Johor Kaki was invited to the media preview of Singapore Food Festival 2015 (SFF2015). Since 1994 (that's 21 years ago), the SFF is held annually to celebrate Singapore’s best dishes and culinary talents.
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Singapore Food Festival SFF2015
Johor Kaki was invited to the media preview of Singapore Food Festival 2015 (SFF2015). Since 1994 (that's 21 years ago), the SFF is held annually to celebrate Singapore’s best dishes and culinary talents.
Restoran Tong in Skudai Baru • Best Chicken in JB List 东肉骨茶馆 ☏ +6010 558 5736
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| Restoran Tong 东肉骨茶馆 | 41, Jalan Hang Lekir 10, Taman Skudai Baru, Skudai, Johor ☏ +6010 558 5736 ⏰ 9:00am to sold out (usually around 2:30pm) |
5 Tips Untuk Mengenalpasti Buah Durian Musang King Rajah Kunyit atau Mao Shan Wang
Seorang pembaca Johor Kaki yang tidak ingin dikenali mencadangkan saya menulis sebuah artikel untuk membandingkan durian “Rajah Kunyit / Mao Shan Wang” dan jenis durian lain, supaya menyenangkan orang lain mengenalpasti jenis “Musang King”.
Above Eleven Sukhumvit Bangkok Rooftop Bar and Peruvian Restaurant
This was my first time tasting Peruvian food, which is like a "United Nations" of world cuisine as in Peru, they combined the food cultures of peoples from four continents that settled there over the centuries. Tasting it high above the throbbing streets of Bangkok made it even more memorable.
Sin Kee Famous Chicken Rice @ Ubi DMQ Eating House (formerly Uncle Chicken Rice @ Margaret Drive / Bedok Market Place)
Update 23 Oct 2020. I have been eating Sin Kee's famous chicken rice at Margaret Drive since the 1980s. I used to work and live nearby back then. Since Margaret Drive hawker centre was demolished, I followed them at different places through the years. Now, Niven Leong, son of Sin Kee's founder is at Ubi DMQ Eating House near Ubi MRT station.
Charcoal Tandoor Grill & Mixology Bangkok Bkk
An Indian fine dining restaurant in the heart of Bangkok serving cuisine from the subcontinent's Northwest Frontier famed for it's meaty tandoor dishes and dum briyani. Pair it with innovative cocktails specially created to match the hearty food of India's rugged Northwest.
5 Tips on How to Spot a Real Mao Shan Wang MSW Musang King Durian 猫山王
An anonymous Johor Kaki reader suggested that I post a side by side comparison of a Mao Shan Wang with other durians to make it easier to spot a real Musang King.
I thought it is a great idea, so here it is 😄
Where are the Bazar Ramadhan Locations in Johor Bahru JB 2015 | 2016? JK1159
This list of the Bazar Ramadhan locations in Johor Bahru is compiled with the help of Johor Sedap members and Johor Kaki blog readers. Thank you☺. [Updated: Jun 2016]
Why Xiaxue Ranks 36 out of 50 Top Popular Singapore Blogs (as at June 2015)
Before you read any list of Singapore top bloggers, please note that it is very inaccurate.
Third party estimates like SimilarWeb (and Alexa) have many sources of inaccuracy.
One of them is under counting the traffic of bloggers using the free blogspot platform due to a unique Google feature known as "country specific redirect".
Third party estimates like SimilarWeb (and Alexa) have many sources of inaccuracy.
One of them is under counting the traffic of bloggers using the free blogspot platform due to a unique Google feature known as "country specific redirect".
Bazaar Ramadhan Singapore 2015 Geylang Serai
Singapore's biggest Bazar Ramadhan is held in two locations in Geylang Serai near each other.
Spice Grill Puteri Harbour Johor Bahru JB JK1157
Combining traditional Indian cuisine and classic Western dishes, served in fine dining ambiance by the marina at Puteri Harbour in Johor Bahru.
What Insects to Eat in Bangkok - the Fear Factor Food List
You know, and you have the same experience too - when people ask if I have any dietary restrictions or if there is anything that I don't eat - my instinctive reply is "I eat anything".
oh, really?
