The images on this page are stock photography, chosen to illustrate the kind of Southeast Asian dishes and ingredients we write about across this site. They are not archival photographs of JAMU, the former Richmond restaurant, and we want that stated plainly rather than left for visitors to assume. We were not able to source the restaurant's own photography for this guide, and we would rather use clearly generic images than present stock photography as if it documented a specific kitchen or menu.
What the gallery shows
The photographs here cover the kind of dishes and ingredients that come up throughout our guides: rendang and other slow-braised dishes, laksa and noodle soups, satay and grilled meats, and the sambal, belacan and spice pastes that sit behind most of this cooking. If a particular dish here catches your eye, our guide to Southeast Asian dishes worth ordering goes into more detail on what it is and how it is typically served, and our guide to reading a Malaysian menu covers the terms and ingredients behind many of the dishes pictured.
A gallery, not a record
We see this page as a visual companion to the rest of the guide rather than a historical archive. If you are specifically interested in JAMU's own history and the restaurant's actual interior and menu, as documented by press coverage at the time, our JAMU press coverage guide is the better starting point, since it draws on what was genuinely written and photographed about the restaurant while it was trading, rather than illustrative stock imagery.
