Let’s talk over sambal belacan: Pray, tell, do you believe in God?

There must be something in the mix of sambal belacan that brings on the unexpected. Here I am, minding my own business, savouring my way through my lunch of nasi padang. There she is, sitting across the table from me, flushed from the heat in the basement coffee shop. The splash of freckles across her cheekbones … Continue reading Let’s talk over sambal belacan: Pray, tell, do you believe in God?