Fairooz Sadique
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Fairooz Sadique
An introduction to Langkawi, land of myths and legends
Few places are as steeped in folklore as Langkawi, also known as the Land of Legends. Kuah, its main town, means “gravy” in Malay – a name that comes from a story about two giants who quarrelled at a wedding and sent the pots of food flying. Nearby, Kampung Belanga Pecah (Broken Crockery Village) marks where the kitchenware is said to have smashed during the quarrel.
Fairooz Sadique
Why Dhaka’s old-timer eateries are still the city’s hotspots
Dhaka doesn’t wear its diversity out loud. But its stories ring out in the colourful, weathered lanes of Puran Dhaka (Old Dhaka) – of lives shaped by the dreams that arrived with every chapter of change the city has endured. And food is the most honest narrator of them all.
