Welcome to my blog!
I'm Shu Qi here, and for the next few weeks im going to introduce to you readers the different exotic food around the world. The food im going to introduce is certainly not for the FAINT HEARTED.
But don't be shy to give me your comments and i will try to answer your enquires.Thanks :D
Hello everyone! Chinese new year is round the corner, and i bet everyone is busy preparing. Because Me too! I'm going to go shopping around for new clothes. My parents are busy cleaning the house and getting the house stock up with food and decorations for the house. Chinese New year is very important for us Chinese as we would go to relatives house to celebrate for this new year! The Chinese goodies are so delicious that i would try the different food bought.And of course getting the hong bao/red packet from them!
We would start the year with lao hei or 捞鱼生, by tossing and than eating raw fish. There have been many different variation or ingredients added to the raw fish. Normally families would go to restaurants for reunion dinner and also lao hei. We would say our best wishes for the year when we toss the fish. It is always pretty messy but fun. Go to this site for more yu sheng information!
We would also purchase 年糕 /Glutinous rice cake.It symbols improving oneself higher in each coming year(年年高升). There are also different versions of it in varies countries. It is rather sticky and chewy like those Chinese nonya kuehs sold in the market. It can be cooked with flour and eggs which is rather easy to cook. You can try it yourself : Here The rice cake can be shaped into different shapes like the chef in this website, to create a more auspicious dish. The web could also tell you more about the different unique Chinese dishes.
The above are two food items that are normally eaten on special occasion like Chinese new year. They have lots of meaning and is believed by lots of Chinese. Hope you all could enjoy your chinese new year with lots of rewards and enjoy all the different food! But be careful of in digestion and 'heatiness' from the CNY goodies. Take care of your health :D
Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 10:26 PM
Candies that may not taste that sweet
Hello again! Today im going to introduce to you guys some unusual candies all around the world! Many people especially children loves sweets, right? I too, have a sweet-tooth for candies too. From m&m to skitters and gobstopper. They are easily available and really yummy too.So today, im going to introduce some candies that may not be as yummy as it looks.
credit: Please dont freak out Firstly,its the Ear Wax Candy! From its picture and description, it looks really unappetizing and disgusting. It comes with jelly-like candy and a swab to take it out.The candy is nothing special but the ear-like packaging is something to be worth purchasing.It suitable for Halloween or some scary occasions that would definitely scare or gross your friends.
credit: culture waves Next,is the Candy With Real Bugs inside. Its transparent maple outer coating, encloses the insects in it.But the appearances is still rather terrifying as we have to watch every bite we made so as to not bite into the insect. It comes in forms of different insects like scorpions or crickets.It may feel strange to try one but i would if there's a chance. Here's an interesting article from BBC about interesting food.
credit: white choco maggots Lastly,is the White Chocolate Maggots. From the word maggot, i think many people would think that its creepy and would taste pretty bad.But its made not from real maggots. Its just shaped and produced to look like a real one.The fat white worm makes people believe that its the real thing, but i guess it will taste better than the real one. I guess many people who watch harry potter would have known the famous Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.Its not really a virtual thing now as people have actually created those beans!! Yucky but true. It comes in many flavors - vomit, liver, ear wax and many more. CLICK HERE for more information. Hope you all have fun reading my candy- lious post!
Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 5:45 AM
FOOD ONLY IN TAIWAN (:
Hello everyone! I'm back again! It's been a while since i last blogged. So for this post i'm going to introduce my favourite TAIWAN goodies! Taiwan is famous for their fashion, beauty products and of course food! I have been to Taiwan last holiday and it's certainly a place i wanted to go again.So here's what i find that's famous in Taiwan.
The first is 臭豆腐/ stinky tofu. You all must be wondering why would people eat it if it's smelly? I guess it's the crispy texture and sweet and sour taste of it. It will definitely cause you to come back for more. It is available in most night markets in Taiwan so you can conveniently get yourself some. Challenge yourself to some when you have the chance. Here's an account of someone who tried the dish, do check it out!
Next,is 大餅包小餅/ small bun in big bun The delicacy sound rather complex but actually its quite simple. Its inner portion is the fried pastry that is rather crispy.It comes in lots of flavour from yam, sweet red bean to peanut and many others. Surprisingly not many Taiwanese actually know of this dish. Maybe because there are simply too many delicious dishes already. Hahaha! Here's another account
Lastly, is 棺材板/ coffin-shaped bread The name is actually quite misleading as its not as solemn as it seems.Its actually toast complementing with sauces or soup-like liquid in between. With crunchiness from the toast and the sweet tasting sauces,it's certainly one of the must eats in Taiwan!
With so many scrumptious food in Taiwan, its no wonder many people go to there for their food! Do visit Taiwan if you are thinking of trying many exclusive dishes. Because you will not regret (:
Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 6:24 AM
Animals you would not believe people eat
Hello everyone! It's finally my holidays and I'm here to post again. In this post I'm going to introduce Animals you would not believe people would eat! Food is defined as anything that could be digested and absorbed in the body.Therefore anything as absurd as elephant is counted. So here are my top3 items:
3)Rats credit:Fried rat taste like fried chicken How could anyone eat rats?They are dirty from crawling in the dirt and everywhere dirty.They are quite famous dishes in china. And one rat could contain many bacteria and spread diseases.
