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Duck Curry

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:18:52 PDT

I've been craving for spicy stuff and duck for some weird reason. Well, noone can explain pregnancy cravings, a certain someone is just glad that I'm not craving for lobsters, abalone, or anything of that sort, you know what I mean. Duck is fairly easy to get, just that we cook it once in a blue moon due to the amount of oil that it contains....

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News to share...

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Fri, 31 May 2013 20:36:54 PDT

Sorry for the lack of updates but I have good reasons. A lot has happened over the past few months, actually things ARE still happening...ongoing...After N years of being a nomad, we've finally decided to settle down in Singapore and bought our own place!!! We will be getting they keys to our new home end of June, so life's been pretty hectic over...

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FoodBar DaDa Tapas Bar

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 04:23:56 PST

I tagged along my wife and two of her girlfriends for a semi-girl’s night out. My choice of the venue that night was Foodbar DaDa, a new place for all of us, but with pretty good reviews so far. I loved eating tapas in London, but have yet to sample the popular ones in Singapore so far, so was quite keen to break my duck here. In trendy...

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Food Hunting in Penang 2012

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 01:34:34 PST

“Little Children on a Bicycle”, Armenian Street, George Town, Penang, by Ernest Zacharevic Ah Leng Char Kway Teow 亞龍炒粿條 Lorong Selamat Char Kway Teow (goggle lady) Sister’s Char Kway Teow, McAlister Road Air Itam Assam Laksa Line Clear Nasi Kandar Seng Thor Coffee Shop - oyster omelette Old Green House Restaurant 老青屋 - Hokkien mee/ prawn...

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Food Hunting in Ipoh, Malaysia 2012

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 08:23:35 PST

Sin Yoon Loong 新源隆 - Ipoh white coffee Thean Chun (House of Mirros) 天津茶室 & Kong Heng - pork satay and sar hor fun Xin Quan Fang Curry Mee 新泉芳咖哩面茶餐室 Restaurant Taugeh Ayam Lou Wong 老黄怡保芽菜鸡 Funny Mountain Soybean & Traditional Tau Fu Fah 奇峰豆腐花 Sin Eng Heong 新荣香 - mini kaya puff Sin Yoon Loong 新源隆 Our first stop-Sin Yoon Loong-the birth...

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Asia’s best restaurant? Iggy's, Singapore

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 02:42:38 PST

For my birthday this year, we decided to splurge a little, and made a reservation at Iggy’s. A regular in the San Pellegrino’s World’s Top 50 Restaurants list for 4 years running now, Iggy’s is currently ranked 26th this year. The restaurant is also rated as Asia’s best restaurant by the same people. Housed on the third floor of the Hilton...

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Street Food in Seoul

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:50:32 PDT

One of the things Asia is generally good for is street food, whether it’s the local stuff we’re used to in Malaysia (and Singapore to a degree), or the slightly more exotic things in Bangkok that involved insects. Anyone who watches Korean dramas would have definitely seen many a scene of people eating street food while hitting shot after shot of...

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Soy-Marinated Crabs: Pro Soy Crab 프로간장게장

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 05:18:43 PDT

In Seoul, there are a fair few alleys which are full of restaurants that specialise in a certain dish. In Sinsa-dong, there’s ganjang gejang alley, which is basically crabs marinated in soya sauce, and apparently the best (or most famous anyway) of them all is Pro Soy. Housed in one of the nicer looking buildings, the interior was even...

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Tosokchon Samgyetang, 토속촌 土俗村参鸡汤

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:08:12 PDT

One of the things people associate with eating in South Korea is samgyetang, or ginseng chicken soup, and Tosokchon is virtually legendary for this. Finding the restaurant was easy enough, albeit tucked away in a little alley. We reached there at 10:30 am to avoid the queue, which worked a treat as we were immediately seated within....

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One-Pot Meals in Seoul: Mukshidonna 먹쉬돈나, Yoogane 유가네, Jeonju Jungang Hoekwan 전주 중앙 회관

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 07:34:44 PDT

Mukshidonna 먹쉬돈나 Ddeokbokki, also known as tteokbokki or topokki (which is more similar phonetically), is a very popular Korean street food, which basically consists of rice cakes in a spicy red thick gravy. A variant is rabokki, which basically adds ramen noodles into the mix. Mukshidonna is a popular rabokki restaurant, with several outlets...

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Myeongdong Gyoja, 명동교자 明洞饺子

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:58:37 PDT

By the time we reached the shop, it was just before noon, and already a queue was forming. However, turnover rate was very decent, and within 5-10 minutes we were seated down and perusing the menu. The decision making process was simplified as there were only 4 options: soupy noodles, milky broth noodles, cold noodles, gyoza, and they each cost...

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Porridge in Seoul: Migabon, Haeulchae Bibimbap Cafe

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:10:40 PDT

Migabon Our plane arrived at about 9 am or so, and by the time we arrived at the hotel (Ibis Myeongdong), it was about 10.30. Thankfully, the hotel had a room ready so we dumped our luggage in one room first, before going out to get some food. It was still within breakfast time for some people, so we decided to go to Migabon for...

