Lamien ala Sichuan

Went out to Crystal Jade Xiao Long Bao at Taka tonight. We beat the queue by coming a bit early. We picked lamien, sichuan style lamien. The soup was dark red and quite thick with bits of sesame swimming around. Soup was not sour nor spicy, but rich taste of peanut, sesame and coriander. Heavy but nice and different.
Of course we also ordered the famous xiao long bao and the spicy hongkong dumpling. Can't resist them.

(Another) Chili Crab!

Same stall, same order: chili crab. But this time we really-really asking for 2 big ones. So here they are: 2 crabs weighted 3.4 kg, cooked in chili sauce. See the claw in the pic? These are big crabs, big fat and juicy crabs. Cost us a fortune, but worth every cents. Yummy!

Geylang Beef Kway Teow

That brown thingy is beef kway teow, swimming in its sticky dark sauce. Not just any kway teow but the famous beef kway teow from Geylang Lorong 9. Accompanied our kway teow, we ordered fried egg with oyster and one plate of thai fried tofu. But before eating the egg, have to dip it in chili sauce, to cover stinky smell of oyster.

After nice late supper, we ended our saturday night journey in durian stall... :)

Colorful Cold Dessert

Es kacang with durian. Hmm... I think the name explains itself, right? One bowl of red beans, buried in mountain of shredded ice soaked with bright colored syrup and brown sugar. Plus one scoop of durian paste on top.
The one on the right is tadpole ice. Yes, tadpole. Not the real tailed aquatic larva of a frog, but ball shaped jelly with tail, which resemblences the real tadpole. This tadpoles come in different colors: clear, red, yellow and green. Can have them with soursop, longan, mix cocktail fruits or grass jelly. Yum-yum!

Old City of Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya is the old capital city of Siam kingdom. The old city is located in an island, surrounded by Chao Phraya and Pak Sa river. Its full name is Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (พระนครศรีอยุธยา); named after the city of Ayodhya -birth place of Rama in Ramayana epic. It was destroyed in 18th century by Burmese troops. Ruins of temples and stupas are scattered around, and now Ayutthaya has been recognized internationally as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of its famous object is the head of Buddha surrounded by roots at Wat Mahatat.

Makan @ Krung Thep

Krung Thep (กรุงเทพ) means City of Angels. Indeed. For me this city is another great place to eat. Food always looks deliciously nice and spicy. From one that served in fancy restaurant, or in small shop in pasar, to the one in hawkers on the side busy road. From the spicy & sour tom yum gong to sweet durian with sticky-rice.

One of the food that I can't resist, eventhough I have just finished my meal, is the 10 bath-fried egg with rice. Don't know why I like it so much. The taste is pretty standard, just another fried egg. But can always find space in my stomach from it. Hmm...

Viking Fire Water

It's the other name for Akvavit, which is one of Scandiv's famous (deadly) liquor. And I had it in the very hot day. Actually we went to danish tea lounge yesterday -noon, right after lunch. Judging from its name definitely tea is the main attraction. But when browsing through drink list, the first line printed is Danish Akvavit, with a bit of description saying it is a traditional danish liquor that best drunk along with pickled herring. Without thinking I just ordered one. And there it was: one shot glass of fire water and my red face.

From Wikipedia: Akvavit, also known as aquavit, is a Scandinavian distilled beverage of typically about 40% alcohol by volume. Its name comes from aqua vitae, the Latin for "water of life".
Like vodka, it is distilled from potato or grain. It is flavoured with herbs such as caraway seeds, cumin, dill, fennel, coriander, and grains of paradise, among others. Akvavit usually has a yellowish hue, but is available in many colours, from clear to light brown.

Mamam2

Benernya kejadian ini udah lama, bulan April kemaren. Nah sekarang ini baru deh di pajang. Acara makan2 di rumah, menunya makanan kampung halaman dong! Ada soto ayam, trus perkedel kentang dan oseng-oseng tempe kecap. Dessert-nya es sarang burung plus kue mangga. Yang terakhir ini beli di toko kue, ga bikin sendiri. Pesertanya makan2 ber-7. Buat yang kangen makanan rumah, bener2 obat rindu! Pokoknya wenak bener dah!

アイスクリーム (ice cream)

Disclaimer: if the title is written wrongly, it wasn't my fault. Please blame the systran translator :) But definitely this section is about ice cream. Japanese style ice cream.

Azabusabo is all about ice cream dessert. The place serves meal as well, but looking at the menu, there are more ice cream variations than warm meals. But this doesn't mean the food isn't yummy... they are great -well, at least those that we've ordered. We have tori karaage, deep fried tofu in soup and one bowl of minced beef/pork rice.

Still the main attraction is dessert. Kurimitsu is soft ice cream with fruits, mochi, jelly and beans. Not sure what bean is it, but it looks like a bigger size of green bean with salty taste. Mattchenzen is a scoup of green tea ice cream with red beans and 5 small dumplings.
おいしい!