I have been patronising this coffee shop for more than 20 years but only today, I know the name is call Yi Garden. Been there so often but I think I have never posted about this place before. The place is famous for its orh chien and sar hor fun. Recent years, [...]
plenty of icky stuffs to dip into the hot, boiling water like liver, kidney, octopus, various types of shellfish, fishballs and more. Fancy pig’s ear and pig’s snout plus pig’s cheeks for tea?
Lau keh boh or old hens are very good for making stocks. Their old bones and tough meat gives very sweet stock. Moreover, the meat will be too tough for eating and hence, they are normally used to make soup only.
When we slaughter these old hens, we will find egg yolks in their [...]
Older generation people must eat birthday mee (or seh jit mee) on their birthday. If I am not mistaken, this is more of a Hokkien tradition as there is another type of Teochew birthday mee. This noodle has the Nyonya influence as it uses sambal belacan.
Why do people eat birthday mee? The [...]
Loh Mee is never my favourite. There are only a few Loh Mee stalls that make decent Loh Mee. This Hainanese Loh Mee at the corner coffee shop located at Jalan Jones and Jalan Burmah originally comes from the coffee shop next to the Kuan Yin Temple in Pitt Street. According to [...]
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