Suresh Maniam
Banana leaf before noon
Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Suresh grew up over his family's kopitiam in Brickfields and now eats his way through KL's hawker centres, mamak stalls and wet markets for a living. He can tell you which Jalan Alor stall fires up its wok first and why the char kway teow tastes different after 10pm.
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