Following on from Eating in Taipei – Part – Ningxia Night Market, we also explored the Shilin Night Market. Shilin is considered Taipei’s biggest night market. The train was packed with other people also wanting to check out Shilin as the station stops diagonally across from the markets. We followed our noses and the people […] Read more…
During the week, (Tuesday to Friday), Lanterne Rooms offers a $19 market lunch. There were three options when I dined there – kari daging (slow cooked beef in traditional Malaysian curry), kari ayam (chicken thigh cooked in coconut gravy), and lamb rendang. Each market lunch comes in a bento box with an entree, pickled vegetables, […] Read more…
Following on from Eating in Taipei – Part 1, we wanted to explore the several night food markets dotted around the city. We couldn’t possibly visit all of them during our stay. The closest night market to our hotel were the Ningxia Night Markets so we wandered over to find dinner. The Ningxia Night Markets […] Read more…
I’ve been to Lazy Su, a modern Asian eating house in Braddon, a few times now so I’m just going amalgamate it all here. The menu is split into small and large plates, raw dishes, salads, soups, rice dishes, and desserts. The first time I dined at Lazy Su, my friend and I ordered the […] Read more…
Ms Ba Co is one of the vendors at the Majura Park shopping centre food court (Woolworths entrance) selling all sorts of Vietnamese street food. We had just bought some groceries and walked past Ms Ba Co to head back to the car. I saw various $8 banh mi’s on the menu and suggested we […] Read more…
After flying in from Hong Kong, Mr FPJ and I stayed in Taipei for six nights. Taipei was a last minute addition to our trip. We were trying to find another destination in between Hong Kong and our next destination, Thailand. I’m always happy to explore a new country but didn’t know what to expect. […] Read more…
Another eatery to join the Mayfair/No Name Lane precinct in Acton/Canberra City, is Wild Panda specialising in Sichuan/Chongqing noodles. When we dined in, there were only three laminated A3 menus at the counter. The menu listed some appetisers, noodle soups, noodles without soup, and handmade dumplings. We started off with the house dumplings in chicken […] Read more…
Co Bar in Dickson advertises itself as a Chinese charcoal BBQ restaurant. There were two people busily basting some meat skewers and rotating other items on a stick on the charcoal BBQ situated by the front window. The charcoal BBQ section of the menu has been split into four parts – A to D. A […] Read more…
White Chaco introduces a Taiwanese/Japanese based menu to Lonsdale Street in Braddon. The eatery is small, only fitting about 20 – 25 people. Items on the menu include small bites such as Taiwanese popcorn chicken, dumplings and sashimi, with mains such as ramen, stew, curry and unagi. When I saw truffle ramen on the menu, […] Read more…
Following on from Eating in Hong Kong Part 1 and Part 2… We got up early to visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island. To get there, we had to purchase tickets on the Ngong Ping cable car and I was really thankful that we’d purchased them online from Klook. When we arrived at station, […] Read more…