The Malaysian Insider :: Food
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| Malaysian Kitchen promotes local cuisine in Indian capital Posted: 11 Apr 2014 09:13 PM PDT The Malaysian Kitchen programme, initiated by the ladies association of the Malaysian High Commission in New Delhi to promote the country's food to the expatriate and diplomat community, is fast becoming a favourite. The choice of food for Malaysian Kitchen this time was Soto, which has rice cubes, potato patty, shredded chicken and peanuts in a tasty chicken broth served with soy sauce. "The last time, I tried the Nasi Lemak. It was so delicious. So, I decided to try it again this time although I have never tasted this particular dish before," said Cecelia Calder, an Australian expatriate living in New Delhi. Although she has never eaten soto before, she believes it will be as good as the Nasi Lemak. "It is a trouble to find good Malaysian food here. So, it's good to try when it is made available," she told Bernama. Another Australian, Gai Blyth, said she came to know about the Malaysian Kitchen through various networks which expatriates shared in New Delhi. "It is good to support anyone who is willing to put so much effort in promoting the country's food. "When you promote your food, you promote your country and it's good to support such efforts," she added. The response for Malaysian Kitchen has been overwhelming this time, Malaysian High Commission's Minister Counsellor (Economic Affairs), said Aida Safinaz Allias. "We do it three to four times in a year. The sales has been increasing as we get good response from the expatriate and diplomat community here. "Apart from generating income for the ladies association, Malaysian Kitchen promotes the country's cuisines such as Nasi Lemak, Nasi Ayam, as well as dishes such as Soto. "It also, in many ways, helps to bring the Malaysian community here together," she added. – Bernama, April 12, 2014. |
| Clean cutting boards a must for avoiding E. coli contamination Posted: 11 Apr 2014 07:09 PM PDT Along with hands, cutting boards are among the primary modes of contamination by bacteria, some of which are highly pathogenic. Cooks should be particularly vigilant when preparing poultry meat, which commonly carries the particularly antibiotic-resistant bacteria E. coli. The rate of contamination was at the heart of a scientific inquiry led by Dr Andreas Widmer of the University Hospital of Basel. For the study, published in the latest issue of the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the doctor and his research team analysed 298 cutting boards, including 154 from hospital kitchens and 144 from households, before they had been washed. The study took note of which types of meat were prepared on each cutting board: poultry, beef, pork, lamb, game or fish. Twenty pairs of gloves used by hospital kitchen employees to handle raw poultry were also tested. A bacterial analysis indicated that 6.5% of the cutting boards from hospital kitchens used to prepare raw poultry were contaminated with E. coli. Among the cutting boards from household kitchens, 3.5% carried the bacteria. Researchers also found that 50% of the gloves used by kitchen employees contained E. coli. Perhaps more surprisingly, the cutting boards used for the preparation of other types of meat and fish showed no evidence of E. coli contamination. In addition, the study found that the country of origin of the meat or poultry was not linked to the presence of E. coli. For Widmer, the results indicate that "transmission of drug-resistant E. coli occurs both in the hospital and households". The doctor also notes that the findings "emphasise the importance of hand hygiene, not only after handling raw poultry, but also after contact with cutting boards used in poultry preparation". Cooks take note. The impact is all the more important as home cooks generally follow less drastic hygiene protocols than those working in professional kitchens. – AFP/Relaxnews, April 12, 2014. |
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