HOMECOOKED food is still the best, according to Batu Lanchang assemblyman Ng Fook On.

People should cook at home rather than eating out, he said.

"Recent studies have shown that fast food can be especially detrimental to your health. Unfortunately, many people don't cook anymore and prefer to eat out.

"When you cook at home, you can reduce salt, sugar and oil," he said while attending ‘A Taste of Nyonya Dishes’ cooking demonstration at the Desa Green Balai Rakyat in Jalan Van Praagh, Penang, recently.

The event was jointly organised by Ng, Jelutong MP Datuk Lee Kah Choon, and Jabatan Hal Ehwal Khas (JASA) Pulau Pinang under the Senior Citizens Programme.

About 50 people attended the demonstration.