Shabu Shabuchin Namba Sennichimae Osaka ☏ +81 6-6643-1129

Shabuchin Namba Sennichimae しゃぶちん 難波 千日前店  | Japan, 〒542-0075 Osaka, Chuo Ward, Nanbasennichimae, 13−18 難波 丸和ビル １階  🚅  Nearest MRT: 5 minute walk from Namba station    ☏ +81 6-6643-1129 ⏰ 11am - 4 pm | 5:30pm - 10:30 pm

I haven't been back to Japan for a very long time (transits don't count), and our first meal for this trip was shabu shabu. Which was a nice start as nowadays I like soupy things - sign of getting older 😂

Shunde Chencun Deyunju Sliced Fish Hotpot 顺德陈村德云居 ☏ 0757-2639 1908

Our local Shunde guide brought us to 陈村德云居 Chencun Deyunju for their signature Sliced Fish in Hotpot 顺德无骨鱼 using 正宗水库大鱼 Big Head Carp fish. 

Seorae Jib Korean BBQ • Everyone Eat Like Royals in Singapore ☏ 9385 5045

Seorae Jib founded in South Korea in 2007, came to Singapore in 2015, and in the last ten years grew to six outlets in every corner of our island, including in Yishun at Northpoint City (Singaporean joke 🤭). 

In Search of Rafflesia in Gunung Gading • World Largest Flower ☏ +608 273 5144

Wikipedia photo

Since I was an elementary school child I was fascinated by the Rafflesia flower. I read about it in books. Measuring one metre across, the Rafflesia's magic is undeniable - it's the largest flower in the world and naturally thrills any curious child. 

Cendol @ Ah Yong ABC at Wayang Street, Hong San Si Temple, Kuching ☏ + 6016 854 6643

Our Kuching local foodie buddy Joshua brought us to Hong San Si Temple 鳳山寺 at Wayang Street to try the cendol at Ah Yong ABC. The old ice dessert stall founded by Ah Yong in 1978 is in the collective memory of generations of Kuching folks.

(The roots of Ah Yong's stall is actually much older as he is the third generation of the business started by his grandfather. Joshua said about 80 years ago.)

Lunch in Sematan @ Yat Lau Coffee Shop Sarawak ☏ +6016 891 0116 憶劉海鲜餐厅

Back at seaside Sematan town in Sarawak again after one year away. Sematan at the far west of Sarawak is literally the edge of the world.

Making Gula Apong, Enjoying Attap Sugar • A Common Bond of Sarawak Communities

Gula apong or attap palm sugar, the finishing touch to cendol in Kuching, Sarawak. It is not cendol, if there is no palm sugar, and in Sarawak, it is best with attap palm sugar or gula apong (in Malay).

Hap Chen Hian Kuching Teochew Satay @ Hui Sing Hawker Centre 合眾香沙爹 ☏ +6016 857 9081

On our first day in Kuching, our local foodie buddy Joshua whisked us to try Hap Chen Hian Satay stall at Hui Sing Hawker Centre. 

Pork Leg Rice @ Cat City Night Food Tai Pan Corner Padungan Kuching Sarawak 猫城夜市

The very first day we arrived for this Kuching trip, buddy Aven said he would like to try the pork leg rice stall at Cat City Night Food in Padungan.

Braised Pork Leg Rice @ Huang You Liang Fook Seng Cafe Padungan Kuching 新福昇茶室 • 黄友良猪脚饭 ☏+6016 525 5323

Our Kuching local foodie buddy Joshua shared that Padungan in Kuching is well known for its Teochew braised pork rice shops.

I love pork leg rice but so far have only tried kha moo in Thailand.