Izakaya – uniquely Japan
I love izakayas, a simple gathering of friends or colleagues after a long day, order an ice cold beer, andContinue Reading
Category: Foodie Trips
When the autumn winds blew
Hairy Crab, aka Chinese mitten crab (Chinese: 中华绒鳌蟹) and Shanghai hairy crab (Chinese: 上海毛蟹) is a medium-sized burrowing crab thatContinue Reading
Goose Goose (not) Duck
There is a famous goose in the Chaoshan area of Denghai 澄海, the head is covered with a huge sarcomaContinue Reading
A review of 2018, 13kg later
I tried to maintain my weight in the 70s, but 2018 proved to be a challenging year. I was travellingContinue Reading
In search of the perfect rice
“Rice is living.” Japanese’s obsession to cook the perfect pot of rice can be seen everywhere where they live. InContinue Reading
Would you wait 3 hours for hotpot?
This is a story of patience and true love. When I was in Shenzhen, a business partner said that heContinue Reading
Dee Tongue Thai @ Golden Mile
Golden Mile Complex is up for collective sales. It is most likely the new owners will redevelop this place weContinue Reading
World’s Largest Starbucks
Starbucks opened the world’s largest Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai. Enough said, let’s go take look.
Trying okonomiyaki for the first time
Okonomiyaki is basically a “pancake” consisting of flour, egg, cabbage and mountain yams, plus a choice of additional ingredients. OnceContinue Reading
The story of the Irish coffee in SF
The building housing the Buena Vista Café started as a boarding house. In 1916, the first floor was transformed intoContinue Reading
