Alouette, Copenhagen – A Michelin-star experience

Fine dining and I usually do not see eye to eye with each other. But there is a first to everything, right? When my partner and I registered our marriage in Copenhagen, Denmark, the so-called food capital of the world (at least in the context of fine dining), we decided to jump onto the bandwagon …

Revisiting Penang With A Vengeance: Penang Ultimate Food Guide 2022

The food mecca, the food paradise – Penang, Malaysia. After 5 long years, I finally had the chance to return to the food paradise! Here’s the link to my previous Penang food hunting trip: https://foodieadie.com/food-hunting-in-georgetown-penang/ This trip was extra special as I travelled with my fiancé to Malaysia for the very first time and it …

Bavarian Food That Most People Do Not Know About

1. Brotzeit “Brotzeit” literally means bread time. Native to the Bavarian cuisine, it is typically eaten in a beer garden as a snack or at home as dinner for those who are too lazy to cook a full meal. Typical ingredients or items that could be found in a “Brotzeit” include bread, butter, cheese, salami, …

Making your own Nasi Lemak (Malaysian coconut rice with sambal)

Being in Malaysia, we are blessed with an abundance of affordable and amazing street food of huge varieties. One of them being Nasi Lemak. Touted as the national dish of Malaysia, it comprises fluffy aromatic coconut rice, sweet, savoury and spicy anchovy spice paste (sambal), crunchy and salty fried anchovies, fried peanuts and topped with …

What and Where to Eat in Portugal?

Owing to its former glorious days during colonialism, especially the Great Navigations, the Portuguese had adopted a diverse range of ingredients in their cuisine. Ranging from coriander, ginger, black pepper to sugar cane, these foreign influences had a great impact on Portuguese cuisine, injecting new flavours and aromas. I was surprised to find out that …

Kumamoto Foods: The Strange and the Bizarre

When we talk about Kumamoto, first thing comes to mind is the “Kumamon” – a cartoon character of the rosy-cheeked, stoned-looking black bear mascot with a which is seen plastered and advertised everywhere from billboards to merchandises. And then there is the Kumamoto Castle which suffered some moderately severe damages during the earthquake last year. …

Bun Cha (Vietnamese grilled pork patties with rice noodles) Recipe!

Doesn’t that just look gorgeous? Bun Cha rocks! I really enjoyed myself at the previous Vietnamese cooking lesson that I actually signed up for a second session! You could read up on my experience at the previous Vietnamese cooking lesson where I learnt how to make Banh Xeo at the link below: https://theultimatefoodieadeline.blogspot.jp/2017/04/recipe-for-vietnamese-savoury-crepe.html So in …

Food Hunting in Georgetown, Penang

I’ve recently written an updated entry on Penang street food (2002), here’s the link: https://foodieadie.com/revisiting-penang-with-a-vengeance-penang-ultimate-food-guide-2022/ I’m a true-blue, die-hard foodie. On a shitty day, nothing but good food would cheer my soul up. So, of course when I had the chance to return to Penang aka the food paradise, I wouldn’t miss any chances! Touted …