Very Hungry People

Once Upon A Milkshake

2009-10-10T17:00:00.004+08:00

A friend of the girl's recently introduced us to this quaint little ice cream parlor that serves a delightful selection of ice creams and milkshakes! Despite being in a hard-to-find location at Tanjong Pagar, its hard to miss the place with their bright purple walls and warm lights.

On every table is a marker that reads "Taken" on one side and "Avaliable" on the other - quirky, huh? Pick a choice of milkshakes or ice cream from the creatively designed menu. For that day, we picked Cerious Maple and Chocolate Truffle Castle. Milkshakes are priced at $3.30 for the mini and $5.50 for the regular. Ice creams are between $2.80 - $7.20 depending on how many scoops you pick. Ouam (pronounced ohm) also sells Chocolate Cheesecake at $1.50/stick and Chocolate Chip Cookies at $2.50/cup.

Ouam lives up to their motto of serving "premium ice-cream milkshakes at non-premium prices"! Their milkshakes are satisfyingly thick (you can opt for a thinner shake!) and the mini serves well enough for one as an after dinner treat. Come on a Saturday night between 8-9pm with your loved ones to enjoy milkshakes and ice creams by candlelight. Very, very fairytale indeed.

Once Upon a Milkshake
Maxwell Chambers
32 Maxwell Road #01-08
Opens: Mon-Sun, 11am-11pm
http://www.onceuponamilkshake.com.sg/

Everything With Fries

2009-09-07T01:31:00.004+08:00

Spent a short but nice Sunday evening with the girl at Joo Chiat. Was there to check out Obolo Cheescakes but stumbled by this cafe. The simple decor and white-washed wall caught my eye but also, the quirky name made me glance back. Everything With Fries! We suspect it's a newly opened cafe, the place still has the faint, lingering smell of paint.

Garlic and Herbs Fries - $3.50

Not bad for a decent portion of straight-cut fries. You get to choose between straight-cut and shoestring-cut. They had an assortment of fries flavors like Sour Cream and Onion, Curry, Salt & Pepper.. just to name a few. Ours came with a few cloves of garlic and the fries wasn't too oily! I wished they gave more seasonings though, couldn't get enough of it!

Nutella Tart - $3.90

Couldn't resist trying this since I have a soft spot for Nutella. This was really surprisingly good. The filling was soft and level of sweetness was just right, the crust was crunchy and the generous drizzle of nutella was delicious! Definitely going to go back for this!

Service there wasn't too bad albeit the fumbling of a male wait-staff who tried to take our order without writing it down and promptly forgot my choice of fries when I ordered a second item! But overall, it was good and they asked for feedback - I told them, more seasonings for the fries! We'll definitely be back!

Everything With Fries
(Exact address unclear)
Joo Chiat Road
2 shops away from Obolo Cheescake

Nasi Goreng Belachan

2009-05-03T13:38:00.001+08:00

Personally, I think fried rice is a master of deception.
The humble dish looks seemingly simple to cook.
But trust me, SEDAP fried rice does not come by easily.
I could go on and on about the dish but hey, you gotta try the Nasi Goreng Belachan at Danga Bay, Johor Bahru.

Its spicy, cheap and downright shoik!

Costing only 4 Ringgits !!

Melaka

2009-02-28T01:55:00.002+08:00

Hello and Happy 2009! Very Hungry People went on a long hiatus to deal with the reality of life and the ups and downs that came with it. Nevertheless, we've learnt the best weapon to combat bad times: FOOD. Here is a small teaser from our recent trip to Melaka (psst, we went there just to eat!).

Sunset.. just before a downpour.

Brought my favourite rempah udang back (handmade nyonya kuehs!) and couldn't resist getting the old-school coffee cup as well..

Keep looking back for more! :)

Aston's Specialties

2008-11-12T15:21:00.002+08:00

Had an intense craving for steak yesterday, so YY and i trotted down to Aston's at The Cathay (4th floor).

It was our first time there despite all the ra-ra about their huge portions and nice food at affordable prices. We heard bout the snaking queue too!

And yes! There was indeed a queue though it was still relatively early for dinner (bout 7-ish). We didn't have to wait super long though. Customers (those in front) were given menus and orders were taken in the queue - good for facilitation and efficiency.

The Filipino lady who took our orders was friendly and polite. Good impression despite the wait =)
We were then ushered to our table, where we waited about 10-15 mins for our orders.
The teenager who brought our food to the table wasn't really knowledgeable though. YY ordered the New York Strip while I had the Prime Ribeye, so we wanted to doubly confirm that we got the right cuts. When the first plate came and I asked if that was the New York Strip, the youngster merely agreed with me that it was and hurried away. Being highly suspicious about the cut, we proceeded to ask a older staff who told us that it was the Prime Ribeye. Now I am convinced by his answer because it looked more like the Ribeye cut.
But oh wells, shall pardon them since it was a busy evening and they are so young!

Ok more bout the food. Hmm..every main gets you a choice of 2 side dishes. I had the corn-on-cob and onion rings while YY had the corn and house salad. The onion rings were pretty good I must say. Very tasty. Salad was OK...but not more. Corn-on-cob was quite disappointing cuz it was really soggy. Think they must have boiled it for too long.
As for the meats, both were done to our liking - we requested medium. The texture was pretty good too. I personally feel that steak done medium should have some blood oozing out when you slice thru, and I wasn't disappointed. It was juicy, yet not undercooked or overcooked. =)

Ah! But I was disappointed by the portions. Was actually expecting to be really full after the meal. But it wasn't exactly a huge portion like what others said. Just merely enough, or perhaps the Ribeye wasn't very big. Maybe I should go for the Xtra Cut next time! Haha.

Price-wise, we paid a total of $33.20 including GST. No service charge. We had two steaks and two IBC rootbeers. =)
The ribeye was around $14 and the NY strip was $15.

Apologies for the lack of pictures!!

Cravings

2008-10-13T02:38:00.002+08:00

I have cravings on a nearly daily basis, sometimes even up to more than one craving at a time. A couple of days ago, I had really, really bad craving for katsu-don, didn't matter what kind, I just wanted the soft, sweet and wet rice in my mouth coupled with the caramelized onions. It was really that bad. My stomach was roaring the more I thought about it, the more I tried to put a taste to the picture in my head.

Thankfully..... I did got to satisfy my craving.

And I definitely wasn't disappointed.
Come Tuesday, two of us will be off to Bangkok - Land of Smiles... tom yum soup, spicy glass noodle salad, mango sticky rice, pad thai... I could go on and on. We'll be back with more mouth-watering food photos which means more updates!

Hong Kong

2008-08-10T13:58:00.003+08:00

Was in Hong Kong a couple of weeks ago so this post is kind of overdue, as usual. Hence, I shall not procrastinate further and here are pictures of the most amazing dinner I had in Hong Kong.

The girl had this, chicken hor fun soup. The chicken skin was really good and the hor fun was yummy!!! Really different from the ones we had in Singapore.

PM had the char siew rice. The char siew was really roasted to perfection and the pork was soft and there was just a tinge of sweetness to it. Their rice was also really fluffy and soft!

We had free iced milk tea with our meal. Somehow the other tables didn't have this so we were wondering was it because they knew we were tourists, haha.

Saved the best for the last. I had the duck rice and this is the most god awesome duck rice I have ever had. There is seriously no words to describe it. Just look at the photo and marvel at the perfection. Oh god, I am hungry again.

Okay... and this was a couple of minutes later. It was gone all too quickly. ): And yes, I hate eating my greens!

It was kind of a pity we didn't get enough of the food in Hong Kong, there was so much more for us to try but because it was a package tour, they brought us to crappy restaurant to have Chinese food that tasted horrible. ): Hopefully we'll be able to go back soon and have more amazing duck rice.

Table for Four - the sequel =D

2008-07-02T23:37:00.003+08:00

Elinn Kong went to Don's Pie. Now its my turn!!!

This time, we headed to Bonta, an Italian fine dining restaurant that has caviar at 500bucks!
BUT hey, don't order caviar lah...folks can still go for the mains that are reasonably priced for the quality of ingredients used and how yummy it tastes!
Mains or pastas start from 20-ish.
Its all worth it I would say. Chef Luca takes absolute pride in his heritage and dishes out fantabulous Northern Italian cuisine with a modern touch!

I was extremely excited when the first dish was presented to us!
Swordfish carpaccio with grapefruit and roe!!!
Omg. The thinly sliced sashimi-grade swordfish simply melted in my mouth.
Its the perfect "wrap" to the tangy grapefruit, salty roe and crisp salad.
My favourite dish!!
Next was another appetizer.
24 month old Parma ham with rock melon!!
The ham's saltiness is nicely toned down with the sweetness of the rock melon :)

They change our cutlery after every dish, so when they placed the fork and spoon on my table, I knew it was pasta!!!
When Chef Luca placed the dish on my table, I swore I could smell the freshness of the sea!
Home-made angel hair pasta (yes, Chef Luca makes it himself everyday) with chunks of crab meat and salmon roe, drizzled with pesto sauce!!
The pasta is so good and so al dente that I finished it even before I cleared up the toppings! Haha.

Time for more mains!
Monkfish wrapped with pork belly on asparagus, served with beans and balsamic vinegarette dressing if I'm not wrong!
The texture of the monkfish was fantastic. Bouncy!
The entire dish had a sweet tinge to it and everything complemented so well.

Next main!
Roasted pork with blue potato and cranberry sauce!
While I'm not a fan of cranberry sauce, I must say that the meat and potatoes were awesome!
The pork was juicy and had a nice woody-roasty taste in every bite =)
Potatoes were neither too hard nor soggy. Just right.

