Thursday, 10 April 2014
恋しいフレンチフライ- craving for french fries
大きなケーキがいつも気になるP.S Cafe。パラゴン・ショッピングセンターへ行くたびに目につくが、フレンチ・フライのサイズもすごい。多分シェアすることを前提のサイズだと思うが、シンガポールに引越して以来一度も食べていないこともあり、1人で挑戦。大満足。しばらくはフレンチ・フライなしで過ごせそう。
P.S Cafe is well known for its large size cakes. Their cake display at Paragon Shopping Centre is hard to pass by, however - it is their french fries that I was after. Perhaps the size of the portion is appropriate for sharing with people but I managed to finish the fries by myself. I was craving for chips (french fries) that much - no chips since moving to Singapore. I am now happily french fried out for a while.
詳細は下記の通り
http://www.pscafe.com/
Saturday, 15 March 2014
ハイ・ティー - St Regis
シンガポールのハイティーをいつか攻略してみたい、と思う。あらゆるホテルやレストランでハイティーをやっているので、完全に網羅するのは難しいが、とりあえず始めてみよう。ツリー形式の3段皿のみとビュッフェを兼ねたハイブリッド式があり、価格も種類も場所によってかなり違う。
It is (one of ) my wishes to conquer high teas in Singapore. It could be a difficult task given the number of high teas options available in this City State. Well, I should start my quest anyway. Essentially, there are two styles (1) tiered (usually 3 tiers) tree plates only and (2) hybrid model with tiered high stand and buffet.
将来ハイティー・オプションを比較するのに便利なように、評価ポイントを設定して調査を行うことにする。
I set evaluation criteria as below to make it easier to compare the high tea research in future.
スコア1-5 (1:改善要 5:大満足) Score 1-5 (1:Room for improvement, 5:Very satisfied)
St Regisのハイティーはダンスオプションがあり、’プロのダンサーと一緒に踊る’ハイティー客も。食べ過ぎた際にちょうど良いかも。
It is (one of ) my wishes to conquer high teas in Singapore. It could be a difficult task given the number of high teas options available in this City State. Well, I should start my quest anyway. Essentially, there are two styles (1) tiered (usually 3 tiers) tree plates only and (2) hybrid model with tiered high stand and buffet.
将来ハイティー・オプションを比較するのに便利なように、評価ポイントを設定して調査を行うことにする。
I set evaluation criteria as below to make it easier to compare the high tea research in future.
スコア1-5 (1:改善要 5:大満足) Score 1-5 (1:Room for improvement, 5:Very satisfied)
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評価ポイント
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Evaluation criteria
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店内の雰囲気
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Ambiance
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サービス
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Service
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味 (クオリティ)
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Quality
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種類の豊富さ
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Variety of options
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価格
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Price
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St Regis (Address: 29 Tanglin Road)
Brasserie Les Saveurs High Tea $46 ++Sun-Fri, Sat : Tea & Dance $56++
評価ポイント
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Evaluation criteria
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店内の雰囲気
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Ambiance
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サービス
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Service
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味 (クオリティ)
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Quality
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種類の豊富さ
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Variety of options
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価格
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Price
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詳細は下記の通り
Sunday, 9 February 2014
旧正月-続編
旧正月のお祝い行事が続いている。今週は事務所の同僚達とお祝いのサラダ・ミックス行事。皆で願いがかなうようにサラダを混ぜる。スーパーで旧正月用サラダセットも購入可能。
Chinese New Celebration continues. I had the Chinese New year salad tossing (known as Yusheng, Prosperity Toss and/or Lo hei) this week. You are expected to toss the salad with friends and colleagues to wish for goof luck. Salad mix for tossing are also available at supermarket.
詳細は下記の通り
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusheng
Chinese New Celebration continues. I had the Chinese New year salad tossing (known as Yusheng, Prosperity Toss and/or Lo hei) this week. You are expected to toss the salad with friends and colleagues to wish for goof luck. Salad mix for tossing are also available at supermarket.
詳細は下記の通り
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusheng
Sunday, 2 February 2014
旧正月- Chinese New Year
初めての旧正月。連休2日目にシンガポールの友人宅でのChinese New Year Open House Partyへ。日本のお正月のように、旧正月中は家族や親戚などへの挨拶まわりに加え、「福をもたらす」ために親しい友人を家に招待して祝う。
ビュッフェ・ディナーのメニューは食にこだわるホストが慎重に選んだ「福」をもたらす料理。今夜一番楽しかったのは、友人達と旧正月用お菓子をつまみながらの歓談。今夜出されたお菓子は、ホストがわざわざマレーシアまで出向いて、質の高い手作りのものを購入したとのこと。The buffet dinner menu was carefully selected by the host to bring ‘good luck’ to those who share the meal. The highlight of the night was spending time with friends while munching these sweets. The gourmet host went all the way to Malaysia to buy this specially hand-made Chinese New Year sweets for this occasion.
詳細は下記の通り
On Day 2 of the Chinese New Year long
weekend, I was lucky enough to be invited to a Chinese New Year open house
party at my friend’s house. Just like the New Year tradition in Japan, this is
the time to reunite with family members. Day 2 is the perfect day for the Open
house party to gather with family and close friends.
