As a snack food, Mini One croissants found at Donq Bakery is probably something I would eat only if I had to. Now as much as I love my Croissants, I do not think that the Japanese know a thing about making good ones and it shows.
Mini One is a branded version of a petit croissant, and it is pretentious. You get a bag full...
Mongolians are never famous for their food. Being Nomads, they only ate what they found off the land and they are not farmers either. So when this dish came up, I had to figure it out if this was the genuine stuff.
Ah Poh Kitchen in Johor Bahru isn't the easiest places to find but when I did, I was curious if...
Before you step into Seng Steam Fish Restaurant, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was a sauna masquerading as a restaurant. With water vapours rising from the signage itself, it becomes a foreboding statement for those who dislike heat or steaming hot restaurants to which you indulge your lunch. Yes, it's only...
Zen. The word conjures up images of Japanese monks sitting by a willow three meditating and hopefully find Nirvana in the process. In a forgotten time, it could even mean all manner of enlightenment but here at the Zen Restaurant, the Zen is put into practice by way of styling your food. I ordered the Three Cup Chicken. I have...
During my sojourn in Macau, I came across this strange bun called the Polo Bun or Pineapple Bun as the locals would call it. I didn't know what it was and ordered it. It came fully buttered or drizzled with sweetened condensed milk. Mine was fully buttered and only after I bit into it that I found out what it was.
This is...
I am not a big fan of cafe culture as the tropics prove to be bad places for Al fresco dining and hangouts. The humidity means you are better off indoors where you can stay cool.
This is where JCo gets to attract people in general. Classier than Dunkin Donut and catering to health conscious froyo consumers , this Indonesian...
I never did like the name of the hotel. Pretentious and overbearing, it pretends to give you the feeling that you are checking into some beachside resort when the hotel is located smack in a residential area of Johor Bahru. Thankfully, the same can't be said about the breakfast buffet.
Malaysian hotels have in many ways...
Yes, I know this is strange. Lord Stow doesn't have an outlet in mainland Macau for the simple reason that his former wife owns that turf. How else can you justify his non-presence on the Macau Peninsula?
The late Andrew Stow started the bakery outlet in Coloane, which is quite a nice and laid back place, since then, there...
In the tradition of consumption of mass quantities, the original Macau buffet was not thought of much until the likes of the Grand Lisboa opening its doors to foodies.
Since then, many have been trying to attract foodies by offering a buffet spread grander and greater than the Grand Buffet at the new casino hotel. The only...
It doesn't matter if you call it Cornetto or Croissant, when in Macau, you can't have either. Sure the ones in Angela's Cafe are already superb, those are super-size Croissants and is terrific if you want to have a meal but what about a snack?
Unfortunately, there isn't many places which I would bother getting any as it's...
When you want a fast and quick sandwich, the main thing to do is go down to grab one real quick and eat it along the way, not so if you happen to be eating at Angela's Cafe in Macau.
For those of you who do not know, there are actually two in the city. The first one is at New Yoahan department store on the second floor, the...
Don't be fooled, Wong Chi Kei is a typical noodle shop found in old Macau and as such, serves hearty lunch and dinners. The place is always packed with foreigners but locals never want to go there as it is deemed too touristy.
Located on Largo Senado, you'd be forgiven to think it was a tourist trap of sorts, but it isn't....
In its heyday, Solmar was a restaurant patronized only by aristocrats before opening up to the public. It was set up in the 1960s, a decade or so before the casino boom. The old Macau as we once knew it relied on fishing and firecrackers and this one dish fits that era very well. Literally translated from Portuguese, it means...
Yee Shun Milk Company or Leiteria i Son, is a century old establishment that started life as a cafe and dessert house. They were evicted in 2011 from their original location at Largo Senado to their present shop just down the road from the General Post Office that said they haven't changed one bit. The waiters can be rude,...
When in Macau, people use to say that you should try their Portuguese Egg Tarts or Pasteis de Balem which has a 175 year history. But if you look back, it was Englishman Andrew Stowe who was credited for creating the Macau version of the egg tart from Balem.
Now Andrew married Margaret, and with that they both shared the secret...
To begin with, Long Wa is a tea merchant located across the infamous Red Market (mercado vermelhão) along the inner harbor of Macau. In the 60s, this stretch was a bustling business port that was trading in everything from fish too everyday produce. The market was famous for fresh vegetables, shipped in from...
In Asia, buffets have gotten a bad rap for being places where people waste food. And in Singapore in particular, this is probably true judging from the strict limited time you are allowed to eat even in fancy Casino Hotels.
Todai Singapore is different. This seafood buffet restaurant offers you lots to eat with no time limit....
Which came first? the Chinese Pork Chop Bun or the Bifana Sandwich? In Lisbon, the Bifana is a splendid pork burger eaten as a snack or a after dinner dessert. If you are in Portugal, they even have a McBifana for you to tuck into.
But before you jump into the debate, let's look at the ingredients. First, you must have...
