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30/12/2023 - Dinner

Part 2

🇪🇸 Bar Del Pla, Barcelona

🥘 Seasonal Rice (€ 23.50, $34.17)

With scampi. Super seafood-y and rich. Not really like a paella but it's really good. Enough for 2.

🍽 Roasted Meat Caneloni (€ 13.50, $19.63)

Not sure what meat it is. Beef? Very rich and meaty. An interesting dish compared to the sandwich.

🐮🥘 Callos (€ 9.50, $13.81)

Veal Tripe. Thicker, with more tripe than Can Vilaro. Can Vilaro's is more of a mix. As all callos, it's really thicc and yummy.

🍫🍰 Hazelnut Chocolate Cake (€ 6.50, $9.45)

SOO MELTYYY. Like a lava chocolate cake. Super affordable compared to SG. Would definitely recommend the desserts. Hotels that can't make a good dessert, you need to hire a better chef.

🥚🍞 Torrija (€ 6.50, $9.45)

Quite a nice piece, topped with vanilla ice cream. Not too sweet. Worth a try.

🥤 Lemon and Orange Schweeps (€ 2.10, $3.05)

Orange one sucks. Lemon version was so much better.

Really LOVE THIS PLACE. It's so good! Wished that we could've ordered EVERYTHING on the menu. We probably called at least half their menu over our two visits.

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25/12/2023 - Dinner

Part 2: Appetizer, Mains and Dessert

🇪🇸 Roostiq, Madrid

🐷 Torreznos Roostiq (€ 16, $23.36)

It's SOO CRISPY and very tasty. Good amount of salty and tasty. 100% recommend.

🍃🍕 Roostiq Pizza with Iberian Ham, Burrata, Basil and Truffle (€ 29, $42.33)

Probably not worth the price but it's darn good pizza. The crust was light and fluffy. CVan't get enough. Could do without the truffle though, didn't add much to it.

🐮🥩 "Picanha" Steak (250g) (€ 24, $35.03)

Didn't have much steak here but this was really tender. It's a good cut with enough beefy taste and fats.

��� Confit Sweet Red Peppers "Piquillo" (€ 8, $11.68)

As an add on with the steak. It's so good! Sweet, meaty and really tasty.

🧀🍰 Tarta de Queso (€ 9, $13.14)

Cheesecake looks really solid but it's light and creamy. It's the right amount of creaminess - heavier than the Japanese cow cheesecakes but lighter than the usual cheescakes. It's such a treat! Comes with whipped cream and a nice shot of amaretto.

🍫🍰 Brownie Black and White ((€ 9, $13.14)

So chocolatey and melty in the middle. Would really recommend this. It's like a lava cake rather than the chewy brownie type. Comes with great ice cream.

Would highly recommend this place despite the steep price point for some things. The desserts are actually quite affordable! It's one of the pricier places we went in Madrid but the steak is about the same price as a nicer place in SG. Remember to make a reservation!

♡Fav

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8/6/2024 - Dinner

📍 Hoi Kah Lang (海脚人）, Johor Bahru

🦐🥣 Mixed Seafood Porridge (RM 28.90)

It's nice and comforting with a subtle sweetness.

🐟🍜 Fish Head Noodle (RM 17.90)

With the noodles comes a shot of XO? It's super tasty!!!!

🐟 Fried Prawn Paste Fish Slice (RM 20.90)

Very meh. The sauce is darn punchy though.

🦀 Fried Soft Shell Crab (RM 19.90)

Crispy and tasty, as you'd expect from a soft shell crab. Comes with tasty mayo too!

🍹 I'm Not A Fool (RM 6.80)

Cucumber lemonade. Refreshing!

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_Ip-axyv3uHD0G9FaismocLdXQUuARJcdIhe80/?igsh=MWtvcXd6b2RpMWdsOQ==

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8/6/2024 - Bubble Tea

📍Beutea, Johor Bahru (Mid Valley)

🧋 Melon White Peach Milk Tea (RM 13.90)

Add golden pearl (RM 3). Golden pearls just tastes like the pearls from koi. It's a fragrant milk tea with a mild melon flavour.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_Ip1AryvvvAaaCGkdgZRXCiyGMrQLiT81kIjw0/?igsh=MXYyMWlhdHAwMGxqOQ==

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24/5/2024 - Dinner

📍 Warm Up Cafe, Buona Vista

Place charges GST and service charge but they are not reflected in the prices here.

⭐️🍳🦀Creamy Crab Omelette ($27)

It's super creamy with chunks of crab. Worth it? Not sure, but it's hella good and I keep thinking about it. The green chili provided also tastes amazing. It's sweet and slightly sour. (my friend says it's the seafood green chili?) Probably the best creamy omelette ever

🌱 Kang Kong with Oyster Sauce ($15.5)

Still tasty and a huge portion cause of that hefty price tag.

