Its true. I love food. Good, tasty food. Yet the more observant of you will notice that this blog has been somewhat light on the gastronomic side thus far.
Time to right that wrong...
Feast your eyes on some of the things I've been enjoying these last two months. Of course, this is just a snap shot of the many adventures my pallet has been through, for three reasons. One, I've been travelling solo for the most part, making it slightly harder to take pictures of the food infront of me without looking slightly stupid. When you're out eating with friends or your girlfriend, you don't look THAT weird taking millions of pictures of the plates in front of you, especially if you're Chinese (Lets face it, you still look pretty stupid). But eating alone is embarassing enough as it is, what with everyone in the restaurant wondering why there is a random man sitting at a candle-lit table with an empty chair in front of him. So drawing attention to yourself in these situations is not wise in the first place. Add to this a very conspicuous camera and lots of flash lighting going off and you'll draw attention like Amy Winehouse at a bible study. Having said this, I got quite good at ignoring my inner voice that begged me not to take a photo of ANOTHER meal. I prepared a good story in my head in case anyone asked why I kept taking photos of various combinations of rice and meat. I'm a chef touring the world in search of culinary inspiration. I'm a food journalist searching for the perfect meal. I'm a UN food analyst researching the impact of rising grain prices on everyday meals. In the end I stopped caring what others thought and snapped away, UNLESS, I was too hungry, which is the second reason I don't have more pictures of the great meals I had. The last reason is that some meals looked very average, but tasted sublime, so most of these go unnoticed too, but not unremembered.
If you're hungry this might not help...
Ngau Chap- Malaysian specialty
Noodle soup with white carrot, beef, tripe and lots of other stuff that tastes good la.
Venison cooked to Malaysian perfection.
Nasi Lemak. Another Malaysian specialty worthy of pixels.
Kon Lau Meen with Buffalo meat and Sayur Manis- L.U.S.H
My dad says this veg can only be found in Sabah- shame cus its also lush.
Green Papaya Salad- Thai specialty
Barbequed Tiger Prawns in Thailand
Singaporean Hainanese Chicken Rice
Vietnamese claypot barbeque grill
Vietnamese Spring Rolls, or Nem to the locals.
Fish Amok- Khmer specialty
This steamed fish curry is wrapped in banana leaf and topped with coconut cream.
MANGO STICKY RICE
ALTHOUGH THESE PICTURES AREN'T IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER, THIS DESSERT IS VERY SPECIAL- TO THE POINT OF CAPITALISING EVERYTHING AND ADDING LOTS OF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAI DISH BUT EATEN IN CAMBODIA- THE BEST MANGO STICKY RICE TO DATE.
Roti Chanai- Malaysian specialty found in Singapore as well
Many will know this famous dish. For those that don't, you do not deserve to be looking at its picture so turn away and come back once you've repented.
So there you have it. A very quick glimpse at some of the things that have been going in and out of my body over the last 2 months. Note to Sam and Roy- Pictures of latter available on request.
Thursday, 26 June 2008
The one about the food...
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3 comments:
Looking fwd to seeing the belly keg you have created for yourself dear yapper
what the heck!!!! the words not fair comes to mind. I'll be enjoying my Panini tommorrow or maybe a jacket spud :\?
sam- for some reason not known to man, I fail to put on weight even with all this food. in fact i think my waistline has got smaller!! whilst this would make many jealous, it annoys the heck out of me.
nik- don't worry. when i'm bak in england-hungry, cold and broke from spending all my money on expensive paninis, i will look bak on this food post and cry.
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