Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Restructuring
Hey guys! I have moved my site to be more organized. The new address is foodorgasm.wordpress.com. See you there!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Portugese Egg Tart @ Macau Restaurant, Hong Kong
Egg tarts is probably one of the most beloved baked good of Asians, especially in Hong Kong. Egg tarts are served in almost every restaurant and cafes and bakeries, and of course they come in various styles and flavors.
The most common one is the common egg tart. The crust is usually crumbly, kinda like the graham base of a cheese cake, except more solid. The egg filling is firm and sweet. This one can be found everywhere in Hong Kong, along with the more interesting coconut tart (which I love).
The Portuguese egg tart may look the same, but it is totally different. And there is no place that serves a better Portuguese egg tart that this Macau Restaurant in the middle of the Sheung Wan’s ferry pier.
It may look small and insignificant, even burnt at times, however, looks are deceiving. Biting into the crust is a flaky experience. Layers of crispy pastry oozing with buttery texture prepares your mouth for the silkiest, most fresh tasting eggy filling you will ever taste. Sweet enough to bring a smile to your face but not sweet enough to taste like Japanese sweet eggs that are meant to be on sushi.
I absolutely love this egg tart. Each bite sends electrical pulses from my tongue to my brain, giving me waves of euphoria, bringing me that that place where I like to call “food orgasm.” Who says men can’t have multiple orgasm? Try sipping on a cup of dong nai cha (ice milk tea) and taking bites off this tart, and I can assure you the feeling comes close to that of multiple orgasm, or not better. To verify this claim, you can approach my female friend, Layling, who with me at the time enjoying the same feeling to verify.
Of course this café serves other dishes that are definitely worth trying. My personal favorite is the fried pork chop baked rice.
A huge piece of fried pork chop is cut into a few pieces and placed on top of a generous serving of fried rice in a metal bowl. It is then drenched with a yummy tomato onion sauce and baked in the oven to give that warm, cozy taste. A Macau classic that probably will not get better than this. Or go ahead and try the spaghetti with chicken chop. They are all good, and all a great way to taste Macau without even being there.
Portuguese Egg Tart @ Macau Restaurant
168-200 Connaught Road Central
Shop 270-275, 2/F Shun Tak Centre
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
2857-1933
The most common one is the common egg tart. The crust is usually crumbly, kinda like the graham base of a cheese cake, except more solid. The egg filling is firm and sweet. This one can be found everywhere in Hong Kong, along with the more interesting coconut tart (which I love).
The Portuguese egg tart may look the same, but it is totally different. And there is no place that serves a better Portuguese egg tart that this Macau Restaurant in the middle of the Sheung Wan’s ferry pier.
It may look small and insignificant, even burnt at times, however, looks are deceiving. Biting into the crust is a flaky experience. Layers of crispy pastry oozing with buttery texture prepares your mouth for the silkiest, most fresh tasting eggy filling you will ever taste. Sweet enough to bring a smile to your face but not sweet enough to taste like Japanese sweet eggs that are meant to be on sushi.
I absolutely love this egg tart. Each bite sends electrical pulses from my tongue to my brain, giving me waves of euphoria, bringing me that that place where I like to call “food orgasm.” Who says men can’t have multiple orgasm? Try sipping on a cup of dong nai cha (ice milk tea) and taking bites off this tart, and I can assure you the feeling comes close to that of multiple orgasm, or not better. To verify this claim, you can approach my female friend, Layling, who with me at the time enjoying the same feeling to verify.
Of course this café serves other dishes that are definitely worth trying. My personal favorite is the fried pork chop baked rice.
A huge piece of fried pork chop is cut into a few pieces and placed on top of a generous serving of fried rice in a metal bowl. It is then drenched with a yummy tomato onion sauce and baked in the oven to give that warm, cozy taste. A Macau classic that probably will not get better than this. Or go ahead and try the spaghetti with chicken chop. They are all good, and all a great way to taste Macau without even being there.
