Those who are fans of the TV series ‘The Return of Superman’ will definitely know the famous triplet babies. As I was re-watching the episodes the other day, the father of the triplets bought them the well-known Korean dish, Jajangmyeon (자장면); a noodle topped with thick, salty black bean paste along with meat and vegetables. The first time I […]
Author: DaphneFoo
Siem Reap – Gateway To The Ancient Khmer Empire
Who would have thought that Cambodia has so much to offer as far as tourism is concerned? What’s still imprinted in the minds of many people is a country that was almost reduced to ashes by the notorious Khmer Rouge regime, which ruled with an iron fist for almost three decades. When democracy was eventually restored in the […]
Spicy Yardlong Beans with Chicken
To be honest, I rarely use yardlong beans aka ‘kacang panjang’ in my dishes as there are only a limited number of dishes that I know how to cook them with. One day, I happened to buy a bulk of them as they were sold cheap, only to realise I had to struggle to finish them up before I left […]
Cantonese Fried Meatballs
When I was younger, my mom made tremendous efforts in cooking and experimenting different types of dishes for us to eat. And honestly, I never disliked any of her dishes. Never did I know how hard it would be to cook different types of dishes every single day, until recently, when I was thinking hard on […]
Mango Cottage by Hui Lau Shan (許留山)
During my trip to Hong Kong in 2011, I came across a dessert shop by the name of Hui Lau Shan (許留山), where there was a lot of customers queuing up. And I, being curious of what it was all about, joined in the crowd without even knowing what I was queuing up for (the menu was completely in Chinese). Luckily, […]
Segambut Yong Tau Foo
It has been a month, since I last had Yong Tau Foo at the Naga Jolokia (Ghost Chilli) Yong Tau Foo. And all of a sudden, I was craving for Yong Tau Foo for lunch on one particular weekday. Be that as it may, it wasn’t ideal for me to drive all the way to Jinjang Utara just […]