The ubiquitous-ly delicious bibimbap. From an eatery in Seorae Village. Stir everything up and shove the food in your mouth. Chomp. Talk with your mouth full. Swallow. Shove more food into your mouth. Talk with your mouth full. Chomp. Swallow.
Seoul: Sticks Of Odeng
Odeng, or fishcake, is one of my favourite street food in Korea. I love eating a stick of odeng while standing at a hawker stand on the streets, followed by sipping a piping hot cup of umami odeng soup. In most
Seoul: Gamjatang At Onedang In Myeongdong
The first thing we did after checking into our hotel at Myeongdong – the Ibis Myeongdong – was to look for a place to have dinner. For a long time, we have been experiencing massive cravings for good Korean food
Peekture: Hamburger Steak At Ma Maison
I love hamburger steaks. The presentation of my plate of hamburger steak at Ma Maison is pretty. The first time I ate one was during a trip to Tokyo more than 10 years ago. My friend who loves hamburger steak
A Good Weekend In Melaka: Milk Crabs At Restoran Lee
We ate milk crabs at Restoran Lee (also known as Fei Li), an old coffeeshop located along Jln Munshi Abdullah, across the road from Bayview Hotel. They were very, very delicious! Crabs cooked in milk, resulting in a thick, slightly
A Good Weekend In Melaka: Chendol From QQ Ice
We ate our first bowl of chendol in Melaka at QQ Ice, a shop located somewhere along Jonkers Street. After walking around in the burning afternoon heat, this bowl of chendol heaped with gula melaka was a wonderful respite and
A Good Weekend In Melaka: Kaya Toast At Lin Heng
Lin Heng is a Hainanese kopitiam in Melaka which sells kaya toast, kopi and wantan mee. I visited it for the first time in 2009 and was really happy to see that it is still around. The coffeeshop looks ancient.
A Good Weekend In Melaka: Restoran Aunty Lee
Last weekend, we drove up with some friends to Melaka. We had a really good time *over*indulging in gastronomic delights and catching up with our friends over big, calorie-laden meals. We drove up to Melaka with the same bunch of
Seoul: Gorilla In The Kitchen
I read about Bae Yong Joon’s celebrity restaurant in Seoul, and decided to check it out. Gorilla In the Kitchen is located in Dosan Park, a memorial park for independence activist known as An Chang-ho, which is in the Gangnam
Peekture: Penang Assam Laksa
From Gurney Drive at the Changi Airport Terminal 3. Assam Laksa is my favourite Penang food, followed closely by Char Kway Teow. I must find an opportunity to visit Penang again. If for nothing else, just to eat the delicious
Peekture: A Box Of Macarons
A box of home-made macarons in five different flavours: blackcurrant, chocolate, lemon, passionfruit and salted caramel. I am not a fan of macarons because I find the ones sold in the shops outside are too sweet. But these ones baked
Chicken Agrodolce
I tried a new recipe today. It is a chicken agrodolce recipe from last month’s Gourmet magazine. This is a Sicilian dish, which uses ingredients such as sultanas, pine nuts, vinegar and sugar, and has flavours that are a combination
Gwangju: Best Spicy Pig’s Offal Soup
This was one damn good bowl of pig’s offal soup that I ate in Gwangju city. Thinking about it now makes me drool. It was by accident that I had the opportunity to eat this scrumptious soup at an eatery