Eng Kee Bak Kut Teh @ Ang Mo Kio ● Everyone is Talking about their Braised...
Chit chatting with the owners of Song Fa Bak Kut Teh, and don't know how they mentioned that they love the braised pork leg at Eng Kee in Ang Mo Kio. Like that how lah....., that got me excited and...
View ArticleHistory of Rong Cheng Bak Kut Teh ● Enter the Dragon 榕城肉骨茶
It is a great honour for me to meet up with Lim Hai Chay 林海星, a legend in Singapore bak kut teh history. We last met nearly a decade ago when he was still running his 22, Sin Ming Road stall - retired...
View ArticleSong Kee Fishball Kway Teow Noodle Soup @ Toa Payoh Lor 5 Hawker Centre
Passed by Lor 5 Toa Payoh Food Centre, and recalled that there is a Song Kee fishball noodle stall here which I haven't tried so far.Stall name: Song Kee Kway Teow Noodle SoupAddress: 75 Lor 5 Toa...
View ArticleChang Ji @ Setia Indah ● Wild Caught Fish Soup, Noodle, Porridge 昌记鱼肉粿條
As I am an avid fish soup lover, I came down to Setia Indah after seeing buddy Aus Pe shared about a fish soup she enjoyed there.Restaurant name: Restoran Chang Ji 昌记鱼肉粿條Address: 43, Jalan Setia 3/4,...
View ArticleHistory of Myanmar / Burma for Foodies ● National Dish Mohinga & Lahpet Thoke
Compared to cuisine of its neighbours like Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, India and China, Myanmnese food is relatively obscure to foreigners. Most people overseas would not have heard of, let...
View ArticleMohinga @ No Name Myanmese Stall in Jiu Fu Food Court Peninsula Plaza Little...
Burmese (Myanmar) food is a paradox. It is not well known like Thai, Vietnamese or Indian food. Many people assume it is like Thai, Vietnamese, or Indochinese food. It is not - due to its geography and...
View ArticleWhere did Singapore Chicken Rice Come From? For the Answer, I Spent 10 Days...
Hainanese chicken rice is considered Singapore's unofficial national dish. Singaporeans and Malaysians sometimes argue about which of them created Hainanese chicken rice 🤔 (However, versions of...
View ArticleHaikou Thien Hou Mazu Temple 海口天后宮
There are two Thien Hou temples in Haikou which are side by side each other at 89 Zhong Shan Lu, Longhua District, Haikou. One is a bigger temple complex while the other is a shrine (in a small former...
View ArticleMighty Mekong ● River of Fish, Rice & Life
The nearly 5000 km long Mekong starts high up in the snowy Tibetan Plateau and flows south through China (where it is known as Lancang 澜沧), and every country in Indochina (Myanmar, Laos, Thailand,...
View ArticleBao Luo Fen Noodle 抱罗粉 ● Famous Noodle from Wenchang Hainan
When I went to Hainan in China, I had in mind to get to the roots of Hainanese cuisine in Singapore and Malaysia. There's Wenchang chicken, the mother of Singapore Hainanese chicken rice. Then, there's...
View ArticleQing Pu Liang in Hainan ● Famous Cold Dessert with Coconut Goes Back 2000...
The ten days I was in Hainan was unbearably hot and humid nearly every day 🥵Address, details, more photos »»
View ArticleChao Yue Xuan Hand Crafted Dim Sum @ Capitol City Hall MRT 潮粤轩
Recently, we were chatting about what new places to go for good dim sum. Haha.... maybe the Universe heard us and Jun jio-ed (invited) me to try out a new dim sum joint Chao Yue Xuan 潮粤轩.(Well, not...
View ArticleShinn Sato Okinawa Cuisine @ Orchard Plaza
Shinn Sato @ Orchard Plaza is one of those kind of eating places their regulars don't want you to know about and the owners don't actively market themselves on social media. Yet they are doing fine for...
View ArticleSin Heng Kee Porridge @ Chong Pang Yishun ● Taste Nice, Good Portion, Price...
Sin Heng Kee Porridge in Yishun first caught my eye because it sported a longer queue than the Toto shop next door 😱 So, I earmarked it for a visit next time. Finally, made it after nearly two years...
View ArticleWhite Cut Goose in Wenchang Hainan 海南鸿盛鵝馆●白切鹅
My topmost aim in coming to Wenchang county in Hainan island was to learn as much as possible about Wenchang chicken, the mother of Singapore Hainanese chicken rice.I'm happy with my progress on that...
View ArticleJiaji Duck of Qionghai Hainan 邮电新村嘉积鸭美味园
Many people have heard about Wenchang chicken of Hainan. Hainan is also known for its Jiaji duck from Qianghai county.Restaurant name: 邮电新村嘉积鸭美味园Address: China, Hainan, Qionghai, 33, 正南方向60米 邮政编码:...
View ArticleRainbow Rice House @ 43 North Canal Road ● Wok Hei Zi Char Near Hong Lim Park
Buddy Jasmine organised the dinner makan session at Rainbow Rice House. Thank you 🙏Restaurant name: Rainbow Rice HouseAddress: 43 North Canal Road, Singapore 059299Nearest MRT: 5 minutes walk from...
View ArticleUjong Pasir Nasi Lemak ● Coconut Rice Malacca Style
One of the top of my mind things to do on this trip to Malacca was to visit Ujong Pasir Nasi Lemak.Stall name: Ujong Pasir Nasi Lemak 2Address: 54, Jalan Ujong Pasir, 75050 Melaka, MalaysiaTel: +6013...
View ArticleHing Loong Taiwan Beef & Pork Chop Noodle in Malacca 兴隆台湾面馆
Driving into Malacca from Johor Bahru around mid day, the first order of business was to find something nice to eat 😬Restaurant name: Hing Loong Taiwanese NoodleAddress: 11-J, Jalan Bachang, Kampung...
View ArticleMun Kee Steam Fish Head in Pudu Kuala Lumpur 文记鱼头王蒸鱼头
One of my favourite things to eat in Kuala Lumpur is steamed Song fish head. The dish is popular with oldies 🤭 and quite common in Kuala Lumpur. We came to Pudu, an old gritty section of KL, to look...
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