One of the objectives I set for this trip to Japan was to learn about wagyu or Japanese beef at first hand.
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Johor Bahru Fishball Paradise • Handmade Tradition Still Thrives
I love fishballs especially when they are paired with nice slurpy noodles and a lardy good spicy hot sauce.
Tun Aminah Mee Hoon Kueh by QQ Mee 皇后面粉粿 ☏ +6016 765 2582
Running an errand at Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, I stumbled upon 皇后面粉棵 Tun Aminah Mee Hoon Kueh shop at Jalan Nakhoda 7.
Bucket Roast Chicken & Taiwan Street Food📍Fortune in Your Mouth Stall @ 161 Bukit Merah 有口福 桶仔鸡 ☎️+65 9359 4445
We gathered at Fortune in Your Mouth 有口福 stall at SG Kopitiam coffee shop in 161 Bukit Merah Central. My first time here, I was expecting just Fortune Mouth's famous roast chicken 桶仔鸡 but found out that the little stall has a lot more dishes to offer. It's like a mini restaurant in a coffee shop.
Liew Fishball📍Tun Aminah JB • Traditional Minimalist Chic Cuisine 劉记鱼丸面 ☎ +6017 744 3770
I was in Taman Ugku Tun Aminah for an errand. Looked for breakfast and saw this new fish ball noodle shop at Jalan Pahlawan 2. Liew Fish Ball Noodle is a nice comfortable place and their food, though seemingly simple, is tasty.
Siglap Laksa @ Ole Ole Javiyan📍Bedok Corner ☏ 8186 2515
My laksa Siglap hunt brought me to Bedok Corner, the far east of Singapore today.
If you are looking for a single location for an overview of the food of Singapore Malays, Bedok Corner is one of the best places to check out.
Laksa Siglap 📍Warung Sutami 129 Bedok ⏰ 8204 3931
Continuing my laksa Siglap track down, today at Warung Sutami. I am glad I came here 😋
Laksa Siglap @ Warung Selera Masakan Kampung
Day 3 of my Singapore laksa Siglap track down. Today at Warong Selera Masakan Kampung at Changi Road.
I ate here a few times before and love the food here.
Singapore Famous Laksa Siglap 📍Warong Solo Geylang Serai
Continuing my Singapore laksa Siglap track down, today I am at Warong Solo stall in Geylang Serai hawker centre.
Laksa Siglap by Lemaq • Heritage Singapore Dish Facing Extinction📍Kaki Bukit 511 Food Centre Bedok North ☏ 9850 5062
Okay, now starting my track down of Laksa Siglap in Singapore.
When people in Singapore speak of laksa, the first thing that comes to mind for most people is Nyonya laksa exemplified by Katong laksa.
Johor Kaki Imposters • Please Stop
I just found out that some people have been impersonating Johor Kaki on social media.
There is only one Johor Kaki.
Who Invented Lou Hei Yu Sheng? History of Chinese Prosperity Raw Fish Toss 好运鱼生• 什锦鱼生• 十感鱼生
How did the annual Chinese New Year ritual of lou hei yee sang or prosperity toss of raw fish and salad come about?
Its roots go back to the dawn of Chinese civilisation. (But, we shall see that the custom of prosperity toss is a recent phenomenal and not from China 🤔 )
Ming Fa Fish Ball Noodle since 1946 • From Push Cart to Chain to Manufacturer in Three Generations 明发鱼圆面
Had fish ball noodles for lunch at the Ming Fa Teochew Fishball Noodles outlet at Kampung Admiralty hawker centre.
Why Chinese Eat Dumplings Jiaozi during Winter Solstice & Lunar New Year Day
Chinese celebrate Winter Solstice (21 or 22 Dec) with glutinous rice balls and dumplings.
The glutinous rice ball, Winter Solstice custom go back over 1000 years. I have an article on its origin here 👈
The custom of eating dumplings during Winter Solstice go even further back by a few centuries. How did the dumpling custom come about and why are Chinese dumplings or jiao zi 饺子 shaped like ears?
Lucky Her Kiao📍88 Horne Road • Third Generation Song Kee Hand Made Fish Dumpling & Ball ☏ 9830 1661
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| Lucky Her Kiao📍88 Horne Rd, Singapore 209083 🚅 10 minutes walk from Lavender & Bendemeer stations ☏ 9830 1661 ⏰ 11am - 6pm (Weds off) |
James Chua, third generation of Song Kee.
I am a long time fan of Song Kee and grew up with their fish balls and fish dumplings (her kiao 魚餃). Song Kee is today, one of the top fish ball brands in Singapore and still among my favourites.
