Malaysia Merdeka , Food Festival 
This is my favourite rice dish when I'm back in Malacca. It's simply called Ball Chicken Rice. The balls on the plate is actually rice cooked in chicken stock, and shaped into balls, to be eaten together with boiled chicken slices.
There are 2 places in Malacca that serves good and decent Ball Chicken Rice - Taman Melaka Baru in Batu Berendam, and the original one near the Malacca Clock Tower. The one in Batu Berendam is pretty cheap, and very crowded on weekends!. What has this to do with the topic? Read on
Spice, fruits and rice will feature predominantly in the Malaysian Food Festival 2007 to be held over the following 3 weekends in various shopping centres in KL. . The theme is "A Melting Pot of Culture and Cuisine".
Plan your visit to the shopping centres to take in the variety of Malaysian local food.
Date: Aug 10-12, 2007
Venue: Suria KLCC in KL
Theme: Spice Route.
What to expect : Spice gallery, Cooking demonstrations using spices
Date: Aug 17- 19, 2007
Venue: 1 Utama Shopping centre, Bandar Utama
Theme: Tutti Fruity.
What to expect : Display of Malaysian fruits and fruit based food and beverages. Will the durian, the king of fruits be displayed, I wonder?
Date: Aug 24-28, 2007
Venue: Sunway Pyramid, Sunway
Theme: Rice Festival
What to expect: Display of rice of different varieties, and grades, and the different cooking methods (I also love Ketupat with satay sauce!)
I believe the turnout at the festival will be good, and the event will be billed a success because the chosen shopping centres are heavily frequented during weekends, even on normal weekends.
The Food Festival is one of the many events to celebrate the golden jubilee anniversary of Malaysia's independence. August 31, 1957 is the day when Malaysia gained independence from Britain. Merdeka! You will hear more about worthwhile Merdeka celebrations in future posts.
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