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Anova precision cooker at US$99

November 19, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Received this mailer a few days ago. The enclosed coupon code was probably specifically generated for each individual person on their mailing list, so, whoever is interested, first come first served. Update Black Friday deal now on, get the Anova Precision Cooker Bluetooth at US$99 without coupon code. Related posts: How to ship the Anova … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Sous Vide

Pearl River Delta Trip Report Card Part 2

November 16, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

In case you didn’t know, there are two ways to travel between Guangzhou/Foshan and Hong Kong. The first is the most commonly used Hexiehao high speed rail service, while the other one is actually an older service called the MTR Intercity through train. The advantage of the latter is not having to disembark from the train for border crossing, as you … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Hong Kong, Travel Tips

Pearl River Delta Trip Report Card Part 1

November 13, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Firstly, I wanted to showcase photos of my kids taken with some of the transportation vehicles/vessels we rode during the trip, spanning land, sea and air. If you have a kid who’s fascinated with various modes of transportation, a trip to the Pearl River Delta can fulfill his/her dreams. You don’t need to go to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: China, Food Review, Guangdong, Travel Tips

Malaysia destinations – Cameron Highlands

October 28, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Cameron Highlands has quite a few things going for it to become a holiday destination in Malaysia: the cool climate, which brings about agri and eco tourism encompassing horticulture, tea plantations, strawberry farms and nature trails, and traces of the colonial past. These were reason enough for us to spend 2 nights on holiday here. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Kopi, Malaysia, Travel Tips

Sous Vide Frozen Grouper

October 3, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

This was largely an experiment to see if i can get better texture from cooking frozen Grouper Sous Vide instead of traditional steaming. I will jump straight to the conclusion: the improvement was very good but still inadequate in comparison to steamed fresh fish. Also, it introduced another problem – the fish skin ended up undercooked. I guess … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink Tagged: Sous Vide

Breakfast chronicles – chicken burger

September 27, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I’ve been wanting to do this for the longest time. In essence, a burger is not much different from a sandwich, but i think it looks prettier, especially when you have a smooth and shiny bun. Well, my bun was certainly far from achieving that intended effect, but it was ok. I managed to use the egg … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink Tagged: Breakfast

SS2 Durian

September 16, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Try this: go to google.com, type SS2 in the search bar and observe the first suggested search entry that appears. That’s right, it is “SS2 Durian”. You could say SS2 is synonymous with Durian, and i think that warrants my writing a blog entry about eating Durian in SS2. Related posts: Johor Durian trip JB Durian trip … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Durian, Food Review, Malaysia

Jakarta Trip Report Card

September 13, 2016 by yenkai 4 Comments

“Macet” is the Indonesian word I learned during this trip, and it is an important word which you’ll likely hear much when you are on holiday in Indonesia. It means traffic jam. Yes, expect to be stuck in traffic jams for a significant portion of your travel. A very significant portion. In my case, and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Coffee, Food Review, Indonesia, Travel Tips

Amazon product recommendation – Lodge pan scraper

September 2, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

This was one of those suggested items that appeared when i was browsing on Amazon. I was skeptical, but the price was just right to make up the minimum total amount required for free shipping on Amazon, so I went ahead and ordered one, since, for some time, I have been frustrated with cleaning the post-cooking … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink Tagged: Amazon, Kitchen Hack, Review

Breakfast chronicles – Tonkotsu Ramen

August 27, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Japanese Ramen, the real stuff, is one of those food items that people generally think they cannot cook at home. There are now Ramen in the form of instant noodles, and there are also pre-made soup base, but you’re very far from the real thing when you take short-cuts such as these. Related posts: Japan destinations … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink Tagged: Breakfast, Recipe
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Yen Kai the spend-thrifter loves to eat, drink, travel and spend save money. He's always pondering on ideas to solve the little problems of everyday living (what to eat, where to go, what to buy, how to save money etc.) and shares them here on this blog.

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