小叮当 (ドラえもん) Choco Balls – Another Reminisce Of Childhood Wonders

DoraemonI was not anticipating Sheng Siong to have the capability to display such unexpected surprises for supposedly adult customers. The moment I saw the familiar dark blue box, my visceral response was ignited and I sprang, literally, with joy. It has survived the cruel fate that was to be for so many other childhood toys and snacks.

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Seeing Red In Tomato Fried Rice

Tomato Fried Rice

A variation of an Indian cuisine, a fusion of East with Oriental.

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Sour Fish Sausage With An Acquired Taste

Sour Fish Sausage

I went to the Golden Mile Complex on Wednesday, for the first time in my life. There was a HUGE Thai supermarket, and therein lies a HUGE selection of chilli pastes and spices. In fact, there are more pastes that I am oblivious to than there are that I am not.

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Silken Ma Po Tofu

Ma Po Tofu

Softness and Spiciness – That’s What Little Girls Are Made Of?

What are little girls made of?
Tofu and spice and all things nice.
That’s what little girls are made of!

And so is this my version of the nursery rhyme that reveals the exact sentiments of this dish.

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Carcassonne (auf Deutsch: Karkasonn) – Das Spiel Des Jahres 2001

Carcassonne

‘Die Südfranzösische Stadt Carcassonne ist berühmt für ihre einzigartige Befestigungskunst aus der Zeit Römer und der Ritter.’

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