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- West Malaysia Day 12: Batu Caves & Central Market in Kuala Lumpur
The train arrived at Batu Caves Station at 9:59am. Admission to Batu Caves was free, except for the numerous art galleries at RM5 ~ RM10 per entry. Fortunately, the tall Murugan Statue and the ascending steps to the large cave above were free. I climbed the steep 272 steps up to the Temple Cave to tour the place. I was back at Batu Caves Station at 11:22am.
- Singapore Buy: Rich Lapis Kek Lapis @ Bukit Batok
a bakery-shop in Bukit Batok that bakes and sells traditional kek lapis (千层糕), an Indonesian layer cake When Rich Lapis bakes their kek lapis , and other cakes, the shop will be filled with aroma of the baked cakes. Other than cakes, Rich Lapis baked a number of traditional Chinese pastries, cookies and breads too. Other than Malay / Nyonya kueh , cakes and Chinese pastries that I discovered in Bukit Batok, Rich Lapis
- China Story 15: Beauty of Erhai Lake in Shuanglang (洱海双廊)
in 2012 and, 5 years later, the water quality of Erhai Lake had dropped to such low levels that all cafes It was hailed as a honeymoon island with posh honeymoon hotels and stylish cafes and required a boat-cum-entry
- JB Buy: Hiap Joo Bakery (协裕面包) Banana Cakes @ Tan Hiok Nee
Other than banana cake, there are butter cake and coffee cake (available on Tuesday to Friday morning condensation that can make the cake soggy. Both the coffee cake and butter cake are also very soft and with coffee or light buttery aromas and not Unlike banana cake, coffee cake and butter cake are not meant to be too moist and offer different textures cakes are baked late Saturday afternoon.
- Singapore Eat: Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake (洪家福州蚝饼) @ Maxwell Food Centre
Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake (洪家福州蚝饼), established since 1962, is one of the many stalls in Maxwell Food The stall sells only original Fuzhou oyster cake (or oyster puff), a traditional snack from Fuzhou, China Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake is recommended by Singapore Michelin Guide since 2024. The oyster cake, with all its ingredients wrapped in flour batter, is deep-fried until its crust is dark Anthony Bourdain, the renowned celebrity chef, had mentioned Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake's oyster puffs
- Batu Pahat Buy: Family Kedai Kek & Roti (芳邻西点蛋糕) Ogura Cake
They have vegetarian cakes as well. The most popular cake of Family Pastry Shop is their Ogura Cake (相思蛋糕), which comes in several flavours What's so special about their ogura cake? The flavours of the cakes are light but distinctive. Apart from ogura cakes, other cakes are great to try too.
- Singapore Eat: He Zhong Carrot Cake (合众菜头粿) @ Bukit Timah Food Centre
He Zhong Carrot Cake (合众菜头粿) in Bukit Timah Interim Hawker Centre has been around for many years and sells only fried white carrot cake — not the usual white carrot cake that one might expect — and is really He Zhong's traditional white carrot cake is fried till crispy on the outside with eggs and dried radish Unlike other carrot cakes that are often in small and loose pieces, He Zhong's fried carrot cake is bounded He Zhong’s carrot cake is a must-try if you have yet to try this style of carrot cake.
- Kluang Buy: Yu Kong Moon Cake (游港上海月饼) Shanghai Mooncakes
Yu Kong Moon Cake (游港上海月饼), located in Taman Kluang Baru , is one of those well-known bakeries that makes
- Preparing for the 36Km Singapore Coast-to-Coast Trail Hike
to MacRitchie Reservoir between CP4 and CP5, where there are restrooms, water refilling points and a cafe This is one risk factor to take note of as there were cases of errant cyclists knocking down pedestrians It will not be difficult to get some light snacks on the way too, especially at the cafe in MacRitchie protection: long sleeve running shirt, cap, sunblock rain gears: raincoat, rain cover for shoes waterproof case mentioned, I will plan the hike on a Friday with the following Saturday and Sunday as backup days in case
- China #16: Three Ancient Towns of Lijiang (丽江三古镇)
Cafes and traditional shops could be found in the quieter alleys.
