About Me

Mijn naam is Rozilah en ik kom uit Singapore....

I moved to The Netherlands in 2013. Since then, I attended school and various activities in order to learn Dutch and immerse myself in the community. 

After getting my staatexamens diploma in May 2015, I realized that it was not easy getting into the job market here. I am not able to teach in a local primary school as my level of Dutch is inadequate. As I still feel home in a school, I did voluntary work in 2 schools - librarian and 'overblijfmedewerker'. (I was a primary school teacher with 13+ years experience in Singapore.)

So then how did I get myself into 'food'? My friends back in Singapore were curious if I had 'gone Dutch' - eating boerenkool, witloof, stamppot...

From there, 'FoodCulture' was created in August 2015. It was just to show that I can still cook Malay food/dishes here! In the meantime, my husband has been bringing food from home and his colleagues complimented at how tasty Malay food is and suggested that I could sell Malay food. I didn't really take their call seriously then and thought that they were just being polite. :)

In 2016, I wanted to venture further. In May, it was the first time I set up a stall/table in an 'International Food Fair' in Amersfoort with the help of my husband. I was excited to introduce and share authentic Malay food to the Dutch but was also skeptical. At the end of the day, I was pleasantly surprised that they were receptive to Malay food! 

I started re-thinking about my logo and name and so 'Malay Spice' was created. I hope that the locals are game enough to try simple Malay food at home and discover the rich flavours. 

* Do follow my Facebook page too (https://www.facebook.com/MaleisEten/) for events. 

Thank you.