By Za on Aug 21, 2008 in Featured, Fish & Seafood, Food | 4 Comments
I didn’t know that there’s so much debate about whether we should eat wild salmon or farmed salmon. Salmon was something I ate only when I went to the buffet dinner at Cafe Vienna @ Royal Plaza on Scotts (Orchard Road) on special occasions - birthdays, anniversaries and occasions which had a nostalgic feel to them. Now [...]
By Za on Aug 11, 2008 in Fish & Seafood, Food | 0 Comments
My mom is half Chinese. So no surprises that she cooks Chinese inspired dishes like the steamed fish. Normally, my mom would prepare this with either the white pomfret or the ‘kurau’ fish. The latter is better known in Hokkien as ‘ngor he’ and lesser known by its English name, Threadfin, in Singapore. It is commonly believed by both [...]
By Za on Jun 29, 2008 in Fish & Seafood, Food | 6 Comments
I just love PRAWNS! It doesn’t matter how you prepare them - fried, steamed, boiled, in noodles, baked, BBQ - I simply love prawns. If u asked me why? I have no good answer for it. I know it’s high on cholestrol so I don’t eat too much of it. But it’s still irresistible. Here’s one [...]