Dessert!!!
Mind you, its not like any other. Its award-winning, and the waiter even brought out the medal to show us! Hahaha.
Nice warm chocolate cake served with rum & raisin ice-cream and fresh strawberries!
I was delighted when warm thick fudge oozed out of the choco cake!
I usually refrain from Rum & Raisin ice-cream but this one was different.
The raisins were nicely infused with rum and the ice-cream was light and refreshing.
The ice-cream was also served on a little cookie medallion :)
Smart. It won't cause a mess and ruin the presentation if it melts!

We were supposed to have one more main course before our dessert.
It was Wagyu Beef Cheek!!!!
Oh man.......... I was so sad when the chef told us about it.
The table skipped it cuz everyone was so stuffed.
But I will be back!!!!

Dinner at Sushi Tei

2008-06-28T14:13:00.004+08:00

I had dinner at Sushi Tei a couple of weeks ago with the girl. We ended up trying two of the seasonal dishes they are having at the moment.

A trip to Sushi Tei wouldn't be complete without ordering this.. Ebi Mentai. We're huge fans of the amazingly grilled roe spread ontop a prawn. The roe just melts in your mouth and godddd, isit fantastic!

One of the seasonal sushi, maguro (tuna) with avocado maki. The creaminess of the avocado really coupled the goodness of the maguro really well making every bite a splendid one. Awesome match, if I must say!

The girl had this, ebi tempura with pasta. One of the seasonal dishes. It was good, the tempura was delicious and went really well with the pasta.

I was craving for yummy japanese rice and this was just screaming out to me from the menu. The chicken katsu was supremely delicious and the curry was sweet and yummeh.

Sadly... it was all gone in mere minutes. ):

Baby ordered edamame to end off the meal. Wonder why she didn't order it before all the mains came though, but oh wells, still good.

Satisfying and simple dinner to put a good end to a day. Life should be filled with more of such good meals.

Sushi Tei
Check out their different outlets in Singapore and other countries here.

Table 4 Four - Don's Pie

2008-06-19T00:54:00.004+08:00

I took part in The New Paper's Table 4 Four and was part of the trio that went for Monday's lunch at Don's Pie. Don's Pie has an array of outlets over Singapore and is famed for their Specialty Chicken Pie. I thought all they had to offer was pies, pies, pies but boy, was I wrong.

First up was the Sri Lankan Cold Crabs. The meat was really juicy and had a lot of 'oomph' factor to it and there were a lot of roe in those crab.

Then we were served the Crab Bee Hoon (Dry). I personally didn't enjoy this dish though the crab was good. I found the black pepper taste to be too overwhelming that is covered the overall taste of the dish. It's probably good for curing blocked noses though.

Being famed for their pies, how could we miss out on trying those! Don served up their Specialty Chicken Pie and boy, was it real good. The pie crust was flaky enough but wasn't overly flaky to cause you to choke on it. The filling was AMAZING!!!! The chunks of chicken were everywhere and the potatoes and all were so hearty and delicious. No wonder it's their specialty!

We also had the Crab Bee Hoon (Soup). I loved this. They cooked the soup with tang kuey - a type of Chinese herbs for women, especially - and I was quite surprised I liked the taste of it with the soup. I felt it brought out the taste of the crabs really well and the yam were delicious! I never ate that many yam in one sitting before!

We also had the Black Pepper Chicken Pie. Don't really know why but they seem to enjoy using black pepper extravagantly in their dishes. Once again, I thought the use of black pepper was over the top and I didn't like this.

The was the first drink I had when we sat down - Avocado Juice. Everyone enjoyed this so much it was one of the featured dishes! Creamy and not overly sweet, you could still taste the avocado! Yummmm.

Later on during the meal, I had a glass of Lime Juice. It looked really mild because of the color but godddd, was it sour!

Last but not least, the dessert! Cheesecake! Which is what they are known for as well. They use Philly's Cream Cheese so you can be sure it taste real good and the jam on the bottom helps to accentuate the taste of the cheese and complimented it really well!

And that was the end of it! The whole experience was really fun and I got to try really nice food and made new friends as well. Check out this Sunday's TNP for the coverage! Pray to God, I don't look like shit.

Don - Your Personal Pie Club
20 Cross Street
#01-34/35/36
China Square Central, Singapore 048422

Check out their website HERE!

Kyo-Nichi Ramen

2008-06-10T20:19:00.004+08:00

A couple of weeks ago, the girl and I tried out this small, quiet ramen store at a corner of Marina Square. I passed it by a couple of times but there never seemed to be much people there so I just assumed it wasn't that good but since they serve mainly ramen.. I was tempted to give it a shot!

We got a set and ordered an extra bowl of ramen.

An appetizer ($5 and below) comes with the set we ordered. We got this since it was recommended by the chef and the girl loves prawns. It was crispy and good and the prawns were fresh.

I got the Kyo-Nichi Ramen which the house ramen. A slice of chashu with egg, bamboo shoots and wakame. The chashu is fantastic, it really melts in your mouth as you eat it!

The girl had the Tom Yum Ramen. The soup base was good, albiet a little too salty but you can taste the tanginess and the prawns were hugeee!

Kyo-Nichi's soup are cooked using collagen, hence their soup are thick and really tasty. Each set cost either $13 or $16 depending on your choice of ramen and all set comes with an appetizer and a drink. Alternatively, you can enjoy a bowl of ramen at $8 and above, depending on the type. You can choose to 'upsize' your noodles as well as a choice of 'Thick' or 'Spicy' soup base.

We walked over to Canelé at the basement of Raffles City and bought a chocolate macaroon to try. Each macaroon goes for $2.50 and their standards is really a step up from Bakerzin's.

Before we left, we went to Changing Appetites thinking of getting a dessert. Got this huge mug of chocolate drink instead. It was pretty good, but I expected it to be better. I might give their waffles a try another day. Waffles are at 50% off on Saturday nights!

Addresses:

Kyo-Nichi (Marina Square)
#03-249, Marina Square
6 Raffles Boulevard
Singapore 39594

Canelé Pâtisserie Chocolaterie
252 North Bridge Road,
#B1-81/82 Raffles City Shopping Centre,
Singapore 179103

Changing Appetites
#01-204, Marina Square
6 Raffles Boulevard

Rainy Afternoon

2008-03-06T01:17:00.009+08:00

The girl and I had great plans for Monday afternoon but the unexpected downpour made us scraped it and we went to Sixth Avenue with YY instead.

Had pies at Piper's Pies. The girl had their Piper's Special which had very generous chunks of beef that were lightly spiced and I had a Bacon Quiche which was tasty and went down well with the Flat White coffee that came together as a set, along with a salad. Check out Piper's Pies HERE!

Went to Corduroy and Finch after that. It was still early so the place was pretty quiet and was great to sit by the window and read. Relaxing!

Shared Earl Grey tea with the girl.

YY had a Hot Chocolate.

And we had lovely shortbread cookies to go around.

Brenda joined us after her work and we went down to Chinatown for dinner. Tried out a super old school Teochew Restaurant along Mosque Street. The place was crowded with people, mostly families celebrating birthday and such and their menu didn't have a price to the dishes! The decor of the restaurant was really like a typical chinese restaurant, more commonly found a couple of years back. It felt nice to have dinner in such kinda place once again.

We ordered Shark Fin with Crab Meat Soup to go around. The soup was definitely worth the money ($40) as it was filled with chunky, sweet, flavourful pieces of crab meat and a generous helping of shark fin's as well. We couldn't stop raving about the soup!

We had Salad Prawns too. Prawns were amazingly huge and amazingly fresh!

This Claypot Seafood with Tofu was super worth the money! It has fresh prawns in it and tons and tons of tofu. The gravy of it was delicious especially when you pour it over your rice. We all had second and third helpings of the tofu but still failed to finish it. That is how huge the portion was.

We wanted to try Goose Meat but the restaurant only had in extravagant amount, along with extravagant prices so the nice uncle/waiter gave us a $16 portion instead. What we got was definitely worth the $16! It was a generous enough amount and the meat was carved to perfection. The layer of fat beneath the skin was soft and flavourful and melts in your mouth. The meat was so juicy and tender too! YUMMMMEHHHHH!!!

We'll definitely be back for more goose meat and Brenda and I are eager to try the Cold Crab and Raw Fish!

2008-01-28T00:54:00.000+08:00

Poor Sally is really getting mouldy. It's not like all of us haven't been eating and taking photos of nice food, we've just been procrastinating too much.

Since it's late and I have to wake up early tomorrow, I'll just make a quick post of my favourite food - RAMEN!!!! Most of the ramen I ate so far uses pork soup base so this ramen that uses chicken soup base was the first I've tasted so far. Good too though, because the girlfriend doesn't like pork. :\

Spicy Chicken Ramen, $13
When it was served before me, I thought it wouldn't been spicy at all. There wasn't a single hint in the soup to prove it was spicy. Turns out, the soup was even spicier than any of the other spicy ramen I had previously! The ramen was super good, springy and had that extra 'oomph' to it. The extra egg I added was worth the money, it had the strong taste of shoyu that I love.

Tamago, $8
The girlfriend loves tamago. The store only sells a limited amount of this, judging by the way the plate of egg doesn't get replenish despite it being only the start of dinner hours. The tamago was sweet and moist and it comes served with shredded radishes at the side, yum!

Store is located at The Central
MRT Station: Clarke Quay
Beside Waruku. (I'll edit this with the exact address asap.)

