Category: Garden News

LITTLE AQUA EXPLORERS

Celebrating World Water Day 2013 Date: 23 Mar (Sat) Time: 10am – 4pm Age: 7 – 12 Price: RM50 nett includes materials, lunch and Slides&Ladders game Contact: Joyces Chuah education@tropicalspicegarden.com Tel: (6)04-8811 797 World Water Day (22 March) is celebrated to highlight the importance of freshwater and advocates sustainable measures for freshwater resources. Covering 70% [...]

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Introducing our new Guest Chef – Rohana Turner

Specialising in Modern Malay cuisine, Rohana puts a lot of thought into ingredients, techniques and preparation to ensure quick and easy meals, “I want to share my knowledge but I also want the guests to be able to cook these dishes at home.” The former air stewardess who learnt to cook at the age of [...]

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TSG Notecards – Pictures that speak a thousand words

When was the last time you received or sent a birthday card, greeting card or even a simple note by post? Can you still remember the thrill of ripping open an envelope to find a personalized card (and cash!) from a loved one? Even in this digital age, the art of writing is not completely [...]

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The Little Green Rangers Camp

Looking for activities to occupy your little ones during your school holidays? Why not send them to our camp and let them learn all about what nature has to offer. This upcoming camp will teach the children about the insects found, the common plants and the interesting facts of certain creatures. For more details, please [...]

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Our slithering friend… the Wagler’s Pit Viper

  People get squeamish and just jump out of fright if you mention the word snake or point out a snake to them.Most of us are not aware that snakes are usually more terrified of humans! and snakes get aggressive  thinking we humans are going to hurt them.  So much miscommunication  going on here. Here [...]

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Notes from a Keralan diary : 24 Sept – 1 Oct

The guides from Tropical Spice Garden, Penang visit Kerala for a enrichment study holiday. Day 1 : 24 Sept 2012 Off to Kerala! so excited…and so it was a huge disappointment when we arrived at the airport to be told that the flight to KL was cancelled. The long and short of it was we [...]

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Rice & spice

Dropping a smoldering chunk of coal into a pot of rice may not sound appealing to the general public but after bearing witness to this unusual cooking method, its something  we believe every foodie should try – at least once in their lifetime. And who knows, you could be so amazed by it that you’d [...]

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What would we do without black pepper?

I wonder sometimes how  an omelette  would taste without a dash of black pepper, or eating stir fried beef without black pepper sauce … life would be miserable. This pungent aromatic spice hailed all the way from the Malabar Coast in Southern India. Can you imagine what food would have tasted like in South East [...]

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