Supposedly a Light Lunch

Din Tai Fung, Singapore

While ordering...

S: "Did we order enough? Should we add another vegetable dish?"

 Appetizer: Cold Vegetable in Vinegar Sauce

Chicken Soup

Xiao Long Bao (12pcs)

Pork Chop over Egg Fried Rice

Shrimp Fried Rice

After the dishes came...

S: "I don't think we can finish all these..."

I smiled, shook my head and said "Which veggie do you want? Spinach Vegetable?"

Delicious Kitchen

Hongkong...

Never visit Honkong without going to this small restaurant in Causeway Bay - Delicious Kitchen. Time and time again, I have proven that most people that I have either brought or recommended to this place did enjoy their meal - especially their Porkchop on Vegetable Rice...

Last week was Selwyn and my gosh the waiter had to stop him from ordering more things, telling us that what we have ordered is more than enough for the two of us.  Portions were big!

Porkchop on vegetable rice

(We had 1 bowl each)

Cha-mee

Fried Wanton

In the end, I was successful in persuading Sel to try their home-made Soya Milk.  It's one of their specialty - It has a light taste and it is not too sweet! Yummy!

Like a hurricane just went past...

Delicious Kitchen

9 Cleveland Street
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

The Place 2B - Kopitiam

Choosing where to eat for lunch has been more difficult for me lately.  Walking for a few minutes under the scorching heat is not an option.  For this reason, I have been visiting Killeney Kopitiam more and more often nowadays - a short walk under the shade, just across the street from where I work.  I reckon I will be doing this until the weather improves.

Chicken Curry (Best Seller - My favourite)

Ordering the same dish...

Been the Mayor in Foursquare 

for atleast a month now...

Killeney Kopitiam

21 Amoy Street Singapore 069856.

Frog Legs Adobo

...Chinese style; in claypot.

Can you imagine going to a place that is dirty, smelly and stuffy just for dinner?  Normally, I would say hale no but this is not normal, this is exceptional - it's frog legs!  For this, I am willing to sacrifice the ambiance for a good meal.

For those people who have not tried frog legs or frogs in general, trust me, it taste like chicken!

 
Looks just like an Adobo - a famous Filipino chicken dish.

Tiong Shian Porridge
265 New Bridge Road.
Singapore.

Monday Chimps

.... I am moving my daily thoughts to this new playground.

Xi'an: De Fa Chang

Have you ever imagined yourself drowning inside a pool full of dumplings? I guess not huh?! Why would you anyway? – At least I have not, until the day that I visited De Fa Chang Restaurant in Xi’an, China.

Situated around the Muslim Quarter in Xi’an is the famous De Fa Chang Restaurant. A restaurant well-known for it’s wide variety of dumplings. A giant golden dumpling sculpture greets you upon entering this restaurant.

The menu is simple, it comes in sets – from simple to complex combination of dumplings. We took the medium set – 18 types of dumplings + soup + appetizers.

Dumplings were served one basket at the time – 1 basket contains 2 different types of dumplings. By the time we reached our fourth basket, about 8 types of dumplings, we were stuffed! I mean really stuffed!



My mother & sister began to peel off the dumpling skin and started to eat only the fillings inside.


Mom's Plate


Hanna's Plate

Just when you thought that it’s finally over, the waiter comes back with a small broiler and a bowl of dumplings. “This is baby dumplings. Dessert.” – in her thick Chinese accent. “After baby dumplings, that’s it right?” – I just had to ask.

Memories! :)

China: Li Qun Peking Duck

If you happened to visit Beijing, China, there is no excuse for you not to dive into one of it's local food specialties - the Peking Duck.

There are literally restaurants in every corner that serves this dish, so now comes the problem of which one is better than the other. I for myself prefer to visit a place that caters for locals simply because of it's total package - traditional authentic taste in the most perfect setting - rather than go to a place that obviously says "LET'S CAPITALISE ON TOURISTS" on their big outdoor signboards.

I was fortunate enough to be traveling with my parents, especially my mom, she knows where to go best. And so we did... Li Qun Restaurant tucked in a small alley amongst the old original Hutong settlement, serves the best (by far) Peking Duck. The duck is small which makes the meat more tender. It is also noticeable that theres less fat in these smaller ducks - making the dish less oily.

There are a number of famous people and dignitaries that have dined in this same restaurant - Chow Yun Fat, Al Gore, Princess ShilingTong (Thailand), President of Spain, Michelin Star Chef Frederic Chesneau (France) are just to name a few...


It would be a challenge to find this place. Ask people around the area for directions.


Once you hit the sign, just follow the duck drawings to find the place.


Small rundown walkway, in the middle of nowhere.


The outside waiting area. Actually the place itself is very small that there is no inside waiting area, everyone just stands outside to wait for their table. Goodluck during winter!


Traditional Roasting Pit.


Letting the excess oil drip.


Main dinning hall - Small and Packed.


Yumeh!


Wrap + Special Sauce + Spring Onion + Duck


Looks good. Taste even better!

Quick Tips:
1. Call 1-day in advance for reservation.
2. Do not just wait outside without checking on your seat availability every other 15 mins. They will forget you and let others in first even with your reservations.
3. Be prepared to finish eating within 1 hour. There is a time limit for you to enjoy your food. This is just to cater for the amount of customers waiting outside.

Happy Eating! Share your own experience should you happen to visit this place. I want to hear the other side of this story! - should there be... :)

LI QUN
No.11 Beixiangfeng, Zhengyi Road (Qianmen Dongdajie) | Tel: 6705-5578

Yixing Xuan Teahouse

I had a long battle yesterday on where to have dinner - we ended up having dimsum at the Tea House just near my office! Yummy again.


Yixing Xuan Teahouse
No. 30/32 Tanjong Pagar Road Singapore 088453

For some reason, I left my camera at home so I decided to use my phone to take photos -- I just downloaded this app that creates pseudo lomo effects...

What should I have tonight?... :) Moroccan anyone?

SG: Old Hongkong Kitchen

Today's lunch was nothing short of fantastic. If you're planning to have dim sum at the Old Hongkong Kitchen, you MUST remember to make prior reservations or be there before 12noon - Do otherwise if you take particular interest in seeing the chaotic sight of waiting diners lurking around the narrow reception area.



Today, I left it to my friend to choose the dishes, I was not really hungry but was in it for the variety.


Waiting...


Pan-fried Carrot Cake


Steamed Shrimp & Pork Dumpling


Steamed Beef Ball with Bean Curd


Steamed Chicken Claw with Black Beans


Stewed Beef Brisket in Clay Pot

BURP!