Xmas BBQ

2007-12-27T22:40:00.000+08:00

Oh my gosh.. Sally is so covered with cobwebs!! So sorry that the Sally foodies got kinda too busy, and perhaps too lazy to do updates. Hmm, well i do have a short last post (unless other foodies add on posts for this month) for 2007: Xmas BBQ - I shall show you the most popular food for our BBQ this year!

No. 1 on the Chart: Presenting Portabello Mushrooms!

Melted Cheese on Top..And it's so Juicy... Perfect!

No. 2 on the Chart: Marshmallow! Not any kind, but the BBQ ones. Crispy on the outside, soft and melty on the inside. Hmmmmm......

Okie, Sally foodies: let's set a resolution for year 2008! Have more nice food , more fun and share with our Sally-readers. Alright?

Gambete! Yea!

MUNCHY DONUTS

2007-10-14T18:57:00.001+08:00

Forget Donut Factory!
After trying the sweet things at Munchy Donut, I bet you won't be tempted to Q at Donut Fac anymore!!!

I bought a box of 6 donuts last Friday and boy were they awesome!!!!!
The flavors chosen were Choz O' Nutter (Choc-dipped donut with peanut butter filling), Typhoon Oreo (Donut coated with white choc and sprinkled with lots of Oreo bits), Choz O' Latte (White choc coated with coffee cream filling), Munchy Original (Soft and fluffy sugar-sprinkled), O'Shoik (Bitter-sweet choc coated) and Silly-Mon (White choc coated with cinnamon sprinkles).

**there aint any photos cuz the donuts were gobbled up oh-too-quickly...
For a peek at how the donuts look like, to check out other flavors and to locate their stores, go to http://www.munchydonut.com/19_exciting_flavours.htm

Homecooked Lunch

2007-10-12T01:26:00.000+08:00

The girlfriend and I cooked lunch a couple of weekends ago. Couldn't cook that many dishes since there was only the both of us. So decided on a soup and prawn omelette!

We boiled water and cooked the soup from scratched. However, we ran into some problems midway. Soup tasted bland so we just kept adding salt and MSG, it did have some taste to it eventually but the girlfriend thought the MSG taste was very strong. Oh wells.

This is our favourite! Added chili padi into the egg with the prawns and for seasonings, we had fish sauce and soy sauce. We tried to make a full circle but it was hard trying to flip the egg so we ended up smashing it into smaller pieces eventually.

2007-10-12T00:51:00.001+08:00

Elinn and I went to Colbar@One-North today and we ordered:

Spaghetti on Toast

Mushroom on Toast

And we both had A & W Root Beer to go along with the food:

Quite Old-School uh? =P

Elinn is addicted to the spaghetti on toast that i think she's going to try making it on her own someday. Apart from the food, i love the place because it's a perfect place where you can relax and immerse yourself in the good old kampung days. =)

Waraku

2007-09-19T23:13:00.000+08:00

It was my lucky day because my brother treated me and his girlfriend to Waraku ( Japanese Casual Dining). The ramen was great, the sushi was fresh and the pancake was delicious!
Here:

The Ramen Bowl is Huge! I had my ramen in Miso base and it taste real good!!
The sushi are made only after you have ordered them.. so it's really fresh! The rice is soft and the fillings are warm! (a little note: the Wasabi is also fresher than those we got from the usual sushi outlets)
Ramen in Stone bowl - you are able to enjoy piping hot ramen and soup for about 15 mins! Excellent for people like me who like their food to be hot. ( but i didn't eat this, my brother did.)
Japanese Pancake - Tastes somewhat like Tako Pachi, just that it's filled with vegetables. So for people who like tako pachi and don't mind cabbage ( if im not wrong about it. it's quite nice actually), you're sure to like this one!

There are quite a few Waraku branches in Singapore. The one we went to was at :
51 Cuppage Road #01-12 Starhub Centre Singapore 229469

****Edits!****
Oooh everyone's going to Waraku, but seriously the food is worth it.
Its fresh and the service there is good.
Not to mention that they have hand towels in the toilet at the outlet I went, Marina Sq. =P
More Waraku pictures, click here!

Nuts for Donuts!

2007-09-07T15:10:00.001+08:00

With the newly set-up designated queue area at Donut Factory over at Suntec City, we managed to avoid the long queue and still get to sink our teeth into the much raved about donuts. Only exception at this new queue line is you can only buy a maximum of 2 donuts. No one said anything about queuing over and over again though. :P

We got the Peanut and Strawberry White Chocolate and it came as a set together with a cup of coffee of your choice. Great huh?

Jac came down and she got the set again. Shared a Mint Dark Chocolate and Jac had the Coffee. The coffee one had almond flakes over it. Donuts were good, quite different from the ones we are used to which taste like bread just sweeter. These donuts were softer and slightly air-y. The flavours were very rich and very good!

KFC surf & turf meal !!!!!

2007-08-26T17:00:00.000+08:00

Seriously... go try the fish fingers from KFC's surf & turf meal....
Its super duper nice, fragrant, moist, crunchy, tasty, awesome!

I was more than willing to trade my chicken for more fish fingers if they let me!

Surabaya Ayam Penyet!

2007-08-12T13:37:00.001+08:00

What do you like about Ayam Penyet?
Is it the yummy juicy chicken?
The crispy crunchy crumbs?
or is it the super-duper-numbing belacan chilli?

I say its all of them!
The combination simply rocks,
plus I love the soft and fluffy white rice they serve.
(I do not like hard rice..it gives me hiccups =/)They serve Fried Catfish as well!
I think its really good.
The meat is really tender and tasty.

Should try the many varieties of fried stuff on their menu.
Everyone seems to be enjoying their food.

Oh! Soto Ayam!
We didn't order this initially, we wanted clear spinach soup,
but it was sold out and
we surely didn't regret changing our order to this one!
I really liked the taste of it, reminds me of my Primary School days =)

Ah! This is interesting!
Cola with milk.
Try it for yourself! ;)

Oh! Before I forget, Surabaya Ayam Penyet is at Lucky Plaza level 2!
If I'm not wrong, its #02-63..somewhere there..
heh.

2007-08-08T21:06:00.001+08:00

I'm so sorry that this post should have been up ages ago and i am just doing it now.. Well, better than not being up at all right? =P Alright, presenting to you aahaan Thai from the Thai Bazzar held at the Thai Embassy not too long ago:

This lady is really great: she handles everything by herself and she's so natural that you wouldnt even notice!

Mango Salad!
I gotta say i like her mango salad, though it's not as spicy as the one i ate last year.

Tom Yum Kuay Tiao Soup:
we expected it to be more spicy.. it's kinda too mild for a tom yum.

This is my FAVE!!! Chicken wing!! It's so juicy! ~yummy.

Phat Thai:
I waited for very long to get this packet..
Squeeze in the lime and stir in the peanuts and chilli.
Phat Thai is GREAT like that. *drools*

Ramen, Ramen, Ramen

2007-08-05T15:24:00.000+08:00

I've been having the strongest cravings for ramen despite eating it for nearly 3 days a few weeks back and having it again for supper on Friday night. The firmness of the noodles with it's strong flavors, the aromatic smell and distinct stock of the soup, the wonderful flavor from the meat.. god, give me my ramen now!!

Shoyu Ramen

Spicy Ramen

Sweet Food to Combat Monday Blues

2007-07-23T22:42:00.001+08:00

I went to work with monday blues last week (hmm.. it's every week to be exact, but last week blues was real bad ) I pulled through the day with the the kind offer from my colleague. She baked pastry and brought it to the office and i have extra goodie besides the quiche everyone else had. =P I like the Cream Horn because the pastry flakes were very crispy and filling tasted just nice - the sweetness was just right.

Cream Horn

Quiche

Then after work, I met with up a fren to go for Ice cream. Ice cream is happy food! And i did feel better after the Ice cream. The ice cream palour I went to is a newly opened franchise from Australia - Cold Rock. You can mix your ice cream of different flvours/ toppings. I had Macademia with Mango Ice cream mixed into Violet crumble and Strawberry. Odd combi it may seems but it's quite tasty at the end of the day:

My mix of ice cream

They have a wide variety of toppings for you to mix into. And even before you step into the ice cream palour, you can smell something very sweet. My friend and I concluded it's the smell of the bubblegum flavour ice cream. I haven't try it yet. Perhaps you should. So do visit Cold Rock situated in Holland Village, it's right beside Spizza. =)

P.S: Sorry for the awful pictures taken. My monday blues was a hindrance to me taking decent, presentable pictures. so pardon me.

Bangkok Food Part 1

2007-07-15T00:16:00.000+08:00

Was in Bangkok a month ago with the girlfriend. I think Thailand will be one of the country I'll always feel so comfortable in despite everything being so foreign to me. And one thing, I'll never get enough of their food! We blew most of our money on food and I have pretty decent photos to share. Will be posting them up in parts so just hope I don't get lazy!

This was what we ate for dinner upon arrival. Chester's Grill can be found in most parts of Bangkok and the price's pretty reasonable considering that the food is good! The girlfriend had this, Teriyaki Chicken Rice.

I had this, the Roasted Chicken Rice. The meat they used was dark meat which I looooove. Rice was soft and fragrant. I didn't like the thick gravy that they drizzled over the top of the rice though.

Carl's is the way to go!

