May 19, 2005
Day Six: A Gastronomic Adventure (or kindly pass me the mucous, please)
We had a date at 12.00pm sharp today, and we couldn't be late. Our date was for lunch at a restaurant that's nameless to us as we can't read Japanese. It's tucked away down the thin alleyway of Nishiki Market,...Read this update
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May 08, 2005
Cheapskates ride the yum cha train again
It was supposed to be our final fling with Hong Kong. We'd had foot massages that made us wince (apparently, internal organs I hadn't even heard of were in dire trouble), and we'd shopped for gizmos ‘til consumerist society lost...Read this update
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May 03, 2005
Yum cha equals home
Okay, okay, I admit it: there might have been another reason why our final stop in mainland China just happened to be Guangzhou. And that reason would be yum cha – aka dim sum. Those of you who know Andrew...Read this update
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April 18, 2005
Yes, Virginia, fabulous soupy dumplings come from here
The shophouse in Jiuzhaigou town is small. Spare. Walls which were once in the ballpark of white bear the scungy marks of accumulated cooking stains and grime. The tables are small and greasy, and the 'chairs' are blue plastic stools...Read this update
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Squishy stuff (on skewers and off)
As I let Shanghai swoosh around me, and prepare to settle back into the rhythm of this place (much the way one might settle into a plush piece of 1920s furniture mouldering in the back of a pub), let me...Read this update
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April 05, 2005
Cuisine of fire, tea gardens of delight
Sichuan province is renowned for several things. Its mountainous regions are the last remaining home of wild pandas, its cuisine is spicy like fire, and its teahouses are the envy of China. These factors entwined have conspired to make Chengdu...Read this update
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March 13, 2005
Not your average truck-stop
It was a nice re-introduction to China. For a start, the bus actually stopped about as often as you'd want for toilet breaks. But then came this. We were ushered off the bus when it reached Shantou, and saw we...Read this update
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Wonton soup heaven
There's not much that needs saying about a dish like this. The setting is a small shophouse improbably nestled in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay. It's crowded and bustling, but unlike larger Chinese restaurants, here people are eating alone or with...Read this update
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February 24, 2005
Piggy-wig tails, King of Bananas and other adventures with phallic foodstuffs
FINALLY I got to try something I've been hankering after since learning of its existence several months ago ... drum roll, please ... yes, it's Pigs' Tail Soup! Prior to going to stay with Andrew's Uncle Ronnie earlier on this...Read this update
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An apology to my Grandma
I got to speak to my Grandma the other morning, as our room in Singapore had that rarity - an actual phone. She expressed concern that every time she checks the blog, 'it seems to be all about food!' This...Read this update
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February 22, 2005
Fried carrot cake - go on, you know you want it!
Welcome to the ongoing culinary tour of Singapore's hawker stalls, cheaper restaurants and night markets. We're approaching eating here like it's some kind of extreme sport - it's all very much '2 Fast 2 Furious Goes Edible', so buckle up...Read this update
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February 21, 2005
Hainan chicken - Asian soulfood
Singapore is a veritable treasure trove of delectable eats. We are in sampling overdrive at the moment, trying to cram as many tastes and flavours into the day as possible. But when we arrived a few days ago, there...Read this update
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February 18, 2005
Strange candy makes my heart beat faster
I am constitutionally incapable of going into a supermarket and buying JUST ONE THING. That is never going to happen. Raised in part by my Depression-era grandparents, I have picked up all their hoarding tendencies and therefore approach stocking the...Read this update
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February 10, 2005
Meg Ryan, Mumbai and Pie a la mode
Oh. My. Lord. Forgive me, because I have sinned - actually, no. That just seemed to come out when I was typing. There's been no sinning (nothing that needs noting, anyway), but a helluva lot of eating! Fellow food-a-philes, I...Read this update
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January 09, 2005
Confessions of an ex-Maccas chick
Before I begin, allow me to divulge some interests I have in this material: I've seen Supersize Me, and I thought it was pretty darn great. I've also personally worked at McDonald's (hey, it was the mid-90s and I was...Read this update
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December 29, 2004
Anatomy of an Isaan chicken meal
One of the most reliably mouth-watering eating choices you can make when in Chiang Mai is to follow your nose to the source of the delicious grilled chicken scent that's heavy in the air near 'SP Chicken'....Read this update
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December 25, 2004
And visions of sugarplums danced in their heads
I promised myself that I would leave well enough alone and not touch the Christmas theme again. 'Enough has been said about Christmas in Asia, Tiffany,' I told myself - 'just leave it be.' Then everything went pear-shaped and fell...Read this update
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December 22, 2004
Thai Street Snacks
One of Andrew's and my major preoccupations when we travel is eating. If it's weird, we like it, but if it's weird and tasty we like it more....Read this update
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