Roasts

This is the char-siew, siu-yuk rice at the Marina Food Loft in Singapore. This was dinner last night - one of the best around town if you ask me.

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Cork & Screw

Nice classy looking place in the centre of Jakarta. Deco, mood and menu looked tempting. Food, however, was average. Very reasonable prices.

Trip Advisor Review

Pardon the bad lighting again (phone camera) - I really have to start bringing my proper camera with me when I travel. :-)




Top row, left to right: Nice bottle of red from Bordeaux although it must have not have been kept in ideal conditions - a twirl in the decanter (shock, horror) really helped, Tomato soup served in a bread bowl - very nice,

Second row, left to right: Smoked Marlin Ravioli, Blue Cheese Steak - unusual and not bad but I'm not sure why they cut up the piece of steak into itty-bitty small pieces

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Durian!

For the benefit of a certain friend who now lives in London where it's impossible to find the King of Fruits! This was in Kuantan, Malaysia and very expensive because it's the end of the season - this lot cost RM60! (normally less than half the price) We bought three types - bitter, creamy and more fragrant. Eat your heart out Y.. :-)

Apologies for the poor photos - taken with my phone in bad lighting.






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Mua chee!

New stall opposite the Post Office on level 3 of Suntec selling mua chee (click here to find out more) 'fresh' from the pot. Delicious and chewy. Yummm....




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Quan Xiang Yuan @ Jalan Besar - allegedly Hokkien food

Dinner with some friends at this Hokkien restaurant in Jalan Besar, Singapore. I said allegedly Hokkien because just about the only thing I thought was Hokkien was the noodles and the restaurant people! :)





From top (left to right): Hokkien noodles, mixed platter with lots of liver which my friends loved (I'm not a liver fan), sambal kangkong (not Hokkien??), fish maw soup cooked like they normally do shark's fin, braised meat in bun (not sure what it's called)

All-in-all, not fantastic food but decent enough and cheap!

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