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Jae Kee Pak Mor Khanom @ Trang City Municipality Market Thailand • Eat Like a Local ร้าน "เจ๊กี่" ขนมปากหม้อ

Jae Kee Pak Mor Khanom ร้าน "เจ๊กี่" ขนมปากหม้อ | Trang City Municipality Market 📞 +66 66 107 2351 ⏰  6am - 1pm

Khun Pook took us to the Trang City Municipality Market and led us through a maze of little market stalls to a pak mor stall.

Hanare by Takayama Kamameshi Pot Rice • Affordable Luxury @ Ngee Ann City Singapore

Hanare by Takayama | #03-07, Takashimaya Shopping Centre Ngee Ann City 📞 8298 9369 ⏰ 11:30am - 10pm

We met for lunch at Hanare by Takayama at Ngee Ann City. 

Cook Chai Dim Sum 2 by Cook Joss in Hatyai • กุ๊กชัยติ่มซำ2-By Cook Joss


The surprise food find for me from my recent south Thailand trip was.... dim sum 🤔 Thais love their dim sum and they are good at it.

Truth be told, dim sum is not top of my mind when I am in Singapore - good dim sum is expensive, average dim sum are factory made 😅

Rediscover South Thailand Itinerary • Hatyai Trang Phatthalung Songkhla

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We spent a most fascinating five days touring the southern Thailand region, visiting the cities of Hatyai and Songkhla, as well as Phatthalung and Trang provinces. 

Hatyai was the first city in Thailand I ever visited over forty years ago while Trang and Phatthalung were totally new to me. (Come to think of it, Hatyai was the first "international" trip I went on after getting my "international passport".)

ToMo Cafe @ Joo Chiat • A Cool Place to Chill with Tasty Food & Nice Coffee


Buddy showed me a comfortable little place in Joo Chiat to chill with tasty, interesting dishes and nice drinks. 

I came without expectations and left as a friend of ToMo. So good, I want to be back soon! 

ESDS 2024 Eat Spain Drink Spain Singapore • Make Memorable Spanish Gastronomy Experiences in Singapore

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Mark your calendars!

The Singapore edition of the month long Eat Spain, Drink Spain (ESDS) 2024 festivities is taking place from 15 Sep to 15 Oct 💃

Charcoal Fish Head Steamboat @ Lee Kwang Kee Teochew Cuisine 212 Toa Payoh 鱼头炉 • 李广记潮州菜馆


I love soups, so I love steamboats but I don't enjoy those with too much ingredients as these make me busy cooking and so is not very relaxing 😂

Hence, I prefer fish head steamboat 鱼头炉, especially the relatively uncomplicated types like Lee Kwang Kee 李广记 at HDB block 212 Toa Payoh lorong 8.

Banana Pie Dona Manis Cake Shop @ Katong Shopping Centre Basement


Singapore. In my review last week of Auntie Peng's banana pie, I mentioned that I will review Dona Manis' banana pie soon. So, here I am.

History of San Zi & Forgotten Cold Food Day 馓子 淮安茶馓 寒食节

During my trips to Jiangsu province over the last ten years, I noticed that a sort of fried noodle is popular both at street side and also at top restaurants. I later found out that it is called sanzi 馓子.

History & Where Did Khao Soi of Chiang Mai Really Come From? Links with Khao Swe & Khausa ข้าวซอย

Khao soi, a form of curry noodle, is an icon of Chiang Mai which is rarely found outside of northern Thailand.

Auntie Peng Banana Pie @ Katong Shopping Centre

After our chicken rice lunch at Katong's famous boneless chicken with free achar and soup, Lynn brought a banana pie from Aunty Peng for dessert.

By the way, before I go any further, let's settle the chicken rice first 🤭 Nothing seemed to have changed at Katong boneless chicken rice since I last ate here a decade ago - tastes just as good, same free achar and soup, have glass chicken feet 玻璃鸡脚, and as popular as ever 👍

618 Hokkien Mee in Yishun ⭐ North Star of HKM


Read a lot of good reviews about 618 Hokkien Mee recently and I just had to give it a try myself 😁

Kemaman Stuffed Crab at Tong Juan Restaurant in Chukai, Trengganu, Malaysia 東源酿蟹餐室 甘马挽酿蟹

Kemaman stuffed crab 甘马挽酿蟹 has always been on my must try list for decades. I just had the chance to try it in Chukai town in Trengganu, finally.