Happy to say, I really like Peruvian food. Here are some snapshots of what I’ve been eating. Continue reading
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TGIF
Here’s a Friday slice of life. Bon Appétit! Continue reading
Omigosh, it’s BOB!
One of the last things I expected to find in Vietnam was Bob! Yet, here he is. Continue reading
Saigon Food: 5 places at a glance
A quick look at some of the stuff I’ve been eating for the past couple weeks here in Saigon. Continue reading
Lau Pa Sat: Now, THIS is a food court.
No guarantees on how much MSG you’re getting, but for around $4, nothing beats the variety of Singapore’s large hawker centers like this one. Continue reading
I liked cow stomach better when I thought it was squid
After several bites, I said something about the squid and Queenie said, “That’s not squid.” I can’t explain how it suddenly tasted bad – like slightly-spoiled meat – but it did. Continue reading
Reader request: Let’s Go Get Lunch
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Mexican Food in Hong Kong: el Taco Loco
The term “Tex-Mex” would be more accurate here, but I’ll take what I can get. While I won’t be sitting down to chiles rellenos or tamales anytime soon, Taco Loco filled the Tex-Mex shaped hole in my belly last night. I found El Taco Loco at #4 on this list, located close by, at the … Continue reading
Laksa
In her interview, Chip mentioned “laksa” as something she misses most about Singapore. If you’re like me, you thought, “(Latka?) No wait…what’s ‘laksa’?”
Life Cafe Hong Kong: vegan and gluten-free
Dan and I went to Life Cafe in SoHo, right in the middle of the mid-levels escalator.
Sunday: pre-volcano (video!)
Like I’ve said before, we take reader requests seriously at ohiasia. So when one of you suggested:
Classified on Hollywood Rd.
Hollywood Road is the “Ho” of SoHo here in Hong Kong, lined with Western-style restaurants like F.A.B., Press Room and Classified.
Shugetsu Lunch
Went to this Japanese place for lunch Friday
Dim Sum: Lunch with Jerks
We went to this place for some dim sum lunch.
Sunday odds & ends
On my way to F.A.B. to meet Ian and Jessica, I saw various people shielding themselves from the sun.
Kat’s birthday!
Went out for Kat’s birthday to a “Hot Pot” place in Causeway Bay.
Dragon fruit
On the way to work I’ve been picking up a $1.50 fruit cup. This is watermelon, cantaloupe and dragon fruit, which I’d never heard of until I came here. Tastes something like a pear or honeydew. A tiny bit like a kiwi. A more revealing pic of dragon fruit I grabbed of the internet:
Friday French Lunch
Went to La Crêperie for lunch today for breton galettes (thin buckwheat pancakes with various toppings). It’s right around the corner from work: G/F, 69 Jervois St., Sheung Wan. Look, Rico came with us! (And he let me photograph his lunch.) I learned the phrase, “sek TSI la-lay” which is not at all polite, so don’t do … Continue reading
Chicken chest! (And other things that actually make sense.)
My coworkers have an app that sends certain local lunch menus to their phones. Today’s looked like this: They tell me in basic terms what the choices are and we order lunch. Today Rico explained, “This one’s fried fish… this one’s chicken chest…”
Weekend meal-outings and Ian. (video!)
Last night Ian and I went to an enormous mall called IFC not too far from our hotel and ate at a Thai place there called Greyhound. Spent about $38 each. I forgot to take pics of the food except for one dish. (I’ll try and do better.) After Ian spent 15 minutes looking at … Continue reading
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