Malaysian home cook Raymond Ng serves up family-style Chinese meals

Ng favours quick, simple meals and says most of the dishes he cooks can be put together very, very quickly. - SAMUEL ONG/The Star

As you walk into Raymond Ng’s cavernous family home, you’ll quickly figure out that communal meals are very important to Ng and his family. Because the house has not one, not two, but three separate dining rooms dedicated to hosting the large family.

“My grandfather has 18 brothers and sisters, so when the entire extended family gets together for special occasions – well, we need the space,” says the personable Ng.