Malaysia is full of amazing ingredients, like the buah kulim, with its rich garlicky bouquet - we just need to find them.
Long the secret of the Semai, the buah kulim is an unprepossessing fruit that can be found deep in the jungle.
But as chef and restaurateur Nurilkarim Razha discovers in R.AGE documentary The Local Kitchen, the buah kulim’s hard shell protects an amazing secret.
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