Judy wrote on Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:09:53 GMT:


JB> "James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.net> wrote
JB> in message ...
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??>> --
??>> James Silverton, Potomac, Maryland
??>> "Judy Bolton" > wrote in message
??>> .. .
??>>> I am just starting to cook Indonesian and Malaysian food,
??>>> and will post some recipes that I have tried as I am
??>>> successful with them. Does anyone here have any recipes
??>>> they can share, or hints?
??>>>
??>>> I am pretty experienced with/knowledgeable of most other
??>>> SE and S Asian cuisines, so I am pretty well stocked with
??>>> ingredients and courage. (Although those candlenuts hard
??>>> for me to find locally...)
??>>>
??>>> Thanks in advance!
??>>>
??>>> --
??>>> Judy - Rochester, NY, USA
??>> Here's a rather simple one that works well for me.
??>>
??>> Malaysian Baked Fish
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JB> snip

??>> James Silverton, Potomac, Maryland
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JB> Thanks, James!

JB> I am from the DC area, as well, but now live out in wild,
JB> wonderful western NY. Since I come home often, I am
JB> wondering if you can think of any Indonesian or Malaysian
JB> restaurants or grocers in the general area (say, Montgomery
JB> County, NoVa, DC, Prince George's...)?

JB> I can't think of any off the top of my head, but things
JB> have changed a lot in the five years I have lived here
JB> (Silver Spring is just one example). My Mom happens to
JB> work for MCGov, and I will have to ask her if she does any
JB> work with any of these ethnic groups, and see if she knows
JB> of anything, too.

There is one called Penang in Bethesda but, tho' good things
have been said of it, I have never been there. Zagat lists a
couple in DC; Malaysia Kopitiam and also another Penang.

I don't know about grocers but most Chinese supermarkets don't
let ethnic chauvinism stand in the way of selling what the
customers want :-)



James Silverton.