Lyrical Lemongrass writes: 1.  Beep.  Beep.  “Please call home when u are free.”  When dad sends this text message to my mobilephone, his request could range from “Your mum is in the hospital, so if you are free, please visit” to “Can you buy us plane tickets to London” to “Are you coming over for dinner this weekend?”.  The urgency may differ for each request, but his text message is always the same.  I think he has it saved on his mobilephone. Fearing the worst, I called. Me:  What’s up, dad? Dad:  Have you heard of Boer goat meat? (Note:  This conversation takes place in the middle of my rush period when I’m desperately trying to finalise a report.) Me:  Huh?? Dad:  You haven’t been reading the ... read more

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boo_licious writes: Petai aka stink beansLast Sunday, we finally managed to make it down to the Shah Alam stadium's morning market. I have been dying to go look at the place for quite some time but due to work commitments, it has been placed in the back burner.Beautiful purple brinjals or auberginesThe place is pretty happening with a Pasar Tani (a kind of farmers market) with lots of local produce, food stalls and stalls selling second hand items. It is advisable to come early as it can get packed in the later part of the morning. Luckily, we reached here nice and early.Kundang... read more

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Robyn Eckhardt writes: At the end of last year in the Philippines, we were treated to lechon. The pigs, two of them, were brought to the house the night before they were to be roasted. They were killed before dawn on a concrete slab overlooking a field behind an old granary thirty feet from our bedroom window. In bed, Dave heard squeals right before the pigs met their end. It was quick, he said, just a burst of noise and then nothing. I'm glad I slept through it. I'd planned to wake in time to see them prepared for the roasting pit. The food journalist in me was determined to watch the whole process - the killing, the ... read more

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babe_kl writes: Come lunch time, Changkat Ceylon, Lorong Ceylon and Jalan Mesui will be abuzz with activities. It is very popular amongst the office workers around this area to have their lunch at the hawkers at these stretches. I used to come here very often when my office was nearer. These days I will only come here once in a long while due to the distance.There are a lot of good stuff around here ranging from the mixed rice stall located within a Chinese temple along Changkat Ceylon (that leads to Wisma MPL's carpark) which sells vegetarian dishes on the 1st and 15th of the lunar calendar. No doubt the dishes are very tasty but it's super duper expensive, ... read more

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Robyn Eckhardt writes: Before it's kinilaw, tuna is just one of many catches of the day, here arriving at one of Surigao City's fish landings. This one is a small stretch of beach wedged between a wholesale seafood market and a disintegrating pier extending out into the water from a collection of stilt houses varying in condition from basic to decrepit. Not very far offshore are several islands - alluring masses of verdant green, some ringed by pearlescent sand.   While Dave is wandering around with his camera I speak with a man named Eric Estaban, owner of several of the ... read more

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Robyn Eckhardt writes: Or, in Butuan City, from shoulder to spoon. The waters around Mindanao yield seafood the likes of which we've not seen before. Butuan City isn't a major fishing port, but it's located just two hours from Surigao City, which sees its fare share of good catch, and less than half a day's drive from General Santos (or Gensan, as it's usually called), a major exporter of blue fin tuna, many of which end up on the auction floor at Tokyo's Tsukiji Market. We traveled to Mindanao to eat seafood, in as much quantity and variety as we could. The minute we ... read more

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teckiee writes: The only thing to look forward to before any project implementation on a week night is dinner. I always like make sure that I have a good one before stressing out with work. The problem is... sometimes I just don't know what to eat anymore. I can't drive out for dinner because the jam will just kill me and kill way too much time. In the end I always find myself back in Suria KLCC, walking back and forth, calculating the money in my pocket, then deciding what I can eat that is still within my budget.Since me and my colleague had way too much of Peri-peri chicken, we decided to go for ... read more

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Robyn Eckhardt writes:               Fish vendor, Pham Van Hai Market, Ho Chi Minh City read more

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vkeong writes: Rasa Sayang International Buffet is priced at RM96 per pax excluding 5% Government tax and 10% service charge. It is held in Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa along Batu Ferringhi Beach in Penang. Spice Market Cafe hosts the buffet this is the contact information: Tel: 04-888 8888 (wow nice number) Fax: 04-881 1800 Chocolate Fountain, you can dip fruits like strawberry, dragon fruit and marshmallows. It is definitely a wonderful experience if you haven’t seen a Chocolate Fountain before. The melted chocolate oozing like a fountain is really a sight to behold. A variety of seafood ... read more

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teckiee writes: We have everything all planned out for the last day. Eat everything we have been eyeing for, eat everything that we like, and do our last minute shopping.We head to the market again hoping for that particular packed noodles stall to be open and with less people. We were in luck to find three empty seats for us to squat. I had the rounded noodles with minced pork balls and bambo shoots soup. (10,000 Dong) The soup was just so so but I like the bambos shoots itself. Some might not like the bamboo shoot smell as it might smell too pungent. I'm used to it because I love them in my ... read more

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