Unique culinary culture of the Peranakan Chinese of Malaysia

Bakwan goreng is from Neo's family's heirloom arsenal and consists of fried meatballs with an array of spices.

On a sunny Thursday afternoon, three friends sit down together for a meal. Interestingly, it is the sole male among the three who has done all the cooking.

“It took me three days to prepare all this food,” exclaims David Neo, a senior lecturer at the faculty of film, theatre and animation at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM).