Food in General

Subject: Food in General Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:20 pm

Food has always fascinated me. Whats more there are so many varietys. I bet you could eat a new type of dish everyday of your life and you still wouldnt try everyone of them. Food is the thing that keeps us alive and up and going. Food can bring a community together. Food plays important roles of some cultures like France - one of the most famous countries for its Food. This thread is dedicated to Food. Discuss about this spectacular wonder!!

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Singapore is one food paradise. A mix of Malay, Indian, Chinese, and Western foods.

Roti prata is the Singaporean evolution of the Pakistani and Indian paratha, a pancake bread made of dough composed of fat, egg, flour and water.

You can even watch the cook toss the dough in the air like some bartenders swing their wine shakes.
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Hey I just heard that in HK there is a type of waffle which is kinda round or something. It smells awfully good!!! But I dun understand cantonese though so I forget what it was called.

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Yah mean this one called Ji Dan Zai? 雞蛋仔

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Yeah! That's the one! This waffle is best eaten without any flavouring or toppings... It smells addictive to the nose!!

Subject: Re: Food in General Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:46 pm

i havent heard about that yet!!
well at aus i think we just go for some sausage BBQ's on a hot summers day! I have a chinese background so i eat chinese food nearly everyday and one of the meals i most love is the original : Fried Rice
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Oh you mean its a HK streetside snack! Oh man no wonder I missed that smell and then I found one and only stall that sells this in Outram Park, singapore.

Subject: Re: Food in General Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:00 pm

Next time i go to HK i'll defiantly go on a food hunt for it! Meanwhile still ranting on about food. Sometimes food can do harm - such as allergies. What do you guys think about that??

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Err that's if ya unlucky though.....

I have a slight allergic reaction to seafood.

Subject: Re: Food in General Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:23 pm

I use to be allergic to prawn, eggs and peanuts but the allergies have gone. I just wanted to see how others felt about being restricted to some variety's of food. I felt horrible not being able try those food until recently!! Everything is nice except for peanuts - always had a distaste and smell for those things... Rolling Eyes

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Have you heard of ferment Tofu in chinese communities?

That one really smells.

Subject: Re: Food in General Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:58 pm

Stinks like SH!T that one!! Though it tastes so nice!!

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Who likes Curry? I think it's awesome.

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What kinda Curry?

Here in Singapore there's plenty of types.

Also to introduce to our western friend here some treats that they shouldn't miss out if they were to come to Asia, especially Singapore.

Egg Tarts
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Bak kut teh- 肉骨茶
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The name literally translates as "meat bone tea", and, at its simplest, consists of meaty pork ribs simmered in a complex broth of herbs and spices (including star anise, cinnamon, cloves, dang gui, fennel seeds and garlic) for hours.

Pig's organ soup (Chinese: 猪杂汤)
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The dish is served as a soup with other optional side dishes as well as boiled rice. The soup itself usually contains a mix of pig intestines, stomach, blood cubes, pork slices, strips of salted vegetables and some Chinese lettuce.

I am not a pork lover but these dishes are good!

Hainanese chicken rice is a dish of Chinese origin most commonly associated with Singaporean cuisine or Malaysian cuisine, although it is also commonly sold in neighbouring Thailand, and found in Hainan, China itself.
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This one is my personal favourite.

Subject: Re: Food in General Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:39 pm

Ive tasted Hainanese Rice and Pig Organ soup before - they were at a resturant in China, though im not going this year since im going to visit my cousin at Brisbane Very Happy