2007-07-12T15:51:00.001+08:00

I loveeeeee the onion rings from Carl's Jr.
Seriously, they're BIG, crunchy, nicely breaded and smells really good.
Besides that, the plus point comes from the do-it-yourself Salsa Dip at the self-help condiments station.
I love salsa to the max!!We had a chicken burger this time, unlike the usual beef ones.
Bacon Swiss Crispy Chicken Sandwich.
Its Juicy.
The chicken is BIG (not unusual), the nice salty bacon is crispy, and the combi of melty swiss cheese and mayo makes for an all-time sinful delight!I like it when patties are bigger than the bread bun =P

Japanese Curry

2007-07-02T22:21:00.000+08:00

Want to cook some Japanese Curry at home? Easy!
Grab a pack of Vermont Curry Cubes from any supermarket and just follow the instructions! =)

Vermont Curry: Curry with a Touch of Apple and Honey

Step One: Stir-fry the onions, potato and carrots in oil for several minutes/ till you deem it's okie.

Step Two: Add one cup of water in. Add in the meat too ( I used pork). I added the meat here but not in step one because I do not want to the meat to be too tough.

Step Three: Add in 2 cubes of Vermont Curry. Then stir.

Ta- da! Serve the curry with rice =)

Can't Decide on Your Drinks?

2007-06-28T13:28:00.000+08:00

Overwhelming choices can make one pretty indecisive at times... So at the end of day, one might be so tired or frustrated with making choices that he or she would just say, "Anything la!" and perhaps "Whatever la" too. No worries about wasting your brain cells on what to drink next time cos there's :

Whatever!

Anything is available too! The difference between Whatever and Anything is that- the latter is carbonated. Well, you still have to make your choice of having carbonated or non-carbonated drink. Hmm.. at least it's better than deciding among overwhelming choices right? haha =P

Crepes, crepes, crepes

2007-06-24T01:35:00.000+08:00

This post will go down as one of my most efficient and prompt entries of late. Highly attributed to the fact that photos was sent to me very quickly and I was bugged to post this.

Anyway, we had desserts at Crepes & Cream on Thursday night. This place serves dessert crepes and crepes as mains and each crepe, regardless of the ingredient in it, cost only $3.90! This makes is very, very affordable. Only minus point about it is that the ingredients used, like the bananas, were really very minimal but I guess that's expected considering the cost. But on a general note, the crepes managed to satisfy our growling tummy!

Mango Tango: with vanilla ice cream (because they were out of mango), mango bits and drizzled with syrup.

Carribean Cruise: with vanilla ice cream, banana slices and drizzled with chocolate sauce.

Choco Crave: with chocolate ice cream, crunched brownie bits and drizzled with chocolate sauce.

Crepes & Cream
Orchard Cineleisure, Basement 1

Desserts@ Sun and Moon

2007-06-24T00:19:00.001+08:00

Guess what's in the cage? :
Hmm.. it's a Tofu! nono.. it's a Cheesecake!! nono~~ It's Tofu Cheesecake!

Tofu Cheesecake:
Taste like Philadelphia Cheesecake. I like it! =)

Forgot the exact name of this cake, but it's Green Tea cake. Not too bad.

I must say I like the plates and the aesthetic display of the food. It just make your desserts more yummy~

You can find these at:
Sun with Moon Japanese Dining & Café
501 Orchard Road
#03-15/16/17 Wheelock Place Singapore 238880
(65) 6733 6636

Steak Cookout!

2007-06-20T23:34:00.001+08:00

Nice juicy steak prepared with Masterfood's Pepper Steak Seasoning and flavored with YY's special gravy of onions, garlic, oyster sauce and soy sauce!Buttered Baby Potatoes with salt and pepper
**btw, Tefal wokpan rocks!**

Trusty Ol' Campbell's Mushroom Soup

Ready to serve!
Steak with potatoes and corn!Yum!

**Oops...the steak was cut up cuz i realize i don't have steak-knives =S

Canelé Pâtisserie Chocolaterie

2007-06-19T22:33:00.002+08:00

The cake above is absolutely delicious.. (from the outlook of it, you can tell that it's pretty sinful. But do give it a try!) You can find this at Canelé Pâtisserie Chocolaterie.
Do check out this place for more cakes and desserts! Their macarons are apparently very nice and famous. I shall try it one day!

Canelé Pâtisserie Chocolaterie.

Robertson Walk
11 Unity Street, #01-09
Robertson Walk
Singapore 237995

Miss those days?

2007-06-13T15:43:00.000+08:00

Pop Pop
Bika
Chicken Ring
KoKo

Hero
Mamee
BeeBee
Toro

Do any of these ring a bell??
I know they do =D

Yummy food from Taiwan - Last Part

2007-06-11T16:10:00.000+08:00

Yummy food from Taiwan - Last Part

And so, we were back to Taipei after a few days in Hualian. For our first dinner back in Taipei, we went to Din Tai Feng:

The must-order: Xiao Long Bao

I love it when you bite into it and the gravy/ juice (you might want to call it) seeps out.. Oooo

Zhu Pa Dan Chao Fan (Pork Chop Fried Rice):
I found this much tastier than the one in our local DTF.

Zha Jiang Mian:
The noodles and the mince pork is delicious! I finished my small bowl within mintues.

Suan La Tang:
We hesitated for very long before we ordered this (recall the Suan La Tang in Part 1). When we finished all our food, we decided to give it a try since we were there. and the results was... ...this one is much much tastier!!! Haha.. so our conclusion was that the weird taste in the soup in Part 1 was the vinegar and not the pig's blood( since this one has pig's blood too)

For the next day's breakfast: KFC

Mocha

KFC egg tarts

Dont they just make you drool? It's actually very good. Initially, i expected it to be so-so only because i dont think KFC would be good in their egg tarts. But i was wrong.

Egg Tart - Caramel flavour

Tea (Dilmah brand)

And our lunch at a Cafe:

Stir-fried Pasta

Set Meal:

i forgot the name of this set because i forgot to note down the Chinese names. (Btw, it's pretty hard to remember the dishes' names when they are in Chinese). Okay, name aside. This plate is very appetising! First the layout of the food and second the taste is just right for me!

Then we snacked at one of the stall at the Gong Guan night market:

Fried "Dang Hun"

Yu Su Geng Ban Tiao:
The noodles is abit like Mee Huan Kuay. And the Fish crackers taste nicer when u soak it in the gravy.

Dan Hua Tang

After walking through the night market, our legs were tired and we found a cafe to sit down. Of 'cos we grabbed some food as well:

Rose Cranberry Tea (with Waffle-like Biscuit):
Dip the waffle down into the tea and eat it! Yummy~
and the Tea is very sweet. I love it!

Ice Latte and Cheesecake

One of my Fave: Baked Rice!

Mos Burger for lunch:

Sweet & Sour Chicken Burger

They have all kinds of beverages, in attractive packaging.

And their brands of mineral water is quite interesting.. the first one is Duo He Shui (More Water) and the second one is Shui Guan Ni (Who Cares?)

And our last dinner in Taipei, at a Pasta Cafe:

Mushroom Pasta with Tomato Puree, Cream-based

Vongole

Tomato-based Pasta

And this... i forgot the name of this pasta. haha.. Well, we all enjoyed our pasta cos it's yummy yummy!

Breakfast:

"I Love Milk"

Before headin off to airport, my friend and i bought Sushi from their convenient store:

and I love this one too!! The rice is not hard at all! =)

Yummy food from Taiwan - Part 3

2007-06-10T00:47:00.000+08:00

Yummy food from Taiwan - Part 3 , featuring the food we ate in Hualian!

Our guide for the day, (big) Liu Jie, help us get this delicious pack of takeaway.. it comes in a wooden box and this set has pork, egg, vegetables, "cai por", ginger, beancurd and sausage (i think). I like the rice.. it's abit like japanese rice - a little sticky. And this takeaway still taste nice even when it's not piping hot, and by that i mean the side dishes and the rice would not turn soggy after some time..

Chi Shang Bian Dang (Chi Shang Takeaway)

Our Landlady, (small) Liu Jie, organized a BBQ for those staying at her "home hostel" and we joined in. Their BBQ is full of Meat.. It's really "Kao Rou Hui". We all enjoyed the food at the BBQ:

This one is super-duper nice!! It's abit like soft-shell crab.. Very crunchy and tasty. They call this little crab "Lang Hua Xie". These are caught by Liu Jie's husband at the beach. The deep-fried vegetable is called " Jiu Chen Ta". It's not bad becuase it has this special aroma that I like.

Bacon and Chicken Wing:
The wing is super-duper good too!! I love it~

A Skewer of Pork:
did i mention they eat alot of Pork ( and beef too actually) in Taiwan? it's meat overdose!

Pork Chop:
]They usually eat pork chop with bread at their bbq.

Maize:
okie.. this maize is a little burnt.. but it's delicious! somehow their maize is tastier than our local ones.. and it's easier to bite the kernels off the core.

Taiwan Sausage!

Octopus' Mouth (to be honest i forgot it's Squid or Octopus) Well, let's call it Sotong la.. more familiar with it, haha. =X :
I didn't know what was it when i ate it.. our of our of my group, only i ate this.. It's pretty alright.. except that i got tired chewing the last part and spat it out.. = S
And can you spot the flat fishcake alike food behind?
It's called "Tian Bu La".

Inside this wooden container is Drunken Prawns!! they just leave it above the BBQ stove and heat it until it's ready for eating. not too bad. This could be brought from the supermarket if im not wrong..

I don't know the name of this food.. But it's abit like one of our Yong Tau Foo Fishcake.

And now, I shall introduce what we eat for breakfast at the stall behind our "home-hostel":

"Zu Pa Jian Bing":
Their "Jian Bing" is a little like crepe, though not exactly the same. you can order it with different fillings.. this one comes with Pork Chop.

