Other than Chinese food, Thai food is probably the next popular Asian cuisine in Sydney, if not on par. We have been to a couple of Thai restaurants before and they’re usually packed with customers. Last weekend, we decided to give Spice Gourmet Thai a shot since we were craving for something hot and spicy…
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Today’s post is contributed by a guest writer, Tom Lee, who is also a lover of fish! The following recipe is something that I ate all the time when I was younger. Coming from a family with a Chinese heritage, steamed foods were very common. My favorite was a soy sauce steamed fish. The finished…
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In the spirit of Malaysia’s elections coming, I will be featuring more Malaysian food found in Sydney here. Somehow, having Malaysian food does make one feel closer to the country, especially when the restaurant is a franchise from Malaysia! Yes, I have previously dined in several Malaysian restaurants that were founded locally in Australia but…
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Being Malaysians, we do constantly crave for a taste of home. So when I heard about Penang Cuisine from my fellow colleagues who went there for lunch, I told Saucer that we simply had to give it a try. My colleagues who were non-Malaysians gave pretty good ratings for the restaurant, so I was quite…
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One of the recipes that I love to follow when the weather is cold and I feel lazy is a good Lasagne. I have only started to make lasagne after I moved to Australia, simply because I always thought it to be something too rich and filling to cook for 2 people. But during the…
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It has been ages since my last update, I know. I have been so busy with work recently with a new task assignment on top of my current workload that I found it difficult to allocate time for blogging! Anyway, I looked through my album and discovered a place that I had been wanting to…
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A couple of weeks back, we spotted a Groupon deal for all-you-can-eat Lebanese food and contemplated on whether to get it since we didn’t quite trust group-buying purchases. We decided to get it in the end because it had been a while since we last had Lebanese food and we missed the bread with hummus!…
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Finally, it was the day where Saucer was off from work – Saturday! We had the whole day to ourselves, and I had planned a day full of activities. Starting from the morning, we took the subway to Changdeokgung. Look at the screen at the subway, it even showed where the train was at real…
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When Ken informed me about the latest Tex-Mex promotion by TGIF, I couldn’t resist to give it a try since I love Mexican Tacos! And so the date was set. We arrived just in time before the mains were served and I was pleased to see my favourite tacos there. TGI Friday’s at Plaza Damas,…
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That’s true! I LOVE bags! That’s with an extra capital L. Ever since I started shopping on my own, the tendency to shop for bags started to grow in me. In fact, I tend to window-shop more in the bags section in the malls compared to any other sections. And I have more bags than…
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It was Friday! I was in a particularly good mood since Saucer told me that they were both going to finish early on this day to have a nice dinner before Sri (Saucer’s colleague) left. We were staying one more night though, to explore Seoul further. Come lunch time, I took the subway to meet…
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On Thursday, I again took to the streets alone. This time, my pick was Itaewon, being one of the districts popular with tourists and military, apparently. And I did see a number of US people walking along the streets that afternoon. Most of the stores here are selling above average goods or branded goods, which…
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The 5th fay of the 5th month on the lunar calendar marks the Rice Dumpling Festival for the Chinese. It is a widely celebrated festival to commemorate the patriotic poet, Qu Yuan. Rice dumplings are glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves or lotus leaves with an assortment of fillings, using either white rice or brown….
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The next day was a Wednesday, when Saucer had to work. Hence it was another solo adventure for me in the day time. In this adventure, I chose to go to Insadong, which is yet another street market but it focuses more on antiques, artworks and souvenirs. Armed with the subway map, I took the…
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