Portuguese Egg Tart @ Macau Restaurant
168-200 Connaught Road Central
Shop 270-275, 2/F Shun Tak Centre
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
2857-1933
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Cantonese Dinner @ Yuet Wah Hui Seafood Restaurant, Hong Kong
It is always nice to have the entire family seated around the table, sharing a bunch of dishes laid in the middle of the table. Chinese-style dining, I call it. Obviously my Hong Kong experience will not be complete without a meal dine in this style. So together with my sister, my niece, my mum, my brother-in-law and his mum, we headed to Yuet Wah Hui, by far my favorite restaurant in Hong Kong.
Every single dish served in this restaurant is just simply amazing. A pretty small restaurant, it has a very cozy family atmosphere. Looking at the menu is a feast by itself. There is a snap shot of every dish, making the ordering process really easy and really hard at the same time. Easy because you know what you are going to get. Hard because they all look so damn good.
We got started straight away. First up, the winter melon soup.
Soup is a crucial part of Cantonese cuisine. A huge winter melon standing vertically with the top cut off is served. Interestingly, the soup is in melon. The waiter scoops a generous serving of winter melon as he ladles up the soup to fill each bowl. There is really nothing special in the soup, i believe. Some meat chunks. Some shrimp chunks. None of which tasted that good. But drinking the soup explains it all. The soup is saturated with all the flavors of the pork, shrimp and winter melon. It must have brewing for a long long time to achieve such a great flavor. Scooping up a little winter melon chunk to put in my mouth, I wasn't expecting much. After all, winter melon is usually tasteless, or at best mild tasting. But not this one. The winter melon has been enhanced so much in the brewing process, that it is extreme tasty, complementing the soup.
As we were enjoying the soup and talking about the only topic in our lives, our princess Kate(my niece), the other dishes started to appear, filling the table.
The sweet and sour pork ribs is my favorite dish in this restaurant. It is served with a twist, a drizzle of rich creamy mayo on top of the rich red sweet and sour sauce. Pure genius. The mayo intensifies the sweet and sour sauce without making it overwhelming. Very very yummy. The ribs are tender, moist, and filled with flavor throughout. So much flavor that i begin to wonder whether they marinade their meat like how wineries age their wines for years to create such intensity.
The simple deep fried tofu is another treat. Biting into the golden starchy shell reveals the silkiest and tastiest of tofu one can find. Together with the thai sweet chili sauce provided, eating this is like eating healthy fries.
The scallops with broccoli is a classic. Each scallop is cooked to perfection, with the pan fried taste leading each burst of sweet seafoody flavor.
Finally, the shellfish (lat lat) in spicy black bean sauce was a surprise. Not exactly a fan of shellfish myself, i usually try one just for the sake of trying. For the first time in history, i couldn't get enough of a shell fish. This dish was amazing. The sauce goes so well with the shellfish. Sucking the flesh off the sauce-filled shells was not only fun but absolutely delicious. I think i had at least 10 of those, and i couldn't stop. I guarantee anyone who hates shellfish will change his mind after this dish.
Before you know it, everything on the table was gone. It was sad we only had so few people, because there were may other dishes that we didn't order that are really good too. The crabs fried in tung hoon, the ginger and green onion chicken and the famous weird looking flathead crayfish, just to name a few. Basically everything here is good. However, it is a little pricey. But with a family, this gastronomical experience can only be tagged as "priceless".
Cantonese Dinner @ Yuet Wah Hui Seafood Restaurant
405-419 Lockhart Road
Shop B, G/F Wah Fat Mansion
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
2591-6803
Every single dish served in this restaurant is just simply amazing. A pretty small restaurant, it has a very cozy family atmosphere. Looking at the menu is a feast by itself. There is a snap shot of every dish, making the ordering process really easy and really hard at the same time. Easy because you know what you are going to get. Hard because they all look so damn good.
We got started straight away. First up, the winter melon soup.
Soup is a crucial part of Cantonese cuisine. A huge winter melon standing vertically with the top cut off is served. Interestingly, the soup is in melon. The waiter scoops a generous serving of winter melon as he ladles up the soup to fill each bowl. There is really nothing special in the soup, i believe. Some meat chunks. Some shrimp chunks. None of which tasted that good. But drinking the soup explains it all. The soup is saturated with all the flavors of the pork, shrimp and winter melon. It must have brewing for a long long time to achieve such a great flavor. Scooping up a little winter melon chunk to put in my mouth, I wasn't expecting much. After all, winter melon is usually tasteless, or at best mild tasting. But not this one. The winter melon has been enhanced so much in the brewing process, that it is extreme tasty, complementing the soup.
