AISHA Tan (pic) is gaining significant attention on social media for her innovative approach to cooking Chinese cuisine with halal ingredients, Kosmo! reported.
She first started sharing her creative ways of cooking halal Chinese meals in 2022, and her videos have since inspired many viewers to try whipping up the cuisine too.
“Cooking is actually not my hobby, but my husband loves to eat,” said Aisha, whose full name is Tan Yan Yin, 34.
Aisha converted to Islam following her marriage to Azrul Mukhri Azizul Affendi, 33.
On her TikTok page, @soyabelacan, she shares her recipes for mooncakes, yam cakes, dumplings, dim sum and other dishes.
Since her first video, Aisha, who lives in Penang, has accumulated 600,000 followers on her social media account.
What makes her most enthusiastic about cooking and uploading videos is her husband, who supports her and helps out in the kitchen.
“I am happiest when others try my recipes and their family also enjoys them.
“I appreciate all the positive comments that I have received,” she said, adding that she hopes to open a Chinese Muslim restaurant in the future.
However, Aisha has also received her fair share of negative comments about the legitimacy of her halal Chinese recipes.
There are also those who question her intention to share Chinese recipes.
“I feel disappointed when I see these comments, which can be racist at times.
“My husband reminds me not to bother too much about the views of others. What is important is Allah’s view of me,” she said.
> The daily also reported that singer Shila Amzah has come forward as a victim of physical domestic abuse, emphasising that such violence should never be normalised.
“I can’t fathom people who normalise abuse and mock those who have worked hard to heal.
“It scares me that their family and kids are with someone who has zero empathy,” she said in a post on social media platform Threads.
Kosmo! noted that these comments may be related to the singer’s own experience with abuse, as she recently shared a photo of herself with swollen and bruised eyes.
She also previously revealed that she had dealt with past trauma, which left a big impact on her.
“I share my story to encourage people who have experienced partner abuse before marriage to leave before it’s too late.
“This is not about gender, men or women; do not stay with an abuser,” she said.
● The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
