25 Sep

I did a bit of research before coming to help me decide where to eat my only meal in Perth city. This little restaurant was famous for its ramen, and while I prefer soba or udon, I thought I may as well try it. The restaurant was small and very popular. I picked the shio ramen with extra chicken ($10+3) and though it was 'normal sized' it was still very large. The chicken was pan-fried before being added to the ramen and it tasted like teriyaki. The noodles...

14:06 / Food / Japanese / Nao Japanese Restaurant / Perth / Restaurants
20 Aug

Being our second visit we decided to try different dishes, though A2 ordered some kitsune udon, which we had last time. Mum was a bit disappointed that the tekka don didn't come with nice slices of tuna, but the presentation was true to the photo in the menu. We also had a bento box (no photo) with tempura, croquette and crumbed prawns. I ordered seared salmon sashimi and seared anago nigiri. It was my first taste of anago, or sea eel. The texture and flavour was more delicate than...

22:58 / Camberwell / Food / Japanese / Kenji / Restaurants
14 Aug

Din Tai Fung, a branch of its parent restaurant in Taiwan (which earned a Michelin star), was located in the food court of The Star. Since we were there, we thought we'd try some of their famous Xiao Long Bao. The way they recommend eating the Xiao Long Bao was slightly different; they suggest dipping the dumpling in the soy/vinegar (1:3 ratio) and ginger, creating a hole in the side of dumpling so the soup spills out into the spoon (rather than sucking up the soup), then eating...

16:50 / Chinese / Din Tai Fung / Food / Restaurants / Sydney / The Star
14 Aug

For her breakfast, mum had some oyster mee sua and some warm soya bean milk. The broth for the noodles was very tasty. Unfortunately the serving was a bit small and there were only three oysters in the bowl. [gallery order="DESC" link="file" columns="1" ids="2845"] Mother Chu's Taiwanese Gourmet 86-88 Dixon Street Sydney, NSW, 2000 (02) 9211 0288 ...

12:54 / Chinatown, Sydney / Chinese / Food / Mother Chu's Taiwanese Gourmet / Restaurants / Sydney
13 Aug

While I was buying some bread for breakfast tomorrow, mum decided to line up for some popular-looking cream puffs, which were made by the same bakery. They had a pretty cool machine to make them. They weren't as oily or as sweet as I thought they'd be, which was nice. The outer bread layer was also slightly crispy. [gallery order="DESC" link="file" columns="2" ids="2831,2829,2830"] Emperor's Garden Bakery 96-100 Hay Street Haymarket, NSW, 2000 (02) 9211 2135 http://www.emperorsgarden.com.au/Home.php ...

08:34 / Chinatown, Sydney / Chinese / Dessert/Sweets / Emperor's Cream Puff / Food / Restaurants / Sydney
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