Beijing - MissFattyFoodie's first post from China

hello from beijing! since they block blogspot and facebook here, i've to rely on Missfattyfoodie perth to publish this post on my behalf (thank you! she's just so sweet i love her very much!). Since it's winter, it's cold but not snowing yet. the food has been great so far. my stomach has acclimatize to the country faster than me. But less talk and more photos! (i'm sure that's what's o everybody's minds) some sights from beijing. very historical buildings.

 

the tourist shopping district which is near where i'm staying.

The everyone-who-goes-to-Beijing-must-try Peking Duck!

Dong Lai Shun hotpot. A famous place with good reviews! One of the better meals I had here and it's affordable. They have very interesting dishes which I'm not brave enough to try yet.

That's all for now! I'll be back to update soon! (:

Singapore - Xian De Lai Shanghai Cuisine

Walk down Liang Seah Street and you will be spoilt with choices over the many steamboat restaurants located there. Most would probably base their choice of restaurant on the cheapest priced restaurant, however, if price is not a factor, then I would recommend Xian De Lai Shanghai Cuisine for your mala feast.

Firstly, it has two levels of air-conditioned dining area, which is a huge plus factor in the sweltering heat in Singapore. Secondly, the mala soup base here is not as oily as the other soup bases found at the competitors. In fact, there was no layer of oil at all and the soup base was really tasty! Another huge plus factor for healthy living and it is only slightly more expensive than the outdoors mala restaurants at $22 (including gst) per person.

We can choose 2 soup bases and settled on the mala and chicken soup base ie. spicy and non-spicy. They have quite a good selection of dishes here, and it's served ala-carte style. So instead of jostling with the crowd for tongs and plates to pick up your food, you tick the items you want off a menu sheet and the staff will return with your selection!

Also, there's a bowl of dessert served, and although there is only one type, white fungus with dates, the quality was good!

The pot, chock full with ingredients. The foodtrays, heavily ladened with various items, never seemed to stop coming! It was a filling and satisfying meal, and best of all, we didn't drip a single drop of sweat!

Rating: 4/5

Location is at 18 Liang Seah Street, Daily: 11.30am - 2.30pm, 4.30pm - 3am

Tel: 6336 7505