As we were enjoying the soup and talking about the only topic in our lives, our princess Kate(my niece), the other dishes started to appear, filling the table.
The sweet and sour pork ribs is my favorite dish in this restaurant. It is served with a twist, a drizzle of rich creamy mayo on top of the rich red sweet and sour sauce. Pure genius. The mayo intensifies the sweet and sour sauce without making it overwhelming. Very very yummy. The ribs are tender, moist, and filled with flavor throughout. So much flavor that i begin to wonder whether they marinade their meat like how wineries age their wines for years to create such intensity.
The simple deep fried tofu is another treat. Biting into the golden starchy shell reveals the silkiest and tastiest of tofu one can find. Together with the thai sweet chili sauce provided, eating this is like eating healthy fries.
The scallops with broccoli is a classic. Each scallop is cooked to perfection, with the pan fried taste leading each burst of sweet seafoody flavor.
Finally, the shellfish (lat lat) in spicy black bean sauce was a surprise. Not exactly a fan of shellfish myself, i usually try one just for the sake of trying. For the first time in history, i couldn't get enough of a shell fish. This dish was amazing. The sauce goes so well with the shellfish. Sucking the flesh off the sauce-filled shells was not only fun but absolutely delicious. I think i had at least 10 of those, and i couldn't stop. I guarantee anyone who hates shellfish will change his mind after this dish.
Before you know it, everything on the table was gone. It was sad we only had so few people, because there were may other dishes that we didn't order that are really good too. The crabs fried in tung hoon, the ginger and green onion chicken and the famous weird looking flathead crayfish, just to name a few. Basically everything here is good. However, it is a little pricey. But with a family, this gastronomical experience can only be tagged as "priceless".
Cantonese Dinner @ Yuet Wah Hui Seafood Restaurant
405-419 Lockhart Road
Shop B, G/F Wah Fat Mansion
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
2591-6803
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Ice Milk Tea & Toasted bun with sweet condensed milk and butter @ Tsui wah restaurant, Hong Kong
Upon arriving at Hong Kong, I was craving for something local. Something not too heavy like a meal, but rather a snack I can enjoy as I allow the reality of me being in one of my favorite places in the world sink in. And there is no better place than a tea house, or what the locals call “cha cang ting”.
As I walk into the brightly lit Tsui Wah, I was filled with excitement. Even at the odd time of four in the afternoon, the restaurant is fully occupied, each small table seated by pairs of locals or a group of friends. We were quickly ushered through the small spaces between the tables to get to our table.
Again I looked at the menu as a routine act, but I knew what I was going to order even before I stepped into the restaurant. Psh I knew what I was going to order even before I boarded the plane - my favorite ice milk tea (“dong nai cha”) and the toasted bun with butter and condensed milk.
Even before I could consider what I should try the next time I patronize the store, my tea and toast was served. Resisting my urge to immediately stuff my face into the toast, I took the time to take some pictures just for you guys.
Let’s start with the ice milk tea. I do realize that milk tea is available everywhere. We have it in Singapore at every coffee shop, we have it in New York at every bubble tea store, but there is something about the milk tea in Hong Kong that makes it so much better than any store I have tried anywhere else in the world. Maybe it’s the water, like how New York pizza and bagel is better than anywhere else because of the water. Maybe it’s the tea leaves or the condensed milk. Whatever it is, there is no place on earth that serves a better milk tea than Hong Kong. And drinking a gulp on this ice milk tea reaffirms this, sending this sense of completeness and satisfaction deep into my soul as it refreshes my body. And I am not exaggerating.
The bun came soon after. A simple bun sliced in the middle to create 2 pieces like a burger, spread with butter and drizzled with condensed milk, toasted to perfection. A bite into this bun is truly a simple divine experience. As you sink your teeth into the bun, they meet the toasty crust and quickly submerge themselves into the soft warm moist bread. The butter starts to fill your mouth and immediately, the sweet condensed milk comes in to merge with the saltiness of the butter to create a level of taste that fills the gap between savory and sweet. This two overpowering ingredient somehow neutralizes each other, and within your mouth, the divine experience is completed as the crispiness, the moistness, the butteriness and the sweetness all come together. Simple, but truly amazing. A classic. A true representation of the local food scene.
