Asian

Coconine Kingston Foreshore laksa

Lunch specials @ Coconine

Working from home now means I can walk down to the Kingston Foreshore every now and then for lunch. Coconine Thai has a good lunch specials menu with prices between the $12-$16 mark. The laksa, with chicken or tofu, ($15) has three types noodles included – egg noodles, flat thick rice flour noodles, and crunchy […] Read more…

Verity Lane Market Ramen Daddy Canberra

New food hall @ Verity Lane Market

Note: I was invited to the launch of Verity Lane Market to sample the food, however all opinions are my own. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Verity Lane Market (@veritylanemarket) If you didn’t know, a new food hall in Civic has opened up called Verity Lane Market (as it’s on Verity […] Read more…

Biang Biang Canberra Centre beef noodles

Biang Biang @ Canberra Centre

Biang biang noodles come from the Shaanxi province of China, and are wheat flour hand pulled noodles that are long and thick. I love noodles so there was much excitement when the signage and menus went up for Biang Biang at the Canberra Centre. Some social media stalking led me to the Biang Biang Sydney […] Read more…

Dumpling Inn Macquarie three cup chicken

Dumpling Inn (Macquarie)

My friends and I had dinner at the Dumpling Inn in Macquarie. I was first introduced to it about 4 years ago (by the same group!) but never got around to writing about it. I remember a dish of pork mince stuffed into fried pockets and requested we order this again. This is the tasty […] Read more…

Xi'an Famous Foods Dickson qishan noodles

Chinese @ Xi’an Famous Foods

My friend and I tried out Xi’an Famous Foods in Dickson, a restaurant I’ve walked past several times but never really notice or have plans to go to another restaurant along that strip. Menu items at Xi’an Famous Foods include various cold or hot noodle dishes like biang biang noodles, dumplings, rouguamo/roujiamo (Chinese burgers), meat […] Read more…

Li's Dumpling Inn pan fried

Li’s Dumpling Inn (Erindale)

We tried out Li’s Dumpling Inn at the Erindale shops (I remember another iteration of a dumpling place in that same spot several years ago). I absolutely love dumplings so Li’s Dumpling Inn went to the top of my list of eateries to visit. On a Saturday, we drove over to check it out. The […] Read more…

China Tea Club Lyneham Balmain bug

Chinese food @ China Tea Club

China Tea Club in Lyneham is a fancier Chinese restaurant – plush carpet, linen tablecloth, and more sophisticated furniture than your regular cheap and cheerful Chinese spot. I have only dined at China Tea Club once, several years ago, and honestly don’t remember it. So when there was a 50% discount deal on the Fork […] Read more…

Tang Dynasty Kingston Foreshore salt pepper king prawns

Chinese food @ Tang Dynasty (Kingston Foreshore)

I’d only been to Tang Dynasty on the Kingston Foreshore once when it first opened a few years ago. After seeing a 50% discount on The Fork app, I booked in (a couple of times) with some friends. Peking duck pancakes ($12.50 for a serve of two) come filled with large meaty slices of duck, […] Read more…

Insadong Gungahlin Korean BBQ beef cooking

Korean BBQ @ Insadong

My friends and I caught up for a Korean BBQ dinner at Insadong in Gungahlin. At 6pm, there are already 6 tables of diners busily cooking away. I’m the first to arrive and wait for the others. My friend asks for the menus, and tap water and plastic cups are provided at the same time. […] Read more…

Miss Van's Baby Su fried chicken banh mi

My 10 Favourite Canberra Dishes of 2019

Reflecting back over the year on the last day of 2019, here are my favourite Canberra dishes of the year! (in no particular order). Poachers Pantry smoked duck breast The smoked duck breast with foie gras, spiced pear puree, French plum and buttered spinach as part of the Spring tasting menu. We could smell the […] Read more…