Category Archives: street food

A pictorial guide to the best Asam Pedas

July 4, 2008 – 9:30 am

Step One: Choose the freshest fish from the ice-box and feel gleeful that your fish is the most delicious of the pile.

Mum choosing the freshest fish in the esky (more…)

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Yong Tau Foo to double in price?

March 29, 2008 – 3:57 pm

Remember the sad lonely day when I had lunch alone? That day, a few friends nudged me on MSN just to scold me for posting a photo of my food! My  mouth-watering Yong Tau Foo made them hungry even though they’ve already eaten their lunch.

Today I received an email from Mimi,

most of the seafood price (dry or wet) will increase after April 1st!
heard that ‘yong tau fu’ will be affected the most as the sorimi (fish meat used to make fish balls) will increase up to 200%
so… eat ytf for these 2 days as much as u can.

Is this an April Fool’s joke?! Yong Tau Foo is very important to us, we can not allow this to happen! My dear readers, let me know if you know this news to be true.

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Snacking at Tunxi Ancient Street (Lao Jie) in Huangshan Town

March 24, 2008 – 4:59 pm

While we were at the stalls selling antique curios, we were distracted by the fragrant smell of pungent tofu. Hypnotized, we followed the smell until we came to this,

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Genuine pungent tofu!

Simon got really excited as this is his favorite dish in the whole of China. We ordered one bowl. I took a bite.
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It was all right. A bit moldy. I still prefer pungent cheeses.

The female shopowner told us we were eating the wrong item. Huangshan town is not famous for pungent tofu but for hairy tofu. She showed us what it looks like.

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Tofu with a thick layer of mold fur growing all over it. Nice! We accepted her challenge. She cooked it for us. I took a bite.

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It’s very creamy, almost like melted cheese. I prefer this to pungent tofu. The friendly female shopkeeper also asked if we wanted fried snails which I prefer to call mini Escargot.

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My female friend told me I should get Nic to eat mini escargot more often. I have no idea why she suggested that. Sucking one out of its shell requires so much breath and patience.

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The shopkeeper was making vegetarian dumplings for her son who does not like to eat meat. We decided we wanted a plate of it too.

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I absolutely love these dumplings even though the skin’s not as thin as the one we had in Wuzhen. I think it’s because I feel healthier. Noticing our enthusiasm, the shopkeeper offered to cook us bamboo shoots.

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Shock! Just look at the size of one bamboo shoot here. So different from the ones we have back home. We didn’t order as we were already full from eating wonton at a road side stall earlier. Oh, did I forget to tell you about the wonton seller?

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I’ll Do Anything For The Best Nasi Lemak

January 30, 2008 – 1:00 pm

If you’ve read Sheylara’s blog before, you’ll know that the best foods is always found at secret locations.

In Malaysia, you can expect to travel through dark alleys and winding roads before stumbling upon a humble stall that neither bears signage nor bright lights to indicate that it is anything else but a family home.

But recently, I discovered an even more surprising location for delicious food. For one of the best Nasi Lemak in the whole of Asia.

On 28th January 2006, The New Straits Times published, “…Word has it that one of the best nasi lemak to be had is on AirAsia’s morning flights…”

The Pak Nasser Nasi Lemak is fragrant coconut rice served with Pak Nasser’s specials Chili sambal sauce, tender chicken rendang and spicy fried chicken. Served warm with traditional accompaniments of anchovies and nuts for that authentic hot, spicy and crunchy taste.

Wow, now I can’t wait to fly.

At tomorrow’s Slingers game, Generous Dato Tony Fernandes is giving away free air tickets to Kuala Lumpur and Phuket in a ‘Shot from the Wing’ competition to celebrate the launch of their Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route. Successfully netting a shot from designated locations on court will win 10 lucky fans one return ticket each.

If I were you, I’d do anything to win those flights even if it’s just to fly to and fro to sample a spoonful of the coconut rice. Yumm!

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Stewed Pork Knuckle In Herbs and Sauces

January 28, 2008 – 1:02 pm

Well, enough about the hotel. Let’s talk about the yummilicious food!

Almost every day that we were in Chiang Mai, we will enjoy one meal of pork rice, shared between the two of us. :D

This was from a stall in the Tops Market Place food court which is right next to where we live. Admittedly, it was a little less creative to eat the same thing every day, but the pork rice is sooo delicious, we couldn’t resist!

Imagine, pork knuckle stewed for hours and hours in a big pot of herbs and soy sauce, served with crumbly boiled eggs and crispy green veges. Mmmm… I feel like flying back to Chiang Mai already, :lol: !

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Melaka’s Famous Fried Oyster Omelette

December 15, 2007 – 7:52 am

If you have ever visited Melaka, you will have seen this guy, perhaps even eaten the food off his wok.

Rumor has it that his wealth is stored as gold bars in a secret bank vault so no one really knows the full extent of his prosperity.

I don’t know if that is true. All I know is, his family’s recipe have famed the entire state of Melaka for Or Jian (Fried Oyster Omelette).

There is no sit-down dinner here. His food is sold in mini wrapped parcels.
After you’ve bought one, you’ll want to grab the pack and heave to the nearest Kopitiam (coffee shop) as quickly as possible. Here you can order a drink as an excuse to use the table. Then, you’ll want to open the package with your clumsy fingers.

As the golden treasure is exposed, a small cloud of smoke rises into the air, filling you with its salty pungence.

Take a bite. It is crispy and lumpy and melting and altogether too delicious.

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Breakfast At The Riverside Kopi Tiam. Mmmm-Mmm!

December 5, 2007 – 8:02 am

This Kopi Tiam next to the old cinema is one of my favorite places to enjoy a good scrumptious breakfast in Melaka.

 

When I get a chance to come here, I always order my favorite - Kaya Toast and Soft-Boiled Eggs.

 

I love food that is served near a good view. The reason I love watching Nigella Lawson’s Forever Summer and Mark Gardner & Ben O’Donoghue’s Surfing The Menu is partly because of the cooking, mostly because of the views!

Since I can’t be sampling wine and cheeses in a vineyard along Margaret River in Perth, Australia, this Kopitiam in Melaka the next best place.

It is breezy enough here for me to have wind-swept hair. :smile:

 

My coffee!! Kopi Oh, Tze Puei!

 

 

The eggs are bowl-slurping-ly yummy! The Kaya Toast is better than Yakun’s but could be better. I suggest you keep your eyes on the view while crunching to distract yourself from its mediocrity.

You know what I realized? This is one of the few eateries that haven’t put up a huge projector screen or plasma TV mounted high up on TV bracket to screen football or cantonese soap operas. No wonder it is so tranquil here.

I think Plasma TV wall mounts are good for the bedroom or the entertainment room. Just not for dining when conversations should take lead. Get what I mean?

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