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Peranakan-inspired nasi ulam (herb/raw veggie rice) by @cyphang_gardentotable, served with Peranakan kapitan chicken or grilled fish. My sister and I were pretty excited to try out her cafe after hearing about her through one of my best friends. We’re very lucky to be able to try home-cooked homegrown traditional Malay/Peranakan cuisine in a world that is increasingly commercialised to match the growing global population. There is a growing movement of people wanting to go back to basics- homegrown, organic, homemade stuff - and it is refreshing. As a city girl all my life growing up in KL, I never would imagine eating food that came straight from my garden. My neighbour used to grow their own vegetables and even had their own chickens! Food tastes fresher when you know where it has come from and you respect your food much more when you understand the effort involved in making the dish and procuring its raw materials. I’d totally recommend this cafe to anyone curious to try food prepared in this garden to table concept. It’s a modest humble cafe run in a residential home and the owner also runs cooking classes and provides catering. She changes her menu monthly so follow her IG and check her out! -PK