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I’m sad I didn’t shoot this with something to scale. This was massive. Easily around 10cm in diameter.And I ate it all. Strawberry and Mango Ice Monster: Very finely shaved ice, layered with milk and sugar syrup, and then topped wit strawberries, mangoes and condensed milk. A very chic version of ais kacang or pat [...]

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Rice Noodle Rolls: Shredded pork and chicken mixed with bean sprouts, cilantro and vemicelli noodles, wrapped in a thick white rice noodle. Served with a sweet, spicy, sour chili sauce. Siam Paragon Food Court@ Bangkok, Thailand

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Probably my favorite dish I had in Bangkok. A whole fresh mango sliced, and served with a sticky rice flavored with a creamy slightly salty coconut milk. The combination of sweet juicy mango and the chewy salt and coconut cream from the rice is heaven. I endeavored to have this everyday while I was there. [...]

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A whole century duck egg stuffed into a spicy lemongrass infused fish ball, boiled and then deep fried. Sliced into quarters and served with cucumbers in a sweet vinegar. Surprisingly good, with the cucumbers to help kill some of the burn from the very very spicy fishball. Siam Paragon Food Court@ Bangkok, Thailand

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A Large pineapple hollowed out, and then filled with a cocktail of Malibu rum, grenadine, pineapple and lime juice, and ice. River Sun Cruise ship @ Chao Praya river, Bangkok, Thailand

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My favorite thing to make for picnics or potlucks when I don’t bring a dessert. Crunchy sweet apples, savory tuna, and fresh cilantro make this a great salad for sandwiches, rolled up in pita bread or tortillas, or just spread on crusty toasted bread. Easy Tuna Apple Salad 1 large apple, cored and cut into [...]

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Clockwise from the delicious pineapple… a Thai custard pudding, a mung bean paste dessert shaped like a mini orange, a round orange ball made with egg yolks and jasmine syrup, a oblong orange sweet made with coconut and rose syrup, rice cake (khanom) made with pandan and coconut, small cookie disk with coconut, chewy coconut [...]

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Sea bass: rolled in wheat flour then deep fried, served with fresh vegetables and a sweet soy sauce. Blue Blanc@ Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan

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Fresh salmon and sea bream carpaccio with a citrus olive oil dressing, greens, red onion and crunchy nuts. Blue Blanc@ Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan

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I finally made it to Blue Blanc this week. It’s an amazing French style restaurant in Fujiyoshida. This was the appetizer to a course meal I had. Soramame Potage: a creamy fava bean soup with a drizzle of olive oil. Roasted duck:Tender duck seared with cracked black pepper. Garlic rusk and strawberry toast sweet pickles [...]

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