This month we go for Malaysian at Amah by Ho Jiak Restaurant at the Chatswood Interchange. Amah means grandmother in a few Chinese dialects. Amah’s Head Chef is Hun Loong who was the former Head Chef of Mr. Wong, along with Executive Chef of Ho Jiak, Junda Khoo, bring flair and sophistication to home-style Malaysian cooking in an ode to Loong’s late grandmother – the sole reason for the restaurant’s inception.
Malaysian food is a lot more than just Laksa. Malaysian cuisine is a result of historical migrations from many different countries. Malaysian citizens today consist of the ethnic groups Malay Bumiputera (67.4%), Chinese (24.6%), Indians (7.3%) and Others (0.7%).
The Malaysians are spoiled for a myriad of choices when they eat out. You might have been confused in the past when you had Malaysian dishes – why do they taste just like Chinese food, sometimes totally Indian, sometimes very similar to Indonesian (Malay Bumiputera)? They are all Malaysian. Each ethnic group has their own specialty – Hainanese Chicken Rice (Chinese), Roti Canai (Indian), Nasi Lemak (Malay Bumiputera) just to name a few better known dishes among the Australians.
Oh, too much to talk about here, you have to visit Malaysia to find out about it yourself or join us for this lunch.
DATE: Thursday 2 March 2023
TIME: 12.00pm – 2.00pm
VENUE: Kiosk 1&2, The District, Podium Level, Chatswood Interchange,
436 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood TEL: (02) 91704714
Website: https://www.hojiak.com.au/chatswood/
COST: $96.00 (includes gratuity). You can order drinks but please bring cash to pay the organisers (i.e. Pauline, Sue or Sandy) for the drinks that you order in case the restaurant does not want to split the bill. THIS WILL HELP THE ORGANISERS GREATLY.
RSVP TO: Sue Roberts [email protected]
Please do not pay until you have received a confirmation email from Sue.
RSVP BY: 24 February 2023
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Payment Option 1 (Preferred): By Credit Card through the Payments section of the website
Payment Option 2: Online (direct deposit) into the SWIC bank account
Account Name: SWIC Inc.
BSB No: 112-879
Account No: 431-019-281
Description: EMW + your initial and surname
TRANSPORT: Amah by Ho Jiak is in Chatswood Interchange on top of the Chatswood Train Station. Chatswood Chase offers three hours of free parking. Westfield offers four hours of free parking if you have the Westfield Plus app. Mandarin Centre offers three hours of free parking if you validate the parking ticket at a machine on the first floor.
