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Sejak awal tinggal di Korsel sini, saya selalu mendengar lezatnya Bibimbap asal Jeonju. Konon, masakan tradisional Korea ini paling enak ya di Jeonju. Ketika digali lebih jauh ke sumber berita (biasanya teman-teman yang asli orang Korea), nggak hanya Bibimbap, tapi semua masakan Korea di Jeonju rasanya enak! Rupanya wilayah Jeollabuk-do, propinsi yang menaungi Jeonju ini, memang terpilih sebagai kota kreatif untuk urusan gastronomi di Korea, bahkan menjadi bagian dari jaringan kota kreatif ala UNESCO.  Menurut saya sih ini hebat ya... mengandalkan tradisi, spesifik pula (gastronomi), untuk memajukan wilayahnya. Tapi mengingat di kota ini tidak ada pabrik (seperti umumnya kota lain di Korea), pergerakan tubuh di kota ini cenderung selow.. kok ya mengingatkan saya pada kota Solo. Nggak hingar bingar, serba buru-buru, dsb.  Jangan sedih! Justru bagi Jeonju, menjadi berbeda dengan mentalitas orang Korea yang maunya serba cepat, adalah kekhasan wilayah mereka. Bahkan Siput,...

15 is the restaurant made by Jamie Oliver for his apprenticeship program. Called 15 because there were 15 apprentice when it was started. Until today Jamie still provide the recipe and monitor this project of him. First in London, now 15 also have other locations include Amsterdam. Apparently it the first 15 is just walk distance from my flat. We went here for lunch. Their menu is changed weekly and this week menu is not that tempting to me. As they dont serve just beef (only combined with pork), they serve mainly lamb and fish. Also for lunch you should do 2 or 3 set course instead of ala carte. It was 3 of us and we order only 2 sets. Not bad after all for our pocket hahaha. However, i must say its not special. Its good but not great. Its yummy but not that tasty. The restaurant in the basement gave you a look of their kitchen. But for lighter bites, you can sit upstair. Here's the look for our meals :)) enjoy!

Ada beberapa macam cara bikin siomay. Siomay sendiri sebenernya varian dari dimsum, bernama shumai dan isinya pasti udang. Makanan dengan cara pengolahan ala siomay juga banyak macemnya. bisa jadi siomay ayam, daging, seafood, etc. Tapi ternyata siomay Bandung memang punya rasa khas. yang ternyata datang dari tenggirinya. (Jadi jangan percaya resep somay bandung yang tidak pakai tenggiri ya!) Setelah mencoba beberapa resep, sedikit modifikasi dari resep Primarasa keluaran Feminagroup -lah yang menurut saya cukup nendang. (jangan kenceng2 ya.. sakit bu. hehe). Hobi masak somay ini juga sempat nambah kenalan dan uang saku loh. Kalau berminat coba, jangan kecil hati dulu akan repot. kenyataannya tidak seribet itu. Yuk! Siapkan bahan untuk adonan siomay: 200 gr fillet tenggiri (Spanish Mackerel) - blender 100 gr udang kupas - blender 100 gr fillet dada ayam (blender) atau daging giling 3 batang daun bawang (atau kucai) 1 butir telor - temperatur ruang 100 gr kanji 10 gr terig...

This is not the animal although I am pretty sure they were inspired by one. This is the restaurant me and my husband among only fewer others, that we frequently visit. We love to keep coming back here for its quality and quiet reasonable priced foods. Beside, its only 10 minutes walking distance from our home. Apparently after a while I just found out that this brand in Thailand was started from clothing business! To be precise - men's clothing in 1980. Then they make women's clothing, shoe, accessories and lastly a restaurant. In 1997 their first branch in Emporium is opened. Nice pick. Emporium is famous for upscale and fashionable outlets within. Also it lies in Sukhumvit road where a lot of expatriates and rich Thais live. Those that somehow can be picky of what they eat. (agree?) Anyway, that day I decided to order scallops with mashed potato and grilled veggy with pesto sauce. It turned out to be great! I must admit the quality of each ingredients that makes the differen...

It's very easy to find good dessert in Bangkok. They are just everywhere and few steps away from you. But, getting a dessert that is perfect and fulfill all you need, not an easy thing. Since I live in here, I just realized that dessert is huge matter.. and now I'm in the flow - dessert lover. :) Central Chidlom happened to be one of my favorite shopping center. And now this Angelina at 3rd floor is my destination after or between shopping time. Not only because the nice ambience and good service, but of course because of the food. They claimed this Angelina is related with a restaurant with the same name out there in Paris with Vera Wang as its regular customer. Pretty reputable there, and here I found there will be always some people drop by for a meal or just tea time.  This is one of my favorite dessert. Not their original menu. Ah, yes, this is another nice part of them, I can modify their menu to my preference. I forget how to call this. Its a combination of bake...