As I ate my bun and sipped on my ice tea, I am reminded why Hong Kong is one of my favorite places in the world. You don’t have to fork out crazy amounts of cash to enjoy the wonders of the culinary world. This simple $4 snack at this café is all you need.
Toasted Bun with Sweet condensed milk and butter @ Tsui Wah Restaurant
20-22 Cannon Street
G/F Sun On Mansion
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
2573-4338
http://www.tsuiwahrestaurant.com/
As I walk into the brightly lit Tsui Wah, I was filled with excitement. Even at the odd time of four in the afternoon, the restaurant is fully occupied, each small table seated by pairs of locals or a group of friends. We were quickly ushered through the small spaces between the tables to get to our table.
Again I looked at the menu as a routine act, but I knew what I was going to order even before I stepped into the restaurant. Psh I knew what I was going to order even before I boarded the plane - my favorite ice milk tea (“dong nai cha”) and the toasted bun with butter and condensed milk.
Even before I could consider what I should try the next time I patronize the store, my tea and toast was served. Resisting my urge to immediately stuff my face into the toast, I took the time to take some pictures just for you guys.
Let’s start with the ice milk tea. I do realize that milk tea is available everywhere. We have it in Singapore at every coffee shop, we have it in New York at every bubble tea store, but there is something about the milk tea in Hong Kong that makes it so much better than any store I have tried anywhere else in the world. Maybe it’s the water, like how New York pizza and bagel is better than anywhere else because of the water. Maybe it’s the tea leaves or the condensed milk. Whatever it is, there is no place on earth that serves a better milk tea than Hong Kong. And drinking a gulp on this ice milk tea reaffirms this, sending this sense of completeness and satisfaction deep into my soul as it refreshes my body. And I am not exaggerating.
The bun came soon after. A simple bun sliced in the middle to create 2 pieces like a burger, spread with butter and drizzled with condensed milk, toasted to perfection. A bite into this bun is truly a simple divine experience. As you sink your teeth into the bun, they meet the toasty crust and quickly submerge themselves into the soft warm moist bread. The butter starts to fill your mouth and immediately, the sweet condensed milk comes in to merge with the saltiness of the butter to create a level of taste that fills the gap between savory and sweet. This two overpowering ingredient somehow neutralizes each other, and within your mouth, the divine experience is completed as the crispiness, the moistness, the butteriness and the sweetness all come together. Simple, but truly amazing. A classic. A true representation of the local food scene.
As I ate my bun and sipped on my ice tea, I am reminded why Hong Kong is one of my favorite places in the world. You don’t have to fork out crazy amounts of cash to enjoy the wonders of the culinary world. This simple $4 snack at this café is all you need.
Toasted Bun with Sweet condensed milk and butter @ Tsui Wah Restaurant
20-22 Cannon Street
G/F Sun On Mansion
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
2573-4338
http://www.tsuiwahrestaurant.com/
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Brunch @ Bar & Billiard Room, Singapore
Forking out more than $100 for a meal is definitely worth criticizing. On National Day, my sis decided to bring me for the Sunday buffet brunch at Bar & Billiard Room, Raffles Hotel, Singapore. Supposedly one of the best buffet in Singapore and at $138+++ per person, is it worth it?
Let me begin by saying that the spread at this buffet is awesome. Not only is there an abundance of selection, they are presented very well. Usually I would make a round before i start to take food, but for this buffet, the moment i got to the starters, i dived into it immediately.
I am a big fan of smoked salmon. I could eat it forever. So when i saw how great these salmon looked, i got myself some salad and topped it with a bunch of smoked salmon. So so good. There was also a great selection of cured meats and cheeses that Americans are used to for their starters, unfortunately, I'm not really big on exotic cheeses like my friend Melanie, so i just took a little of the 10 year parmesian and some spicy salami which were both good but cant be compare to the ones i had at Salumi, Seattle(owned by Mario Batali's family).
Moving on, i went to the seafood corner, which was my favorite part. With 2 kinds of crabs, 3 kinds of oysters and 3 more seasoned smoked salmon, i was more than excited to try EVERYTHING.
