Sweeeeeeet Saigon. I'll be back soon for another heady dose.
Pics here:
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Sweet Saigon
After the culinary backwater that is Perth, HCMC was a joyous, riotous, cacophonic wonderland. Food so good it almost made me cry.
Sweeeeeeet Saigon. I'll be back soon for another heady dose.
Pics here:
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Sweeeeeeet Saigon. I'll be back soon for another heady dose.
Pics here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=106445&id=728481834&l=ca5618ab47
Monday, July 06, 2009
Things you won't find at your local Woolies
Porcine pleasures:
Heart
Tongue
Tail
Skin
Maw
Hock
Haagen Dazs and Ben & Jerry's ice creams: Australian supermarkets, get with it and start importing American ice-cream!
Yum
Yummier
Multigrain curry pau
Burdock Root
Cactus
Dragon Herbal Tonic
Heart
Tongue
Tail
Skin
Maw
HockHaagen Dazs and Ben & Jerry's ice creams: Australian supermarkets, get with it and start importing American ice-cream!
Yum
Yummier
Multigrain curry pau
Burdock Root
Cactus
Dragon Herbal TonicDay 14: Kueh for breakfast and + some homecookin'
Brunch:
Kueh Dardar
Gula melaka was nice and smokey, skin was rubbery
Kueh Koswee
Potato Epok Epok
Egg Prata
We've never had to wait more than 2 minutes for a taxi or 5 minutes for a train
Pondering happily on the public transport system
Dinner:
Mom's prawn fritters. I could eat a bucketload of these!
Har Cheong Kai
Steamed Ngo He fish
Kangkong Lemak
Chap Chye
Indian brinjal
Kueh Dardar
Gula melaka was nice and smokey, skin was rubbery
Kueh Koswee
Potato Epok Epok
Egg Prata
We've never had to wait more than 2 minutes for a taxi or 5 minutes for a train
Pondering happily on the public transport system Dinner:
Mom's prawn fritters. I could eat a bucketload of these!
Har Cheong Kai
Steamed Ngo He fish
Kangkong Lemak
Chap Chye
Indian brinjal
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Day 13 - Aborted Hill St CKT attempt & Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre
Lunch @ Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre:
We were meant to head for some Hill Street Char Kway Teow (perfection on a plate) which has now relocated to the Bedok South Hawker Centre but just as we were about to turn in I remembered that the stall shuts on Mondays. Alamak. Dad's face was as black as the storm clouds gathering above. Ever-resourceful Mom suggested Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre instead, which was a fantastic idea--BIHC was a much loved after-church haunt when I was but a wee lass. It's one of the best Hawker Centres in Singapore.
Soto Ayam (besar) + 2 begedil from Stall 11. Not as good as it used to be. Soup was lukewarm and the dark chilli thing is gone! Mom was really looking forward to this and was quite crestfallen.
We ordered 2 CKTs from different stalls to compare:
Bedok Interchange CKT - Better flavour
People's Park CKT - Better frying technique
Both had NOTHING on Hill Street CKT. I have dreams about that CKT.
Orh Luak. This was rather insipid and boring unlike the one at Jalan Berseh which rocks muchly.
Stall No 11 Mee Rebus
Tiong Bahru Chwee Kueh. OMG. TBCK is still the best Chwee Kueh I've tried. The Kueh is divinely silky and melts into nothingness in the mouth. The chai poh is crunchy and is power to the max, especially when mixed with the chilli.
Hollywood Ice Kachang. Not at all like how I remembered. And not enough milk.
Hollywood Chendol. Nice and lemak. The red beans were plump, firm and sweet.
Ed's Cheng Tng: it tasted quite fine, but was some bastardised version that did not come with gingko nuts, lotus nuts, barley, red dates or cloud ear fungus. And who puts red beans and chin chow in their Cheng Tng? I don't think he was quite impressed
Hokkien Mee. Ok nia.
A visit to BIHC is never complete without some pisang goreng and other such fried-y goodness
Ed's soybean drink. Ok nia.
