We get sunshine everyday in KK and I love rainy cloudy days but yesterday I was so happy that the sun came out. Best of all, there was no wind and that makes a lot of difference. Cousin H took us out for lunch and then trickedcoaxed us into getting into the sauna. I am very conscious about my body and have never been in a sauna before. It turned out to be a pleasant experience. I think I like saunas now. I was pleased to see more lumpy ladies than me. After a shower and rub down with body lotion, we enjoyed a nap in a comfy room overlooking the city. When we walked on Nanjing Xi Lu after that, we felt wonderful. Cousin H said we should go to the hotel club everyday but I'm happy to just not shower until next Wed when I fly home.
Today's Sunday and we passed up Cousin H's invitation to a scrumptious "very special and fine" lunch buffet because we prefer to be at Yi's office, to help her with her next project. The office heater is off and my fingers are stiff. I have a sort of heat pack on my back and it feels so weird because my back is hot while my fingers and toes are cold and numb. It's not a good day out because there's a wind. But I'm not complaining because sunshine is forecasted for the next few days and the rain will start just when we leave.
We were at the fabric market this morning, 10 minutes' walk away from Yi's office. You can have a dress made for RMB180/RM90/USD30 in one day! Many gweilos were having their bodies measured, as suits cost only RMB700 (before discount). Shanghai is well known for its barbers, tailors and skilled construction workers.
Zaijian for now as Yi has decided that she can spare some time to take us to some of her favorite places. Shanghai is so different when you have a local to take you around. If you are on a tour, it's a totally different city and you'd go away thinking that all Chinese cities are alike. We can see the difference now.
Hui Lau Shan Dessert Hong Kong International Airport
Last Saturday I was departure to Hong Kong Airport via the earliest available flight from LCCT. The earliest flight is at 6.30am and arriving around 10.45am. My mind already filled with what to eat upon arriving the airport. After checking out the itinerary in Disneyland, I decided to go for dessert rather than a meal. Some more on the plane there are a meal prebooked where I had it as breakfast. So somewhere in between, the dessert fit in just nice.
The dessert place is located at Terminal One which you cant miss. It is just next door to Ajisen Ramen and easily noticeable at the arrival hall.
We ordered a box of 6 pcs mango mochi to start it off.
6 pcs Mango Mochi HKD$25
The mochi come with a whole piece soft glutinous rice wrap with the best white lily mango meat.
There are no sugar used and all the sweetness and bland glutinous rice skin were flavored with the mango.
Glutinous Rice Balls in Mango Juice with Extra Mango HKD$39
The glutinous rice balls were just plain ones and paired with fresh blend mango juice and then topped with a scoop of mango sherbet. For a final touch it is added with fresh cut of mango flesh. The taste were refreshing and appetizing more like an appetizer than dessert to me.
Mango and mango juice with mango jelly HKD$33
This is the same juice that is used with the dessert above. Just that the bottom is ai yu jelly like mango jelly.
!On th e second day after the Disney Land park visit, we went again to Mongkok outlet for another round.
Hui Lau Shan Dessert is located at :
5T161, Level 5, Terminal Hong Kong International Airport,
Landside, Hong Kong
Tel : +852 3110 2106
Favorites List (3.10.12)
I think I'm going to switch up the way these favorites lists work. Just a bit. Instead of doing them monthly, I'm going to post them whenever I have 20 or 30 links I'm excited about. However often that might be. And I'll do my best to make sure recipes don't get pushed out of the way - I know a number of you feel as if a favorites list is a poor substitute for a good recipe. Understood ;) It's just that right now I end up with a list, and then sit on it for weeks, which doesn't seem quite right...I find myself counting the days until I can share this sort of link love with you. -h
- Matt Dick | Style Counsel & st/co
- 100 best first lines from novels. (via Kim Severson)
- Gobo Peperoncino and Kinpira Gobo
- Just subscribed to this.
- Arugula Salad with Toasted Pepitas and Cojita Cheese
- The Morocco.
- So you want to write a cookbook.
- How much does your building weigh Mr. Foster?
- Sophia Coppola in Marrakesh. (via Maryam)
- To try: Grapefruit Olive Oil Cake
- The Lovings at Home. (via Francis Lam)
- Embroidery on vintage paperback.
- Making paneer. (via Kinfolk)
- Studio Visits: Rebecca Morris & Hadley Nunes
- On my list to read: An Everlasting Meal, Tamar Adler
- Underground New York Public Library
- 4/20
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Super Delight Dim Sum House @ Aman Suria really good dim sum!
For me, this is one of the better dim sum house around the area of PJ, Tropicana and Aman Suria.
