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Kampung Tempe: Voices from a Malay Village

by Yahaya Sanusi, Hidayah Amin
Kampung Tempe: Voices from a Malay Village - Thryft
Kampung Tempe: Voices from a Malay Village - Thryft

Kampung Tempe's history through stories and soya.

If you have a fondness for immersive cultural narratives, "Kampung Tempe: Voices from a Malay Village" introduces you to the fabric of a community tied intimately to tempe, a traditional food staple. It's a heartfelt journey through a village's past, its struggles, and its simple victories, all of which are bound to resonate if you enjoy stories rooted in history with a personal touch.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Kampung Tempe: Voices from a Malay Village

by Yahaya Sanusi, Hidayah Amin
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ISBN: 9789810998158
Authors: Yahaya Sanusi, Hidayah Amin
Publisher: Helang Books
Date of Publication: 2016-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Food & Drink
Related Topics: Cooking, Food and Drink
Goodreads rating: 3.6
(rated by 5 readers)

Description

This book conveys fragments of Kampung Tempe’s history and retells stories from the bygone days of the early settlement, and the villagers’ struggle for food that led them to produce tempe or fermented soya bean cakes, for which the village later came to be known.
 

Kampung Tempe's history through stories and soya.

If you have a fondness for immersive cultural narratives, "Kampung Tempe: Voices from a Malay Village" introduces you to the fabric of a community tied intimately to tempe, a traditional food staple. It's a heartfelt journey through a village's past, its struggles, and its simple victories, all of which are bound to resonate if you enjoy stories rooted in history with a personal touch.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.