Canchita Peruvian Cuisine @ Dempsey Hill. Menu & Food Review

Today's lunch at Canchita Peruvian Cuisine at Dempsey Hill.

Restaurant name: CANCHITA Peruvian Cuisine

Address: Dempsey Road, 9A 9B, Singapore 247698

Tel: +65 6232 7895

Hours: 12:00 noon - 2:30pm | 6:00pm - 10:30pm (Mon off |  Sat & Sun 11:30am - 10:30pm)

Sofi Cafe @ The Scarlet Hotel. I was Surprised by how Delicious Keto Dishes can be

This was my first keto meal and I was mighty impressed. I mean, I found it much tastier than expected.

Restaurant name: Sofi Cafe + Pizza

Address: 33 Erskine Rd, The Scarlet Hotel, Ground Floor & Rooftop, Singapore 069333

Tel: +65 6222 0879

Hours: 8:30am - 10:30pm

KL Pork Noodle by Old Village @ Peking Room Kopitiam in Tanglin Halt 老村庄

Singapore foodie social media was recently abuzz with a new stall named Old Village serving Kuala Lumpur style pork noodle at Peking Room coffee shop in Tanglin Halt. As I love KL pork noodle but had no chance to taste it in Malaysia for the past two years, I was excited to try it as soon as possible.

Stall name: Old Village 老村庄

Address: 49 Tanglin Halt Road, #01-265, Singapore 142049 (inside Peking Room coffee shop)

Nearest MRT: 5 minutes walk from Commonwealth station

Tel: +65 9388 5288

Hours: 8:30am - 3:00pm (Tues off)

Fine British Cuisine @ JAAN by Kirk Westaway in Hotel Swissôtel The Stamford

Today, we had lunch at JAAN by Kirk Westaway in Hotel Swissôtel The Stamford. We enjoyed the exquisite dishes, warm service, comfortable environment, stunning views of Singapore and great company.

Restaurant name: JAAN by Kirk Westaway

Address: 2 Stamford Road, Singapore 178882 (located at level 70 in Hotel Swissôtel The Stamford)

Nearest MRT: At City Hall station

Tel: +65 6431 6156

Hours: 11:45am - 14:30pm | 18:30pm - 22:30pm

Golden Mile Chili Mee 🌶 Chung Cheng Chili Prawn Noodles Stall #01-59 崇正辣椒面

Was running errands near the Golden Mile Food Centre area, I opted for the famous chili mee by Chung Cheng Chilli Prawn Noodles for lunch today. Though I never developed a craving for the spicy noodle dish, it is a nice option I enjoy occasionally for its comforting old school flavours, especially when the queue isn't too long 🌶

Stall name: Chung Cheng Chilli Prawn Noodles 崇正辣椒面

Address: Golden Mile Food Centre, 505 Beach Road, #01-59, Singapore 199583

Hours:10:00am - 8:00pm (Tues off)

Yakiniku 👍 Like!! Fast Food Style Japanese BBQ for One and All @ VivoCity. Menu & Food Review

Our lunch today was at the Yakiniku 👍 Like!! outlet at VivoCity. Tasty, Quick, Value - We enjoyed ourselves as the food was fresh, delicious, served quickly once we put in our orders, environment was clean and comfortable, prices were competitive and company was great!

Stall name: Yakiniku 👍 Like!!

Address: VivoCity, 1 HarbourFront Walk, #02-60, Singapore 098585

Nearest MRT: At Harbourfront station

Hours: 11:00am - 9:30pm

Swatow Seafood Teochew Restaurant @ Toa Payoh Central 汕头海鲜

Today, we met at Swatow Seafood Restaurant for lunch. We enjoyed the food and like the vibes here, and agreed that we will be back to try their other dishes.

Restaurant name: Swatow Seafood 汕头海鲜

Address: 181 Lor 4 Toa Payoh, #02-602, Singapore 310181

Nearest MRT: 8 - 10 minutes walk from Toa Payoh station

Tel: +65 6363 1717

Hours: 8:00am - 10:00pm

Yam Mee Teochew Fishball Noodles Since 1983 @ Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre

Yam Mee Teochew Fishball is a highly rated fishball stall featured in most viral lists of best fishball noodle stalls in Singapore. It is one of the stalls that sport a constant queue at Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre.

Stall name: Yam Mee Teochew Fishball Noodles 炎成潮州鱼丸面

Address: Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre, 209 Hougang Street 21, 01-35, Singapore 530209

MRT station: Doorstep of Kovan station (Exit C)

Hours: 7:00am - 9:00pm (Mon off)

Fei Zhai (Fat Boy) Pork Rib Prawn Noodle @ Pepys Road Pasir Panjang 肥仔排骨蝦麵

Fat Boy Prawn Noodle at Pepys Road in Pasir Panjang enjoy cult status among its loyal fans. It's an old school kind of prawn mee.