Newly opened, it has amassed quite a following in its short period of business.The reason is apparent. The dim sum is tasty and it is not too expensive.
I find most, if not all (or at least for the ones I have sampled) of their dim sum really good, well prepared and wonderfully fresh.
Lets start with my favourite; the porky Char Siew Pau (RM1.70 ). The buns are soft but the texture wasnt as fluffy as those in hotels. But for its price, Im certainly not going to complain.
Especially since the filling is quite substantial too, unlike some joints where its mostly thick gravy and oily bits.
RM4.80 -Char Koay Kak.
I like my carrot cakes fragrant with wok-hei (smoky charred flavour from the heat of the wok) and non-greasy. Thus I dont agree with the blackish ones sold at night markets and hawker ! stalls.< br>The one I like, is as exactly as below; dry, generously fried with crunchy bean sprouts, with big thick carrot cakes and eggs.
Siew Mai RM4.30. Big in size and meaty. No cheating with chunks of pork fat here. Good stuff!
Prawn Dumplings RM4.30.
I hate it when my prawns are coated with a layer of flour under the dumplings skin.The ones here has a bit of coating but its not thick so it was acceptable. And each fat dumpling was stuffed with fresh, bouncy prawn meat under its translucent skin.
Same goes for the Chee Cheong Fun we ordered. The rice sheets wasnt as silky and smooth as I would have liked but the soy sauce and chilli plus the copious amount of prawns between its folds made up for it.
And yes, theres copious amount of prawns in between its folds. You do get your moneys worth!
Another must-order for me during a dim sum session is steamed fish balls. The ones here, as you would have guessed by now, was good, with decent fishy flavour and a very homemade feel.
Some of the Yong Tau Foo offerings, including the stuffed brinjals and chillis was very well prepared as well. Again, in comparison to other joints, you get substantially a fatter chunk of fish meat in your yong tau foo.
We tried the porridge as well.
Flavourful, smooth gruel teeming with pork meat and century egg.
Though I avoid fried items during my dim sum sessions for obvious reasons, the Sui Kow/Fried Gouza RM4.30 was really worth the calories! Again, it was the filling; a good blend ofvegetables, meat, prawns that made it so nice. As you can see from below, the sui kow is plump with very little excess skin at the corners.
I didnt eat so many items in one visit of course! These were accumulative from numerous visits and the good food prompted my return again and again here.
One time, I dropped in for lunch and tried their roast fowl.
I loved the duck, slow braised with a marvellous (though subdued) herbal aftertaste. That sets it apart from the usual roast duck.The roast chicken was commendable as well; with the usual prerequisite fundamentals of tender, moist, etc all present.
One of my favourite is this Mussels, Pork and Prawn dumpling in a shell.
Juicy meat paste with one whole mussel. Delicious! 
Lastly (or at least for this post!), we liked the steamed pork ribs & lor mai kai as well. Actually there was nothing that I felt a need to complain about. I cant remember all the prices, but it was reasonable considering the location, ingredients & portion.
Below: The lor mah kai was packed with ingredients; sizeable chunks of chicken meat, mushrooms, pork and preserved sausages.
I washed it all down with hot, fresh soya RM2.00 (not the bottled kind mind you!) since I dont drink tea.
And oh, the sauces are not bad either.
This has been my regular dim sum joint recently. I prefer it over Hong Kee or Jin Xuan anytime. I personally thought it triumphs over Yuan Garden at SS2 and Key Hiong at Taman Megah too!
Super Delight Dim Sum House @ Aman Suria (same row as Wong Poh and Super Aroma Crab Seafood Restaurant.
20, Jalan BM 1/2, Taman Bukit Mayang Emas 47301 Aman Suria.
So if youre in PJ, head here for dim sum and if youre in KL do try Tuck Cheong at Pudu! 
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King's Lodge
Nikon D3000, Nikkor AF-S DX 16-85mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
La Mallorquina
Spain, Part V: A classic bakery-cafe that never seems to lack crowds.
After choosing your cakes and pastries, grab a table upstairs overlooking Puerta del Sol, Madrid's equivalent of Times Square.
Milhojas. The Spanish version of mille-feuille, with a gloriously thick midsection of fresh cream. The perfect morning pick-me-up.
Puff pastry with icing. Dozens of confections are available; it's like Christmas in here everyday. We struggled to narrow our selections to just a few items.
Palmeras glaseadas. Warm & fresh-tasting. Kinda like glazed doughnuts.
Empanadillas. Soft & fluffy. But gosh, look at all the sugar coating it.
A little coffee to send us on our way for sightseeing...
La Mallorquina,
Madrid, Spain.
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