The smoked salmon were all really nice, the crabs were sweet and tasty, and the oysters were good. I especially loved the canadian one's. And btw i hate shellfish, but these canadian oysters were goooood. There was a sushi stand beside the smoked salmon, but it only had california rolls. Pathetic if you ask me. I didn't even bother to try it.
After eating the cold starters, i moved on to the hot food.The hot food were all really well presented. All in nice small woks on induction stoves(whatever you call those things), it was neat, simple yet sophisticated looking. However, the food were all mediocre to bad. Nothing really stood out in terms of taste. It is no surprise as hot food are usually left there for some time and may get overcooked. Took a few bites and moved on to the meats.
I have to say i was rather disappointed with these meats. But i think it was because it was my dumb luck. My sister had a really good cut of the lamb, but mine was so rare, it was tough to even chew on it. My prime rib cut was really bad too, but thats because i had the corner. I have to say I am really disappointed at why they gave me that cut. The roast duck was alright but not fantastic. As for the main dish of the meat, the foie gras, which i was looking forward to. A major disappointment. Although it had such a great aroma, when i took a bite into it, it was cold and hard in the middle. Texture was bad. Real bad for something so exquisite. I should have went back and complaint about it, but i guess this is what you get if you don't make any request. Or maybe because I'm Asian! Damn Singaporean service that favors the caucasians! I wonder whether if i had spoke in an american accent, would they have treated me better? I doubt so... probably get worse service.
Anyway, this buffet was probably saved by the desserts and the free flow of champagne. The desserts were of abundance! There were at least 15 things to choose from, which of course i tried a little of everything.
Most of them were alright and only some made it pass the "good mark". The chocolate pear mousse was interesting and flavorful, the earl grey tea cake with jam was unique and tasty, the bread pudding was moist and sweet, but the dish that took home the gold was the apple crumble.
Yuuuuummmy. With a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a generous serving of the vanilla cream, it was a great way to end the meal.
I would have taken a photo of my plate that i made nicely, drizzling it with melted chocolate from the fondue fountain. Unfortunately, i was too excited to eat it that the moment i placed it on the table, it was gone within a few seconds. I have a weak will when it comes to food...
Anyway at $138, for the experience and atmosphere, it's worth it. Especially if you can down many glasses of champagne. For the taste, i have to give it a no go. Still probably the best buffet i have had in Singapore, but that doesn't say much because i usually leave the restaurants full but not satisfied, if you know what i mean. On the hind side, this buffet did fill me up for one and half days. So technically its worth 4 meals. At about $35 a meal, its not so bad. Will I be back there again? Probably. If there is an occasion that calls for a buffet. In the mean time, I am still contemplating whether I am willing to spend $300 USD ($450 SGD) for a meal at Per Se, New York, one of the best restaurants in New York.
Sunday Brunch @ Bar & Billiard Room
Raffles Hotel Singapore
1 Beach Road
Singapore 189673
(65) 6412-1816
www.raffles.com
Let me begin by saying that the spread at this buffet is awesome. Not only is there an abundance of selection, they are presented very well. Usually I would make a round before i start to take food, but for this buffet, the moment i got to the starters, i dived into it immediately.
I am a big fan of smoked salmon. I could eat it forever. So when i saw how great these salmon looked, i got myself some salad and topped it with a bunch of smoked salmon. So so good. There was also a great selection of cured meats and cheeses that Americans are used to for their starters, unfortunately, I'm not really big on exotic cheeses like my friend Melanie, so i just took a little of the 10 year parmesian and some spicy salami which were both good but cant be compare to the ones i had at Salumi, Seattle(owned by Mario Batali's family).
Moving on, i went to the seafood corner, which was my favorite part. With 2 kinds of crabs, 3 kinds of oysters and 3 more seasoned smoked salmon, i was more than excited to try EVERYTHING.
The smoked salmon were all really nice, the crabs were sweet and tasty, and the oysters were good. I especially loved the canadian one's. And btw i hate shellfish, but these canadian oysters were goooood. There was a sushi stand beside the smoked salmon, but it only had california rolls. Pathetic if you ask me. I didn't even bother to try it.
