Food is a major part of Taiwanese culture. In fact, “have you eaten?” – one of the greetings used commonly in Taiwan – clearly describes the importance of food in this beautiful country. In addition to local specialties like Hakka stir fries, Taipei beef noodles and snacks like stinky tofu, oyster omlettes, steamed dumplings and shaved ice. Traveling to Taiwan […]
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Parents are always have long encouraged children to finish everything on their plates, not least but because of guilt about wasting food. I believe this was instilled in us since young as our parents in baby boomer generations frowned upon wastage. Majority of the eateries don’t even offer kid’s meal and thus bigger portion of standard meals mean children are […]
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A skill that I would like to acquire is the art of preparing a mouth-watering cheese board. It’s an art form that involves more than throwing some cheeses and cured meat on a plate. I’m delighted that I finally tried one of the best cheese and cured meat in KL after drooling over it for months. The array of […]
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The recent sweltering weather can really make us feel grumpy, exhausted and irritable. It can upset our body’s balance and cause us to feel off-centered. When the mercury rises, you probably want to reach for cold beer, ice-cream and frozen desserts. Sadly, in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory, those are bad choices as when you ingest any food that is […]
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Who would’ve ever thought of there is a cafe well hidden in a property sales gallery? It’s Hinata Cafe nestled in EcoWorld Bizzhub at Eco Sky Gallery, Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur to be precise. It’s ‘love at fist sight’ once I stepped into this place. The interior certainly had the feel of spaciousness with elegant grayish tone. The space […]
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