{"product_id":"agak-agak-chukop-rasa-recipes-and-stories-from-my-peranakan-childhood","title":"Agak-Agak, Chukop Rasa: Recipes and Stories from My Peranakan Childhood","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2024 (Best Debut: Creative Nonfiction in English)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/ChukopRasa-Sample.pdf?v=1671613440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGavin Koh\u003c\/strong\u003e, a kampung boy from Highland Road, shares 64 of his grandmother's mouth-watering recipes, including Kiam Chye Ark, steamed Horseshoe Crab, Kueh Chang and Kueh Lapis Legit. The author's engaging family stories, laced with gentle humour and wistfulness, lovingly recall the Singapore of yesteryear. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith detailed yet easy-to-follow steps and charmingly illustrated spreads, learn how to prepare Nyonya feasts, tenderise beef in a snap, decorate pineapple tarts and make delicious, never-fail pork crackling, just like his grandmother used to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollow Gavin on Instagram at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chukoprasa\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chukoprasa\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGavin Koh's\u003c\/strong\u003e job as a medical researcher has taken him from the Philippines to Peru, but between sisig and ceviche, it was his grandmother's cooking that he missed the most. Gavin's desire to document and reproduce the dishes he grew up eating as a child, led him to fumigate whole apartment blocks with toasted belachan and to wake the neighbours with the sound of spices being pounded in a granite mortar. Out of this chaos, \u003cem\u003eAgak-Agak, Chukop Rasa\u003c\/em\u003e was born.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQin Yi\u003c\/strong\u003e is an art director, illustrator and letterer with a decade's experience in the publishing industry. Her corporate clients include The Istana, and National Gallery Singapore, amongst others. She has also illustrated two children's books, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/tillys-under-the-weather\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTilly’s Under the Weather\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/kalis-frog-in-the-throat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKali’s Frog in the Throat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Qin Yi learnt to draw by drawing. Apart from art and design, her interests include waking up early to jump rope and eating kueh lapis layer by layer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51334956089641,"sku":"9789814984812","price":44.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/ChukopRasa-CVF-300.jpg?v=1666866205","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/agak-agak-chukop-rasa-recipes-and-stories-from-my-peranakan-childhood","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}