Rice Dumpling

Its time of the year again.

Rice dumpling can be seen anywhere nowadays.

This year i did not take part in the rice dumpling making session, but still i want to share my mum's product :)

With all my favourite ingredient; salted egg yolk, mushroom, chestnut and pork, a Hokkien rice dumpling is completed.

I find that the most important step in making rice dumpling lies on the pre-frying of the rice and meat. The marinating of the meat must be just nice and it could be just abit more salty to complement the tasteless rice.

After eating a certain amount of rice dumplings, the best way to cleanse your stomach abit is to eat with plain porridge. For those who still cant resist eating can try this!

Amazing Thailand 2010 - Food version Two

It has been quite a while, busy with work. Been wanted to post some photos for this restaurant that i have been to, during my Bangkok trip early this year. Well, hope this place is not badly affected by the political issue lately.

Joe Louis, traditional Thai puppet theatre located at Suan Lam night market at Lumpini. If you love puppet shows and want to capture the intricate movements and fascinating storyline which was once awarded best traditional puppet show at the International Puppet Festival, be sure to check out the timing of the show at the theatre.

The restaurant is just beside the theatre, which serves traditional Thai food. It is packed with different groups of diners, and of course mainly tourists.

I will always order Phai Thai in any Thai restaurant.  

Much, much better than any of the Phai Thai i had in Singapore. Fried with simple ingredients like bean sprout, egg and chicken meat. The wetness of the Kway Teow and the garlic taste just nice.

(Big Head) Prawn Tom Yam Gong

Prawns are very fresh and most importantly, the broth is very tasty. It is not just the usual plain tom yam soup base, it probably have been simmered with the prawn and fish bone.

Glass noodle seafood salad

I like the sharp taste of the sour and spicy of it. The chef has grasped the extent of both flavors to the right level.

Joe Louis Puppet
Suan Lum Night Bazaar
Bangkok

Tea Loft (Food Opera)

Tea Loft, which locates at basement 4, ION Orchard form part of the food court (Food Opera). Another subsidary of Bread Talk re-packaged with more prestige furnishing of the english tea room concept. It serves similar type of local food like Toast Box except the expansion of the drinks variety such as Coffee Melaka and Yuan Yang Jelly-O.

English tea room deco with the back connected with Food Opera.

Return to the basic, coffee of the day.

Personally, i think Bread Talk have better quality, coffee bean could have been burnt.

Peanut butter thick toast; melts perfectly with the right temperature of the toast.

Also have a soft spot for apple pie.

Caught my eye as it is presented in square shape and green apple is used instead.

Fruits are often naturally tart and it gives the freshness in flavour to a dish. Sadly, the sponge cake beneath is awful and does not contain any flavour of apple. The whole apple pie is excessively baked and the apple slices on top has desiccated.

Would not go back for the food undeniably, but maybe for the drinks instead.

Tea Loft @ Food Opera

ION Orchard

#B4-23

Tel: 6509 9278

Ambush

I know Ambush have been around for quite some time, but did not get a chance to try the food. It is a casual european dining place which first outlet opened at Takashimaya B2. Spoted the second outlet at Jurong Point which opens about early this year when i was lazing around in the west side of Singapore :)

A simple layout.

 

Loves the cartoon drawn on the napkin, adds on an informal feel.

Peach soda as recommended by the staff, refreshing for the hot afternoon.

Bruschetta; the taste of the fresh tomatoes makes you wanted to eat more. With the hearty serving of the tomatoes on top, it is definately worth ordering.

Trio Paella

Instead of the common seafood paella that you could find on any spanish menu, i saw this special Trio paella that comprise of mainly meat; chicken, salmon belly and Bratwurst sausages. Too bad, i found the stench of the salmon belly still exists and could not really blend well with the other 2 mains.

From the new entrée special; Oktoberfest Platter

(Bockwurst, Bratwurst and chopped pork knuckle, served with mash potato and sauerkraut)

A nice combination except the pork knuckle, which i know that it could be much tastier and tender if it had not been heated to serve.

Jurong Point Shopping Centre

#02-24

Sun–Thu 11am – 9.30pm

Fri–Sat 11am – 10pm

Tel: 67959606

Amazing Thailand 2010 - Food version One

My only western breakfast for this trip... hmmm... disappointment :(

Cold sandwiches and coffee...

Although not local food, Thailand is famous for nice Japanese food. In particular to the economical pricing, many people who have been to Thailand will definately includes a meal of Jap food. Under recommendation, i went to this restuarant for the first time; Mt. Fuji. Famous for its Teppanyaki, i ordered a portion of grilled Beef and Kurobuta.

Well, decent looking but texture of the noodle is too soggy.

Not comparable with the Kurobuta, beef is too tough and not juicy at all. I even requested to change the first portion that was being served to me.

  Nicely grilled and tender. Yummy!

Overall, i find that the grilled Kurobuta is still the best, perhaps becos of the nature of the meat itself. I did not order any sushi or sashimi as i feel that it is overpriced. And from the look of the guy sitting at the next table, i think i might be right to choose Teppanyaki over sushi :)

Mt. Fuji

MakBoonKong, Bangkok

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