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Lydia and Isabel Wee, her niece, are enjoying the play area inside the department store.
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Satays galore
"Note: Satay ( /ˈsæteɪ/, /ˈsɑːteɪ/ sah-tay), or sate, is a dish of marinated, skewered and grilled meat, served with a sauce.[1] Satay may consist of diced or sliced chicken, goat, mutton, beef, pork, fish, other meats, or tofu; the more authentic version uses skewers from the midrib of the coconut palm frond, although bamboo skewers are often used. These are grilled or barbecued over a wood or charcoal fire, then served with various spicy seasonings.
Satay originated[citation needed] in Java, Indonesia. Satay is available almost anywhere in Indonesia, where it has become a national dish.[2] It is also popular in many other Southeast Asian countries, such as: Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, and the southern Philippines, and also in the Netherlands, as Indonesia is a former Dutch colony.
Satay is a very popular delicacy in Indonesia; Indonesia's diverse ethnic groups' culinary arts (see Indonesian cuisine) have produced a wide variety of satays. In Indonesia, satay can be obtained from a travelling satay vendor, from a street-side tent-restaurant, in an upper-class restaurant, or during traditional celebration feasts. In Malaysia, satay is a popular dish—especially during celebrations—and can be found throughout the country.
Close analogues are yakitori from Japan, shish kebab from Turkey, shashlik from Caucasus, chuanr from China, and sosatie from South Africa. It is listed at number 14 on World's 50 most delicious foods readers' poll complied by CNN Go in 2011.[3]" (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satay)
Note: SiowFong took both of these pictures at the new Jusco department store in Malacca, Malaysia.