On my recent trip to Bangkok, this claim is put to the test once again.
In Bangkok, you don't have to look very hard to stress test your culinary limits.
oh, really?
On my recent trip to Bangkok, this claim is put to the test once again.
In Bangkok, you don't have to look very hard to stress test your culinary limits.
Rod Fai Vintage Market Halal Seafood Tom Yam in Bangkok
Restaurant name: Seafood tom yam stall at Rod Fai Vintage Market
Address: Srinakarin Road Soi 51 (behind Seacon Square), Bangkok, Thailand
GPS: 13.693651, 100.650295
Hours: 5:00pm to 12:00 midnight (Thurs to Sun)
Tel: +66 (0)8 1827 5885, +66 (0)8 6126 7787, +66 (0)8 1732 8778, +66 (0)8 1752 5588.
Halal
Rod Fai Vintage Market (Rod Fai means train in Thai) is about 45 minutes drive from downtown Bangkok (without traffic) - it's some ways away from the usual tourist hot beds. At Rod Fai, locals shop, eat and chill out without jostling with throngs of wide eyed tourists.
Rod Fai is divided into the "Market Zone", "Warehouse Zone" and "Rod’s Antiques". Besides all the usual clothing and goods which one may find in any Bangkok bazaar or shopping mall, it's the antiques and collectible memorabilia that set Rod Fai Vintage Market apart.
The easiest way to get to Rod Fai is by taxi. Rod Fai is just behind the giant Seacon Square shopping mall in Srinakarin which most taxi drivers will know. (Without traffic, it's about BT150 from BTS Nana [in Sukhumvit] to Seacon Square by meter taxi.) When you see this prominent landmark along the busy main street beside Seacon Square shopping mall, follow the direction of the arrow to turn towards Rod Fai Market. It's less than 200 metres from this point.
Besides shopping, there are many good places at Rod Fai where everyone can chill out with drinks, good music and great company.
Needless to say, there are plenty of interesting street food at Rod Fai Market.
There are exciting options to satisfy the more adventurous palates.
We wandered happily around Rod Fai and stumbled upon this bustling open air "food court".
It's "come-as-you-are style" informal and very causal at the "food court" area. We love it here.
We spotted a busy seafood tom yam stall at a busy corner of the "food court".
Customers choose what they like in their bowl. There is flower crab, large river prawns, mussels, fish and so on.
Adding tom yam broth to the large bowls of seafood.
Each bowl of seafood tom yam is given a generous splash of coconut milk.
Bowls of seafood tom yam on the way to waiting customers.
Seth and I shared this bowl of seafood tom yam. For BT100 (SGD4), we had bee hoon, mussel, flower crab and a river prawn with our tom yam soup.
The tom yam soup was robustly salty and sour with slight spiciness and traces of sweetness. The dominant flavours were saltiness and sourness, which was a little too strong for my taste buds. Seth felt that it was just right for him.
The seafood i.e. crab, mussel and prawn were fresh and naturally sweet.
This seafood tom yam is just one of the many traditional Thai street food we can eat at Rod Fai Market.
I hope to be back real soon to map out all the good and exciting eats at Rod Fai Market.
Date visited: 14 Jun 2015
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Address: Srinakarin Road Soi 51 (behind Seacon Square), Bangkok, Thailand
GPS: 13.693651, 100.650295
Hours: 5:00pm to 12:00 midnight (Thurs to Sun)
Tel: +66 (0)8 1827 5885, +66 (0)8 6126 7787, +66 (0)8 1732 8778, +66 (0)8 1752 5588.
Halal
Rod Fai Vintage Market (Rod Fai means train in Thai) is about 45 minutes drive from downtown Bangkok (without traffic) - it's some ways away from the usual tourist hot beds. At Rod Fai, locals shop, eat and chill out without jostling with throngs of wide eyed tourists.
Rod Fai is divided into the "Market Zone", "Warehouse Zone" and "Rod’s Antiques". Besides all the usual clothing and goods which one may find in any Bangkok bazaar or shopping mall, it's the antiques and collectible memorabilia that set Rod Fai Vintage Market apart.
