The foodie in me

I'm sorry I haven't been replying to your emails... you see, I've been in a food-induced lull since I got back.

Most Singaporeans, when overseas, miss local food alot as Singapore is a melting pot of cuisines from all over the world thanks to its immigrant history... We grew up having delicious & cheap food readily available.

Just a little snapshot of what I've been piggin out on, when I remembered to snap instead of diving head-first into the food:

Clockwise from left: Steamed gooey custard buns from Nanbei Imperial - basically a balloon of melted butter & salted egg yolk which stole my heart out of all their excellent dim sum.

Strawberry shortcake from Antoinette. My friend and I used to be on a quest to find the best strawberry shortcake in Singapore... There's something about fresh cream & sponge cake & a cup of coffee that makes lazy afternoons oh-so-languid.>

Starbucks' green tea cream, finally - I used to drink it at least twice a week before I left & stupidly thought Starbucks in Paris had it too. (Imagine my horror when they didn't - "One green tea cream. No? Oh sorry, i meant a matcha frappuccino. What do u mean, no green tea?" T_T)

Roast chicken rice set with vegetables & peanut soup from an open-air coffee shop. So good.

Bak kut teh, a strong peppery pork-based soup which often comes with salted vegetables & braised pork trotters. It sounds rather unappetising but it's unbelievably delicious. xx