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Koh's shepherd's pie croquette is a modern take on the more traditionally filling dish that often occupies Christmas tables. — Photos: ART CHEN/The Star

As a child, chef-owner Shawn Koh who helms farm-to-table eatery Caffe Sprouts in Kuala Lumpur remembers his family’s Christmas table being loaded with all sorts of festive goodies.

“I always celebrated with my family and friends and we had a mixture of local and Western food. Like we would do a roast turkey or roast chicken and then mashed potatoes and sometimes satay and noodles too,” he says, laughing.

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