When I was young, I was never a fan of Pinoy foods. I have always been a picky eater so I would often reject the healthy home-cooked Filipino foods made by our amazing yaya. This is not because it doesn't taste good but rather the familiar & the healthy breeds contempt into my tastebuds. My gullible 6-year-old self would prefer the artificial taste of fast-food junk foods to authentic home-cooked meals. Fast forward when I was in my 30's working in Singapore, somehow I surprisingly craved … [Read more...]
5 WAYS SINGAPORE HAS CHANGED MY TASTEBUDS
When I was just a week in living in Singapore, I was temporarily staying at my friend's unit in Ang Mo Kio. We were ravenous by dinnertime and there was a hawker center nearby the unit. We headed down to check out the food. For the lack of imagination and bravery, I ordered a takeaway of lemon chicken with rice in a styrofoam container. I ate that dry dish in my friend's place with sadness and concluded right then and there that I will never enjoy any food in Singapore and I will be stick-thin … [Read more...]
FOOD DISCOVERIES: THE ROYALS CAFE
I am so lucky to be working with colleagues who love food just as me, haha! Like what Julia Child say, "People who love to eat are always the best people." After my maternity leave and Fynn & I are in Singapore, my colleagues arranged a Welcome-Back dinner for us at The Royals Cafe in Siglap. The Royals Cafe has two branches. One in Siglap and one in Simei. I took my kids and my husband to the one in Siglap. There is a bus from our place to that branch. The interiors of the … [Read more...]