I was really happy to be invited by The House of Haagen Dazs to try out their new summer creations of three fruity flavours – Mango & Raspberry, Blueberries & Cream and Yuzu Citrus & Cream (left to right in the above photo). The Yuzu Citrus Cream is a limited edition premium ice cream made with Yuzu fruit from the Kochi Prefecture of Japan (side note: about half of Japan’s Yuzu is produced in Kochi) as well as sweet orange juice from Brazil. This is truly an international pint when you find out that Haagen Dazs’ factory is in France!...
14/07/201511/12/2020
Crystal Jade SG50 Xiao Long Baos – Delicious or Cheesy Commemorative Dish?
Seems like everyone is jumping on the SG50 bandwagon and coming up with different ways to commemorate/celebrate Singapore’s 50th birthday. Some have been really cool and cute while others are rather cheesy. Crystal Jade has come up with their version of the SG50 celebratory food item with their special Xiao Long Bao (dumplings) in 2 Singapore signature flavours – Chilli Crab and Chicken Rice. Yup…for S$7.80++ ($5++ for POSB/DBS card holders on weekdays), you’ll get to sample our 2 famous local cuisines in a tiny dumpling. The red ones are the Chilli Crab flavoured ones and I naturally gravitated to...
06/07/201511/12/2020
Dim Sum at Tim Ho Wan – Be Prepared For Foodporn
I finally managed to get a dim sum fix at the 1 Michelin-starred Tim Ho Wan at their latest branch located at Aperia, Kallang. The queue really isn’t too bad as it moves quite quickly but of course, if you’re in a smaller group, you’ll get seated a lot faster. This review is based on 2 meals because I wanted to write about as many dishes as possible – both the good and the not-that-great. I’m not going to wax lyrical about how Tim Ho Wan is the only dim sum restaurant to receive a star from Michelin and how...
02/07/201511/12/2020
The Salon @ Hotel Fort Canning – Fusion’s The Name Of The Game
A friend brought us out for lunch and he decided to bring us to Hotel Fort Canning because it’s always great to get out of the CBD and to the fringe of it during a work day. Also, he really likes the food at The Salon, so we 4 hopped into his car and went off. Mind you…we shared all the food, so don’t think that we’re big eaters or that we’re such gluttons…although I might admit and we’re bordering on it. Firstly, I really liked just being at Hotel Fort Canning because it’s relatively quiet although it’s near the...
23/06/201511/12/2020
Salmon Shioyaki With Miso Eggplant
Spotted salmon heads being sold at Meidi-ya (our go-to place for Japanese products) supermarket and they were only going for S$1.50 for half a head. Being the fish head loving girl that I am, I went on to buy 2 halves and decided to cook it the next day. Shioyaki literally means grilling with salt. As seen from the above picture, all I did was grill my salmon head with coarse sea salt and a little olive oil butter. I would recommend using liquid olive oil but alas, I ran out of it. You also should use the coarse sea...
05/06/201511/12/2020
Pasta In A Hurry
I’m a lazy cook. I also like 1 dish meals when I’m eating alone. Less to prepare and clean up. Especially when you’re home with bad cramps. Comfort foods such as soup and rice porridge does take a little longer to prepare and I didn’t have the patience. Since I still have left over Winnie The Pooh pasta, I whipped up the following brunch with the help of Ayam Brand’s Sardines. Did you know that Ayam Brand now produces Sardines that come in other things besides Tomato? Also, did you know that Ayam Brand is over 100 years old and...
05/06/201511/12/2020
100th Post and Calling For Recommendations!
It’s my 100th post here and if you’re wondering why those 2 images are up there…it’s because…*drumroll* I’ll be in New York and Chicago in August! So…my dear readers, I need YOUR help to recommend awesome places to try out and what to eat in these 2 cities! I’ll definitely give you guys a shout out here! 🙂
17/05/201511/12/2020
Immanuel French Kitchen In a Kopitiam Is Tres Bien
In a previous posting of mine where I wrote about Good Food At Cafe Prices In A Kopitiam Near Alexandra Village, I had mentioned a few of the stalls and some of the food we ate. Since I live so nearby, the parents decided to go there again and this time around, they got their mains only from Immanuel French Kitchen. Therefore, let me introduce to you a couple more dishes from their menu. Mum ordered the Chicken Roulad (S$15.90) which came with creamed barley with shimeiji mushrooms and alfafa. The breast meat was very tender and the part nearest...
16/05/201511/12/2020
Must Trys At Kok Sen Restaurant
Nestled in the old red light district known as Keong Saik Road, is a famous and well known shop/restaurant known for their Cze Char named Kok Sen. Those who are unfamiliar with this term “cze char”, it is essentially a term to mean “stir-fry” but it denotes simple food that comes out from a piping hot wok but loaded with tons of flavours. One of my directors brought 6 of us there for lunch one day and yes, this place is good for large groups because you want to try out as many dishes as possible! So…here are a couple...
16/05/201511/12/2020
Muji Caramel Brownies
I had bought this box of Caramel Brownie mix from Muji in March but haven’t had the chance to bake them till this week. Thank goodness for packaging and to a certain extent, natural preservatives! Anyway, these pre-mix boxes were going at 30% off their usual price of S$12.90 so I figured, why not? Note to Muji: I’m not surprised that these weren’t flying off the shelf. Nobody knew that there were English instructions inside the box. I bought it because I can understand Japanese. Please stick a sticker outside stating, “English instructions inside” or something like that. Back to...