Food @ Keropok Lekor

Short notes:
Thanks to Food and Culture. Lecturer assigned us to write a 2 pages essay about local traditional foods with their history background and cultural value. I got the title of ‘Keropok Lekor’, the most common snack for everyone in Terengganu.


I know you may feel weird why I write a post like this. Hehe…because I wanna try out something. I have a kinda-big-but-lame-wish! *shhh…not gonna tell you what is it*


Below is the article I wrote:-

One of the popular traditional snacks in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia is keropok lekor. Keropok lekor or sausage-like snack has long existed in Malaysia and can be found everywhere in Malaysia primarily in Terengganu (Omar et al., 2011). It is grayish in color and in tube-shaped (Tourism Terengganu, 2007). It is the famous traditional snack in Terengganu and also Kelantan. Keropok lekor does not have any history. It symbolizes Malay culture as the major resident in Terengganu and Kelantan are Malay. It has become a must-buy delicacy for the tourist, especially for Malay ethnic. It has been sold in commercial retail shops as well as on the street. Consumers usually can purchase keropok lekor from local hawker stalls and night markets. Losong is one of the famous places to buy keropok lekor (Tourism Terengganu, 2007). There is frozen keropok lekor sold in the market too.

The basic ingredients used to produce keropok lekor are fish, sago flour, salt and icy cold water (Tourism Terengganu, 2007). Ground fish is mixed with sago flour and salt as flavoring ingredients. Fish used to make the keropok usually are ikan selayang, ikan parang, ikan kembong and ikan kerisi. To make keropok lekor, first clean the fish thoroughly. Then scrape off the meat and mince the meat finely. Add salt, sago flour and icy cold water to mix into the dough. Icy cold water is mixed little by little until the dough becomes soft. Roll the dough into cylindrical shape like sausage. Traditionally, keropok lekor is precooked by boiling in water for a few minutes (Omar et al., 2011). The cooked dough will be then be cut into smaller tube-shaped for deep frying. Another option to take keropok lekor is by steaming.

There are two ways to eat keropok lekor, which are deep fried or steamed. Fried keropok lekor is fried until crispy gold while steamed keropok lekor gives a fishier flavor. Keropok lekor is nice to be eaten hot dipped with chili sauce. Another kind of keropok is keropok keping. They are the thinner version of keropok lekor. They are made up or larger tube-shaped keropok being sliced into very thin slices and taken as crackers (Tourism Terengganu, 2007).

Keropok lekor is tasty and crunchy. It can be chewy too. It has slightly fishy taste and best eaten while hot. It is a very popular snack and should be introduced to other states in Malaysia and even oversea to increase its popularity to become a good symbol of Malay culture.

1.http://foodmalaysia.net/keropoklekor.htm

2.http://www.travelterengganu.com/culinary/keropok-lekor-keropok-losong-terengganu/

3.http://www.tourism.terengganu.gov.my/culinary/keropoklekor.htm

4.Omar, M., Mohd Adzahan, N., Mohd Ghazali, H., Karim, R., Abdul Halim, N. and M. and Ab Karim, S. (2011). Sustaining traditional food: consumers’ perceptions on physical characteristics of Keropok Lekor or fish snack. International Food Research Journal 18: 117-124.

(The conclusion was kinda lame and short...yes I know...T_T)I like Keropok lekor since high school in Teluk Intan, Perak. It’s my must-eat snack in school, and always get scolded and warned by my choir instructor for eating so much of fried keropok lekor will spoil my voice later. Hehee ;P


So, I should be glad to study in Terengganu right? because I can eat as much as keropok lekor I want to! Yay!!

 PS: Cite my words please if you use this as reference! Thanks a lot~

Food @ Noodle Station, Kuala Terengganu

Recently always went out to cari makan.

As concequences, I gained my weight back~ T_T

I decided to comeback with food posts!


High 5 *piak*… it’s time to drool your saliva~


In a month, I went to Noodle Station for twice. Once for V Day, and once for B Day


In case you don’t understand, V Day = Valentine’s Day…B Day = Birth Day


Noodle Station is located behind KFC opposite the bus terminal Kuala Terengganu.

Namely ‘Noodle Station’, of course they sell variety of noodles.


The main noodle is springy egg noodle (wantan mee). They sell rice and western food also.


