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Roast Pork Baguette – Honey Mayo – Brie – Taste Baguette

admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 08:02:39 +0000

From the last pancake and crepe post, I have since discovered a new craving. The bread is baked fresh every 15 minutes with brie, honey mayo, lettuce and roast pork (with crackling) to make a fantastic tasting baguette. So far I’ve had this twice already and I’m thinking of when I can next go back!

Crepes and Pancakes

admin — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 09:44:57 +0000

It’s always good to thrown in the occassional food post. A recent visit to Pancakes on the Rocks, I can’t resist but I usually go for one savoury dish (mexicana with mushrooms on the side) and one sweet (blueberry pancakes with one pancakes substituted for crepes). All photos taken with a Canon 40D paired with Canon 17-55 f2.8 lens.

Mexicana Crepes

Blueberry Pancakes

Ayam Goreng Sambal

admin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:01:41 +0000

It’s a been a while since the last food post. Thought I’d share this one, it’s the most incredible sambal (chilli) at this Indonesian restaurant. You can see the chilli seeds literally dripping in the sauce. Their specialty is fried chicken (Ayam Goreng), it’s very hot but oh so good.

Nando’s Baby Burger

admin — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 00:34:17 +0000

I’ve always been partial to a nice chilli burger (and I love Hungry Jacks) so I had to sample Nando’s new Baby Burger with HOT peri-peri sauce. The burger was nice stacked and delicious although I would have preferred a softer bread, they used a crusty bread roll for this. The mayonnaise did blend well the hot sauce. Although a little pricy compared to other fast food burgers, I’ll be back if I have the spare change in my pockets.

Macro Shot :

Plate Shot :

Thought it would also be a little fun to see how the burger translates as an iphone wallpaper. Mmmm . . . burger . . .

Indomie Mi Goreng Jumbo – Tom Yum – Instant Noodles

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:01:29 +0000

For those who love their instant noodles, I posted about Indomie Mi Goreng with Peri Peri a few days ago. I thought I’d showcase the packets of my two favourite (and best) instant noodles, Indomie Mi Goreng (as you know) and Mama Tomyum noodles. The Tomyum noodles are not for the faint of heart as it has a pretty strong hotness quotient. What are your favourite instant snacks?

Indomie Mi Goreng (now in Jumbo!) :

Mama Tomyum (awesome hot kick!) :

Indomie Mi Goreng with Nando’s Peri Peri Sauce – Geek Food

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:01:46 +0000

Talking about noodles, one geek food recipe I’ve always wanted to try was Indomie Mi Goreng with Nando’s Peri Peri sauce. The recipe was simple, make the Indomie as per the packet instructions, place an egg on top and add the Peri Peri sauce. It’s a fantastic variant for a late night fast hunger buster when there’s no much in the pantry.

Starting -

Raw ingredients -

Cook the noodles as per the instructions on the packet. Make sure the water is well drained, if it’s soggy it doesn’t taste as good!

Adding the sauces -

Pouring the Peri Peri -

Finished product -

I had fun with these photos using my Canon 40D paired with the 17-55 f2.8 telephoto lens. I find I don’t use my SLR as much as I would like to but everytime I do it’s a lot of fun. Looking back on these photos makes me want to make this right now!

Ryo’s Ramen – Crows Nest

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:40:06 +0000

Ryo’s Ramen situated in Crows Nest is one of the trinity of ramen shops in Sydney (which includes Genki in Artarmon & Menya in the CBD). Off the three places, Ryo’s is my favoruite with the queue to get in the only problem. The broth is absolutely fantastic and their ramen is easily the tastiest.

Tonkutsu Ramen :

It’s curious though, you can ask for a less salty version but the less salty version usually taste a little more salty? One of those mysteries?

Tonkutsu Ramen (Again) :

If you sit near the door, you will elicit stares from the hungry people waiting outside. And if you’re waiting outside, it’s torture to see people slurping the noodles and enjoying themselves!

Menu plastered across the yellow wall :

There’s a menu in English but I always think how cool it would be to actually be able to read and understand everything that’s written there. All photos were taken with a Canon G11, the images are sharp and it’s more portable that the Canon 40D (as much as I love the 40D).

Char Kway Teow – Penang – Sister

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:32:23 +0000

As a follow to “What makes a good Char Kway Teow?”, I thought I’d show you what was considered by some as the best Char Kway Teow in Penang. It’s from a shop called Sister’s located on Macalister Road.

I doubt you can find anything even remotely like it anywhere else in the world. Penang is the hawker food capital of the world even compared with the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur! The little sprinkling of crab meat on the top really adds to the flavour. All photos were taken with my trusty Canon G11. The macro shots on this camera is incredible and although not SLR quality, it’s still rather impressive.

Char Kway Teow (Macro) :

Char Kway Teow (Top) :

Front of the shop : (It’s the only one with no branches!)

Gyoza – Canon G11 – Photo

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:43:24 +0000

Been a while since the last food post and I thought it would be a great opportunity to test out my new Canon G11. Whilst not as sharp as a 40D SLR, it still can create some crisp images even in the below low light conditions with the aperture opened to 2.8. Anyway . . this is a little North shore place in Sydney which has the most delicious gyoza, I think ginger is the key to giving these japanese dumplings that extra zest.

Gyoza Serving :

What’s inside :

Burlington Bar and Dining – Steak – Squid – Tiramisu

admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:01:24 +0000

It’s a been a while since my last food post so I thought I’d slip one more in before 2010 rolls in. Nestled in Crows Nest is Burlington Bar and Dining which has some scrumptious food. I’d let the photos (taken by Toshio) do the talking.

1kg of Stockyard 36 month old, 200 day grain fed rib eye :

Salt & pepper squid & crisp fried shallots :

Tiramisu :

The steak was incredible with a tenderness that reminded me of wagyu for the melt in your mouth texture. It was fantastic with some hot english mustard and red wine jus. It’s not cheap but worth it! The tiramisu was amazing and it’s one of the few places where it isn’t too sweet with a nice bitter after taste. Anyway . . with Christmas over, it’s a great time to sneak in for some of the Boxing Day to New Year’s Day Sales.