" Jiu Chen Ta Jian Bing"

Triple Deck Sandwich:
Pork Chop ( different style from the one in Jian Bing), Egg, Ham and Cucumber.
This one is one of my friend's favourite, and i think it's yummy too!

Carrot Cake

And our takeaway lunch to the Ocean Park:

Jiao Zi:
The four of us shared 20 of it.
It's delicious! So much so that we bought it again (for supper) on our last night in Hualian.

Xiao Long Bao:
The four of us shared 10.

For our dinner, we were craving for steamboat because the weather had been very cold since we've reached Hualian. We went to a steamboat restaurant- Ah Guan Hou Guo - recommended by (big) Liu Jie. The food there is nice and filling and guess how much it cost? It cost us like slightly less than SGD 10 person (when converted)!! Too bad i dont have alot of pictures of the steamboat dinner because we werent allowed to take pictures.. and we secretly took a few only:

This is the basic set of ingredients when you order their steamboat. You get to choose the soup base (and the cost varies according to the different soup base) and you can add on some other dishes ( of 'cos at additional cost too). We ordered extra "Dong Fen", Straw Mushroom, Chicken, Crabstick and Frozen Beancurd. The Chicken was very fresh and very very tender! We were told that people in Hualian don't eat frozen meat. Whatever they eat is fresh.

The soup base that my friend and i shared comes with this pot of tea. When the soup boils, we pour the tea into the steamboat.
My two other friends ordered Kim Chi soup base.. it's very very NICE!! so much so that my friend and I keep stealing their soup! hahha..

And the next day morning we were back to our breakfast stall:

Soya Milk

"Ba Hu (meat floss) Jian Bing"

Corn Nuggets

Teppanyaki noodles

French Toast

Over at Shin kong Chao Feng Ranch and Resort :

Fresh Ice Cream!!:
Made from the milk gotten from the cows in the farm. And I love this one!

I suppose this is called Milk Custard. Not bad too.

Cherry Tomato:
I took a bite and the juice squirt out and landed on my t-shirt! It's very sweet, sour and juicy!

A basket full of cherry tomatoes:
You can sample as much as you want, but you cannot take it away with you.

From the stalls along the street:

Fried Yam and Fried Carrot Cake

Fried Prawn Cracker:
There's some fillings inside this prawn cracker - not too bad.
The chilli that goes with this is superb! Spicy and nice!

"Dau Huay" with Pearls

Cream Puff:
This one is absolutely yummy! (small) Liu Jie bought this for us and i supposed she got it from a bakery.

Yummy food from Taiwan - Part 2

2007-06-05T22:42:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the delay and here comes Yummy food from Taiwan Part 2:

After walking a few rounds in Wu Fen Pu wholesale garment area, we were sooo hungry that we decided to hunt for food.. it took us quite long to find food that's appealing to us.. at least with quite a number of patrons in the stall and with food that sounds not bad. So, we sat down by a roadside noodle stall near a temple in Wu Fen Pu.

Dry Noodles:
I like this noodle =) This noodle is very smooth and the "brownish toppings"( seems to consist of some onions and mince pork) made the dish pretty tasty!

The Soup Version

and here's our dinner at one of a fast food outlet near Danshui (The same outlet can be found in many other places too):

Za Jiang Mian

And We bought some donuts home for next day's breakfast... But i only managed to get one shot because i was the last one to get out of bed and my frens had already ate up theirs.. haha.. okie.. here's my dunkin donut:

Cinnamon Donut

At Jiu Fen, we saw this Big Hair Auntie selling sauages and we bought one to try:

Squid sauage and Pork sauage

if you look carefully into the pork sausage, there's tiny white balls in it.. You might not like the sight of it, but it's nice and crunchy!

Yes, the squid sausage is really black.. it's not as tender as the pork sausage but it still taste quite decent. Really!

Our lunch at Jiu Fen is one of the Famous Fishball stalls there:

Za Jiang Fan

These huge fishballs are Fu Zhou Fishballs- with Pork filling

And these Fishball if im not wrong are made from 'Snowfish' , but they taste abit like Sotong ball-except there's no Sotong smell.

Za Jiang Mian again! It taste so-so only.. maybe we ate too many of this already.. =S

By evening, we've reached Shihlin night market to taste more yummy food!!!

Oyster Omelette:

It's very different form our "Orh Lwah" because they fried with some green vegetables and they pour this brown sauce over the omelette. One of my friends and I dislike this certain smell of this dish.. and we couldnt tell if it's the vegetables or the brown sauce. Nevertheless, I still like the egg and the oysters!

Prawn Omelette

Da Bing Bao Xiao Bing (Literally translated as Big Biscuit wrapped over Small Biscuit):

Oh, i love this snack.. the outer layer is like some very soft bread and the inside is very Crunchy and tasty!

And is is called Da Chang Bao Xiao Chang:
The sauage is wrapped over by glutinuous rice and this is really yummy too! My friend loves this one! (and I love it too! esp the cucumber.. i wonder how they made the cucumber taste so nice!)

Here comes the Famous Shihlin XXL Crispy Chicken! :
Pretty much the same as the local one.. Except that it's not cut into smaller pieces- you have to bite it off the whole chunk, And it's not entirely deboned-our piece has a piece of bone attached to it. To be honest, i prefer our local Cripsy Chicken. =P

Let me tell you, this is one of our fave too!! Mian Mian Bing ('Snowy Ice'):
We chose Mango and Strawberry as our toppings.. Yummy~ it's very different from our normal dessert. We absolutely love it !

And we headed back to XiMenDing to eat the famous Ah Zhong Mee Sua:

Ah Zhong Mee Sua:
This Mee Sua doesnt come with oysters. I think the "round stuff" are pigs' intestines.. i ate one and i didn't really like it.. so we just ate the mee sua.. the mee sua taste so-so because we didnt add chilli for the first time we ate it. We like it better when chilli was added during the second time.

Pancakes Breakfast!

2007-06-04T13:48:00.000+08:00

I haven't made a post in ages and this has been way too overdued. Pancakes breakfast from Breko@Holland V. Very filling and satisfying considering that pancakes are my ultimate love. Insides of the pancakes were just right, not too moist nor too dry, and tasted great with butter and drizzling of maple syrup. This came with 2 small chicken sausages and egg, scrambled at my request. Totally worth waking up early for!

ps: Quality of photo is a bit gritty because I took it with my phone's camera.

Yummy food from Taiwan - Part 1

2007-05-30T00:43:00.000+08:00

Just came back from Taiwan trip and i shall blog about the food i ate over there in the next few entries!

There are quite a number of Japanese fast food outlets in Taiwan and for our first dinner in Taiwan, my friends and I step into TonKatsu, one of the Japanese fast food outlets we could find in XiMenDing. And of cos, i ate Tonkatsu for my meal:

Tonkatsu Set

This Tonkatsu set comes with a bowl of rice, Miso soup, a plate of Tonkatsu and a Jelly-like dessert. You can add a cup of drink for NT$15 (if i remember correctly). You can go for additional servings of rice or miso soup if you wish to. There is a small self-service counter for additional servings of rice or/and miso soup. Good recommendation for people who have a big appetite =) because it's not only nice but filling as well!

While on our way to Wu Fen Pu (Garments Wholesale Area), we settled our lunch at one of the little eateries located next to one of the metro exits at HouShan Pi station.

"Suan La" (Sour & Spicy) soup.

It taste quite different from our local Sweet and Sour soup. I don't really like the taste of it. My friends and i were still figuring whether it's the Pig's blood or the Black vinegar that contributed to the weird taste I dislike.

Cong You Bing.

This Cong You Bing is delicious! It's kinda similar to our roti prata.. I like the crispy taste and the Spring Onions in it. And it's not very oily. Good.

Xiao Long Bao.

We love Xiao Long Bao!! Tender meat and the gravy! Yum Yum.. But the pork taste is slightly stronger than our local ones somehow. Well, I still find it yummy!

Miao Er Duo (Cat's Ears).

No worries! This ain't real cat's ears! Initially we thought they really eat cat's ears. But we came to realise that these like cat's ear-like stuff are made from dough. It's abit like our Mee Huan Kuay. I personally like this dish because i like the taste, but one of my friends doesn't really fancy this dish because there's cuttlefish taste in the gravy.

Nasi Ayam

2007-05-30T00:20:00.001+08:00

I came across this Malay stall with my mum the other day when we went to the Temple (@ Si Ma Lu) near Bugis. I'm sorry that I forgot to note the exact address! This stall is located in the building next the Indian Temple and beside it is a Rojak Stall (apparently this rojak stall is quite famous).
*Update: The stall is located in Fortune Centre, 190 Middle Road

I like their Nasi Ayam because the Chicken meat is tender and the chilli is sweet and a little spicy. What's more, the rice is not too hard nor too soft. Give it a try if you all manage to find the stall k! =P

Nasi Ayam

Xin Kee Zi Char

2007-05-23T13:25:00.000+08:00

This is my Grandfather's favourite Zi Char stall.
According to my Mom , the stall owner has changed though.
But we decided to give it a try still and
most of the dishes are still awesome!Here are some of the house specialties!!Sweet & Sour Pork!
This is real good I tell ya..the battered pork is still crispy and the sauce is flavorful!

A MUST-MUST TRY!!

Fish Head Bee Hoon
At first, the soup was a disappointment cuz it wasn't as tasty as before.
But I swore the soup got tastier towards the middle and the end of the meal, I don't know why!
Very generous meaty fish pieces though!

