Thai Chicken Rice @ Khao Man Gai

Posted on October 1, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Australia, Chicken, Food, IRL, Lunch, Melbourne, Rice, Thailand

Tastes a lot like Hainanese Chicken Rice. Still really good regardless. You can find them right where other good (albeit touristy) restaurants are.

Cuban Sandwiches

Posted on September 29, 2024September 27, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Australia, Cuba, Food, IRL, Melbourne, Sandwich

This place was pretty good. The salty cured meats were balanced out by the pan cubano, sour pickles and the mac and cheese croquettes on the side. I’d share this with you, but unfortunately like that Israeli place, this place has also since closed down.

Broken English 36

Posted on September 28, 2024September 27, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged BrokenEnglish, Cambodia, Cock, Food, IRL, Menu

Snapped this in one of those tourist trap restaurant in Siem Reap. You’d think if the guides all push the foreign tourists towards the same restaurant, they’d at least spell the menu items correctly…

Pancakes!

Posted on September 27, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Australia, Cream, Dessert, Food, Ice, IRL, Melbourne, Pancake

When American breakfast foods are like dessert… you have them for dessert. Lots of different chains across Australia, but The Pancake Parlour is quite good.

Lamb Shanks @ Platform 270

Posted on September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Australia, Dinner, Food, IRL, Lamb, Melbourne, Spring, Winter

Despite it being technically “Spring”, the lamb shanks and polenta goes very well with the winter weather that isn’t letting up. They’re right next to Flinders Street Station, hence the name.

Dinner @ Soi 38

Posted on September 24, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Australia, Delicious, Food, IRL, Melbourne, Salad, Thailand

Kwetiaw Sapi Jangkung and Siomay on the side

Posted on September 22, 2024 Posted in Pics, RamblingsTagged Food, Indonesia, IRL, Jakarta, Lunch

While I didn’t partake, booze was also available at the drinks stand, a rarity for food courts in Indonesia.

It doesn’t look like much, but this does jog memories of my childhood, especially for the Siomay (shu mai). I used to take Kumon maths classes (I hated it) after school, and I remember the Siomay stand being a mainstay right in front of the Kumon building as I waited to go home. Can’t remember the price, but it was definitely crazy cheap, and you get a plastic bag of fresh steamed Siomay, doused in spicy peanut sauce. You press the bag to push a piece up to the bag’s opening and munch away. It’s something that’s quite unique, one that I haven’t seen served at any restaurant while living overseas.

The kway teow was less about the taste (it’s delicious), though I did miss eating out being super cheap. I’m pretty sure this huge portion cost less than 5 US dollars, while a menu I’m looking at as I type this bills the Char Kway Teow at 16 US dollars. I guess in at least this way, I do miss living in Indonesia.

For those who are wondering, this was at a food court at Pluit Village Mall. They also have an awesome Cow Play Cow Moo arcade, albeit not having any Taiko no Tatsujin machines.

Lunch @ Picca Steakroom

Posted on September 19, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Escargot, Food, Indonesia, IRL, Jakarta, Salad, Steak

Another viral new restaurant in Jakarta, and I was pleasantly surprised to be able to walk-in, as they happened to have an empty table for our group. The largest concern was the tiny dead grub on our Caesar Salad, to which they graciously replaced. While I’ve had steaks just as good at a lower price point (this is Indonesia after all), their bottomless seasoned chips and pomme purée made up for the cost difference. The tiramisu was decent, albeit missing the traditional lady fingers, however the escargot was delicious, and the mocktails were refreshing (no alcohol though, sad).

All in all, definitely a place to sample if you have the money to splash, and either the time to make a reservation in advance, or the luck to walk-in without a huge queue.