
    
    

28. Alamak. My face. .
    Though really, WHOA CELEBRITY!!!! @.@

    — Sook    Oct 11, 06:11 PM    #
    
    

29. Maaaan, I wish I didn’t miss out. Stupid assignments!

    — Lil    Oct 11, 11:04 PM    #
    
    

30. Sigh, I missed it this year, was out of town for the weekend! Err, what’s with the tiger?

    — shaz    Oct 11, 11:38 PM    #
    
    

31. Oh! I was there on Sunday but I did not see Billy or you :( although I did recently experience the heavenly snack that was roti with coconut jam. Amazing! Definitely need to schedule a trip to Malaysia to continue the food discovery.

    — Katie    Oct 12, 12:29 AM    #
    
    

32. How I wish I was there in Malaysia too. Anyway looks like you have had so much fun there. :)

    — canada bum    Oct 12, 01:12 PM    #