Dong dong chiang! Chinese New Year is around the corner and we’re kicking off the celebration with a mystery yee sang challenge! The guys each prepared one component of yee sang + a mystery ingredient without knowing what the rest brought and try to bring it all together in the spirit of Chinese New Year!
Like every yummy treat, there’s bound to be a last bite. This episode of will be the last episode of the Taste Buddies podcast. If you’ve listened to every episode or even one episode, your support truly meant the world to us. However, this isn’t the end for Taste Buddies! We’ll still be making food content on Instagram and Tiktok so make sure to follow the hosts and @thetakeawaytable to stay updated!
This episode of Taste Buddies is sure to tantalize your taste buds as we start off with a heated debate about the good and bad of bringing in the Michelin guide to Malaysia. Will it bring more eyes to our local food scene? Or will it drive restaurants to chase for validation?
We then wash it all down with a cheap vs. expensive water taste test and share why restaurants charge for water and if tap water in Malaysia is actually drinkable.
It’s getting hot in here because the hottest chefs in town (wink wink) are putting their spice tolerance to the test! We got our hands on the infamous hot sauces from Hot Ones and let’s just say we might have underestimated it. Watch us suffer, talk about what makes spice so enticing and test which method is the most effective to cool down spice!
With Malaysia Day around the corner, we asked ourselves the age old question: What is Malaysia known for? Food plays a huge part in our identity but apart from Nasi Lemak, Char Kuey Tiau and Roti Canai, there's still so much more we have to offer! In this episode, we try viral and lesser known dishes from other cultures, share our honest thoughts on the whole "SG vs MY food" debate and discuss the need for more support in the local food scene!
We’ve finally come to the end of our first season and we’re ending it with a fun Q&A featuring questions from all of you! From revealing how we got into cooking to sharing our thoughts about food reviewers to the weirdest things we’ve put in our mouths, we cover it all in this season finale! But that’s not all - we challenged each other to a blindfold taste test to find out has the best taste buds (ba dum tss)
While we go on a break, let us know what you want to see in the next season!
Ever had meat that’s so hard to chew you feel like you’re eating rubber? Yikes! In this episode, we try to solve your meaty woes by testing out 5 ways to tenderize meat! From the viral pineapple hack to the jaccard method, we test it all so you don’t have to.
Ever since MCO, food prices have been hiking up and everyone’s feeling the brunt of it. But why is this happening and what’s the reason behind the price hike? We break it down for you this episode by challenging ourselves to make something that costs RM10 and explain all the hidden costs that go behind your meal!
Fermentation - it’s part of the process of making bread, soy sauce, wine, ketchup, you name it! In this episode, we try to understand fermentation better by making (localized) kimchi together! Between experiencing the bonding of a lifetime and getting kimchi slapped, we unpacked this interesting process in this fun filled episode!
With vegan food becoming more mainstream, plant-based food has expanded beyond the soy and seitan fake meats at your local vegetarian restaurants. In this episode, we try vegan meat made from peas, nangka, soy and more! We then hop into the rabbit hole and talk about the marketing of food, and get a reality check on meat consumption and the impact it has on our planet.
Have you ever paired two unlikely foods or ingredients together and be surprised at how good it tastes? Well, we took it a level higher and made wacky (or cursed?) burgers. Try not to salivate in confusion as we talk about food pairings and decipher the science behind why food tastes great when put together in this episode of Taste Buddies!
ASMR has taken over the world by storm. Some watch it to fall asleep, some watch it for the ~tingles~, some think it makes food more appetizing - like mukbang videos! In this episode, we attempt food ASMR for the first time and unpack the connection between food and sound. Does restaurant ambience affect your dining experience? Why does airplane food taste bad? We discuss all that and more!
We’ve heard time and again that MSG is biggest villain of the culinary world. It’s taboo for cooks to use it and rumour has it that consuming it could lead to multiple health issues. Truth is, MSG is present in many common foods we consume, and is nowhere near the evil ingredient it's made out to be! So, in this episode, we have a Maggi cook-off and dive deep into the world of MSG and find out where this negative perception stems from.
Are pineapple tarts better than kuih kapit? Is kuih bangkit super meh? What even is mala enoki?! We settle it once and for all by ranking a few of our favourite Chinese New Year snacks in this episode of Taste Buddies! Join us as we debate over our ultimate snack tier list and reminisce the good ol’ times over a couple of boozy drinks.
Choki Choki, Super Ring, Mamee, Apollo - the list goes on and on. It goes without saying that Malaysians love food, but nothing hits the spot like our childhood snacks! In this episode, we take a trip down memory lane with some of our favourite childhood snacks to find out if they're still as good as we remember them to be and figure out if we've grown out of these snacks and simply appreciate them for the nostalgia they bring.