Stall name: Fei Zhai Pork Rib Prawn Noodles 肥仔排骨蝦麵

Address: 114 Pasir Panjang Rd, Singapore 118539

Nearest MRT: 5 minute walk from Pasir Panjang station

Hours: 5:00am - 1:00am (closed at 11am on Sat & off on Sun)

Umami Chefs by Esseplore. Tasty, Healthy, Convenient Ready-to-Heat Meals Delivered

I had a major operation and was recuperating at home for the last two months - hence, haven't been able to venture out for good food hunting 😔 I also had to eat a low fat, low sugar, low salt, high nutrition diet to help in my recovery.

Buddy Jimmy asked if I would like to try some ready-to-heat delivery meals from Umami Chefs by Esseplore. So, I tried several dishes during my rest at home. The best tasting meals are always fresh out of the kitchen but if that is not possible, convenient ready-to-heat meals from Umami Chefs by Esseplore are good alternatives.

Song Heng Fishball Noodle @ Ang Mo Kio 628 Market. My Favourite Things Here are Pork Slices, Al Dente Noodles & Excellent Sauce

Saw buddy Aaron recommending on Facebook, Song Heng Fishball Minced Pork Noodle in Ang Mo Kio 628 food centre. As a fan of fishball noodles and Aaron's recommendations, I went to AMK 628 food centre this morning to check out Song Heng. The fishballs were nice (no fish dumplings) but the best things here for me were their al dente noodles, flavourful sauce and deliciously sweet pork slices.

Stall name: Song Heng Fishball Minced Meat Noodle 松兴魚圓肉脞面

Address: 628 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4, #01-75, Singapore 560628

Hours: 5:30am - 12:30pm (Tues off)

History of Chinese Cuisine in Singapore. How Three Waves of Chinese Migration Shaped Singapore Hawker Culture

Chinese make up 75% of Singapore's population, hence Chinese dishes form the majority of Singapore hawker cuisine. But, you will not find anything like Singapore Chinese cuisine in China. I mean you can't go to any place in China and find the same hyper diversity of Chinese food that we take for granted in Singapore.

Tea & Dine Chin Lee @ Canberra Plaza. Popular Teochew Restaurant Opens in Singapore's North

As a fan of Chin Lee's traditional Teochew cuisine, I am excited that they opened a branch at the spanking new Canberra Plaza. So, I checked in at Tea & Dine Chin Lee at the first opportunity. This is a nice place for dim sum, tea and Teochew dishes for folks living or working in the north (Yishun, Sembawang, Admiralty, Marsiling and Woodlands). (This was my first time dining out since my heart bypass 6 weeks ago.)

Restaurant name: Tea & Dine Chin Lee

Address: Canberra Plaza, 133 Canberra View, #02-01/03, Singapore 750133

Nearest MRT: At the doorstep of Canberra station

Tel: +65 6908 5454 / 5554

Hours: 11:30am - 2:30pm | 5:30pm - 9:45pm (11:30am - 10:00pm on Sat & Sun)

History of Indonesian Cuisine in Singapore Hawker Culture

Singapore hawker culture is the proverbial melting pot of cuisines from north, south, east, west, all directions around our sunny island. From our immediate south and west, Indonesians have long contributed their culinary heritage to our rich hawker culture.

To appreciate the history of Indonesian cuisine in Singapore, we start with the history of Indonesia and Indonesian immigration.

Noodle is your Lunch · History of Pad Thai

Pad Thai is synonymous with Thai cuisine (along with Tom Yum soup, Som Tam green papaya salad). So, it may surprise some people that Pad Thai is not an old dish in Thailand and its current status as the Thai culinary icon is a recent phenomenon. And, even Thais couldn't agree how that came about 🤔

History of Nasi Goreng. Fried Rice - National Dish & Metaphor of Indonesia's Motto "Unity in Diversity"

Nasi goreng or fried rice is one of Indonesia's official national dishes (along with gado gado, soto, rendang and satay). In Indonesia, nasi goreng is everywhere from pushcart stalls to 5-star hotels and often cooked at home. Nasi goreng is pervasive in Malay communities in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei while the Chinese and Indians also have their own versions. (Other forms of fried rice are found throughout the world.)

History of Mala Xiang Guo 🔥 How the Fiery Dish Came to Singapore 麻辣香锅

Mala Xiang Guo 麻辣香锅 is a dish from China that has recently taken root in Singapore's hawker culture - MLXG stalls are found in many hawker centres and food courts across the island now.

Introduction to Sichuan Cuisine & What to Order in a Sichuan Restaurant 四川菜.以味为本

Sichuan cuisine is one of China's eight regional cuisines and one of best known globally. Most people associate Sichuan cuisine with its signature tongue and mouth numbing spiciness.

The Eight Regional Cuisines of China are Shandong, Anhui, Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang. 

What is Hunan Cuisine? It is China's Hottest Food 湖南菜.湘菜

Hunan cuisine 湖南菜 is also known as Xiang cuisine 湘菜 because the Xiang Jiang river runs through the south central Chinese province. Hunan cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines of China which includes Cantonese, Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian, Shandong, Sichuan and Zhejiang cuisines.

