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Wait a minute! You mean the potatoes sold at Ireland’s Potatoes are not from Ireland? Before you feel cheated, the shop is so named after it was “inspired” by the “Great Potato” famine in Ireland’s during 1845, which made the Irish treasure potatoes a lot more. Therefore it was Irish’s passionate and appreciative attitude toward [...]

[Taipei, Taiwan] Since everyone is talking about Scooting off to Taiwan at $88, I have my own visions of what to do when I first reach Taipei – rush off to Ximending to eat Ji Guang Xiang Xiang Ji 继光香香鸡! Talking about fried chicken street food, Taiwan Hotstar Hao Da’s super large XXL chicken cutlet, [...]

Ipoh in Malaysia is famous for so many dishes, for which Hor Fun and Chee Cheong Fun comes immediately to mind. Both are flat rice noodle dishes, so white, smooth and silky. Somehow the texture of rice noodles from other places is just not as good as Ipoh’s. The residents of Ipoh would proudly claim [...]

Haven’t you heard? Taiwan’s most popular Hot-Star fried chicken (otherwise known as Hao Da Ji Pai) has arrived in Singapore! Located at City Square Mall, Singapore is the second overseas country after Hong Kong to obtain this franchise (after much persuasion I heard). The main feature is that the fried chicken is ridiculously huge – [...]

This curry puff needs little introduction. Although it has been only been sold at an Ang Mo Kio coffeeshop opposite S11 for years, any self-respecting curry puff fan will know of Tip Top’s taste and status. Tip Top has waited for 32 years before moving into town at Plaza Singapura, looking set to be the [...]

The popular I Love Taimei opens another branch at the basement of Bugis Junction. And I ordered a Selina set ($7.20) which comprises a BBQ crispy chicken, side dish and bubble drink. While we may be familiar with deep-fried chicken pieces found at other similar kiosks, this alternative version is first deep-fried then barbequed on [...]

Consider it cheap thrill to order a piece of Selina, Elle and Hebe. I wonder how fans of S.H.E will feel to know that these are actually the names of the BBQ Crispy Chicken, Extra Crispy Chicken and Lemon Crispy Chicken sold at I Love Taimei 我愛台妹. So cute actually. The other starlets are not [...]

Another bubble tea shop opens – and I have lost track on the number of newbies. Drink Tea 水研社 opens its second brand (first branch at Bedok) at NEX Serangoon Central. What’s special about the bubble tea is that the pearls are pink! Drink Tea’s signature pink pearls are made from Roselle Plant extract. The [...]

Once upon a time, there were Quickly, Cool Station, Milk Girl and Happy Cup, all once taken over the country by storm in 2001, and left almost just as fast. We have seen papa rotis and donuts through this phase before. But none, and I mean none, has reached the amazing queue lines caused by [...]

Bubble Tea, Bubble Tea everywhere. And will this bubble (no pun intended) burst? There is a new kid in the Tanjong Pagar Plaza block, not another Taiwanese franchise but a local setup selling a home brand of bubble tea. Something to be proud of. This 2-month Woobbee (name derived from the Chinese word of 无比) [...]