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BBQ Beef in Suwon: Bonsuwon Galbi 본수원

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:01:28 PDT

In our only excursion away from the literal center of Seoul city, we travelled about an hour to Suwon city to visit some palaces and stuff (details to come in the more travel oriented itinerary section). Hwahongmun gate, Suwon Obviously, we still had to eat; and even more obviously, we preferred not to trust to random blind luck to...

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BBQ Beef in Seoul: Seo Seo Galbi 서서갈비, Stand & Eat Meat!

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 05:53:00 PDT

Galbi/kalbi is essentially barbecued short ribs marinated in a sweetish soya sauce. Typically beef, it can also be pork, and to a less common degree, chicken. Our first dinner was probably one of the more memorable ones. Apparently an eating institution for over 45 years, this place is really popular. And for good reason too, as it sells hanu...

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BBQ Pork in Seoul: Palsaek Samgyeopsal (팔색 삼겹살), Guhl Goo Nae Wang Gob Chang (걸구네 왕 곱창)

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 06:09:50 PDT

This is the first of the posts of our recent trip to Seoul, and one of two barbecue grilled meat posts. Samgyeopsal is essentially the meat used in bacon, and very often grilled as is, without prior marinade or seasoning. The meat is typically eaten with a vegetable wrap (usually lettuce), with a dollop of ssamjang paste made of fermented bean...

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Cactus Soup with Chicken (仙人掌煲鸡汤)

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:40:12 PDT

Cactus is an excellent source of healthy fiber, great antioxidant and is beneficial to the body's digestive system. And I always thought it's just a green sponge. Never knew it could be eaten and could be quite delicious too! Smells like ginseng chicken soup when it's simmering but tastes somewhat "fresh" - like cucumber? It is hard to...

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Menya Musashi, Raffles City

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:29:41 PDT

It feels like Singapore is crawling with ramen-ya. On our limited eating expeditions we’ve already reviewed all 6 stalls in Ramen Champion (Iluma + Changi Airport) and Tonkotsu King, and also sampled but not reviewed Ippudo and Marutama (for one reason or another). Anyway, the latest ramen stall to catch our eye was Menya Musashi. Another...

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Braised Chicken with Baby Yam

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 22:29:59 PDT

How on earth do you peel a baby yam? Definitely not with a peeler as the little slimy things just slip and fall before and after everytime you peel them. Plus the slimey fluid will make your skin itchy upon excessive contact. My hands itched like crazy trying to peel them! So, be careful and wear gloves when handling fresh yam. Braised Chicken...

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Pollen at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:01:54 PDT

Jason Atherton, ex-protégé of Gordon Ramsay at Maze Restaurant, subsequently broke out on his own with the widely acclaimed Pollen Street Social in London. Sadly, we never found the time to sample that, but fate threw us a second change with Pollen in Singapore. Opened recently, Pollen was situated in the also very recently (23 July 2012)...

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[Guest post] Rise of the machines: my top kitchen gadgets

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:05:10 PDT

There is one area of gadgetry that often gets overlooked by the camera and hi-fi obsessed: the kitchen gadget. Unless there’s a touch screen involved, these devilish devices don’t get the attention they deserve, despite being genuinely innovative. Perhaps I’m biased because I love food, so it’s fortunate that there are more kitchen gadgets...

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Wooloomooloo Steakhouse

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:00:17 PDT

Named after a district in Sydney, originated in Hong Kong (with 3 restaurants), now brought over to Raffles City mall in Singapore. The PigPig’s colleague’s friend was the executive chef in the newly opened restaurant here and since we’re always on the lookout for good steak, we duly went to sample their wares. And just to be clear, said executive...

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Boat Noodles at Victory Monument, Bangkok

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:16:44 PDT

One of the things that we really really really wanted to try in our maiden trip to Bangkok was boat noodles, so here’s a few basic background facts: Called boat noodles, because they used to be served from the boats plying the rivers/canals of Bangkok Also known as kuay tiew rua Still served from boats in places such as the floating market, but...

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Spiced Roast Chicken

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 23:03:47 PDT

What happens when you have more than 20 bottles of spices in the pantry? No matter how you mix them together, you will still end up with an extremely tasty meal. Spiced Roast Chicken Printable recipe By Pig Pig's Corner Prep time: 15 mins Marinate time: 1 hr-overnight Cook time: 20 mins Yield: serves 4 Ingredients: 1...

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Sawadika Bangkok - Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:32:32 PDT

Sawadika! Kopunka! Shui jing jing! Okay, My Thai is only limited to those few words...anywho, we made a short trip to Bangkok last weekend with another couple and it was a blast! Our stomachs are very much happy, will go into more of that in another post! Our curiosities about certain things satisfied...well, you will know what I mean if you...

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Hands and Flowers**, Marlow

noreply@blogger.com (pigpigscorner) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:56:30 PDT

About 40 miles due west of central London, in a little town of Marlow, is the UK’s first 2 Michelin starred pub. Truthfully, I have never heard of this place, being somewhat out of touch with the gastronomy world, but it was recommended by a friend; I am so happy that he tipped us off. Along with the bread (sourdough and soda, the latter...

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