Sambal Tapioca Leaves
This dish is the TOPS!
As much as it looks deceivingly normal, the tapioca leaves were really nicely cooked.
The dish was fragrant and we could taste the pieces of dried shrimp from the sambal.
Nice!

Fried Prawns

This used to be my favourite dish but to be honest, I don't think the new people did an equally good job with frying prawns.
The prawns were huge and crispy, but I still felt it could be done better.
Worth a try though. Eat while its hot!

The stall's located in an Ol'skool Kopitiam at Eng Hoon Street (Near Tiong Bahru market).
Opens 11am-3pm and then 530pm-930pm.
Alternate Tuesdays off.

Korean Pizza Snacks

2007-05-14T01:08:00.000+08:00

I bought this packet of pizza flavour snack from the Korean Shop in Square 2(just above Novena mrt station). It's perfectly yummy! Once u start it, you cannot stop! and i mean it! It makes a good companion for couch potato =)

This honeycomb snack has no MSG!

The right bite size

MaMa Bakery (Japanese Bakery)

2007-05-11T00:32:00.000+08:00

This bakery is perfect place for afternoon tea. The ambience is nice and the bread and coffee/tea are of affordable price. The one on the left is tuna bread, the on the right is cheese mayo and vege (i think that's its name. but anyway, it tastes like foccacia =) and there aren't any vege in it actually. Should give it a try!)

The tea is not bad too. The one on the left is Blueberry and Raspberry tea and the one on the right is Lemon tea.

It's such a nice way to spend your afternoon having tea and delicious bread in a soothing and quiet environment, isn't it?Yea, so head down to MaMa Bakery@ Square 2! (just above Novena mrt station)

Meiji Factory

2007-04-29T13:54:00.000+08:00

Check out Meiji Factory!
Its really worth a visit cuz you get a nice variety of Meiji confectionery at prices slightly cheaper than outside.
Plus, some of the stuff available there are hardly seen in supermarkets!

Meiji Seika Factory
36 Quality Road.
Opens every Friday 12nn-3pm.
Closes on Public Holidays though.

Take bus 246 from Boon Lay Interchange.
I'm nice =)

Ham & Cheese

2007-04-29T13:47:00.000+08:00

There's nothing like a good home-made Ham & Cheese sandwich.Topless or fully-covered!
As long as the bread is nicely toasted,
the cheese is melty and the ham is good,
its heaven =D

Cupcakes Cupcakes!!!

2007-04-17T01:28:00.000+08:00

We have not been posting entries! How horrid!!

But.....
Check out the cupcakes from Room For Dessert if you will =)A box of 4 regular cupcakes like these costs $16.

Comes in Choc-a-lot flavor.
Which are essentially choco cakes with a chocolate ganache frosting!
OR......

Carrot cake with white chocolate cream cheese frosting!!
This is my ultimate fave!!!!!!!

Check out ROOM FOR DESSERT!!

"Colorful Biscuit"

2007-03-27T20:07:00.000+08:00

To most of us, I assume this retro snack requires no introduction!
Made of flour, water and sugar mainly, this Ol'skool biscuit snack usually comes in a pack of 3 colors - pink, yellow, green.
Can be found at most traditional neighbourhood provision shops.
=)

Chinese New Year

2007-03-13T15:49:00.000+08:00

Once again, very very overdued post. Chinese New Year was nearly a month ago and it took me so long to put up this post. We really love festivals because it means my Grandma takes over the kitchen and we get to eat seriously drool-worthy food. And the amount of food is enough to fit an entire colony.

We had lots of prawns. First the Harlok prawns which is basically a traditional Hokkien dish. The prawns were huge and superbly fresh. We also had the return of the much loved prawn fritters! I took many helpings of this as usual!

We also had Sweet and Sour Fish that had slices of chinese mushroom in it as well. The skin of the fish was fried so well making it really crispy and the meat was fresh and I just couldn't stop eating this. My Grandma also stir-fried a dish made up of leeks, prawns, roast pork and a few other ingredients. I have no idea what is the exact name of the dish but the ingredients in this dish all symbolizes something.

Taro (yam) was also present at the table. I avoided it but I saw my mother throwing it into the steamboat that we had! My Grandma also steamed a whole chicken by herself and it was delicious! The skin smelled great and the dark meat parts were so juicy!

My 2nd Uncle bought a whole suckling pig from a restaurant. The meat was juicy and tender and the skin was very crispy! Yuuuum.

The abalone could either be eaten raw or used in the steamboat. I preferred eating it raw though. Grandma also cooked a big bowl of Fa Cai which is a dish that has a huge pork knuckle, sea cucumbers, dried oysters and black moss of thing which is called fa cai, hence the name.

We had a whole tray of raw food for the steamboat. We also had a ginormous lobster!

LAKSA (re-submitted)

2007-02-20T22:27:00.000+08:00

BLOCK 115, BUKIT MERAH VIEW
STALL #01-353
(as promised, here's the address for the BESTEST LAKSA!)

note: LAKSA only available on Saturdays & Sundays.
Other goodies available are Home-made Yam Cake, Chee Cheong Fun, Fried Bee Hoon & Fried Mee.

*slurp*

Roast Pork Rice!

2007-02-16T14:40:00.000+08:00

Check out this stall located at The Bencoolen!
It sells Roast Meats like duck, char siew, roast pork, blah blah....I had rice with roast pork and roast duck!
It was awesome.
The roast pork melts in your mouth and the crackling is really crispy!
The duck was not bad too, but I liked the roast pork better =)

Prices start from 3bucks per plate.
Its located near Sim Lim Square.
Gets pretty packed at dinner time though but it helps that they have fast and efficient service!

Salmon Don!

2007-02-16T01:52:00.000+08:00

Generous portion of nice juicy salmon laid over a bed of fluffy white Japanese rice, smothered with sweet teriyaki sauce I presume....

Oh! Garnished with tempura crumbs and spring onions too!Well I hafta admit that most school food sucks....kinda i guess...

So when you find something that's real nice, you would just keep going back!
To cut it short, the Japanese Stall at NUS Engineering Canteen is a real GEM!!!
They use fresh and good quality stuff here, so the drawback is just waiting i guess..
So far I've tried the Salmon Don, Katsu Don and Rosu Katsu set =P

Tanglin Halt a.k.a "Damn Ol'skool"

2007-02-02T01:35:00.000+08:00

Seriously, check out Tanglin Halt Road.
Its like super duper "old-school"! Go roam around the shop-houses and hawker centre.
Sniff the air, take in the sights, TRY THE FOOD.
Its cheap and good!Yy and I managed to try the Char Kuay Tiao and Mee Pok (Dry version).
Its from 2 different stalls but I can't remember the stall unit number. Erm so yea folks, spot the plate/bowl color??
Anyways, the Char Kuay Tiao was really good and Yy said it was the best she tried!
The cockles were fresh and tasty, the noodles were generously fried with delicious sweet black sauce...giving it an awesome aroma!
As for the Mee Pok, the fishballs were bouncy and nice...the mee pok was flavorful however I can't seem to be eating Mee Pok right. Everytime I eat, it gets soggy before I finish. Damn.

IKEA: More than just furnitures

2007-02-01T16:24:00.000+08:00

Oh man I think the title of my post is beyond cheesy. :\

Sometime last week, Brenda, YY and I raced in the rain to get to IKEA because we were starving like mad and I've been craving for the food there. And I love eating with more people because that means you get to order different dishes and satisfy my want of trying everything on the menu. See, I'm greedy like that!

We ordered 6 pieces of chicken wings to share. Nearly every table had these chicken wings on them and we got too greedy so we decided to order it as well. The chickens were good, it was too oily, the skin of the chicken was crispy and there were plenty of yummy juice in the chicken.

For the mains, I took the poached salmon. The salmon was good but the reason why I love this was actually the broccoli and the sauce. It's just boiled broccoli but I love how soft it is and it taste awesome when you eat it together with oodles of sauce. Brilliant.

Brenda had the day's special which was Fish 'n' Chips. It was really worth the price considering how there were 2 slices of fresh fish and a very generous helping of chips.

YY ordered the Meatballs set which consisted of 10 meatballs, soup of the day and coffee/tea. Soup of the day was Cream of Broccoli and we were skeptical of it because of the weird green color and well, we're not that big a fan of broccoli. Surprisingly though, soup turned out to be really good! Meatballs were fantastic, I can never get enough of them meatballs. Yum!

And to end the entire meal, greedy Brenda coerced us into ordering the Diam cake as well. It was really good though and we finished everything. The generous sprinkle of Diam chocolate bits on top added a very crunchy taste to it. It was sweet but yet wasn't too overpowering. And I'm kind of amazed by the many layers to it.

Ah Loy's Thai Cafe

2007-01-24T14:41:00.000+08:00

Location: #find it yourself, inside Shaw Tower, Beach Road.
*hint: somewhere near the food court.*

Time: 23.01.2007, approximate 1900hr

Special Guest-Appearance: Ah FLY

More than a week later, K.K & Lil E. finally conquered their dinner cravings! YEAH!!!! *clap clap*

开胃菜: Jellyfish salad
“够酸，够辣，够滑...” =^_^=

主菜一：Fried pineapple rice
K.K (seldom eat fried rice):"I'm not gonna share man!"

主菜二：Fried Vermicelli （Pad Woon Sen）
Lil E. aka e dang-hun ger: "I think I really eat mung bean noodles a lot. The photo is shit but the food was damn good. I get all hungry again just thinking of it, gawd."
K.K:"nothing new..heh"

"Uncle, Iced tea x2!!"