- Tangkak Buy: Chop Hua Bee (和美饼家) Big Salty Tau Sar Peah
, Japan butter & milk cake, raisin buns, French palmier, Danish cookies, financier, etc. The Japan Chiffon Cake (日式鸡蛋糕), baked by Nikko Bakery and sold in boxes of 5 pieces each, is very soft The cake is mildly sweet with a slight savoury note due to the use of sea salt and tartar cream as two It is a delicious cake for afternoon coffee. The chiffon cake can be stored for 3 days when kept refrigerated.
- China Story 12: Trendy Dali Ancient City (大理古城)
As the title hinted, the ancient city was more hip with bars and cafes and had more backpackers than It is a city where backpackers came to take a break from travelling and laze around for days. There were streets with bars and cafes — mostly alfresco style. Another "weird" specialty is called erkuai (饵块), a type of Yunnan rice cake. In Dali, the rice cake is usually made into thick, flat, round bread and used to wrap around meat and
- Ipoh Eats: Where to Go for Local Food
The number of cafes multiplied, street arts flourished and the three Concubine Lanes were made-over Kafe Yoon Wah (元华饮食阁) Be it Kafe Yoon Wah, Kafe Sun Yoon Wah or Restoran Sun Yoon Wah, they are all
- Not the Usual Affair at Straits Affair - CLOSED
The cafe is linked to Cheng Ho Cultural Museum. You can visit the museum and try Peranakan food or have high tea in the cafe. And a peek inside the cafe (below). The cafe aims to promote traditional Peranakan pastries and cakes (known locally as kueh ) to visitors Visit the cafe to find out more.
- Day 7, Saigon: Popular Landmarks & Vietnamese "Breast Milk" Experience
Before noon, we went for early lunch at Pao Cafe. The revolutionary leader of the Viet Cong, during the Vietnam War, was depicted as a hero who cared for We bade them goodbye and went to Pao Cafe to look for Mai to have a chat before our departure the following
- China #17: Lost Paradise of Shangri-La's Dukezong Ancient City (香格里拉独克宗古城)
We also explored the residential zone where more cafes and lodgings can be found.
- Singapore Eat: Mei Mei Japanese Carrot Cake (妹妹日式萝卜糕) Japanese Donburi @ Bukit Timah Food Centre
Mei Mei Japanese Carrot Cake (妹妹日式萝卜糕) is one of the many food stalls in Bukit Timah Interim Hawker Centre Its name is attention-grabbing to curious people like me — Japanese-style carrot cake. local-style white / black carrot cake too, oyster omelette and a number of Japanese donburi dishes with white radish cakes without breaking the egg. Once cooked, the omelette is flipped onto a plate such that the radish cakes are underneath it.
- Singapore Eat: Long Sen Hokkien Prawn Mee & Fried Carrot Cake (朗胜福建虾面.菜头粿) @ Bukit Batok
Long Sen Hokkien Prawn Mee & Fried Carrot Cake (朗胜福建虾面.菜头粿) is a hawker stall located in Sin Huat Lee The stall serves fried Hokkien mee , white / black carrot cake and fried kway teow . Mee (炒福建面) is stir-fried using yellow noodle and thick rice vermicelli with prawns, slices of fish cake The White Carrot Cake (白菜头粿) is carrot (or radish) cake fried with egg without adding dark sweet sauce Long Sen's fried carrot cake (black) seems delicious too.
- JB Buy: Kueh Ho Jiak (赞) @ KSL City Mall
It sells a wide varieties of kueh , rice dumplings, cookies, cakes, etc. The Yam Cake (芋头糕) is quite big and comprising two portions. The cake has both soft and firmer textures of yam with a nice natural yam flavour. I have a Coffee Mousse Cake, a Pandan Mousse Cake and a Japanese Cheesecake. The Coffee Mousse Cake has nice coffee-flavours mousse, between layers of coffee-flavoured soft cake,
- 2019 Taiwan Day 2: Revisiting Little Kinmen & Shuitou Old Village
Instead of saying that it was a 800-metre-all-for-nothing hike to Xi Fang Village, I did came across After a full lunch, I walked back the way I came, passed the sorghum fields and eventually returned to After getting what I had came for, I decided to head back to the pier. It had a little cafe that served specialty beverages such as Mao Zedong milk tea (毛泽东奶茶), Chiang Kai-shek Read: Kaoliang Wine Coffee @ Wind Lion God Museum (风狮爷文物坊) After resting at the cafe for an hour, I headed



