The easiest way to get to Rod Fai is by taxi. Rod Fai is just behind the giant Seacon Square shopping mall in Srinakarin which most taxi drivers will know. (Without traffic, it's about BT150 from BTS Nana [in Sukhumvit] to Seacon Square by meter taxi.) When you see this prominent landmark along the busy main street beside Seacon Square shopping mall, follow the direction of the arrow to turn towards Rod Fai Market. It's less than 200 metres from this point.
Besides shopping, there are many good places at Rod Fai where everyone can chill out with drinks, good music and great company.
Needless to say, there are plenty of interesting street food at Rod Fai Market.
There are exciting options to satisfy the more adventurous palates.
We wandered happily around Rod Fai and stumbled upon this bustling open air "food court".
It's "come-as-you-are style" informal and very causal at the "food court" area. We love it here.
We spotted a busy seafood tom yam stall at a busy corner of the "food court".
Customers choose what they like in their bowl. There is flower crab, large river prawns, mussels, fish and so on.
Adding tom yam broth to the large bowls of seafood.
Each bowl of seafood tom yam is given a generous splash of coconut milk.
Bowls of seafood tom yam on the way to waiting customers.
Seth and I shared this bowl of seafood tom yam. For BT100 (SGD4), we had bee hoon, mussel, flower crab and a river prawn with our tom yam soup.
The tom yam soup was robustly salty and sour with slight spiciness and traces of sweetness. The dominant flavours were saltiness and sourness, which was a little too strong for my taste buds. Seth felt that it was just right for him.
The seafood i.e. crab, mussel and prawn were fresh and naturally sweet.
This seafood tom yam is just one of the many traditional Thai street food we can eat at Rod Fai Market.
I hope to be back real soon to map out all the good and exciting eats at Rod Fai Market.
Date visited: 14 Jun 2015
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Singapore Blog Awards 2015 Finalist
This is the fourth year that Johor Kaki is participating in the Singapore Blog Awards (SBA).
Why is Johor Kaki in the Singapore Blog Awards (SBA) again?
Because, the work I hope to do is far from done. In fact, it has become more urgent.
Just yesterday (on 15 Jun 2015), I received sad news that another heritage food hawker had passed on due to old age. His life's work was not recorded and will soon be forgotten.
Along with the passing of our pioneer hawkers is the gradual (some say rapid) decline of our cherished heritage food culture.
A key factor is that local hawker food is getting less popular with the young. Some said they have never been to a hawker centre before.
Without a new generation of customers, hawker food will surely decline further.
It's a reality that we need to face up to, and take action.
Alone and with little resources, there is not much that I can do to help. But as a blogger, I could help encourage more young bloggers to blog about hawker food. When more young bloggers blog about hawker food, more youths will visit hawker centres.
Peer influence is powerful.
As the annual Singapore Blog Awards attract many young bloggers, I hope that my blog's involvement can help raise interest among young bloggers about hawker food blogging.
I hope that you can help me encourage more young hawker food bloggers, by voting for Johor Kaki blog.
Click -> here <- to vote.
The registration process is tedious and you have to vote for 10 blogs in any category before clicking the submit button. I appreciate that you have to jump through many hoops to support Johor Kaki.
Once registered, you can vote once a day till 6 July 2015.
Thank you for supporting my humble mission to "put every good hawker on the World Wide Web" since 2011.
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Yaowarat Toast Bread Bangkok Chinatown Thailand JK1154
Restaurant name: Yaowarat Toast Bread
Address: 452, Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong, Khet Samphanthawong, Bangkok, 10100, Thailand (right in front of the Government Savings Bank)
GPS: 13.741199, 100.508343
Hours: 6:00 pm to 12:00 midnight (closed on Monday)
While combing Yaowarat street for good food, this scene caught our attention. When people congregate like this around a stall, it's usually a sign of good food ;-p
We braved the Yaowarat street traffic and crossed the road over to the stall. It's a simple street side stall selling toast bread and buns.
The toast bread stall is just across the road from the famous T & K Seafood Restaurant and in front of the pink signboard of the Government Savings Bank.
