Malaysian cuisine hits its literary stride

Food-writing anthology inspired by late Fay Khoo points to a more sophisticated future

20191224 MALAYSIA-RAMADAN/

A food stall in Putrajaya: "Telltale Food," a new anthology celebrating Malaysia's culinary diversity, stands as a testament to Asia's loyalty to home cooking in the face of so many foreign temptations.   © Reuters

JOHN KRICH, Contributing writer

BANGKOK -- Fay Khoo was a prominent Asian food writer and a bold, brassy advocate for Malaysia's culinary diversity until her death at 48 three years ago. Now her legacy has been extended with an anthology of entries from top contestants in the Fay Khoo Award for Food+Drink Writing.

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