Tony Johor Kaki Travels for Food · Heritage · Culture · History

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Kacang Pool📍Kedai Kak Nur Yishun Park Hawker Centre


Kacang Pool appeared in Singapore hawker centres only a few decades ago but never became mainstream. Today, only a handful of hawker stalls (less than 10) serve this dish.

Foshan Pork Organ Porridge · Haiji Zhou Gong Zhou Po · Congee Grandpa Grandma 佛山海记粥公粥婆 ☎ 13129199628

Well...., we didn't plan to come here. We actually wanted to have pork kidney at the famous Tiande 天德 but were turned away on arrival because their kidneys were sold out (even before opening for dinner service 🙄🥹 ).

Foshan Juhao Food Review · Goose, Raw Fish · Quality Ingredients, Authentic Yue Cuisine, Great Flavours · 聚豪园林美食(桃园店) 佛山 ☎ 0757-85222666


During our Foshan 佛山 food trip, one of the highlights was Juhao Food restaurant 聚豪酒家. The dishes (we tasted many) were good to excellent, and I was amazed by the scale of the enterprise as well as the inspiring story of the boss, chef Feng Zanbo 冯赞波.

Foshan 102 House Restaurant 佛山 壹零贰小馆 ☎ +86 132 8843 2145

Kaki kaki Clarence had a memorable experience with Chef Xu Jingye 徐涇業 during his last visit to Foshan in 2018. Chef Xu, protégé of Cantonese master Chen Daben* went on to win many accolades including the Black Pearl Young Chef Award. 

Now based in Shanghai, chef Xu's 102 House Restaurant at the House of Roosevelt at The Bund in Shanghai is Michelin 2-Starred ☆☆ and in Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list.

Port Asam Pedas by Sang • Johor Style Sour Spicy Fish & Seafood📍Beletime Danga Bay JB ☎️ +6019-735 7556


I am a big asam pedas fish fan, so I am always on the look out for good places for this delicious National Heritage Dish of Malaysia. Went to Beletime Mall Danga Bay to hunt for the best at Port Asam Pedas by Sang.

History of Asam Pedas · Legacy of Malacca Sultanate Melting Pot


Asam Pedas is one of my favourite dishes. In Malay, asam means sour and pedas means spicy (hot) - sour and spicy hot accurately describes this dish's taste profile.