The toast bread and buns are freshly grilled over charcoal.
Ordering is easy. There are butter-sugar, butter-condensed milk, butter-egg fillings with chocolate, condensed milk and even sweet chilli toppings. Just write down the type of bun, fillings and toppings that you want at the front of the stall and hand over the slip of paper to the staff.
Then, stand back into the milling crowd and wait for your queue number to be called. Waiting time is about 10-15 minutes.
Seth (of Sethlui.com) bought a box of two of these buns for BT18 (SGD 0.70) to try. I wasn't too eager when Seth bought the buns as we were already very full with more food to taste, so why squander precious stomach space on bread?
Right?
Wrong.
The bun with chocolate topping and butter-sugar filling had the usual sweetness. But, what struck me was the bun's very delightful crispy soft chewy type of mouthfeel which is new to me. It's a lovely snack. Irarely never used the word amazing but this bun is.
Thanks Seth! For one of the best food finds of this Bangkok trip.
If you are in Yaowarat, give this unique toast bread and bun a try.
It's funny that in the land of amazing and exquisite Thai cuisine, I have to say that this simple toast bread is a Must Try in Bangkok.
Date visited: 14 Jun 2015
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Address: 452, Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong, Khet Samphanthawong, Bangkok, 10100, Thailand (right in front of the Government Savings Bank)
GPS: 13.741199, 100.508343
Hours: 6:00 pm to 12:00 midnight (closed on Monday)
While combing Yaowarat street for good food, this scene caught our attention. When people congregate like this around a stall, it's usually a sign of good food ;-p
We braved the Yaowarat street traffic and crossed the road over to the stall. It's a simple street side stall selling toast bread and buns.
The toast bread stall is just across the road from the famous T & K Seafood Restaurant and in front of the pink signboard of the Government Savings Bank.
The toast bread and buns are freshly grilled over charcoal.
Ordering is easy. There are butter-sugar, butter-condensed milk, butter-egg fillings with chocolate, condensed milk and even sweet chilli toppings. Just write down the type of bun, fillings and toppings that you want at the front of the stall and hand over the slip of paper to the staff.
Then, stand back into the milling crowd and wait for your queue number to be called. Waiting time is about 10-15 minutes.
Seth (of Sethlui.com) bought a box of two of these buns for BT18 (SGD 0.70) to try. I wasn't too eager when Seth bought the buns as we were already very full with more food to taste, so why squander precious stomach space on bread?
Right?
Wrong.
The bun with chocolate topping and butter-sugar filling had the usual sweetness. But, what struck me was the bun's very delightful crispy soft chewy type of mouthfeel which is new to me. It's a lovely snack. I
Thanks Seth! For one of the best food finds of this Bangkok trip.
If you are in Yaowarat, give this unique toast bread and bun a try.
It's funny that in the land of amazing and exquisite Thai cuisine, I have to say that this simple toast bread is a Must Try in Bangkok.
Date visited: 14 Jun 2015
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Kway Chap Food in Yaowarat Chinatown Bangkok. Kuai Chap Uan Pochana
Both of my friends Edie and Wilbur, who live in Bangkok strongly recommended that we try the Thai style kway chap in bustling Yaowarat, Bangkok's Chinatown.
Stall name: Yaowarat famous kway chap (sincerely apologise that I am still trying to find out the
actual name of the shop) Kuey Chap Aun Pochana
Address: 406 Yaowarat Rd, Chakkrawat, Samphanthawong, Krung Thep Maha
Nakhon 10100, Thailand
Tel: +6661782 4223
GPS: 13.740651, 100.509286
Hours: 6:00pm to 3:00am (Mon off)
Eat What Food📍Chatuchak Weekend Market Bangkok
Chatuchak Weekend Market is a bazaar style mega shopping hub popular with locals and tourist bargain hunters looking for handicrafts, toys, house ware, lights, paintings, bags, shoes, ladies' accessories, clothes and more. It's said that there are 8,000 stalls in Chatuchak Market.
Soi 19 SabX2 Thai Wantan Mee Pratunam Bangkok. Bamii Zap 2 บะหมี่แสบคูณ 2
SabX2 wantan noodles is probably the most famous Thai style wantan mee shop known to tourists visiting Bangkok.
