I love dim sum. I think I can eat dim sum in Hong Kong everyday. I’ve eaten at Hak Ka Hut before and I loved their version of Hainanese chicken which they call baked chicken w/ savory sauce. It’s salted chicken and very, very flavorful. The vermicelli or bihon pictured above was quite dry butContinue reading “Dim Sum at Hak Ka Hut”
Category Archives: Asia
Xia Fei Shanghainese
I’m going to interrupt my blog entries of US restaurants with a series of new restaurants I tried in Hong Kong on my trip last October.During the Christmas holiday season a lot of Filipinos flock to Hong Kong for a quick vacation. Just 1.5 hours by air from Manila, the weather in Hong Kong isContinue reading “Xia Fei Shanghainese”
The Best Milk Tea Ever – Gong Cha
This is the best milk tea I’ve ever had in my life and I found it in Hong Kong. Well it is the best until I try something better. For now it’s number 1 in my list. For a long time the best hot milk tea for me was at Cafe de Coral. Now IContinue reading “The Best Milk Tea Ever – Gong Cha”
My last meals in Taipei
My last meals in Taipei were in the fast food sections of malls. I didn’t mind since the offerings in Taipei’s malls are awesome and so different from any mall in the world. I don’t even remember what mall we went to but here are some pictures of the things that caught my eye andContinue reading “My last meals in Taipei”
Raohe Night Market – What We Ate
It was our last night in Taipei and I still haven’t fulfilled my food wish list. My cousin Angie took us to Raohe Night Market and I was pretty sure I was going to achieve my list. After seeing stall after stall of tempting food and holding out until I saw this -Tsui Jian BaoContinue reading “Raohe Night Market – What We Ate”
Raohe Night Market – What We Saw
Hi everyone! I’m back in Manila. After battling jet lag for several days I’m ready to start posting again. I can’t wait to show you all the places I ate at from California to New York and places in between. Before that I’ll finish my entries on Taipei and some other restaurants in Manila. SoContinue reading “Raohe Night Market – What We Saw”
Lunch at the original Din Tai Fung branch in Taipei
Can you believe we ate at Din Tai Fung only a few hours after eating at World Soybean Magnate? We were trying to cram as many things we could try in a day. My cousin Angie brought us to the original branch of Din Tai Fung located on XinYi road at the corner of YongContinue reading “Lunch at the original Din Tai Fung branch in Taipei”
Taipei Underground Market
My cousin Angie took us to an interesting underground shopping mall in Taipei. We accessed the through the Taipei Railway Station. There were lots and lots of eateries, clothing and electronics stores. Most of the stores catered to the young to teen crowd. Angie’s cute son Daniel with his new toy cars. We didn’t understandContinue reading “Taipei Underground Market”
Buying Fruits in a Market in Taipei
After picking up our box at Forex’ office we went around the corner to a fruit and veggie market to some fresh, sweet guava to take home to Manila. Angie, Rochelle and I walked around the super clean market which sold an assortment of prepared food, fruits, veggies and meat. Right at the entrance wereContinue reading “Buying Fruits in a Market in Taipei”
World Soybean Milk Magnate
We told my cousin, Angie who’s been living in Taipei for more than 10 years now, that we wanted to eat authentic Taiwanese food specially soy milk and you tiao or Chinese fried crullers. Angie brought us to World Soybean Milk Magnate. With a name like that our expectations were high. While writing this entryContinue reading “World Soybean Milk Magnate”
Shoot First Eat Later 