Local and imported fruits in China

July 10, 2009

When we first arrived in China, shopping for fruits was one of my priorities because my tot LOVED bananas then. We could find bananas (imported from Thailand), papaya (the Hawaiian type), oranges, grapes and apples (imported from the United States) watermelon and kiwi fruit (imported from Australia) in the supermarket.
But the real joy is finding [...]

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Din Tai Fung Restaurant in Shanghai

July 6, 2009

One evening, Hubby came home and asked me, “Would you like to spend the weekend in Shanghai?” That’s my husband…he’ll surprise you with questions like this! Doing some quick mental planning, I asked how long we’d be there – about 5 days. I said, “Let’s go!”
Luckily, there are loads of cheap flights for domestic travel [...]

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Cultural Revolution Restaurant

June 25, 2009

Known as “Lau Zhi Qing” among the Chinese or Cultural Revolution restaurant among the non-Chinese speaking, this franchise has to be one of the coolest themed restaurants I’ve ever been to.
The restaurant’s theme is based on the more positive aspect of the Cultural Revolution i.e. Mao Zedong’s decree for all youths (especially undergraduates) to be [...]

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Feeding the Fussy Eater

June 19, 2009

The proverb “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” describes the fussy or picky eater to a tee because I was one myself
If your toddler is a picky eater, chances are that either your spouse or you was one too!
Of all the challenges of motherhood, feeding our picky eater is the greatest [...]

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Air Asia’s nasi lemak

June 12, 2009

I couldn’t help asking my Malaysian visitors what they had on the flight here and almost died when they said nasi lemak (white rice steamed in coconut milk, pandanus leaves accompanied with deep fried anchovies in chilli with onions paste (sambal ikan bilis), hardboiled eggs and cucumber slices!
When I let out a loud sigh, mother-in-law [...]

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Penang Fried Koay Teow

June 11, 2009

This is a backdated post of my attempt at frying Penang “char koay teow” (stir-fried rice noodles with prawns). As I was craving for Malaysian hawker food during the earlier stage of my pregnancy, I decided, “If I can’t buy it, then I’ll cook it!”

I adapted the recipe from “Malaysian Hawker Favourites” (by Periplus Mini [...]

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Zongzi or rice dumplings for Dragon Boat Festival

May 25, 2009

To celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival (called Duanwujie) on May 28, two Malaysian friends invited the rest of the group to pack rice dumplings (zongzi) together.
Initially I didn’t feel like joining as I was tired from running a few errands but the thought of Hubby and Lucas having no rice dumplings changed my mind. I’m [...]

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Steamboat lunch at “Good Taste”

May 21, 2009

Since one of our visitors is diabetic, another has high blood pressure and another has high cholesterol levels, we decided to check out this POPULAR steamboat or hot pot (huo guo) restaurant.

It’s so popular during lunch and dinner (especially for autumn and winter) that chairs are lined up outside the restaurant for nearly 20 people. [...]

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Roti telur or roti paratha in China

May 14, 2009

Why am I posting so many food-related posts? As e are expecting visitors these next 2 months, I thought it’d be nice to show them what’s waiting for them here in terms of food…
When a friend told me there’s ‘roti telur’ here, I couldn’t believe it. Of course, I had to try it and was [...]

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