We were meant to head for some Hill Street Char Kway Teow (perfection on a plate) which has now relocated to the Bedok South Hawker Centre but just as we were about to turn in I remembered that the stall shuts on Mondays. Alamak. Dad's face was as black as the storm clouds gathering above. Ever-resourceful Mom suggested Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre instead, which was a fantastic idea--BIHC was a much loved after-church haunt when I was but a wee lass. It's one of the best Hawker Centres in Singapore.
Soto Ayam (besar) + 2 begedil from Stall 11. Not as good as it used to be. Soup was lukewarm and the dark chilli thing is gone! Mom was really looking forward to this and was quite crestfallen.We ordered 2 CKTs from different stalls to compare:
Bedok Interchange CKT - Better flavour
People's Park CKT - Better frying techniqueBoth had NOTHING on Hill Street CKT. I have dreams about that CKT.
Orh Luak. This was rather insipid and boring unlike the one at Jalan Berseh which rocks muchly.
Stall No 11 Mee Rebus
Tiong Bahru Chwee Kueh. OMG. TBCK is still the best Chwee Kueh I've tried. The Kueh is divinely silky and melts into nothingness in the mouth. The chai poh is crunchy and is power to the max, especially when mixed with the chilli.
Hollywood Ice Kachang. Not at all like how I remembered. And not enough milk.
Hollywood Chendol. Nice and lemak. The red beans were plump, firm and sweet.
Ed's Cheng Tng: it tasted quite fine, but was some bastardised version that did not come with gingko nuts, lotus nuts, barley, red dates or cloud ear fungus. And who puts red beans and chin chow in their Cheng Tng? I don't think he was quite impressed
Hokkien Mee. Ok nia.
A visit to BIHC is never complete without some pisang goreng and other such fried-y goodness
Ed's soybean drink. Ok nia.Monday, June 29, 2009
Day 12 - Korean feast
Lunch pictures akan datang
Dinner @ Han Sang:
Starters:
Starter plate
Potato and pumpkin mash
Marinated kidney beans
Ikan bilis and peanuts
Sides:
Kimchi
Marinated eggplant
Hae Bee and Seaweed
Korean fish cakes
Garlic spinach
Soybean sprouts
Pickled radish
Unfinished kimchi
Mains:
Dinner spread
Dipping sauces
Sam Gyeop Sal - Pork belly
Yum
Shiok
Gal Bi Sal - Marinated US Beef Short Ribs. Super lau nuah-some.
Tim, the Korean BBQ magician
Dol Solt Bab - Hot stone pot rice with sweet potatoes
Chab Jae - Warm Tanghoon salad. We were given 2 plates of this free because my brother is a lao da
Sam Gye Tang - Chicken Ginseng soup. Damn kena.
Would be fab in winter.
Yuk Kae Jang - Beef brisket soup. Also shiok.
O Sam Bulgogi - Hotplate squid and pork belly
Beef bulgogi
Jang Myon - Za Jiang Mian
Dokboki - This was free as well
Group shot
Dessert was free - Sticky rice dumpling with red beans
Instant noodles at the Korean grocer next to the restaurant
Dinner @ Han Sang:
Starters:
Starter plate
Potato and pumpkin mash
Marinated kidney beans
Ikan bilis and peanutsSides:
Kimchi
Marinated eggplant
Hae Bee and Seaweed
Korean fish cakes
Garlic spinach
Soybean sprouts
Pickled radish
Unfinished kimchiMains:
Dinner spread
Dipping sauces
Sam Gyeop Sal - Pork belly
Yum
Shiok
Gal Bi Sal - Marinated US Beef Short Ribs. Super lau nuah-some.
Tim, the Korean BBQ magician
Dol Solt Bab - Hot stone pot rice with sweet potatoes
Chab Jae - Warm Tanghoon salad. We were given 2 plates of this free because my brother is a lao da
Sam Gye Tang - Chicken Ginseng soup. Damn kena.Would be fab in winter.
Yuk Kae Jang - Beef brisket soup. Also shiok.
O Sam Bulgogi - Hotplate squid and pork belly
Beef bulgogi
Jang Myon - Za Jiang Mian
Dokboki - This was free as well
Group shot
Dessert was free - Sticky rice dumpling with red beans
Instant noodles at the Korean grocer next to the restaurant
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