Four Principles of Chinese Food Culture 精美情礼

Since ancient China, food has moved beyond the basic human need for sustenance to become expressions of culture and identity. Food is linked to how Chinese view and understand the world.

Goldhill Family Restaurant in Hougang. Top Value Chup Cai Png Economic Rice with Best Chicken Wing for $1 金華美食店

I have eaten Goldhill Family Restaurant's chup chai png or Chinese economic rice a few times. It didn't blow my mind right away but it's an affinity that grew on me slowly - I am sold on its homely flavours, generous portions and affordable pricing. I also enjoyed mingling with Goldhill's friendly staff and easy going customers (mostly busy working people getting their affordable lunch fix).

Restaurant name: Goldhill Family Restaurant 金華美食店

Address: 6 Hougang Ave 3, #01-78, Singapore 530006

Hours: 7:30am - 7:30pm (close at 2:30pm on Sunday)

Sultan Hussein of Johor Sultanate. The Hand that Signed the Paper to Singapore's Prosperity

Since 1500s, the Europeans were vying for dominance in the Malay archipelago to control the spice trade. First came the Portuguese who conquered Malacca in 1511, with the Dutch and English hot on their heels. The Dutch ousted the Portuguese in Malacca in 1641, leaving the English with "not an inch of land to stand upon" in the Malacca Straits for nearly two centuries. Finally, in 1819, Stamford Raffles of the British East India Company saw an opportunity to set things right (for the British empire).

History of Hainanese in Singapore Cuisine & Hawker Culture. Their Biggest Influence is Non Hainanese 🤔

The Hainanese make up only 6% of Singapore's Chinese population, yet their influence on Singapore hawker culture is far bigger than their numbers suggest. Indeed, Hainanese influence on Singapore food is actually bigger than most people realise as there is more than what meets the eye 🤔

Tragic History of Nutmeg. Forgotten Spice Once Worth More than Gold. Forgotten Island Exchanged for New York City

Between the 1300s - 1600s, Europe was ravaged by a series of deadly plagues (pandemics). Doctors at that time believed that wearing a pendant with a nutmeg inside would ward off infection.

Everybody wanted nutmeg but the fruit came from only a few tiny islands in today's Indonesia, on the other side of the globe from Europe. A round trip between these islands and Europe took nearly two years. At that time, nutmeg was worth more than its weight in gold.

A History of Pepper · The King of Spice

The pepper we take for granted today was once worth its weight in gold. It was so valuable that European countries invested fortunes in armadas and raced each other on risky expeditions in search of the proverbial Black Gold.

Shawan Water Buffalo Milk Banquet & Other Fascinating Dishes of Guangzhou China 沙湾牛奶宴.沙湾古镇

Shawan Ancient Town 沙湾古镇 is located within the Panyu district of Guangzhou city. Shawan is famed for their water buffalo milk dishes and unique cuisine. The ancient town founded during the Southern Song dynasty is a Must Visit on any foodie trip to Guangzhou.

Note: Images are screengrabs from CCTV video  沙湾：食不厌精.

History of Nasi Lemak ● Trinity of Rice, Coconut Milk & Sambal

Nasi Lemak is a popular dish of rice boiled in coconut milk and stalks of pandan leaf. In its most basic form, it is eaten with a dollop of sambal (spicy sauce) of chili pepper, onion and often whitebait / anchovy.

History of Pandan Leaf. Amazing, Mighty, Unsung Food Hero

The pandan leaf (known in the West as screw pine) is so pervasive in Southeast Asian cuisine that it is like an unsung hero - always there, dependable but seldom in the limelight, somewhat taken for granted. Nicknamed the "vanilla of the East", pandan costs only a mere fraction but delivers just as much fragrance.

History of Biryani ● How a Persian Import Unites India & Become the Global Indian Food Icon

Biryani came to Singapore and Malaysia from India but the dish originated in Persia (today's Iran).The hearty, flavour and aroma packed meat and rice dish is one of the favourites in Malaysia and Singapore cuisine.

The word biryani is derived from two Persian words. Birinj is the Persian word for "rice". The Persian word Birian means "to fry before cooking" which succinctly sums up the basic method of cooking biryani.

I Had Triple Heart Bypass on 5 Jul 2021 ❤️ Road to Full Recovery & New Lease of Life

I just had my triple heart bypass surgery after angiography revealed that I have three severely blocked arteries - one 100% blocked, one 90% blocked and one 70%. Not dead man walking but I was a walking time bomb.

Best Teochew Fish Soup in Singapore • Picky Eater's Guide 潮州鱼片汤

Most hawker centres in Singapore have at least one Teochew fish soup stall and it often attracts long queues. The dish is delicious and growing in popularity as it is perceived as a "healthier choice". Still, Teochew fish soup has a lower profile than other dishes like chicken rice, laksa, char kway teow, bak chor mee, etc.