Restaurant name: SabX2 Wantan Noodles | Bamii Zap 2 บะหมี่แสบคูณ 2
Address: 4, 32-33 Soi Phetchaburi 19, Phayathai Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10500, Thailand
GPS: 13.751581, 100.538612
Hours: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Fish Soup and Economic Bee Hoon at Restoran Guang Xing Long in Johor Bahru JB 廣兴隆茶餐室 JK1150
Restaurant name: Fish soup and economic bee hoon stall at Guang Xing Long kopitiam
Address: 5, Jalan Indah 5/7, Taman Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
GPS: 1.484699, 103.646758
Hours: 7:30am to 1:30pm (closed on alternate Mon)
Non Halal
We were back at busy Guang Xing Long kopitiam. Just the morning before, we were here to try out the beef noodle stall. I spotted the fish soup stall just next to the beef noodles and decided to check it out today as fish soup is one of my favourite dishes.
Healthful and delicious mah ;-D
The fish soup stall is run singlehandedly by Ah Lai 亞來. It's a one-man-operation. Ah Lai takes orders, cooks, delivers, and collects money. As his fish soup is popular with locals, Ah Lai is very, very busy.
Being a hawker is very hard work.
The RM7 bowl of fish soup.
It's a simple pork bone broth with mild well balanced savoury sweet flavours. The tender strips of fresh black snapper 黑鯛魚 were naturally flavoursome.
There were also slices of fresh red snapper 紅鯛魚.
We also had a bowl of fish head soup for RM7.
Ah Lai ran out of my favourite fish eyes, so I had to settle for jaws and lips :-D
I love the fish skin and gelatinous parts from the fresh fish head.
Crunchy fresh greens.
While waiting for our fish soup, we couldn't resist the aroma as lady boss Yvonne from the economic bee hoon stall fries a wok full of steamy rice vermicelli.
It quickly dawned on us that a plate of freshly fried bee hoon with sunny side up is the perfect pairing for the fish soup :-D
The bee hoon was moist, saturated with the sauce used to fry the rice vermicelli and was not too soft - it had just the right texture for me.
Guang Xing Long 廣兴隆茶餐室 is a good pit stop for breakfast if you are in the Bukit Indah area in the morning.
Date visited: 5 Jun 2015
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Address: 5, Jalan Indah 5/7, Taman Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
GPS: 1.484699, 103.646758
Hours: 7:30am to 1:30pm (closed on alternate Mon)
Non Halal
We were back at busy Guang Xing Long kopitiam. Just the morning before, we were here to try out the beef noodle stall. I spotted the fish soup stall just next to the beef noodles and decided to check it out today as fish soup is one of my favourite dishes.
Healthful and delicious mah ;-D
The fish soup stall is run singlehandedly by Ah Lai 亞來. It's a one-man-operation. Ah Lai takes orders, cooks, delivers, and collects money. As his fish soup is popular with locals, Ah Lai is very, very busy.
Being a hawker is very hard work.
The RM7 bowl of fish soup.
It's a simple pork bone broth with mild well balanced savoury sweet flavours. The tender strips of fresh black snapper 黑鯛魚 were naturally flavoursome.
There were also slices of fresh red snapper 紅鯛魚.
We also had a bowl of fish head soup for RM7.
Ah Lai ran out of my favourite fish eyes, so I had to settle for jaws and lips :-D
I love the fish skin and gelatinous parts from the fresh fish head.
Crunchy fresh greens.
While waiting for our fish soup, we couldn't resist the aroma as lady boss Yvonne from the economic bee hoon stall fries a wok full of steamy rice vermicelli.
It quickly dawned on us that a plate of freshly fried bee hoon with sunny side up is the perfect pairing for the fish soup :-D
The bee hoon was moist, saturated with the sauce used to fry the rice vermicelli and was not too soft - it had just the right texture for me.
Guang Xing Long 廣兴隆茶餐室 is a good pit stop for breakfast if you are in the Bukit Indah area in the morning.
Date visited: 5 Jun 2015
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