Food & Travel
Somehow the selection appealed to me, especially the octopus (it was really good at the tapas bar). So I gave it a try. I should have left, though, when the vendor tried to sell me a sweetwater shrimp as a special lobster (which was supposedly particularly cheap, which isn’t exactly obvious when you consider it … Read more
Morganfield’s is a chain restaurant. I visited the Pavilion because I was short on time during the break and the next meeting was pressing. They had Iberico baby back ribs, peppered with truffle mashed potatoes and coleslaw (although the side dishes were rather homeopathic). The ribs were only peppered and not marinated (a glass of … Read more
Oops, ramen again, but I was in the mood for something lighter. Tokyo Ramen is located in the same shopping area as the Matcha Shop, but it’s a bit hidden and not in the main area. There’s a separate area with a bar and more shopping options. The restaurant is very stylish. I actually wanted … Read more
The nice thing about a big city is that you have so much choice when it comes to food. Unlike in Bangkok/Thailand, there isn’t such a set style for me when it comes to food. In Bangkok, I wouldn’t eat anything other than Thai food very often. So today, I had tapas. I ordered the … Read more
I also discovered Chasen while wandering around a shopping mall. Similar to durian, I find matcha hard to resist. So I ordered a snack a little earlier than usual. A drink with a matcha topping and a matcha cheesecake. The drink was delicious, as was the matcha soft serve on top. The cheesecake was also … Read more
I’m slowly working my way up through the night market from the bottom to the top. This time it was Chao Zhou. I was tempted to try the crab again, but was more taken with the fish with mango. There was also cabbage with dried shrimp and some ‘sea snail’ balitong (it said so on … Read more