Why makan and comida?

Welcome to my food blog featuring the Bahasa Malay and the Portuguese and Spanish name for food.

I just love food, reading cookbooks and even more eating itself!

As for me the most important part of eating with family and friends is about being together and talking to each other. The food served should provide the perfect background for this whether it is a dinner for two, a relaxed evening with some good friends or a larger or more formal occasion. But the preparation of food should never prevent the cook from taking part in the entertaining! therefore my favorite recipes are all easy to compile, leaving myself enough time to enjoy the guests.

I have never learned to cook professionally but from an early age my parents made sure that I would know the basics. As a student having to provide for myself I soon found my inspiration from reading loads of cookbooks and experimenting. Moving to Uganda in the 90s, a place where at that time you hardly could buy anything ready-made or preserved but with an abundance of fresh ingredients, I really started to learn and love cooking. Eating my way around the different places we have stayed ever since has just widened the friends met, the nice meals shared, the ingredients used and the cookbooks collected.

After leaving Malaysia and the delicious South East Asian Makan in the middle of this year behind, moving across half the world to Rio de Janeiro, I hope to provide you with a wide range of new culinary experiences and comida tipica from Brazil and the Latin American continent.

The recipes are all inspired of nice lunches, dinner and parties with friends were the food served provided the perfect setting. This compilation would not be possible without all the good food and ideas friends provided me with. Please continue!