🍚 White Rice ($2.50)

🥤 Thai Milk Tea ($4.80)

Normal thai milk tea - nothing bad but nothing outstanding either.

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22/5/2024 - Dinner

📍 Arunachala Bhavan, Little India

🫓 Masala Thosai ($4.80)

It's soft with a slightly crispy exterior! It's a darn good thosai. Filled with tasty potatoes, these were quite filling.

🥔 Pani Puri ($6.10)

It satisfies the pani puri craving but it's not the best. Still pretty satisfied with this cause it's not that easy to find.

🍽 Poriyal ($3.70)

Soya mutton and potato. Was part of their Vesak day menu but they still sold it to us ala carte. It's tasty with a nice "meat" texture. The spices are more than enough even without onion and garlic.

🫖 Masala Tea ($2.80)

A good cup of tea. Sakunthala's is better but it's also twice the price.

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21/5/2024 - Dinner

📍 Jb Ah Meng Restaurant, Geylang

(Ordered via Grab)

🍽 Seafood Shredded Pork San Lou ($12.80)

Yums!! It's a very good beehoon. It's tasty with that nice pan-fried taste.

🦐🥣 Enoki, Beancurd Sheet with Prawn in Superior Soup ($36)

Very ex but also super gao gao. If you're fan of strong seafood-y and prawn taste, this definitely hits the spot.

🐷 Deep Fried Fermented Bean with Pork ($22)

THIS IS SUPER TASTY and tender. Seems like food here in general is great!!! They are quite generous with the portions too.

🌱 Ice Plant with dressing

It's just a salad.

Rice ($1.50)

Papaya salad (From somewhere else)

📍 Tea Pulse, Katong i12

🌹 French Rose Kombucha ($6.40)

Added earl grey jelly! This drink also comes with chia seeds. 25% sugar is just right. It's tangy with a hint of sweetness. The rose flavour comes through without being overwhelming.

🍵 Genmaicha Latte ($4.80)

Had sip of this. Really nice roasty flavour and the tea is strong enough.

🍯 Honey Cake from Baltic Supermart

It's super sweet. The cake texture is dense and layered with very sweet cream.

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14/5/2024 - Dinner

📍 Wang Dae Bak, Cross Street

Place charges GST and service charge, but it's not reflected in the prices here.

🐷 Duroc Pork Belly 2cm ($26)

YUMS. This is still deliciously good. Must be because it's so thiccc.

🐷 Pear Onion Marinated Pork Collar ($23)

Very tasty! Still prefer the pork belly to this, but it's a nice reprieve from the fat.

🍽 Half Half Pancake ($20)

It's super crispy but also really oily. The dipping sauce really adds to the flavour. I guess the kimchi one is just slightly more tasty, but both are really good.

🐓🥣 Ginseng Chicken Soup ($18)

This was the most disappointing! It's rather tasteless.

Shoutout to the amazing sides!

❤️ Marinated cucumbers - slightly sour and salty

❤️ Tofu salad

❤️ Mashed Potato

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27/4/2024 - Lunch

📍 Siong Tong Gai, Somerset

🍗 Creamy Salted Egg Fried Chicken Set ($10.80++)

Super creamy with a nice creamy sauce! Set comes with a rather bland soup and vegetable side dish.

🐷 Deep Fried Pork Belly ($15.80++)

Super tasty! Would definitely recommend this. It's crispy yet still tender on the inside.

Luckin Coffee - Coconut Velvet Latte (still yummy)

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15/3/2024 - Noodles 2

📍 刘聋子牛肉粉店 (Liu Long Zi Beef Noodles), Changsha

⭐️🍜 红烧牛肉粉

Hong shao beef noodles. The soup has a really intense beefy taste. We couldn't stop drinking it. But there were only a few pieces of tender meat. The noodles were a springier version of our thick rice noodles. Glides into your mouth quickly.

Address: Along noodle street, last shop.There are many outlets apparently.

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15/3/2024 - Noodles 1

📍 八一桥原味长沙米粉 （Baiyi Bridge Rice Noodles), Changsha

Address: China, Hunan, Changsha, Furong District, 69, 和一湘科大酒店 邮政编码: 410001

⭐️🍜 特色酱子骨粉 (20 Yuan)

It's a freaking huge beef bone in soothing soup. There's lots of condiments to add to the meal. My favs were the marinated chili garlic and the lard with green chili. Both were spicy.