Bet all heard of "fish out of water", but "ice-cube out of iced tea"?
Brought to you by Master LiL E. Check it out!! =^_^=

Mac 'n' Cheese

2007-01-24T14:32:00.000+08:00

Yay, this food blog is starting to look up! And I think it's quite distinct as to who post what, awesomeness!

Sometime last week, Jac came over to my place and we cooked one of our all time favourite dish - Mac and Cheese! We love Mac and Cheese and the initial recipes we found all require a oven, which I unfortunately lack, so imagine our delight when we found one that just require the use of a stove!

Initially, when we cooked this, we allowed the macaroni to cook in the milk but to conserve time this time, I boiled the macaroni in water first before cooking it in the milk. It's much faster that way and requires less stirring, heh!

Macaroni and Cheese (serves 2)

1. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat
2. Stir in flour and salt
3. Add milk and macaroni to saucepan, bring to boil
4. Reduce heat and cover
5. Simmer for 15mins or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally
6. Add cheese, stir till cheese melts.
7. SERVE!

Muthu's Curry

2007-01-24T13:38:00.000+08:00

Location: #B1-056, Suntec City Mall 3 Temasek Boulevard, S(038983)

Time: 12.01.2007, approximate 2000hr

Due to some unforeseen circumstances *cough cough*, K.K & Lil E. had their dinner-cravings denied. Nevertheless, their tummies were very heated up and well-satisfied by from...TA-DAH!!! K.K gave a brief history:

"Muthu's has been around for decades, originating in Race Course Road where Indian cuisine generally involved eating off banana leaves with waiters coming around with laden tureens and sloshing simmered vegetables, spicy curries and fruity chutneys on your leaf.

That has since changed at Muthu's, which recently underwent a major makeover in its bid to go upmarket. Its main outlet in Race Course Road went through a $1 million revamp, while its new Suntec outlet cost $700,000 to do up, complete with hand blown glass beads fashioned into curtains, and unique wall features imported from India......"

*Lil E. was nodding away.*

Luckily the food were served just in time.

"Eat healthily. More vegetables please."
"Erm..masala sth, cabbages and carrots."

one of K.K's favourite dish - da MUTTON curry

Last but not least, the VERY FAMOUS fish-head curry!!!
Alright, it's only 2-piece fish curry..cos' it's feeding only 2 tummies. Not gonna waste any good food, right or not?

"Slurp...ah...sedab!!!" *pat pat tummy* Oh yes, lime juice......

Wanna know more about Muthu's curry? Just step in, sit down...and then ORDER la!!!! =)

Christmas cookies

2007-01-22T02:09:00.000+08:00

This post is seriously very overdued but I haven't exactly been very regular with my posts. )))): I still need awhile to get adjusted to posting on a blog regularly and I've been pretty lazy to bring my camera out these days. Haven't been eating anything very special though.

For Christmas last year, Brenda and I decided to do something very nice by baking a batch of cookies for our friends. Since our house doesn't have an oven (so bloody depressing eh?) we went over to our cousin, Jessica's place! And we were there the whole day making hundreds of cookies. By the end of the day, my hand smelled of the cookie and I think I ate too much cookie dough.

This were one of the two flavours of cookies we made. Basically just oodles of chocolate with a sprinkle of icing before it was sent into the oven. The insides were moist and soft and it smelled damn good. We got the recipe for this here!

This is a close up of the other flavour of cookies we baked. This was made up of mostly peanut butter followed by a good handful of chocolate chip. The peanut butter tasted great with the chocolate chip and the insides were moist as well. The entire kitchen smelled brilliant!

Oh god all this talk and photos of food is making me even hungrier than I already am!

Best LAKSA!!

2007-01-21T14:03:00.000+08:00

Well-balanced.
(no coconut-milk overdose)
Thick.
(unlike many others with diluted gravy)
Flavorful.
(the lemak is awesome)
Simple.
(served with taopok, bean sprouts & fishcake)
Inexpensive.
(2 bucks)
Satisfying.
(you would want more! I swear!)

Go to Bukit Merah View hawker centre and look for stall no. #01-353!!!

Holland's Snacks

2007-01-14T02:54:00.000+08:00

Heya, this is gonna be a really short post with really big pictures. =)
So there we were, with rumbling stomachs at Holland Village....
since we wanted to pacify our stomachs a little before dinner, we bought Char Siew Bao from CRYSTAL JADE bakery.
Fluffy bun, good moist char siew. Period. And for once, we ventured outta the village a little and crossed the road over to Chip Bee Gardens!
And boy, were we pleased to find DA PAOLO GASTRONOMIA!
Sucha charming gourmet store I tell ya!
Here's the Cookies and Milk Cheesecake... YUM!
The cheesecake melts in your mouth and they really generous with their Oreo bits =)
I didn't really like the orange/lemon zest that was in the cake though. Preferred my cake without.
Its 6bucks per cake. Good deal for a big slice.
The one in the picture's half-eaten.
Heh =)

Macaroni Soup

2007-01-12T02:12:00.001+08:00

Nothing can be quite as comforting as chicken macaroni soup.

Went to the supermaket with Karin and Jac then back to my place to cook this. Simple but nice nevertheless.

The Procrastinator!

2007-01-10T12:42:00.000+08:00

Gosh...the guilt from procrastinating too much!!
I would like to say...the pictures you're about to see are way overdue..but hey...the food still looks good..and yea, the food tastes good too!

SO here it is, pictures of what my family ate at Blooie's Roadhouse.
It was my MOM's birthday!

Oh yes! This is my adsolute must-have whenever I pop by Blooie's! =P
Blooie's BACON CHEESEBURGER!
I simply love cheeseburgers. I love my red meat. I love the melty cheese that comes with the think juicy patty. Gosh... AND yes, patties have to be juicy....dry patties are a no-no. And yup, fries are absolutely wonderful. I can eat them anytime. I love thick fries, especially those that are hand-cut and cooked in animal fat. Trust me, it really tastes better.

Okie dokey folks, so what's related to the Cheeseburger???
Well its lame but.....don't ya think of Hotdogs when ya think of Cheeseburgers?? No??
Anyways, Elinn had this and it looks deliciously colorful don't ya think?
So there you have it, BLOOIE'S DOG with CHILLI and CHEESE!

Alright, moving on now to the main events... ...
My aunt (a.k.a Elinn's Mom) had FISH & CHIPS.
As you can see, its a really huge slice, nicely crumbled and fried =)
Served with generous amount of fries and coleslaw as well!
Did I also mention that their coleslaw tastes real good and creamy? The burger and dog comes with it as well. Awesome.

Ah what do we have here.... BBQ RIBS nicely piled on top of some baby kai-lan I think..
served with a scoop of mashed potato.. but according to my brother, who ordered this... he was disappointed cuz the ribs weren't good..

OK now...to end it off.. help yourself to some Roadhouse NACHOS..
The meal's not complete without Nachos I tell ya..
Crispy toasty wholesome nachos served with sour cream, salsa, loads of melty cheese and guacamole (a green mexican dip made from avocado). Topped with diced onions and green chillies.

I love guacamole. Period.

OOPS...just in case you peeps wanna pop by BLOOIE'S
Here's their website.
BLOOIE'S

random foodie post

2007-01-10T00:26:00.000+08:00

I've been procrastinating far too much and this blog lies here neglected. I think besides eating so much, I should make it a point to actually write about what I eat. This is bad. ):

So, I shall procrastinate no further!
ON TO THE FOOD!!!!

After 4729573 years, I finally went to the beach to get a much needed tan and in fear of sounding too bimbotic, I shouldn't stay on the topic any further. After said tanning session, we went to Vivo City to... EAT! Right, that and exploring the place. I feel like sucha loser since the mall has been opened for ages and I've only been there like once. D:

Jac and I went to my favourite food court - FOOD REPUBLIC! I hereby proclaim it the best food court with the nicest food around. I usually hate food court but I like the food from Food Republic. At least it's edible.

I was being brave and adventurous so I had the Thunder Tea Rice (雷茶饭). I wanted to coerc Jac into sharing it with me so I can have something else but she was afraid. That lousy! ): Basically it's rice with tons of vegetables like coriander, cabbage and a lot of other weird tasting vegetables. It's supposed to be very good for your body and clears the toxins and what nots. I guess it's pretty good for a dish with so much vegetables!

While I had such a healthy meal, Jac, on the other hand, was having a VERY unhealthy meal. Laksa! It was good though, I like the thick gravy and the prawns were huge!

After a bit of shopping and walking, Jac and I finally caved in and went to Godiva! We finally had our much awaited Chocolixer! We took the Dark Chocolate Decadence and goodness gracious. IT WAS BEYOND AWESOME!!!! It wasn't too thick so it just went down my throat smoothly and god, I could probably have down like 10 cups of that.

It's official. That's my new guilty pleasure. Period.

More walking then we went for supper with Bren and YY. God, I think I succeeded in making us sound like pigs. :| But even pigs probably stop eating for awhile, we don't exactly seem to stop!

Went to our favourite indian-muslim place for supper. YY had the Nasi Goreng Pattaya which is basically fried rice enveloped by this huge egg omelette. I liked the fried rice!! Bren, Jac and I got the Maggi Goreng. Thai style - just the way we like it! And Bren being awesome bought me a cup of Teh Tarik. YAAAAY. And that sums up our day! How's that for eating much! :P

Happy Birthday Mom!

2007-01-04T01:51:00.000+08:00

Last Monday wasn't only the beginning of 2007, it was also my Mom's birthday!