このパイナップル・ビスケットは隣に住む友人が数日間かけて旧正月のために作り、さすがにおいしい。パイナップルは富と幸運を呼ぶとされ、旧正月に最適のフルーツらしい。
This moreish pineapple biscuits were made by his next door neighbour. I learnt that pineapple means wealth, luck, excellent fortune and a perfect fruit for the Chinese New year celebration.詳細は下記の通り
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/Chinese_Customs/food_symbolism.htm
Saturday, 25 January 2014
老舗バクテー店 - Ng Ah Sio
A good friend of mine, a
Singaporean businessman who has two home bases - Perth (Western Australia) and
Singapore, took me to Singapore’s old-fashion favourite, Ng Ah Sio on Ragoon
road. I was introduced to a traditional Singaporean meal – Bak kut teh. Bak Kut Teh is a pork based herbal soup and it is accompanied by a bowl
of white rice and strong Chinese tea. The original of Bak Kut Tek is believed
to come from the early days of Singapore to help labours regain energy from a nourishing
meal.
Ng Ah Sio のRagoon Road店は特に人気で、早い時間に到着してにもかかわらず、すでに店内は満席。温かいスープとしっかり煮込まれた豚肉に白いご飯がぴったり。さすが「パワーアップ」が必要な時の料理、と納得。
Ng Ah Sio’s flagship
store on Ragoon Road is particularly popular. We thought we went there before
the peak time rush but the store was already full. White rice goes extremely
well with pork ribs in a hot herbal soup. Agree, this is a power dish to give
you more energy.
詳細は下記の通り
http://ngahsio.com/
Sunday, 19 January 2014
シンガポールの食文化 - Food culture of Singapore
ようやく引越し作業も落ち着き生活のペースが掴めてきたので、やっとシンガポールの食について情報発信ができそうだ。東京23区ぐらいの面積しかない小さい国なのに、食文化は多様で奥深い。「シンンガポールを食べ尽くす」というかなり高い目標を掲げているが、網羅するにはかなりの時間がかかりそう。Hotel clubのホームページによると、人口あたりのレストランの数が世界一多いらしい。楽しくおいしくマイペースで目標に近づくことにしよう。
Finally I moved into an apartment and I can start exploring Singapore’s
food culture. While its land area is small (714.3 km2), its food culture is extremely diverse and intriguing.
The theme is to “Eat Singapore”. While I set the bar of my quest very high, I
will take time to explore and enjoy Singapore’s food culture and lifestyle on
my own pace. Hotel club blog site states that Singapore has recently topped the chart of ‘most restaurants
per million people’ (source: www.hotelclub.com)
what a great place to live.
まずは、シンガポールの名物料理のチキン・ライスから。シンガポール人の同僚や友人の情報を頼りに数件を探索。もっと色々な店を試した後にランキングをつけても面白いかも。
I started
my food adventure with Hainanese Chicken rice – very popular and famous dish in
Singapore. I explore several restaurants based on inputs from Singaporean
colleagues and friend.
まずは事務所のビル内にあるフードコートで。1皿S$3.50とは嬉しい。
I went to a
chicken rice stall at a popular food court in my office building. S$3.50 for a
good size chicken rice!
次に同僚おすすめのTuck Shopのチキンライス。お弁当スタイル。
This is from Tuck shop. A bento style chicken rice.
さらにシンガポールのチキライスの代表格「文東記」もチェック。三角に盛られたライスに感激。 Triangular shape rice is from Boon
Tong Kee, one of the most famous Chicken rice shop in Singapore.
詳細は下記の通り
http://www.yoursingapore.com/content/traveller/en/browse/dining/signature-dishes/hainanese-chicken-rice.html
Sunday, 1 December 2013
シンガポールIKEA - IKEA Singapore
アパート探しと並行して、家具やキッチン用品の情報収集にIKEAへ。もちろんIKEAカフェの(パースとの)メニュー比較も。
I visited IKEA Singapore to get some ideas on furniture and kitchen goods while I run around for house hunting at the same time. Of course, I cannot go to IKEA without stopping at IKEA cafe.
パースIKEAに行く度に必ずオーダーした黄緑色のプリンセス・ケーキが、シンガポールではなぜかピンク色。名前も「マジパン・ケーキ」。クリームの量がやや多目で蒸し暑い気候のせいかマジパンも少しやわらかい。
"Princess cake" at Perth IKEA was called "Marzipan cake" at Singapore IKEA and it is pink, not green. The Singapore version had more cream and the marzipan was a bit loose - maybe because of the humid weather here.
詳細は下記の通り
http://www.ikea.com/sg/en/
I visited IKEA Singapore to get some ideas on furniture and kitchen goods while I run around for house hunting at the same time. Of course, I cannot go to IKEA without stopping at IKEA cafe.
パースIKEAに行く度に必ずオーダーした黄緑色のプリンセス・ケーキが、シンガポールではなぜかピンク色。名前も「マジパン・ケーキ」。クリームの量がやや多目で蒸し暑い気候のせいかマジパンも少しやわらかい。
"Princess cake" at Perth IKEA was called "Marzipan cake" at Singapore IKEA and it is pink, not green. The Singapore version had more cream and the marzipan was a bit loose - maybe because of the humid weather here.
詳細は下記の通り
http://www.ikea.com/sg/en/
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