Chinese New Year Cookbook Giveaway Winners

I've finally made my decision, and here are the Winners of the 2010 Chinese New Year Cookbook Giveaway.



First Winner is Tim Sedaris from California. He is not a Blogger but an avid traveler. Here is his entry:

Eating Balut in Manila

My most interesting food experience has got to be eating balut in Manila. Last year me and a bunch of friends visited Manila for the first time. We kept seeing people selling what looked like hard-boiled eggs on the roadside, and the locals seem to like it very much and told me it’s an aphrodisiac. Upon closer examination, it was the most disgusting thing I’ve seen in my life – the egg actually has a half-hatched chicken or duck fetus inside !

On a dare from my friends, I rolled up my sleeves and gave it a go. I pinched my nose, closed my eyes and took a big bite into the foul-looking thing. And…… it was not as bad as I had expected ! It tasted like duck mixed with hard-boiled eggs. The parts which freaked me out were the feathers, bones and even a half-formed beak. I managed to eat the whole thing, but its not something I would try again for a very long time ! Here's a link to a great article on the balut eating experience. It's not for the faint hearted !

The second Winner is Kuching Blogger Irene Law of Sweet Surrender. Here's her entry about her 2 hour wait for donuts:

Big Apple Madness !

Congratulations guys, and thanks for all the entries.

Chinese New Year 2010 Cookbook Giveaway Update

My Chinese New Year 2010 Cookbook Giveaway closed on 28th February, and I have 2 Winners who will be announced in the next couple of days ! I received close to 80 entries for the Contest. Thanks to all who sent in the entries. Its been fun reading your emails.

Chinese New Year Cookbook Giveaway !

Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I'm in a generous mood. I have 2 copies of a unique book on Sarawakian Food to give away. The book is bilingual - in Chinese and English. It is a Chinese centric production, so the English translation is not always up to scratch. But I think it is the only book to feature food and recipes from some of the oldest and most established restaurants and hawker stalls in Sarawak. It is quite amazing that the author Vincs Huang - a popular local celebrity and foodie, managed to get access to some of the oldest and most secretive kitchens in Sarawak, and even to convince them to part with some of their recipes.

To join simply send an email to borneoboy1@gmail.com with the title "Entry for CW's Food & Travel Cookbook Giveaway", include a short writeup on your most interesting food experience. Pictures welcomed. The contest will be open until 28th February 2010, and I will notify the winners after that. Please don't forget to give me your postal address so I can send the books by snail mail. The winners' writeups will be featured in my Blog.

Oo... Ha ! Favourites of Sarawak !

The cover of the book. Those at the back are not included in this contest !


Inside is in full colour with lots of great photos and interesting content.


Do send in your entries. You may send in as many as you like, with different writeups. The more the merrier.

Note: Open to Malaysian and also overseas participants.