Friends say the food is delicious, but for me…uhmmm…ok, just normal.
Price is reasonable, but service is not really good.
Perhaps I expect too much, thus, I was disappointed once again~


I didn’t have much of photos but you can go for further details at here.
(Just click it)

This is the I Love You Lemonade I had for V Day.

It’s actually carbonated drink mix with blue coloring and passion fruit juice.

I Love You Lemonade, sorry I don’t Love You :(

Curry springy noodle with chicken dumplings (fried wantan), fishcake and fishball.

me and my food

For friend’s B day celebration, I don’t wanna have curry anymore. So I ordered springy noodle with smoked black pepper drumstick. Below is the photo from noodle station, the real appearance almost the same. Taste so-so, a little too dry, but the black pepper chicken tastes good.

And these are those my friends had tried....

Hmmm, there are Noodle Station outlets in different states like Selangor, KL, Kelantan, Penang and also Pahang.

All the people, do recommend me the best food of Noodle Station! If you haven’t tried it, just go for it! Then tell me the real delicious item of Noodle Station! =P

The Power of Nutrition: Better Health Tomorrow

When I was a primary school student, I wanted to be a doctor.

When I was a high school student, I wanted to be a pharmacist.

When I was waiting for the result, I wanted to be either a nutritionist or a dietician.

All of the ‘ambitions’ are not my ‘ambition’
I actually want to enter the field of mass-communication, I will be a journalist or doing some media jobs.

Well, now I’m an undergraduate Food Science student, major in food service and nutrition. But I still confused about my future career.

The best career is to get married to a successful rich man and my daily job is to sit at home goyang kaki or go out for shopping-spree and travelling.

Yes! My biggest ambition~

Ok. Come back~

Last weekend, we organized a Community Nutrition Intervention Programme as a project for the subject of Community Nutrition.

Date: 5 Mac 2011

Venue: New Café, Hostel University Malaysia Terengganu

Target subjects: 50-60

Theme: The Power of Nutrition: Better Health Tomorrow

 

It’s a great experience for us as this is the first time we apply all the knowledge we had learnt in these years.

The first counter is Registration and Dietary Record Questionnaire.

Next, check your blood pressure! Too high or too low blood pressure is not good for health!

Then go to the anthropometry counter to measure height, weight, waist and hip. BMI and WHR will be calculated to determine weight status.

 

Please ‘donate’ some drops of blood for blood glucose level test.

Don’t hesitate to pee into the bottle and go for urine test. Luckily I’m not the one to handle this, just feel gross to see 60 bottles of urine! Haha!

After all the tests, come for consultation.

We analyze your tests’ results, tell you what should you do, and give you advices. Talk till throat dry and cough like wth. And people really ask some weird questions which make me said “Errr…let me think first”…but luckily still can help. To trust me or not, to follow my advices or not, up to you!

Most of the students are in normal BMI but underfat. Many have less than 20% body fat. For the underweight people are even worst! Some only have 2-3% of fat in their body. Wow!!! I wonder what is below their skin and how could they survive if starving for days~ where’s the fat!??



As for myself, I’m chubby, fleshy, and fat right?! But I’m in the middle of normal BMI and body fat is at the borderline of underfat and healthy range ~ wahahaha XD


So I conclude my status like this:

HEALTHY! But FAT with WATER RETENTION and EDEMA!

Yes! This must be the reason why I looked so fat~ hohoho





Lastly, we have education zones for you!

We have Malaysia Food Pyramid, food portion suggestions, posters about healthy eating behavior, healthy body weight management, desirable lipid profile and blood pressure management.

Community Nutrition Intervention Programme is a success!!!! but I think I'm still very shallow in nutrition X( 

Dr. praised our efforts and treat us chocolate cakes~

*uhmmm...chocolate cakes? High calories worrr...don't eat, don't eat! or else gain weight later*

*Nevermind, I'm a kind person! I am willing to sacrifice myself to eat for all of you laaa*

So, 2 went into my stomach! XD *satisfied*

Anyway, let’s move for health!! Yay =P

PS: Some photos are taken by H.M.Leong =P *clap hands*

I’m so in love with K-pop!

I hate Korean entertainment once. I mean, I really dislike~


Blame it to 'Winter Sonata'

You know what, when “Winter Sonata” came in to Malaysia, everybody was so crazy for Korean drama to sit in front of the TV at 6pm sharp in every weekday. My mom was one of them!! She likes Bae Yong Jun. I can’t remember the theme song title of that drama (is it beginning to end?), but I really hate it, no matter in what version or what language, I just don’t like it!!


