Some more MUJI item...
It can be helpful for those who are on a diet, as long as you're not obsessed with calories counting...
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Weird... but useful
If you ask Italians which food is the quickest and easiest to cook, most of them will probably say "PASTA".
They just know on "natural instinct" the perfect ratio of boiling water and salt to pasta...
For all those who love pasta, but don't have that natural feeling, MUJI invented its "tablet salt"!
They just know on "natural instinct" the perfect ratio of boiling water and salt to pasta...
For all those who love pasta, but don't have that natural feeling, MUJI invented its "tablet salt"!
Maybe it's useful, but they really look like dishwasher tablets... hope they taste better!
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Steamboat: a Northern Chinese dinner
In the last few months I noticed plenty of funny shaped tables, both round or square, having one pot-size hole in the middle... we couldn't understand why, until we experienced a steamboat dinner:
All the ingredients - veggies, meat, fish, dumplings, noodles... - come raw, either sliced or bite-size, into small plates or baskets.
You are meant to pick it up with your chopsticks and put it into the boiling soup pot, just for one moment or two: they'll be quickly cooked and ready to eat!
Sauces are provided to add extra-taste: soy with ginger and spicy chilli sauce, but also fish sauce or a sesame specialty... you can match the flavours and try everything you like: it's up to you, because you are the chef!!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Dieticians can be tempted too.
One more ad campaign I recently saw:
Let me have my say: ...I've been tempted veeeery often, by singaporean food...
but I never craved any KFC chicken salad!
(actually, I'm much more inclined to samosas, and Indian stuff, in general... yum!)
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Ice-cream in Singapore
On a hot day, you are likely to fancy some good ice-cream...
Well, I did, so I went on a search and that's the results I got:
if you are at Bugis or at Cathay Cineplex Orchard (and if you're brave enough), you can try a Japanese ice-cream at Uzumaki: this word means “whirlpool” or “swirl”, because the ice-cream of your choice is squeezed by a press from the bottom of its cup into your cone with a signature swirl! One serving costs 3.50 to 4.00 S$, depending on the flavour you like, but I suggest to have a try of wasabi!
Opposite to Clarke Quay, at Central, you'll find Hokkaido ice-cream... I'll just show you the shape of a green-tea cone! I had black sesame and lychee, instead, the former being a bit too dense, the latter.. just sweet and good!!
Well, I did, so I went on a search and that's the results I got:
if you are at Bugis or at Cathay Cineplex Orchard (and if you're brave enough), you can try a Japanese ice-cream at Uzumaki: this word means “whirlpool” or “swirl”, because the ice-cream of your choice is squeezed by a press from the bottom of its cup into your cone with a signature swirl! One serving costs 3.50 to 4.00 S$, depending on the flavour you like, but I suggest to have a try of wasabi!
Opposite to Clarke Quay, at Central, you'll find Hokkaido ice-cream... I'll just show you the shape of a green-tea cone! I had black sesame and lychee, instead, the former being a bit too dense, the latter.. just sweet and good!!
Just across the bridge, be mesmerized by the Turkish guy on traditional hat and costume!
From time to time, for tourists' delight, he ring the bells on his stall with the long spoon he serves ice-cream with. The stuff seems to be quite sticky, but you can judge by yourself after queuing for a few minutes!
To be sure your ice-cream is really creamy you can try Häagen-Dazs: it's not very local, but I'm sure you'll be pleased with it!! Gelatissimo is another island-wide well-known brand, inspired by Italian ice-cream.
For a "Uniquely Singapore" experience, you'd better try to spot the ice-cream trolley: I saw it during Hindu festivals, sport events or shopping afternoons, driven by a man who serves you a waffle with abundant colored cream inside... the trick is to eat it very quickly, before it melts!
Last - and least, according to me - there's the floating ice-cream ball served on cold beverages: I saw this ad in KL, but I'm quite "confident" that Burger King sells it in Singapore as well...
Otherwise, you can ask for iced Milo&ice-cream at the beverages stall: I saw kids studying in food courts with that big glass on their table... I think it's much better than the Coke version!
From time to time, for tourists' delight, he ring the bells on his stall with the long spoon he serves ice-cream with. The stuff seems to be quite sticky, but you can judge by yourself after queuing for a few minutes!
To be sure your ice-cream is really creamy you can try Häagen-Dazs: it's not very local, but I'm sure you'll be pleased with it!! Gelatissimo is another island-wide well-known brand, inspired by Italian ice-cream.
For a "Uniquely Singapore" experience, you'd better try to spot the ice-cream trolley: I saw it during Hindu festivals, sport events or shopping afternoons, driven by a man who serves you a waffle with abundant colored cream inside... the trick is to eat it very quickly, before it melts!
Last - and least, according to me - there's the floating ice-cream ball served on cold beverages: I saw this ad in KL, but I'm quite "confident" that Burger King sells it in Singapore as well...
Otherwise, you can ask for iced Milo&ice-cream at the beverages stall: I saw kids studying in food courts with that big glass on their table... I think it's much better than the Coke version!
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