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It's Anjalika's birthday! We thought we'd try something extravagant. The food was so good I kept forgetting to take pictures.
My drink, Strawberry Tea. Refreshing, just appropriate for summer days. In the background you can see the leftover of salt and pepper squid, and empty container of some dumplings.
Peking duck. I've had better.... Instead of crispy duck skin, you get a thick slice of meat. Quite disappointing actually, although it is still tasty.
Some vegetarian dumplings with mushrooms etc. All yummy! I want more.....
Despite the blurry picture, this is actually one of their best desserts. We had the usual egg custard tarts and mango puddings and also these delicious chocolate dumplings. Crispy glutinous rice dumplings (soft and stretchy) with warm melted chocolate filling that just oozes out as you bit, coated with sesame seeds, drizzled with more chocolate sauce. BTW, there are three pieces per serve.
Oriental Tea House
378 Little Collins St
Melbourne
(03) 9600 4230
Also on Chapel St, South Yarra
Compressed rice cakes (lontong) in vegetable "curry" soup (sayur lodeh), with chicken and a boiled egg. ($8.00 per serve)
Nelayan Indonesian Restaurant
265-267 Swanston St, Melbourne
Didn't feel like eating much today. So I opted for this little snack.
Not sure how authentic this is, but to me it looks more like Vietnamese rice paper rolls with Nigiri sushi-style prawn. ($5.50 for three rolls)
Sushi Japanese Cafe
Foodcourt @600 Bourke St, Melbourne
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I have never had tapas before. So with a little bit of hesitance I agreed to try this little cafe on the first floor of 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne. There are two choices available on the buffet table - 4 tapas with salad ($13) or 3 tapas with salad ($10).
Here is what I had:
For an inaugural post, what is more appropriate than a celebratory meal?
Who'd believe this is a meal for four skinny women?
My lovely (and generous) new friend Clara brought this beautiful salmon salad for our first lunch in to celebrate year of the Tiger. Thanks, Clara! The salad had generous amount of raw salmon, with lots of shredded carrot and cucumber topped with toasted sesame seeds and chopped roasted peanuts. Yummy!
To make your own, try this recipe or this for vegetarian version.
To make your own, try this recipe or this for vegetarian version.
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