Sweet Treats

Well, I'm going to put on ten pounds. That's the inevitable when somebody gives you a whole bag filled with lolly goodness.

Some of the lollies from my goodie bag; a Korean Wagon Wheel, jersey caramels, chocolates with hundreds-and-thousands, and some amazing Chinese peanut lollies (they're truly addictive, I assure you).

Marshmallow sandwiched between two pieces of chocolate-coated sponge. What more could you want?

And these lollies are to die for. The centre has a honeycomb-like texture, and it's sweet and delicious.

So that's my pigging out for today! :)

Fish Congee

Thanks to my Chinese friend who just so happens to be an extremely good cook, I enjoyed a delicious supper of fish congee with stir-fried broccoli and mango pudding.

This is fish congee, Chiu-Chau style. The broth, consisting of dried and fresh fish as well as beef mince, takes a few hours to simmer. To serve, rice is placed in a bowl and soup is ladled over it along with fresh coriander.

Sashimi Dinner

I love Japanese cuisine. It's something that stems from my dad, from whom I also inherited my messiness and love of lollies. Last night we had Japanese, a feast of sashimi scallops, salmon, and a whole plate of sea urchin with lots of sushi rice (recipe below).

I rarely have raw scallops and they're surprisingly delicious; sweet and tender and amazing dipped in soya sauce with a bit of wasabi smeared on top.

Need I say anything? The sea urchin stole the show.

Salmon; incredibly fresh, great with rice and some nori (Japanese seaweed).

My mum prepared some sushi rice which went really well with the sashimi. I was given the recipe below (I haven't included instructions on how to make rice. I am not a very good cook so I'm stumped when it comes to cooking rice without a rice cooker.)

You might want to tweak the recipe below according to your taste.

Sushi Rice
2 cups sushi rice
2 tbs rice vinegar
2 tbs sugar

1. Cook rice.
2. After cooking, allow rice to cool.
3. Using chopsticks or a slotted spoon, fluff up the rice.
4. In a small pan, cook the rice vinegar and sugar until dissolved.
5. Pour the vinegar mixture onto the rice.
6. Stir through.

Hello World!

Hello. Here I'll be blogging about life, the universe, and food. There's nothing here at the moment but later I plan to blog about:

• The best restaurants
• What I've been eating
• Books!

Thanks for reading! More posts will be up soon.