After eating the cold starters, i moved on to the hot food.The hot food were all really well presented. All in nice small woks on induction stoves(whatever you call those things), it was neat, simple yet sophisticated looking. However, the food were all mediocre to bad. Nothing really stood out in terms of taste. It is no surprise as hot food are usually left there for some time and may get overcooked. Took a few bites and moved on to the meats.
I have to say i was rather disappointed with these meats. But i think it was because it was my dumb luck. My sister had a really good cut of the lamb, but mine was so rare, it was tough to even chew on it. My prime rib cut was really bad too, but thats because i had the corner. I have to say I am really disappointed at why they gave me that cut. The roast duck was alright but not fantastic. As for the main dish of the meat, the foie gras, which i was looking forward to. A major disappointment. Although it had such a great aroma, when i took a bite into it, it was cold and hard in the middle. Texture was bad. Real bad for something so exquisite. I should have went back and complaint about it, but i guess this is what you get if you don't make any request. Or maybe because I'm Asian! Damn Singaporean service that favors the caucasians! I wonder whether if i had spoke in an american accent, would they have treated me better? I doubt so... probably get worse service.
Anyway, this buffet was probably saved by the desserts and the free flow of champagne. The desserts were of abundance! There were at least 15 things to choose from, which of course i tried a little of everything.
Most of them were alright and only some made it pass the "good mark". The chocolate pear mousse was interesting and flavorful, the earl grey tea cake with jam was unique and tasty, the bread pudding was moist and sweet, but the dish that took home the gold was the apple crumble.
Yuuuuummmy. With a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a generous serving of the vanilla cream, it was a great way to end the meal.
I would have taken a photo of my plate that i made nicely, drizzling it with melted chocolate from the fondue fountain. Unfortunately, i was too excited to eat it that the moment i placed it on the table, it was gone within a few seconds. I have a weak will when it comes to food...
Anyway at $138, for the experience and atmosphere, it's worth it. Especially if you can down many glasses of champagne. For the taste, i have to give it a no go. Still probably the best buffet i have had in Singapore, but that doesn't say much because i usually leave the restaurants full but not satisfied, if you know what i mean. On the hind side, this buffet did fill me up for one and half days. So technically its worth 4 meals. At about $35 a meal, its not so bad. Will I be back there again? Probably. If there is an occasion that calls for a buffet. In the mean time, I am still contemplating whether I am willing to spend $300 USD ($450 SGD) for a meal at Per Se, New York, one of the best restaurants in New York.
Sunday Brunch @ Bar & Billiard Room
Raffles Hotel Singapore
1 Beach Road
Singapore 189673
(65) 6412-1816
www.raffles.com
Voodoo Doughnut @ Portland OR
Of all the food pictures i took during my road trip, this one got the most attention.
This is the famous Voodoo Doughnut from Portland. I found out about this place from Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, and it is famous for its Bacon Maple Doughnut Bar.
Bacon Maple?! Is that right?! That is soooo weird! Do they even go well together?! And bacon on a doughnut? Ewww!
Well I am here to tell you that this doughnut is the best doughnut i have ever had in my life. As gross as it may sound, it tastes amazing. Generous with their maple glaze that taste like concentrate maple syrup with cream, with strips of salty crispy bacon lined on top of it, and a doughnut bread that is soft and sweet, a bite of this doughnut is like a party in your mouth. The extreme sweetness of the maple glaze and the extreme saltiness of the bacon is a perfect combination, hitting all the right taste buds. I mean who doesn't like maple syrup? Who doesn't like bacon? Exactly! Why is it no one has thought of it until now?!
Genius! Pure Genius! Thanks to this hole in the wall, doughnuts are no longer just doughnuts. There is always a line, usually filled with people high on drugs and alcohol in the wee hours. So make some friends, try their doughnuts(the oreo peanut butter one is really good too!), and have a great night in a sweet city of Portland.
Bacon Maple Bar @ Voodoo Doughnut
22 SW 3rd Avenue
Portland Oregon, 97204
503-241-4704
http://voodoodoughnut.com/
This is the famous Voodoo Doughnut from Portland. I found out about this place from Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, and it is famous for its Bacon Maple Doughnut Bar. Bacon Maple?! Is that right?! That is soooo weird! Do they even go well together?! And bacon on a doughnut? Ewww!
