Miho's 'Onigiri'

Iwakuni City, Japan

Planet Coffee

Sushi

Berries

Egg Tofu

Chong's 'Stir-fried Meat with Peas'

Ningbo, China

Steamed Fish

Fish

Kurdistan Restaurant has recently started to do fish. Fresh seabass with nothing more than a bit of sumac, salt and lemon. It's light, refreshing and satifyingly more-ish. A simple dish, that actually reminded me of two things...

Auntie Winnie's version of Grandma's 'Bittermelon in Black Bean Sauce'

 

Memories of HK

This time, 15 years ago, I was in Hong Kong. I was living in Hong Kong. I still remember going to Central Pier with my dad and brother, in the pouring rain, in the anticipation of a wonderful display of fireworks. Unfortunately, it never happened and we were just left soaked! Maybe the fireworks got wet? Nevertheless, I remember the hand-over all those years ago in 1997. An emotional time. A time of change. But here we are, Hong Kong still stands. And it still stands strong. 

Thinking back, I think that Hong Kong (1996-1997) was one of the best year's of my life. I know that nostalgia always erases the bad and glorifies the good, but i loved it. I think that anyone who lives in HK can probably identify this with me. There is something magical about HK that draws you in; it's not quite western, but it's definately not eastern either. 

At that time my auntie (dad's oldest sister) lived in HK. We would go to her flat quite often. One thing that I remember is that she used to make cashew nuts. So so good! Now that she mainly lives in Canada, she still makes it for me if I go over. This time she showed me how... 

Deep-fried Cashew Nuts