Singapore
Lim Chee Guan Bak Kwa
These are the famous Lim Chee Guan bak kwa of Singapore. During Chinese New Year, where consumption of bak kwa is at it’s peak, people would queue for a day in front of their shop in Chinatown, just to buy some bak kwa. Many swear that Lim Chee Guan’s bak kwa is the best in …
Kele Rose Pineapple Tarts
Is it Kele (one syllable) or Ke-Le (two syllables)? I guess if you pronounce Rose as one syllable, then you should pronounce Kele as one syllable. Similar if you pronounce Ro-Se as two syllable, then you would pronounce it as Ke-Le. Hmm… actually, if you pronounce Rose as one syllable, then you should pronounce Ke-Le …
Kim Joo Guan Bak Kwa / RouGan
Bak Kwa or RouGan is a Chinese salty-sweet dried meat, usually pork, similar to jerky. In Singapore, there are many different shops selling Bak Kwa. To foreigners, the names of these shops (eg. Kim Joo Guan, Lim Chee Guan, Bee Cheng Hiang) are just as difficult to pronounce as the word Bak Kwa itself. Each …
TWG Vanilla Bourbon Tea
This is South African red tea mixed with some vanilla. So I guess bourbon here doesn’t mean the alcohol, but the red tea. What’s worse, this apparently doesn’t even have any theine (the equivalent of caffeine in tea)! So it’s actually a teddy bear disguised as a monster. What a disappointment. Well, after all the …
Yamazaki Vanilla Roll Cake
First of all, you might ask why is the cake half-eaten? Well, it’s not. It’s probably a smaller size but they didn’t have any smaller container. What about the cake? It’s nice. How nice? Kinda. The sponge cake is light and fluffy. You can see there are lot of air holes in it. The cream …
At Fresh Soy Milk
This looks like a high-end soy milk. Well, let’s see. I heated up the soy milk slightly as it just came out of the fridge. It had a solid taste of soy and it’s smooth. It’s not overly sweet, just slightly. Yes, it’s a good soy milk. Made in Singapore. Bought from Meidi-Ya, Singapore.
Udders Singapore Chendol Ice Cream
Chendol is a popular dessert in South East Asia. Each country has it’s own version and they are equally unique and nice. It is natural then for an ice cream company to attempt to make an ice cream flavour out of it. So how it this attempt by Udders? The taste is reasonably accurate. The …
Gardens by the Bay Pure Drinking Water
Behold the power of pure water. Yes! This is the Gardens by the Bay (Singapore) pure drinking water. In these times of Covid, one would require something to relive that sights, sound, smell and taste of your favourite tourist attraction. And here it is, in the form of pure drinking water. I took a big …
TWG Sky Lantern Tea Mooncakes
A bit late for mooncake, but better late than never. Especially if it’s something off the beaten track. These TWG snowskin mooncake comes in a set of four flavours – Serenity, Blossom, Illumination and Pure. For us mere mortals, we would call it the yellow one, the orange one, the black one and the white …