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Posted by Sam Han on August 19, 2018 · 1 Comment
Steven and I travelled to Malaysia for landscape photography just around midnight last Friday. We didn’t get the Milky Way shot we were hoping for but we had fun at the beach shooting sunrise. On our way back to Singapore, we made a stop at the famous Kiang Kee Bak Kut Tea (Teh) 强记肉骨茶 for … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on October 2, 2016 · 1 Comment
We were on our way to Malacca, Malaysia to shoot the Malacca Straits Mosque but before that, we needed some foreign exchange and lunch. Steven said let’s go to Woodlands Centre a stone’s throw away from the immigration checkpoint, “There’s a great fish & seafood soup stall in the hawker centre that you may like”. … Continue reading →
Filed under Asian, Best of Singapore Foods, Brunch, Chinese, Cuisine, Fish, Food Court, Hawker Centre & Kopitiam Stall, Food Reviews, Hawker Centre & Kopitiam Stall, Lunch, Meat, Pork, Prawns, Seafood, Street Food, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized · Tagged with 炎记威威食品, Famous Woodlands Seafood Soup, fish, fish soup, food, food photography, lunch, meat, pork, Seafood Soup, soup, The Bonding Tool Blog, Yan Ji Wei Wei Seafood Soup
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Posted by Sam Han on January 29, 2014 · 6 Comments
As far as I am concern, a provision shop is an old school pa-ma kind of small scale family-run grocery shop in our heartlanders’ neighbourhood. There was a time my mom would send me to pick up canned foods and sundries on cashless transactions and our debts were recorded in a little “555” booklet which … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on September 8, 2013 · 6 Comments
BKT, short for Bah Kut Teh, was introduced to Malaya (Malaysia and Singapore) in the 19th century by Chinese coolies and workers of Hokkien origin. The name literally translates to “meat bone tea”. Traditionally eaten with rice, the soup consists of meaty pork ribs simmered in a complex broth of herbs and spices like star … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on September 7, 2013 · 2 Comments
Ah Chuan Fish Soup is run by Ah Chuan and Xiao He (younger brother). Ah Chuan does all the cooking while Xiao He serves the orders. Both are very dedicated to their business. I was witnessing Ah Chuan’s cooking and could tell by the seriousness in his look that he takes pride in his “job”. … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on September 5, 2013 · 21 Comments
Tony was abroad for some time. His busy schedule also limited my communication with him eversince I last saw him at the Baroque Grill gathering. To me, Tony is like Johor’s hawkers’ warrior – he champions for them. He has interviewed and blogged on so many JB hawkers, some are not new. Rather, he is responsible enough to … Continue reading →
Filed under Beef, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Tony Johor Kaki, Travels · Tagged with Asian Snacks/Kueh/Kuih/Kue, beef, breakfast, brunch, Bukit Chagar 80300, food photography, Jalan Lumba Kuda, Johor Bahru, lunch, malaysia, meat, Noodles/Pasta, organ meat, Restoran Shang Ji, soup, Street Food Cuisine, Tin & Tin Cathay Beef Noodles, travels
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Posted by Sam Han on March 30, 2013 · 5 Comments
Ayam Penyet is smashed chicken. I don’t know what they mean by smashed like running it over a car or something but what I tasted is crispy crunchy flavoursome skin with very very tender and juicy meat inside. I highly suspect the chicken to have been steamed or boiled very quickly in some spicy marinade … Continue reading →
Filed under Beef, Chicken, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Seafood, Uncategorized · Tagged with ayam penyet, Ayam Penyet Ria Restaurant, bakso bihun, beef balls noodle soup, Brunch, chicken, Dinner, Fish, indonesian cuisine, Lunch, Meat, restaurant and food reviews, Side Dishes, smashed chicken, soup, soybean curd, taukwa, tempe, Vegetables
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Posted by Sam Han on March 26, 2013 · 6 Comments
Fish soup is considered a healthier choice compared to meat broth. Is that true? I don’t know. I eat almost anything that is delicious. I tend to be picky about my food. In fact, when it comes to food, I can be a “snob”. My philosophy is if I do not eat good food, then … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on March 10, 2013 · 5 Comments
Pu Dong Kitchen has done so well in the recent years they opened a V.I.P. room across the Kitchen. A personal butler is assigned to this spacious room with karaoke entertainment so a minimum spending is required in order to reserve it. My friends like the food here and so I was able to blog … Continue reading →
Filed under Beverages, Braise, Casserole, Simmer & Stew, Chicken, Desserts, Eggs, Recipes, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Seafood, Stories, Uncategorized · Tagged with braised, braised pork knuckles, chicken, cucumber, dinner, dong po rou, dong po rou recipe, fish, fried fish, fried mackerel, ham, jellyfish, lunch, meat, nappa cabbage, Noodles/Pasta, organ meat, pork, Pu Dong KItchen, recipes, Restaurants & Food Reviews, rice, Shanghai, Shanghainese cuisine, sheng jian bao, side dishes, soup, stewed pork, stews, Uncategorized, vegetables, Vegetables · Tagged with appetisers
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Posted by Sam Han on March 7, 2013 · 2 Comments
“Is your dinner appointment tonight?” “Nope, it’s tomorrow.” “In that case, wanna eat crab?” “Yes, of course, I want :)” The last time I was inside the Indoor Stadium was before the turn of the century (late 90’s) to catch the musical, Les Misérables. Jumbo equals Award Winning Chilli Crab. We made reservations for 7.30pm but … Continue reading →
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