Here's how Sun Cakes look like after baking.

After hours of fun & laughter, our guest-of-honor, Chief Minister of Malacca Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, arrived to grace the occasion & have lunch with the bloggers & sponsors.


Hainanese Chicken & Rice Balls. After much hype, I finally got the try these famous rice balls. Maybe because these were cold by the time they were served, I found the outer layer of the rice a little hard, while the rice was soggy. I'm really fussy about Chicken Rice, I prefer my rice grains separated & not in lumps like these. But it was a good experience.

Bua Ta Art, made from glutinous rice & coated with seasame seeds & dried coconut flakes cooked in brown sugar. The sweet snack was somewhat chewy; something new for me. Kinda like the taste of coconut.

These Sesame Glutinous Rice Balls are a common sight in Singapore as well.

For those unfamiliar with this snack, it's usually loaded with peanut fillings & coated with sesame seeds. A real tasty treat!

Yi Bua. Tasted like some local snacks I've tried before. It's sticky & chewy.

The Yi Bua is filled with sweet grated coconut.

Ou Bua Kia Dessert in spicy ginger "soup". These tasteless rice flour with strong medicinal herbal taste was perhaps the hardest dish to digest. This local dessert didn't take too well with the crowd. But in TCM, bitter stuff are supposed to be good for health. Well, at least that was what my mom used to tell me when I was a kid.

Bloggers got to try out these fun & colourful Fruit Teas in various flavours, sponsored by Jonker Gallery that are only available in Malacca.

The impressive part about this drink is, you don't need a bottle opener at all. Just twist off the cap & pop the drink into your mouth.

Bloggers were in luck. Only only we got to try Hainanese food, we were introduced to Peranakan/Nonya food too. The elegant lady in the traditional costume is none other than the owner of Restoran Anak Nyonya & LW Nyonya Pineapple Tarts House, Ms Lucy Wee.

I've heard a lot about Ayam Buah Keluak, so I was really looking forward to try out this dish for myself. Buah keluak is a black nut originating from Indonesia, more famously known for the aroma in Peranakan's most famous dish – the Ayam Buah Keluak; which is Chicken cooked with the black nuts. Well, I kinda liked what I'd tried. The chicken was tender & infused with the flavour of the nuts. A unique taste that I would love to indulge again.

Udang Goreng Asam. A sourish & spicy Prawn dish that suits my palate.

Sotong Sambal Petai. I love spicy food & I fancy Squids. My kinda food except for Petai, which is known as Stinky Beans. The Malays in S'pore likes to use Petai in their cooking, Since it's called Stinky Beans, I've yet to pick up the courage to try them.

The Ayam Pongteh is one of the few dishes I like here. Cooked with potatoes, the chicken parts were really tasty & goes well with just a plate of rice.

Bendi Stim Belacan. Simplest dish that turned out to be the highlight of that day. The Ladies Fingers were simply boiled & served with Sambal Belacan, but the chilli was so fragrant & delicious. The dish seemed to be everyone's fave. I just couldn't get enough of it.

Well, the bloggers ended the day with a sweet note. We got to try different versions of Pineapple Tarts.


Taken with the amazingly young & wonderful organizers of the event - Steven Tan of Best Melaka Guide & KX Lim of Asia Food Guide. Thank you again, for everything!