And being the awesome daughter that I am (heh!), I decided to make breakfast for her. This breakfast wasn't served on the day of her birthday but rather, the next day. We got the German sausages the day before from this small eatery at the mall. My egg kinda folded as I was trying to get it out of the pan. So that was pretty disappointing. But my Mom loved the breakfast, she was pretty chuffed I must add! ;)

Sorry for the lack of posts, we aren't doing a very good job at maintaining this food blog huh? I'll try and get a post up soon! But meanwhile, check out my flickr for more photos!

The New Year, The New Year.....

2007-01-02T01:53:00.000+08:00

Its a new year folks!
And that only means..... MORE foodie adventures ahead!
Yay.

Christmas Dinner!

2006-12-29T01:45:00.000+08:00

"Let's say grace then we can start eating."

That line never fails to make my insides bubble with excitement and my stomach from groaning with hunger. Which explains why I could never keep my eyes shut long enough till grace has been said.

This year isn't an exception. From watching my Uncle arrive with the big bag that contained the whole turkey, ham, pork knuckles, roast beef and log cake to watching in anticipation, trying to stop myself from drooling as they remove each dish from the boxes and arrange it on the table. Yes, the table that is lined already with my Grandma's fried bee hoon (thin rice noodles) and prawn fritters. I couldn't take my eyes off the table!

Every occasion celebrated in our family will always be accompanied by my Grandma's bee hoon. No other noodle dish I've ever eaten can achieve the same standard by this beyond awesome beehoon from my Grandma. I could never get enough of eating it! If my stomach was a bottomless pit, I'd probably eat up the whole pot before moving on the rest. Oh, my Grandma's prawn fritters are to die for! She added something in the batter to make it taste really good and I never put any chili on it 'cos it'll just ruin the perfect taste. Oily as it may be, to hell with it, I'm having all of it!

And... CURRY CHICKEN!!! Curry chicken just owns! Like seriously. The gravy is thick and spicy and omg, I can just drink everything up even though it's supposed to be very bad for your body. But that's just how good it is!

We had the usual Christmas fare as well, turkey, roast beef - the works! I love love the roast beef and how it's still red in the middle. I'd probably never get why some people are put of by it. Red meat is good.

Turkey is a must have each year but I never understood why I don't quite like it. I won't cut it out of my dinner but I would prefer say, roast beef over turkey. I think it's my dislike for 'dry' meat. I like the oily and moist part of poultry like the thigh! And one of my faves, ham! I like how finely sliced it is and god, I'll drizzle it with the gravy and just pop it in my mouth. Brillance.

I love the bread rolls. They toasted it lightly before serving so it's crispy on the outside and really warm inside. I love the sound of the bread crust cracking as you break it into two, music to my ears! Heh. Pork knuckles was AWESOME. The crackling was super crisssspy and the meat was tender and it smelled really good. I like how I got to get a whiff of the meat before it enters my mouth. Gahhh, awesome!

And for desserts - Log Cake! Yay I love log cake and I normally hate cream and stuff but with log cake, I'd scrape away the last of the cream on the plate. Oh, and don't you think the log cake looks really pretty! :P

We had fruit punch for drinks, of which my cousin added tequila to. Not that anyone minds, hahah. And see how much food we had!!

PS: Sorry for the crappy photos but my camera was being a bitch that day! ):

Cook Fest Day 3

2006-12-25T00:37:00.000+08:00

Cook Fest Day 3 (don't ask why!) featured all of us here at VHP (yes, i'm bloody lazy) coming together and contributing to feed one another's tummy. SO AWESOME, RIGHT! :D

Soooo, minus Brenda, the rest of us decided to get our ingredients from Raffles City's Marketplace. Jac and I bought a donut each to satisfy our hungry stomach first and had a cuppa at Starbucks.

We got shitloads of ingredients like salmon, chicken thighs and a hell lot of vegetables. We each were in charge of different dishes and I made the salad and the bloody dressing from scratch. I did lemon dressing which initially smelt pretty good but at the end, I couldn't stand the smell. It made me feel nauseous but somehow or rather, the rest of them liked it. :| I bought the mixed vegetables from the supermarket and added fennel bulb, asparagus and english parsley to it. Oh, and feta cheese!

Brenda pan fried enoki in some batter which turned out to be really nice! I think it wasn't even enough for us. Fish fingers were on the menu as well but they got slightly destroyed in the process of being cooked, ahaha.

AND WE FINALLY GOT TO USE AN OVEN!!! I'm a oven-deprived kid so I made sure that we made use of the oven. We had grilled chicken, grilled salmon and baked corns. Karin had a "secret" marinate for her chicken and salmon! We grilled asparagus together with the salmon too! OMFG YUMMY!!! I think I might even be slightly in love with that salmon and asparagus photo. :|

I love ovens, it's one of the greatest invention of all time. And because of my deep love for ovens now, I'M GETTING ONE FOR CHRISTMAS!!!! Okay, I think I pretty much win at life now. Merry Christmas y'all! More posts soon!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

2006-12-25T00:31:00.000+08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
from all of us here at Very Hungry People.
Have a great day eating all the yummy Xmas-y food! :D

Macarons and Non-Stop Eating

2006-12-22T02:21:00.000+08:00

This is actually a long overdue post but I felt compelled to write it anyway since it is one of the most significant food-related days of my life. I'll get to it soon anyway though!

takoyaki!

Those little gems are authentic takoyaki that Brenda and I got at Tangs Marketplace. They had this small shop set up with two Japanese selling this and pancakes as well. These were slightly smaller than the ones we've always eaten and instead of garnishing with bonito, they sprinkled over finely shredded seaweed. They also added another kind of dressing besides the usual mayonnaise. Normally, I found it hard to stomach the big takoyaki balls but with this, I could easily eat all 5 of them! That's how good these are!

Brenda and I bought a cheese pancake to share as well and again, it tasted really different than the ones we've always eaten. I forgot to take a photo though and once I remembered, the pancake had long disappeared down our stomach. ): Besides being smaller, the cheese they used were different as well. They used what we think is Chedder cheese, hence the taste wasn't as overwhelming and you could actually taste the pancake mixture which I really really enjoyed.

Moving on, we went to Food Republic for what was initially supposed to be afternoon tea which eventually became a very early dinner. While my Aunty was queuing for the much talked about Hokkien Mee, Brenda and I bought a basket of Har Kow from one of the pushcarts that were going round. God, the Har Kow tasted bloody good! The prawn fillings were huuuugeeee and the prawns were fresh, and I love chewing on fresh prawns. Weird, but hey, who likes bad prawns? The skin of my har kow broke away as I brought it to my plate though, but I wasn't too particular about that since I usually don't eat the skin and prawn filling together anyway.

My aunty came back with the hokkien mee which I tucked into it gleefully. I nearly died seeing it before me, I've been craving for that plate of noodles for days! And when my spoon piled high with noodles and the sweet sweet gravy went into my mouth, I was thrown straight to Heaven. It's not exactly my first time eating it but when you've been craving for something for days and when eaten, taste twice as better as you though it would, you just sort of die and fade into a delirious state.

Brenda wanted to get soup so she ended up getting the Carrot and Corn Soup of which she subsituted rice with steamed tofu and steamed egg instead. We liked the steamed tofu but the egg was slightly on the bland side. ): The soup was nice though, sweet enough and the carrots were soft! This soup never fails to remind me of when I was younger and my aunty frequently cooked this for us. Sigh, homecooked food wins hands down!

My aunty insisted on having rice for dinner so she ended up getting Yong Tau Foo with rice. I liked the soup base but there wasn't anything about it to rave about though.

I decided to get the Chicken Tikka Wrap even though it was bloody huge and I was near exploding now. But I've been meaning to give that store a try and I love naan and chicken tikka. Gaahhhh! The entire wrap was enormous; it probably would have seemed more normal if I weren't so full though. I shared it with Brenda who was also pretty damn full as well. I liked the chicken and the wrap was GOOD!!! It was soft and thick - just the way I like it. The dressings in the wrap was a bit too much though so I got most of it out with the lettuce.

We walked for a bit to attempt and digest the amount of food we ate at Food Republic. Head over to Paragon despite the rain. Walked for a bit and window-shopped and I spied Bakerzin! We decided to just pop in and see if they have macarons, since I'm on my persuit of the tiny gems. And lo and behold! WE FOUND MACARONS!!!!

There in the small corner of the glass shelf, sitting quietly admist the gorgeous looking cakes, were a bowlful of macarons beckoning up at me! OMG. I had to stop myself from screaming with joy. But seriously, I could feel my insides bursting with euphoria and I couldn't stop beaming. I decided to be boring and just get a chocolate one for myself and a hazelnut one for Brenda. My aunty refused to try one despite our persuasion and my offer to treat her. ):

I excitedly carried my small bag of goodies out and we stopped to snap the photos of the little gems and to get our first bite of the little thing that The Girl Who Ate Everything had been raving on about. My braces clad teeth sank into the macarons and the taste of the chocolate enguled my mouth. Cue slightly louder outburst and overly happy face again. Brenda had a seemingly same reaction, albiet a more calmed version. My aunty couldn't help but laugh at us. I think if I wasn't in such a euphoric and delirious state, I'd be laughing at myself as well.

It's our first time eating macarons and I've been searching for them for ages! Besides Bakerzin, I've only seen them at Swiss Bake which I think only carries two flavours. Bloody hell. Does anyone knows of any other places I can get them?

Ahhhh, what a mighty long first entry. Finally done now!