2)Horses credit: Horses, i do not believe can be eaten Such cute creatures! They are said to be quite low in calories and tasted quite like liver. Yikes! I hope that horses would not be extinct after few years if this continues. Do go to New Tourist Attraction: Horse Meat for more information.
1)Turtles! credit: turtle soup in s'pore Turtles are cooked into stews and eaten whole(without the shell, of course).There's even the sale of turtle soup in Singapore! Can you believe it? I would not certainly try it cause they are intelligent creatures.They are endangered because of being caught illegally and eaten.
There are certainly lots of endangered animals that is caught and eaten by people unaware or aware.So please do your part for the animals and the world to be a better place to live in! Here's a forum for people to discuss on eating different kind of animals (:
Sunday, December 5, 2010 - 4:26 AM
Yum yum in singapore
Hello! Here I am again to introduce food all around the world. But in this post I am going to introduce unique Singapore food! Most tourists who tasted Food in Singapore think that our food is unusual. Even the 'sweet smelling' durian is considered a vomit food to them!! So now i am going to introduce you to some of my favourite food :
• Chinese Chwee kueh / 水粿; This white steam kueh with preserved radish (chai po) have both the crunch and softness. I love to eat it with chilli or even straight from the package. It’s a popular and inexpensive breakfast dish for Singaporeans. • Indian Putu mayam; At first sight I thought it look like steamed bee hoon. But after tasting it, it taste completely different! It’s paired with orangish sugar for a sweeter taste. I believe not many people have tasted this dish before so do try out. • Malay Roti john;
It’s an omelette sandwich with meat, spread with chilli, ketchup or even mayonnaise. It’s my must buy from pasar malam! It tastes like burger but with a special egg-y and slight sour taste.
• Peranakan Ang Ku Kueh/ 紅龜粿; Actually I did not know that Ang ku kueh is a peranakan dish. But this is simply one of my favourite. Its name which literally means ang (red), ku (turtle) and kueh (cake) .It’s a chewy and sweet snack that is normally eaten in weddings or auspicious days.
• Eurasians Devil's curry; credit:recipe I have not really tasted it before but I guess its one hot curry! It originated from the Eurasians who came to Singapore and spread their recipe. I have sourced for a devil' curry recipe for readers so you could prepare for the up-coming Christmas ;D
There are definitely much more Singapore-only dishes around. So I hope you all could go mingle at your near-by hawker place to find more unique food stalls. And do share with us. Do vote for your favourite too! :D
Sunday, November 28, 2010 - 2:00 AM
Ice-cream delights!
Hello everybody! In this hot and sunny weather, I guess eating a cone of ice cream will save our day. So I’m going to introduce the next bizarre food, ICE CREAM. Well, the food itself is not bizarre. But the different flavours are.
Ice ball is my parents ‘ice-cream’ in their childhood days. Its wrap in plastic bags and eaten straight from hand.
For more information go to : Penang goodies Now for MY TOP 5 unusual flavours:
5)Yam and coconut ice-cream It tastes more of the yam but the flavour still complements each other well. Personally I like it (:
4) Garlic ice-cream It is sold in tubs as well as in cones in United States and Australia. I guess the smell could fend off some vampires. credit : garlic always
3) Chilli pepper ice-cream It tastes hot and cold at the same time, how cool is it! It could be found in Singapore too. credit : spicy!
2) Octopus ice-cream I still can’t imagine thetaste but I guess it will taste kind of fishy. It is normally found in Japan. credit : not ice-cream i had scream for Now for the number one: 1) Ox tongue ice-cream!!! I feel as if I’m kissing the ox if I try that. Yuck! But it’s still considered a delicacy in Japan.
credit: tokyo wonders There are quite a lot of countries selling weird flavours in their country. So do try them when you aretraveling around. Cause you will never know what you’ll find (: In Singapore too, different shops are trying their best to attract consumers by the variety of flavours.Like in Swenson they have come out with mushrooms, chives ice-creams and many more.
For more information: swenson new flavours There are also recipes to do your own unique ice-creams Be more adventurous on your food choices! :D
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 2:26 AM
Eating insects :O
Have you ever thought of eating something exotic like insects? Well, you are not the first one! Because I believe many dare-devils out there do too. So through my introduction , I hope to allow every reader with the knowledge of how harmless insects eating is (:
Entomophagyis a practice of eating insects as food or causal ‘snack’. This practice is used world wide and from a long long time ago.
In the current 21st century, people started realizing theimportant nutrition in insects. And they started munching those goodies.
Mostly people from Asia and Africa had eaten them as they were part of the rural countries. Then some parts of Australia, where they tend to be more adventurous and curious to the unique food.
There are a lot of people in the world that seem to enjoy them- taste and crunch.
The insects contain at least twice as much animal protein as the finest red meat.
No wonder people would eat them!
Like on the streets of Thailand, they sold a variety of insects from grasshoppers to silkworms, crickets, meal worms and bee larvae available in every shapes or sizes.
They can be fried, grilled, canned, and even eaten raw!
Credit -monsters vs aliens (dr cockroach)
(*added self-made lines)
There’s certainly a lot of insects to try from.
So for more reviews to cook your own insects meals
