Mister Crab Seafood @ Russian Market Phnom Penh · Toul Tom Pong Seafood...
My first dinner in Phnom Penh was not traditional Khmer food but seafood done contemporary Phnom Penh style. It's at the famous Russian Market. There's a row of at least three similar street side...
View ArticleNum Banh Chok @ Central Market Phnom Penh
One of the missions I set for myself for this trip to Phnom Penh was to experience num banh chok, one of the dishes often mentioned as Cambodia's national dish. It is a noodle soup staple found along...
View ArticleCuisine Wat Damnak Phnom Penh · Fine Authentic Cambodian with French Touch
Buddy Irene who is resident in Phnom Penh and is well plugged in in the local F & B scene, brought me to Cuisine Wat Damnak. Opened less than a year ago, Irene said Damnak is a must for any visitor...
View ArticleNum Banh Chok Wat BoTom · Sophath + Pho in Phnom Penh
Even though nowadays, finding places to eat is literally at our fingertips, I still get my greatest joy from eating by going out foraging blind. There's something about the joy of "ownself" discovery,...
View ArticleCambodian Flat Pork Ball Noodles · Srey Neang Noodle · Phnom Penh...
I was going to spend a day at the National Museum of Cambodia, so I went scouting around the area nearby for a power breakfast that will fuel me through two thousand years of Cambodian...
View ArticleSok Hok Khmer Coffee · Orussey Market Phnom Penh · Heady Espresso From A Sock
I found out that it is not easy to find traditional Khmer coffee in fast modernising Phnom Penh. Even the street side coffee stands that I came across during my trip, sport espresso machines. So, you...
View ArticleFamous Sokuntheary Cambodian Snail Soup at Koh Pich Diamond Island Phnom Penh...
One of the dishes I wanted to try in Phnom Penh is snails or escargot. The former colonial masters love escargot while snails have been part of traditional Cambodian cuisine long before the French...
View ArticleNom Banh Jok Preap Sovath · Famous Khmer Noodle Stall in an Alleyway in Phnom...
One of my missions for this trip to Phnom Penh is to taste num banh chok, one of Cambodia's national dish. My local hosts, Yuan and Eli showed me their favourite NBC stall - a gem hidden in the alley...
View ArticleQuán Hủ Tiếu Mỹ Tho Thanh Xuân in Ho Chi Minh · Taste of Old Saigon @ Fourth...
I was last in Ho Chi Minh City more than a decade and so was eager to join foodie buddy Aaron on his family trip. Our first meal soon after we checked in at the hotel was this saucy, lor mee type...
View ArticleFamous Lunch Lady of Ho Chi Minh City 2022 · Anthony Bourdain's Hyperlocal...
For this foodie trip to Ho Chi Minh City, I left myself in the good hands of Aaron and family who know the city very well. So, when Aaron brought us to this little corner of old Saigon on a rainy...
View ArticlePhở Phượng 25 · Vietnamese Beef Noodle for Supper in Ho Chi Minh City
Any trip to Vietnam must, of course, include at least one pho stop. For this trip, we had the beef noodle soup at Phở Phượng 25. (The pho shop is just steps away from the Lunch Lady stall made famous...
View ArticleBest of KOVAN 209 Food Centre · Heartland Hawker Haven with Kampong Spirit
Folks who live near Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre are blessed with a market with fresh produce and a hawker centre with many food stalls. No national champion stalls here but lots of tasty comfort...
View ArticleA'Famosa @ T-Space Tampines · Authentic 50 Year Old Bibi Satay Celup Recipe...
This was the first time I had satay celup in nearly 50 years thanks to A' Famosa stall at Happy Hawkers food court in Tampines T-Space (near IKEA, COURTS and GIANT).Stall name: A' Famosa · Malacca...
View ArticleNummum Thai Kitchen @ Upper Thomson · Menu & Food Review · Come Here for Crab...
We planned this meet up at Nummum Thai Kitchen near Upper Thomson MRT station some time back as we couldn't resist the pictures of the crab meat omelette Aaron posted on Facebook. Five of us, we had a...
View ArticleBest of Taman Jurong Hawker Centre · Three Levels of Good Food! Ol' Sixty...
This well loved food haven began life in 1972 as Yung Sheng Food Centre - the first food centre built under Singapore's hawker centre building programme. It was known affectionately as "Sixty Stalls...
View ArticleRedhill Kway Chap · Shi Le Yuan · The Best Thing is the Bowl of Kway 實叻園
Stalking Redhill Market and Food Centre, I noticed that Shi Le Yuan 實叻園 kway chap is one of the few stalls with a long queue. There is a line of 6 to 10 people the whole time I was at the food centre...
View ArticleSeng Kee Bak Chor Mee · Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2 · No Holds Barred Umami...
Buddies from Johor jio-ed to meet up in Singapore and as usual I am the one who has to suggest where to eat 😬 Johor buddies wanted bak chor mee. I suggested Seng Kee Mushroom Minced Pork Noodles as I...
View ArticleTok Panjang Singapore · Nyonya House by Rempahs
Attended the tok panjang dinner by Nyonya House by Rempahs yesterday evening. It's a nice spread of Nyonya dishes presented in traditional Peranakan celebratory style and warm hospitality.Restaurant...
View ArticleHidden Gems & Favourite Stalls @ Eunos Crescent Food Centre
Eunos Crescent Market & Food Centre is not big, just some 50 food stalls but some of its stalls are top of my mind for some of my favourite hawker dishes.Eunos Crescent Market and Food...
View ArticleNew Generation is Making Sang Heng Teochew Noodle in Johor Bahru Great Again!
Dear fans of Sang Heng Teochew noodle at Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, the shop is re-opened by uncle Ah Seng's nephew, sister-in-law and younger brother. The noodle and Teochew lor meat are faithful to the old...
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