I don't say this lightly. It's literally my hawker dish growing up - let me explain. Put another way, I am one of the oldest Song Kee fan around 🤭
We Chew Gum, Bhutanese Chew Chugo 🧀 Chhurpi • Hard Yak Cheese
When you travel in Bhutan, you will find road side stops selling fruits, nuts and vegetables. You will also find bundles, like bouquets of white cubes tied together with strings.
History of Momo • Soul Food of Bhutan
When you are in Bhutan, you may be forgiven if you thought that momo could be the country's national dish 🤭
Torma • Food Gifts for the Gods • Simple Introduction
Visiting monasteries in Bhutan, beautiful offerings on altars in front of deities caught my eye.
Chele La Pass • 3 Things People Do @ Bhutan's Highest Road Pass
On our way from Paro town to Haa town in the Haa Valley on a cold November day, we stopped a while at Chele La for its splendid mountain vista and a warm cup of butter tea at the Himalayan kingdom's highest motorable mountain pass.
Ani Marilyn Café📍Shechen Nunnery Phobjikha Valley Bhutan • Big Hearted Chef from Singapore Trains Bhutanese Nuns to Bake ❤️☕🥖
I was witness to so many firsts during this Bhutan trip:
• First time a Singapore based chef trains nuns to bake in Bhutan
• Launch of the first cafe operated by nuns in Bhutan
• First cafe honouring Britisher Marilyn Silverstone who dedicated her life to promoting understanding of Himalayan kingdoms.
OK Zhen Hao Wei 美味 HK 100% Cantonese Steamed Fish📍 Dunman Food Centre ☎️ 9434 0043
Went to OK 美味 at Dunman Food Centre for lunch today. (Thanks to kaki kaki Stanley for the suggestion.) It was a very satisfying meal at the right price.
Dochula Pass Stupas Bhutan • Come for Culture & Spiritual Journey, Stay for the Himalayan Vista.
Long before I visited Bhutan, I was drawn to media images of Dochula Pass - it has an air of mystic waiting to be uncovered. It's one of the places I hoped to visit in Bhutan.
Why are Bhutan & Singapore Both Called "Switzerland of Asia"? Same Same but Different
On my first night in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan we stayed in Swiss Boutique Hotel.
What is a Swiss boutique hotel doing in the heart of Bhutan, I wondered 🤔
Haa Valley Bhutan Buckwheat Momo • Hoentey • Dumplings📍Kuenphen Restaurant ☎️ +975-17889641 ☎️ +975-77307753
Ema datsi or chili cheese is the national dish (and best known Bhutanese dish to foreigners). Chili cheese is a side dish in most Bhutanese meals while momo, a dumpling dish less known outside Bhutan has a strong presence in the country as a staple dish. The dumpling dish is widely popular and momo joints are everywhere in Bhutan (in the same way chicken rice is ubiquitous in Singapore).
Mom's Restaurant & Bakery 📍 What to Eat @ Khaling, Trashigang, Bhutan ☏ 1798 1386 ☏ 1790 4662
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| Mom's Restaurant 📌 Khaling town along Trashigang - Samdrup - Jongkhar Highway ☏ 1798 1386 ☏ 1790 4662 ⏰ Lunch & Dinner |
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Master Sonam oversees many aspects of the monastery's operations including its farm which produces vegetables, milk, butter and cheese for the monks' daily meals. This picture was taken at the monastery's mushroom farm near Khaling.
Chin Choon Black Sauce Prawn Noodle📍265 Bukit Batok 進春
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| 進春 Chin Choon Prawn Noodle 📍265 Bukit Batok East Ave 4, Singapore 650265 (stall in De Tian 德天 coffee shop) 🚅 15 minute walk from Bukit Batok station ⏰ 7am - 3pm (Mon & Weds off) |
Decades ago, I was living near Upper Bukit Timah Road. I remember three stalls from there which I often had my breakfast - a black sauce pork & prawn noodle shop, a Teochew sliced fish soup stall, and a wanton mee / chicken rice stall with roast chicken and pork. I don't know the names of any of these favourites. I just know where they were located along Upper Bukit Timah Road. They were my reliable places of habit 老地方,习惯的味道.
Nan Gyi Thoke in Singapore • Myanmese "Dry Laksa"
Came back to Shwe Kant Kaw Myanmese Cuisine stall in Clementi again for my Myanmese food fix.
#01-148 Fu Cheng Steam Fish & Seafood 📍 Old Airport Road Food Centre 福城 ☏ 9736 5766
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| Fu Cheng 福城 📍 51 Old Airport Rd, stall #01-148, Singapore 390051 (Old Airport Road Food Centre) 🚅 5 minute walk from Dakota station ☏ 9736 5766 ⏰ 5pm - 9pm |
Kaki kaki jio-ed (invited) to try Fu Cheng steamed fish stall at Old Airport Road Food Centre.
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