I don’t get why peoples are so into K-pop?! a.k.a. Korean popular music.


I cannot understand and know their feeling, not until my younger cousin sister Waiyin got me into K-pop.


She know a lot of Korean entertainment. She told me about the super hit song Sorry Sorry by Super Junior. It was seriously popular in that year as many variety shows artists mimic their dance. She told me many about them, their shows, dances, songs...So I searched and Youtube!! (my favourite channel)





After watching their videos and listening to a couple of songs, I totally fell in love with them. The music videos and their dance moves are awesome!! Although I don’t understand the language and what their songs are about, but the beat, yea yea the “power” of the beat just keeps me listening. (nod nod head and shake shake body). The variety shows reveal their true personalities and making me love them to the max!

DongHae-Oppa-sarangHAEyo !!!

I keep on Youtube! (a must-do activity each time I get connected to the internet!)


I started my obsession with Super Junior.
And now I am with B to the I to the G, B to the ANG! BIGBANG!
This one is another amazing group. Hiphop, electronic and RnB never get me bored. Their style, their hair, clothes, the way they perform, dance and sing...ohhhh...prefect!!




Tonight is their new debut. Let's see their live performance!




From Super Junior to BigBang, Youtube lead me to other nice songs of other groups like 2NE1, CNBlue, SHINee, 2PM, SNSD, f(x)...of course also solo like BoA and Se7en. But I prefer groups cause can see many different faces at the same time and each of them have their own unique (I'm greedy).










Alright, I know you will say that the Korean artists are just too cute and over pretty. Hey, who ask you to look at their face? Yes they are good looking, they are talented also! They can sing LIVE, they can dance, they can rap, they can compose and even acting!


From pop to rock, from RnB to ballads, from electronic to hiphop and dance~


K-Pop is addictive! K-pop is so catching, fresh and full of surprises.


Don’t ask me about Mandarin or Cantonese songs, cause I’m not with it anymore~ cause K-pop is far better than Mandarin songs...except for MayDay and Sodagreen! =)


I never thought I will be ended up being a K-pop lover!


I want to influence more people like how my cousin brought me into k-pop. Hehe...so that when I want to share and mention about how much I was obsessed with and love K-pop during lecture class (always when I'm sleepy and bored to the max), there will be another 'ba-bo' k-pop fans come out and we start crazy over it. hahahahaha =P


So, lets see what happens.

SMILE to the beach =)

The best thing to stay by a beach is you can go to the beach for sea view and sea breeze whenever you want to.


How far it is from my room? Mmm...not more than 1km, less than 10 minutes to walk there.


Call me a beach girl!! Yay :) *erhem..not B*tch girl okay? thanks!*


This is not the first time I post about beach, but still I want to post another one! *stubborn kid*

In the city without shopping malls, cinemas, and fun places to hang out, beach would be the best place to go.


I had a dream last week. In my dream, there is a new extreme game park somewhere in the city, near the bus terminal. I still remember the entrance fee is RM30 for 2 hours! (and that auntie in the ticket counter is a Chinese lady =.=) Whoa~ It was a really amazing theme park!!! Everything is so real, making me go Ohhhh. The dream is still fresh in my mind now! I think I gonna propose my ‘dream idea’ to some developers and constructors, for your sake!! Hahaha XD


Ok back to the beach. Just go to the beach...


for a meal or after meal to get some physical activity

when you want to do some crazy projects...

When you are happy to relax and have funs...

When you want to be like a MV star or model in pictorial.

When you are emo and want to have some space to calm your mind...

When you feel so tension after class until wanna jump sea... X___X (no suicide please! Love your life =)

Make a wish to motivate yourself by writing on the sand!! The ocean waves will come and read your wish, then drift it to let the nature knows!! That’s the reason why your words gone whenever the waves beat on them!! :)

These days are quite tension and tiring, with tons of works but grams of sleep, and less of smiley faces

I bought this cute smiley at another beach last few nights. Have impact sensor inside it. It will light up and change color when hit it or bounce it to the floor. I ‘hantam’ it kuat-kuat but it still smile at me and change color to make me happy!! So sweet :) Not only it is cute and cheap, but actually it is a reminder to myself to smile when I am messed and being emotionally.


‘If you smile through your pain and sorrow, you will see the sun come shining through for you, if you just smile’


Alright, I try to believe in it!!


SMILE =)