⭐️🍜 牛肉酱粉 (18 Yuan)

Beef and mushroom noodles. The sauce is more concentrated. It's mushroomy and beefy at the same time. Super tasty! This has definitely less meat than the other bowl but the flavour packs a punch.The noodles here are thick and flat, not exactly what we would classify as mifen

Google link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AnC1j3HYq2NTNwV4A

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8/3/2024 - Breakfast

📍 Dr Kitchen, Siglap

🍫 Hojicha So Black Brownie

Got this as a gift. IT'S SO GOOD. There's so much filling and the brownie itself has a soft and tender crumb. LOVE THIS SO MUCH.

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7/2/2024 - Lunch

📍Sakunthala's (Dunlop), Rochor

🌱 Palak Paneer ($12)

Lots of paneer. Decent taste. Hopefully this will clear my digestive track.

⭐️🍛 Butter Chicken with Biryani ($14)

OMG THIS IS AMAZING. It's SOO GOOD. The flavour penetrates through the chicken and the sauce was just so addictive. It's also slightly spicy. Biryani itself was tasty and studded with cardamom - it's also free flow

Tried some of these:

Lamb Biryani - dryer type, very spicy. Pretty high on the gamey taste scale

⭐️ Marsala tea ($2.80) - SO GOOD!! It's freaking thicccc with a strong hit of spices and tea taste.

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30/12/2023 - Lunch

🇪🇸 El Xampanyet. Barcelona

DRINKS

🍾 Xampanyet (€ 2.80, $4.08)

In the tall glass. Sweet and smooth. YUMS.

🍾 Cava (€ 3.90, $5.68)

In the flatter glass. Fizzier than xampanyet. Also not as sweet. With our kiddy tastes, we prefer Xampanyet.

🐙 Pop (€ 18.50, $26.93)

Octopus was meh. Quite normal but it sits atop really smooth and buttery potatoes!

🦑🍃 Calamars amb Sanfaina (€ 16.70, $24.31)

Grilled squid with "Sanfaina". BEST squid everrr. It's soft and tender with that AMAZING green sauce that's galicky, slightly herby and savoury. FAVOURITE DISH. Hopefully we'll be back to try the squid with beans.

🥚🥔 Truita de patates (€ 6.60,

Spanish omelette. They make these better than Casa Dani. It's the right amount of salty so this wins in my book! They both have the same creamy middle.

🐚🌶 Cargols (€ 10.20, $9.61)

Snails with a beefy and spicy sauce. It's a heavy punchy dish that has a super meaty feel. We only tried this cause they ran out of razor clams!

🐷 Pluma Iberica (€ 18.70, $27.22)

Grilled iberico pork with padron peppers. How do cook pork so well here? It's tender with the right amount of bite. It's nicely charred with a slight crisp. Spain really takes grilled pork to a whole new level.

Everything was pretty much great. Sadly, no reservations so you'll have to brave the cold to queue outside. It's worth every bite.

A sign inside says the opening hours are

12 to 1530

1900 to 2300

Closed on Sunday Afternoons and Monday.

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30/12/2023 - Drink

🇪🇸 Fabourit Casa Amatller, Barcelona

🥖🍫🥛 Hot Chocolate (€ 4.10, $6.10)

From the Chocolate Amatller store. It's in this small opening near Casa Batlo. Surprisingly, the BEST HOT CHOCOLATE in the whole trip. Great texture, good amount of chocolate taste and really nice WARM TOASTED BREAD.

With pics from their chocolate-only store.

Photos of Casa Batlo and Mercat de Sant Antoni

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29/12/2023 - Breakfast

🇪🇸 Can Vilaró, Barcelona

☕️ Coffee with milk (€ 5, $7.26)

Normal coffee. Nothing outstanding. Kinda pricey for coffee.

🍽🐮 Tripe with stewed calf's head and foot (€ 8.50, $12.34)

Tastes like callos. It's less thick than the one in Casa Dani. It's super homey with lots of random tender pieces. Amazinggg. Can't help but want more.

🍽 Lamb cheek (€ 9, $13,07)

Not on the menu. Probably a special. Uncle says it's lamb but the receipt says it's pork. Whatever it is, it tastes great. It's just as rich as the stew but sweeter with a more familiar taste. (maybe oxtail stew?)

🍽🧠 Batter fried lamb brains (€ 9, $13.07)

Soft and light crispy batter. When you bite in, it's softer lamb brains. No gamey taste. A huge difference from our experience with pig brains.

🍰🍷 Spanish almond cake with wine (€ 4, $5.81)

Santiago wine, which goes great with the cake. Cake was on the dry side though.

Food here is amazingly affordable. We came early in the morning but they didn't have the rabbit. ): Tried to come back another day after 1pm but they didn't have the rabbit either. Auntie was super nice and welcoming. Feels like you're at your grandma's house. They are a little messy with the orders but you still get what you ask for. Auntie and uncle also keeps checking up on whether you love their food.

Would want to come back for another meal again.