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One moon, many traditions. 🌕 Discover how Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated across Asia, from mooncakes and lanterns to Vietnam’s Tết Trung Thu, Korea’s Chuseok and Japan’s Tsukimi.

We’re adding a little something extra to our Malaysia Day celebration! Spend $70+ on participating Malaysian products during Authentic Malaysia 2026 and you’ll automatically enter our Lucky Draw, with 20 prizes to be won. 🎁

The Highland region of Vietnam is one of the world's "top 10" best environments, combining the right altitudes, soils, natural drying conditions, and temperatures for producing the finest of gourmet coffees. Yet the region was not controlling its own destiny to produce these once sought-after coffees.   Coffee cultivation in Vietnam began in the 19th century under the French colonial rule. By the mid-1990s, Vietnam became one of the top three coffee producers in the world but prices were hugely influenced by world commodity markets. Vietnamese-American entrepreneur Dang Le Nguyen Vu saw the future for producing gourmet coffee independent of world...

Longing for delicious Malaysian food with a hint of authentic Asian spices in Sydney? This Hidden Gem might be the place for you! Located at Lane Cove Road of Macquarie Park, Sambal brings you back to the ambience and atmosphere in Malaysia. The servers are very friendly and responsive - and I personally enjoy the extensive choice of delicious tasteful yum-yums; Love the rendang and the satay! There is a famous phrase in Malaysia; "Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan" which means walking around looking places to eat/ cruising for food. Malaysians can walk around for hours to satisfy their appetite. Also, we do not mind...

For every mother, having children is a beautiful and wonderful journey, but it comes with the price of giving up their career and full-time job. Jenn is one of them. Like many mums out there, Jenn wants to spend enough quality time with her children but she also wanted to create something for herself. Three years ago, Jenn came across Korean Buttercream Flowers and instantly fell in love with it. She then began browsing the internet, watching youtube videos, flipping recipe books and spent up to several hours at a time to practice making buttercream flowers.   (Picture above courtesy...