Sulawesi Cuisine Taman Mount Austin Johor JB

I have never been to Sulawesi nor tried Sulawesi food before, so I was really excited about my lunch at JB's Sulawesi Cuisine restaurant today. It turned out to be a really fascinating meal, indeed 😄

Not Sponsored User Review of Huawei Mate 9 Camera

Beginning from Jun 2017, I started to shoot only with a handphone camera - specifically a Huawei Mate 9.

Move over Malaysia and Singapore. Korea Invented Bak Kut Teh

Huh?! 

Sounds absurd doesn't it?

Perhaps, perhaps not.

For the Love of Kopitiams - Nan Yang in Segamat 南洋茶室

We were hunting for durians in Segamat but we couldn't leave town without dropping by the legendary old Nan Yang Coffee Shop 南洋茶室.

Bold European Asian Fusion Menu at Antoinette Penhas Singapore

Chef Pang of Antoinette French Restaurant in Singapore is renown for his exquisite French pastries and savoury dishes.

But, he has another side.

I am friends with Chef Pang on Facebook and have been following his fascinating food explorations off work. So, I knew Chef Pang have been experimenting with European Asian fusion dishes in his private time. I am delighted that he boldly introduced his European Asian fusion creations in his quintessentially French, Antoinette restaurant.

My Makan Place. Tanjong Katong. Mum's Cooking Indonesian Street Food Favs

My Makan Place, a small shop just opened along Tanjong Katong Road in Singapore featuring Indonesia style street food like mee rebus, mee siam, mee soto ayam (chicken noodles), soto daging (beef noodles), tauhu goreng, gado gado etc.

Now they are having an opening promotion - offering their mee rebus and mee siam at just S$1 per bowl, for a limited time only.

華美街台中擔仔麵餐廳 A Top Seafood Restaurant in Taichung

The name 台中擔仔麵餐廳 or Taichung Shoulder Pole Noodle Restaurant is a misnomer, a huge understatement as this is one of the top seafood restaurants in Taichung, if not Taiwan.

Qin Yuan Chun Shanghai restaurant in Taichung 沁園春 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Qin Yuan Chun 沁園春 is an old, famous, well loved Shanghai restaurant in Taichung, Taiwan. Its dishes are as Shanghai as any, if not more so than some Shanghainese restaurants across the sea on the mainland.

Why so?

The Smelly Thing We Love. Making Belacan at Chop Kim Hoa Penang 骆金和峇拉煎廠

When we are away from Singapore and Malaysia for a long time, one of the things we miss most is this smelly thing we put in a lot of our cooking - belacan or fermented shrimp paste.

Secret behind Penang Char Kway Teow. Sang Yoon Noodle Factory 生源

The Penang style of char kway teow is well loved in Malaysia and Singapore. Personally, the top three things that make a good Penang char kway teow are quality kway teow (rice noodles) infused with a tasty sauce seared in with good wok hei 鑊氣 by skilful frying.

If I must choose the most important one, my vote goes to rice noodles because when the kway teow is bad, even the best wok hei and most special sauce can't do much to save the dish.

Penangites are so lucky with food - thanks to their water quality, Penang (together with Ipoh) makes the best rice noodles in Malaysia.

Luxury Edition Fried Bee Hoon at Goh Chew Kopitiam in Penang 五洲茶室

So, you are in Penang and is a little jaded with same old tourist fare and don't have time to get out of Georgetown. Here's one place locals have kept under the tourist radar.