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Outdoor Market Malaysia

  • Malaysian Outdoor Market

    Malaysian Outdoor Market

  • Malaysia Market

    Malaysia Market

  • roasted chestnuts

    roasted chestnuts

  • Fish

    Fish

  • Dried Fruit Chips

    Dried Fruit Chips

  • Malaysian Outdoor Market

    Malaysian Outdoor Market

  • food heaven

    food heaven

  • Various Eggs

    Various Eggs

  • even more snacks

    even more snacks

  • cooked peanuts

    cooked peanuts

  • Malaysian Outdoor Market

    Malaysian Outdoor Market

A friend of the helladelicious communtiy, Uli Zumsande, recently embarked on a world tour. She sent us these amazing photos of a Malaysian outdoor market:

Asparagus – Forage for Health

Asparagus – Forage for Health

Considering that the movement towards sustainable living is picking up speed, no discussion of asparagus would be complete without mentioning Euell Gibbons and his original back to the Earth foraging book Stalking The Wild Asparagus (1962). Euell Gibbons learned how to forage from his mother and was ...

Farmers Markets of Myanmar

Farmers Markets of Myanmar

Click here to view exotic images of farmers markets around Myanmar. Who can resist an open air market? In Shan State they have a very clever system by having their farmers market run on a five day cycle. So, for example, around the mystical Inle Lake, the market will be one day in Nyaung Shwe, th ...

The Pleasures of Fennel

The Pleasures of Fennel

I remember the first time I had a chance to get to know wild fennel. It was growing tall and wild behind an empty lot I walked through every day on my way to work at an Italian restaurant in the Viaduct harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. It's funny to look back on that period in my life and realize t ...

The Heart of Maizeland

The Heart of Maizeland

Article published in the Far West Almanac May 2008. Inspired by the book SELU: Seeking the Corn-Mother's Wisdom by Marilou Awiakta Ginitsi Selu (Grandmother Corn) Harmony, Respect, Community, Healing Lately when I find myself thinking about roots, it isn't long until I start thinking ...

Spiced Roast Vegetables with Tomato Sauce and Sardines

Spiced Roast Vegetables with Tomato Sauce and Sardines

This is what I call poor man's roast. Sardines are a great affordable way to get protein and fat if you are on a really tight budget. If the vegetables are roasted to the point of caramelization the flavor will be even better. This is actually a delicious dish even if you aren't broke. serves 4 ...

Traditional Diets

Traditional Diets

Notes from a Seminar conducted by Sally Fallon author of Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats Auckland, New Zealand, Feb 2003 Traditional Diets generally: Used no refined and denatured foods Contained some sort of an ...

Cabbage Unveiled

Cabbage Unveiled

From Walking Sticks to Cancer Prevention Originally published April 2004 in Healthy Options magazine, New Zealand At first glance the cabbage seems rather unremarkable as it is common and inexpensive. It has proven itself for thousands of years to be one of man's closest friends; providing no ...