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Pineapple Tarts. A Southeast Asian Chinese New Year Tradition 黄梨塔
Pineapple tart is a popular festive snack in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Most Chinese homes have pineapple tarts during Chinese New Year as it is considered auspicious - pineapple 🍍 黄梨 in...
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Ipoh Tuck Kee Fried Noodles for Yut Kong Hor 德记炒粉店
Restoran Tuck Kee 德记炒粉店 is one those iconic destinations which all foodies visiting Ipoh must check in at.Tuck Kee is located along Jalan Yau Tet Shin at Taman Jubilee, right at the heart of Ipoh where...
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Sun Marpoh Popular Cantonese Family Restaurant in Ipoh 孖宝海鲜饭店
It was the last day of our 3 day Ipoh foodie trip and I suggested that we could try an old school family type restaurant after eating so much street food and kopitiam food. Our Ipoh buddy Gilbert...
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my Toast n Roast. TNR the Real Charsiew by Sean & Angie in SS2 Petaling Jaya
TNR the Real Charsiew by Sean & Angie was the former "my Toast n Roast". The famous char siew shop in SS2 Petaling Jaya (Chow Yang) was still sporting the "my Roast n Roast" signboard when we were...
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MS Beryani near Plaza Angsana. Best Johor Nasi Briyani List
Went to MS Beryani for lunch today after seeing Kevin Leong shared it on 吃的平台 JB foodie group (this is one of the groups I follow for leads on the best food in JB). MS Beryani's style of briyani is...
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Johor Foodie Facebook Groups to Follow 新山人的美食, 吃的平台 &柔佛新山美食
My favourite way of searching for the best eats of Johor (and Singapore) is to pound the streets and try out the food stalls one at a time. Johor Kaki readers and friends also give me tip offs on where...
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Lei Cha @ Tu Lou Hakka Restaurant in Johor Jaya 土楼客家菜馆
When I need a detox meal but am unwilling to sacrifice flavour and don't want to feel hungry in Johor Bahru, 擂茶 lei cha always comes to the rescue. Lei cha shops and stalls are everywhere in JB and I...
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Ayam Goreng Dapur Kayu. Chicken Deep Fried with Fire Wood in Johor Bahru
Today, we visited Ayam Goreng Dapur Kayu along Jalan Petaling Larkin at Taman Tampoi Industries. It is Malay style deep fried chicken cooked over wood fire.Ayam Goreng Dapur Kayu is a little food stall...
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Teochew 7 Vegetables Dish on Renri @ Ah Orh Seafood in Singapore 潮州七样菜
In traditional Chinese New Year custom, besides the Cantonese loh hei yee sang 撈起魚生, there is the lesser known Teochew 7 Vegetables 潮州七样菜 dish which is growing in popularity.Whereas loh hei yee sang is...
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East Treasure Restaurant @ Clark Quay, Singapore River 東寶之東方明珠
Chinese New Year dinner with makan kakis at East Treasure at Clark Quay in Singapore.Clark Quay by the Singapore River (north of Boat Quay) is one of those places where tourists have to check in for...
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Roti Canai / Prata Stall @ Kheng Guan Hiong Kopitiam in Pontian
Buddy John wanted to get his Kheng Guan Hiong Pontian kopi fix. While at the coffee shop, the huge white sheet of roti canai / prata dough caught my eye. Experience tells me that the wider and thinner...
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Tahir Roti Canai @ Warung Jalan Lembing in Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru
Uncle Bob has been raving about the roti prata stall at Warung Jalan Lembing in Taman Sri Tebrau. This roti prata stall has also popped up regularly on my social media feeds. I finally made it here...
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Ipoh People's Favourite Dai Shu Geok Yong Tau Foo (Big Tree Foot) 大树脚...
Every time I go to Ipoh (though I don't go there that often), the local hosts will proudly take us to Dai Shu Geok Yong Tau Foo (忠记兵如港口大树头炸料粉). Dai Shu Geok in Cantonese means "at the foot of the big...
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Chinatown Noodle Man Lan Zhou La Mian. Great Zhajiangmian and Singapore...
Truth be told, I am not really a fan of la mian even though I am fascinated by how the noodle master hand pulls a lump of flour dough into long strands of slender noodles. I've eaten la mian in...
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Six Day Sichuan Tour - Exploring the Land of Mystery, Majesty & Gastronomy
I just got back from a wonderful 6 day trip to China's southwestern Sichuan province (about the same land size as Spain). This is a summary of highlights of our trip where we were mesmerised by amazing...
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Would you eat rabbit head? The Chengdu food icon🐰
This was my first time in Chengdu, China. Even, before I went there, I am told mala rabbit head is an iconic dish to try. So, I was curious to try it, if there was an opportunity.Rabbits are eaten in...
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Mystery of 3000 Year Old San Xing Dui Civilisation in Sichuan China. Aliens...
You know right.... like me, you might have also seen such ancient Chinese bronze masks with angular facial features and bulging eyes. My first impression was they weren't very Chinese looking but I...
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Mount Emei Shan & Golden Buddha - Sichuan's Sacred Buddhist Mountain in...
Many of us would have heard of Emei Shan 峨眉山 because it is the home of the legendary Emei branch of Chinese martial arts 峨眉武术. Mount Emei is also one of China's Four Sacred Mountains. Visiting Mount...
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Sugar Painting & Life in Luocheng Ancient City - the Oriental Noah's Ark in...
We dropped by briefly at Luocheng Ancient City 罗城古镇 on our way from Jiayang steam train to Emeishan City in Leshan, Sichuan. Luocheng city is a late Ming era town built in 1628.Seen from above, the...
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Indo Sumatera Putu Bambu @ Singapore Chinatown Trengganu Street
I passed this way at the food kiosks at Trengganu Street in Singapore's Chinatown many times. But, only now did I start to realise that there are some little gems here.There's Indo Sumatera stall...
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