Well I am here to tell you that this doughnut is the best doughnut i have ever had in my life. As gross as it may sound, it tastes amazing. Generous with their maple glaze that taste like concentrate maple syrup with cream, with strips of salty crispy bacon lined on top of it, and a doughnut bread that is soft and sweet, a bite of this doughnut is like a party in your mouth. The extreme sweetness of the maple glaze and the extreme saltiness of the bacon is a perfect combination, hitting all the right taste buds. I mean who doesn't like maple syrup? Who doesn't like bacon? Exactly! Why is it no one has thought of it until now?!
Genius! Pure Genius! Thanks to this hole in the wall, doughnuts are no longer just doughnuts. There is always a line, usually filled with people high on drugs and alcohol in the wee hours. So make some friends, try their doughnuts(the oreo peanut butter one is really good too!), and have a great night in a sweet city of Portland.
Bacon Maple Bar @ Voodoo Doughnut
22 SW 3rd Avenue
Portland Oregon, 97204
503-241-4704
http://voodoodoughnut.com/
Korean Pizza @ Kallang Leisure
When I got back to Singapore, interestingly, many of my friends called me to give me recommendations of places to eat they have discovered in the past year while i was gone. My sister was telling me about this Korean Pizza she found in Kallang Leisure. I was like Korean Pizza? What is that?! Why have i not heard of it? New York, i've tried. Chicago, i've heard. Italian, i've tried. Crappy Singaporean/canadian pizza, I've sadly tried. But Korean?! That's new. Not to mention she was saying how amazing it was, so i knew i had to try it ASAP.
So the next day, i followed her to Kallang Leisure. I headed straight for the store. I ordered a whole pie of Potato Gold. Come to think of it, i should have ordered a bunch of different supreme flavors. It is a small store. Not a restaurant. Just a simple pizza stand that serves sweet potato stuff crust Korean pizza.
So how did it fare? Man it was sooo good. I have to say this is by far my favorite crust for any pizza. The sweet potato stuffing is soooooooo good. I couldn't get enough of it. I have to admit, I usually don't finish the crust because I am not a big fan of it. It gets a bit boring after a while. But this sweet potato stuffing puts the pizza hut yucky cheese stuff crust pizza to shame.
The pizza is really interesting. Not made with the usual tomato base, it is filled with flavor. The bacon strips on it went so well with the potato wedge sitting in the middle of each slice. The mayo drizzle adds a good finish which makes the entire bite experience oh so good.
The bad thing about this pizza is that its way too expensive. A slice goes for $4.25 i think and an entire pie of 8 slices is about $32. Very pricey for a pizza slice that isn't even that big like the new york one. However, i actually think its worth it, because i don't think you can find it anywhere else. So i strongly encourage you guys to check it out. Korean Pizza from the basement of Kallang Leisure Park. Unfortunately, because my amazing memory, i forgot the name of the place... However, i will definitely be going back there again to try the other flavors.
So the next day, i followed her to Kallang Leisure. I headed straight for the store. I ordered a whole pie of Potato Gold. Come to think of it, i should have ordered a bunch of different supreme flavors. It is a small store. Not a restaurant. Just a simple pizza stand that serves sweet potato stuff crust Korean pizza.
So how did it fare? Man it was sooo good. I have to say this is by far my favorite crust for any pizza. The sweet potato stuffing is soooooooo good. I couldn't get enough of it. I have to admit, I usually don't finish the crust because I am not a big fan of it. It gets a bit boring after a while. But this sweet potato stuffing puts the pizza hut yucky cheese stuff crust pizza to shame.
The pizza is really interesting. Not made with the usual tomato base, it is filled with flavor. The bacon strips on it went so well with the potato wedge sitting in the middle of each slice. The mayo drizzle adds a good finish which makes the entire bite experience oh so good.
The bad thing about this pizza is that its way too expensive. A slice goes for $4.25 i think and an entire pie of 8 slices is about $32. Very pricey for a pizza slice that isn't even that big like the new york one. However, i actually think its worth it, because i don't think you can find it anywhere else. So i strongly encourage you guys to check it out. Korean Pizza from the basement of Kallang Leisure Park. Unfortunately, because my amazing memory, i forgot the name of the place... However, i will definitely be going back there again to try the other flavors.
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