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SAMBAL SHIOK
Mandy Yin
Having given up a career as a lawyer to pursue her passion for food, Malaysiaborn Mandy Yin opened Sambal Shiok Laksa Bar in north London in 2018. This year has not only seen the launch of a neighbouring restaurant, Sambal To Go, but Yin’s first recipe book, too, which was written during the pandemic lockdowns.
For the recipes in Sambal Shiok, Yin takes Peranakan food as her starting point, and is also influenced heavily by Chinese, Mamak (Tamil/South Indian), Malay, Thai and Indonesian cuisines, creating a book that’s a true melting pot of ingredients, flavours and cooking methods. Several of the dishes, writes Yin, aren’t traditionally found in Malaysia, but all are rooted in Malaysian flavours, reflecting a cuisine that’s evolved over the centuries.…
