Posted on 30 September 2011. Tags: 2011, A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream, F. Zia, Hot Hot Roti for Dadda-ji, Jenny Han, Julia Kuo, Ken Min, Vol 30 No 40 | October 1 - October 7
By Samantha Pak
Northwest Asian Weekly
“Hot, Hot Roti for Dadda-ji”
Written by F. Zia, Illustrated by Ken Min
Lee & Low Books, 2011
Whenever Aneel’s grandparents visit, they tell him stories about their lives growing up in an Indian village.
During one particular visit, Aneel’s grandfather, Dadda-ji, tells him that when he was a boy, Dadda-ji had the power of a tiger, thanks to fluffy-puffy hot, hot roti with a bit of tongue-burning mango pickle. After Dadda-ji ate the roti, a type of pan-fried flatbread, he could wrestle water buffaloes, tie cobras into knots, swing three elephants by their tales, and even touch the sky with his bare feet. Read the full story
Posted in On the Shelf, Vol 30 No 40 | 10/1-10/7
Posted on 09 June 2011. Tags: 2011, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Khar Moi, Vol 30 No 24 | June 11 - June 17
By Tiffany Ran
Northwest Asian Weekly
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan and her Aunt Khar Moi make pineapple tarts just before the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Tay Kay Chin)
Journalist Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan stood in front of the wok clutching her Blackberry, admittedly scared that if she diverted from the recipe, she’d make a mistake. This is an uncharacteristic sign of insecurity not often seen by those who know her. Read the full story
Posted in Cultures, Food, Profiles, Vol 30 No 24 | 6/11-6/17
