MISATO

MISATO @ Qlap has to be my favourite Japanese Restaurant! I know we have several choices in terms of Japanese Restaurant but MISATO is my favourite haunt! I guess the place is not so crowded compared to others and also the price is all right.

I know.. you will say.. all Japanese joints are the same.. sushi, tempura, train, green-tea and wasabi. I agree with you.. But at Misato, they are the only place to have Volcano Roll. It 's a fusion dish of California Maki and Red Snapper cooked with chili and mayonnaise as a sauce on the top. It does look like a Volcano with its overflowing lava. Oh! it tasted awesome and this is my favourite dish.

If I go to have Japanese food, it's a must for me to have agadeshi tofu. Its fried silken tofu. So, its slightly crispy from the outside and soft on the inside.. hmmm

Here is another fusion dish called Bombay Roll. Basically, its cooked lamb made into sushi and served with a mint sauce.. hmmm.. interesting combo.

Oh Well! I can go on and on.. But you should try it out for your self. The menu list that I have mentioned is just tip of the iceberg. You have to go there to se it for your self.

Yee Sang @ Emperor's Court Hua Ho Mall

Recently I took my korean friends to lunch at Emperor's Court Hua Ho Mall. Since the days are close to Chinese New Year, I thought it would be a good idea to get them to try Yee Sang. He used to live in Beijing and I thought he would be familiar to this dish. Apparently he told me that in Beijing, they served dumplings for good luck during the Chinese New Year. So, this was a new experience for him.

So, what is Yee Sang? It's a cold salad dish with smoked salmon and salad. Lemon juice are squeezed all over it and five spice powder are poured on top, together with some light oil and plum sauce.

As a matter of tradition, the diners have to tossed the salad together for goodwill and prosperity. The higher you toss it, the better prosperity you will get. Oh well! some of us will believe that. For me, it was out of fun and knowing it as part of my knowledge.

If you are interested to try, go and bring the whole family and try it out. I think the promotion is for a limited period only. Good luck!

Andaman Restaurant

Dinner with princess and the Keasberrys at the newly opened (soft opening) Andaman Restaurant & Catering last night. Andaman is located between Thompson Furniture and PAD Motors in Bangunan Haji Luidin.

They opened their doors to the the tired, weary and hungry masses just last week. It's a cosy little place with ample seating outdoors for those who enjoy the great outdoors. Not to worry! There are fans outside and a very nice breeze flowing between the buildings.

The great outdoors

To echo princess - compliments to the chef! The food was delish with nary a trace of MSG which is so common in restaurant food nowadays. This is what we partook of...

Pakis cooked in belacan

Chicken rojak

Chicken wings

Chicken percik

We also had a lamb stew which was rich and meaty. I was so hungry I screwed up the photo of the lanb stew :p

To sum up, Andaman is an A+ restaurant. Bonus points for being MSG free! It's a lovely place for an intimate meal for 2 if you sit inside. For a more rowdy i.e. LOUD crowd, please don't ruin the romance for couples inside :p Sit outside!

Blogging Nation

A Brunei Blog Directory is starting soon as stated by the Simpur Admins;

Hi Emma & other fellow bloggers,

Thanks for your post on our new Simpur Blogging Nation page. As you might have noticed, our new site is still under construction and will be online in a few weeks time. Due to licensing and legal issues, we've taken the temporary site off the web for the time being until it's officially launched. We greatly appreciate what you've posted and we too are excited about the Bruneian Blogs Directory, especially dedicated to all the hard work the Bruneian bloggers have put into creating their great blogs. We'll be having competitions for all bloggers and blog readers too, so stay tuned!

As always, we need permission from all the bloggers to link and list their blogs on Simpur. Therefore, any Bruneian bloggers interested in listing their blog sites on the Bruneian Blogs Directory, and in turn be entitled to win great prizes in all our future blogging competitions, please email your site's address to us at dstmm.content@simpur.net.bn. (Your real names and contact details will remain anonymous. Thank You.

Simpur Webmaster,
Content Unit,
DST Multimedia Sdn Bhd.

So what are you waiting for people, email them now! Source: Emma