Halal Duck Rice: A Dish to Bridge Cultures

By Izmil Amri

December 2022 FEATURE
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THERE IS SOMETHING to be said about cooking with open fire. Imagine hot embers burning meat of different sorts, cooked slow and low in its own juices or seared quickly before the meat toughens. The fat-infused smoke, wafting through the air, is said to be savoured even by the Greek gods.Now imagine an entire duck, puffed up with a bicycle pump to release the skin from the meat, doused in hot sugary water and smoked until the skin crisps and...

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Izmil Amri

cooks, eats and writes to carry on living. Perpetually giving unsolicited advice on social media for the best nasi kandar in Penang. He tweets at @The_Mamu, which means “uncle” in Penang.


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