Here are my top twenty food moments and cooking inspiration from my travels through Asia. Maybe I'll try out recipes of some of the below and post if successful...
1. Pan roasted foie gras, L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon,
Tokyo (£32)
2. Pad Thai in an egg membrane, Thip Samai, Bangkok (£1.20)
3.The best massaman curry in the world, outside
KFC, Wang Lang Bangkok (90p)
4. Beer Lao, Laos (£1?)
5. Mushroom Dim Sum, Lei Garden, Beijing (£4)
6. Tuna Sashimi, Sushi Dai, Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, 6am (£6)
7. Cherry Blossom rice mochi, Takashimaya,
Tokyo (£1.50 each)
8. The best chicken Satay, China Town, Kuala Lumpur
(20p each)
9. Bavette of Wagyu beef, Joel Robuchon
10. Sichuanese
Hot Pot, Chengdu, China, (£15)
11. Rotating
grilled fish, by a floating market, North Bangkok (£3)
12. Homemade
Mongolian stew, unknown location, central Mongolia (£3?)
13. Bamboo,
beef pho, Hue (£1)
14. Cendol,
Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur (£1.30)
15. Coconut
patties, Luang Prabang, Laos (80p)
16. Candied
beans, fruit, ice and Chinese-style coulis, Kunming, China (£3)
17. Tapioca
/ sago with coconut jelly and segments, honey moon, Shanghai (£3)
18. Tapioca
/ sago pudding with black herbal jelly, as before
19. Cherry
– shortbread - mint blamanche - yoghurt foam – pistachio masterpiece, Joel Robuchon
(part of set menu)
20. Chocolate
buffet, Sofitel Metropole Hotel,
Le club, Hanoi (as part of cream tea £12?)
Food porn over, here are a few shots of the places they came from… Actually, here some of my favourite photos from travelling, the places with the best food generally weren’t the places with the best scenery…
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| Moss - Mount Emei, nr. Chengdu, China |
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| Mount Emei |
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| Padlocks that lovers place at the top of the mountain to signify enduring love, Mount Emei |
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| Laos in June - Luang Prabang, Muang Ngoi Nueua, Nong Khiaw |
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| Ban Na Village - after 2 hours trekking, shoeless, knee-deep in leech infested mud post tropical storm... and back again |
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| Paddy fields between Tham Pha Khaew Cave and Ban Na |
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| Central Mongolia |
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| Central Mongolia |
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| Mongolian Tyre Changer |
Pan roasted foie gras, L’Atelier de Joel
Robuchon, Tokyo, Pad Thai in an egg membrane, Thip Samai, Bangkok,
Massaman curry, Matsaman, The best massaman curry in the world, outside KFC,
Wang Lang, Bangkok, Beer Lao, Laos, Dim sum, Mushroom Dim Sum, Lei Garden, Beijing,
Tuna Sashimi, Sushi Dai, Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, Cherry Blossom
rice mochi, Takashimaya, Tokyo, The best chicken Satay, China Town, Kuala
Lumpur, Bavette of Wagyu beef, Joel Robuchon, L’atelier de joel robuchon, Sichuanese
Hot Pot, Chengdu, China, Rotating grilled fish, by a floating market, North
Bangkok, Homemade Mongolian stew, unknown location, central Mongolia, Bamboo,
beef pho, Hue, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Coconut patties, Luang Prabang,
Laos, Candied beans, fruit, ice and Chinese-style coulis, Kunming, China, Tapioca,
sago with coconut jelly and segments, honey moon, Shanghai, Tapioca, sago
pudding with black herbal jelly, Cherry – shortbread - mint blamanche - yoghurt
foam – pistachio masterpiece, Joel Robuchon, set menu, Chocolate buffet, Sofitel
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Pan roasted foie gras, L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Tokyo, Pad Thai in an egg membrane, Thip Samai, Bangkok, Massaman curry, Matsaman, The best massaman curry in the world, outside KFC, Wang Lang, Bangkok, Beer Lao, Laos, Dim sum, Mushroom Dim Sum, Lei Garden, Beijing, Tuna Sashimi, Sushi Dai, Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, Cherry Blossom rice mochi, Takashimaya, Tokyo, The best chicken Satay, China Town, Kuala Lumpur, Bavette of Wagyu beef, Joel Robuchon, L’atelier de joel robuchon, Sichuanese Hot Pot, Chengdu, China, Rotating grilled fish, by a floating market, North Bangkok, Homemade Mongolian stew, unknown location, central Mongolia, Bamboo, beef pho, Hue, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Coconut patties, Luang Prabang, Laos, Candied beans, fruit, ice and Chinese-style coulis, Kunming, China, Tapioca, sago with coconut jelly and segments, honey moon, Shanghai, Tapioca, sago pudding with black herbal jelly, Cherry – shortbread - mint blamanche - yoghurt foam – pistachio masterpiece, Joel Robuchon, set menu, Chocolate buffet, Sofitel Metropole Hotel, Le club, Hanoi, cream tea, food, foodie, food review, restaurants, restaurant review, Asian food, Asian food inspiration, emei shan, mount emei
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