It was lunch period and it was hot in the outside. I was finding a comfortable indoor spot to dine in. I came across this Korean restaurant. The dishes there are offered at affordable prices. Hence, I decided to choose the restaurant as the place for my lunch. When I stepped in, I had the feeling that I was in some Korean countryside. I had one of the chef recommended dishes the restaurant offers, mul naengmyeon, a Korean cold noodle dish.

The cold noodles are buckwheat noodles drenched in cold soup and topped with pickled radishes, sliced cucumbers, a piece of beef, a slice of Asian pear and a slice of hard boiled egg. The buckwheat noodles are springy. They taste like chewing gum because they are hard to be bitten. The soup is watery, refreshing and has the numbing spiciness of wasabi. The pickled radishes are crunchy and taste sweet and sour. The cucumber slices are crunchy and refreshing. The beef is tender and chewy. The slice of pear is crunchy and refreshing likewise. It gives the dish some sweetness. The hard boiled egg adds flavour to the dish. The bowl of cold noodles is accompanied with a bottle of sesame sauce and a bottle of vinegar. The savouriness of the sesame sauce and the sourness of the vinegar quench the spiciness of the soup. There are four side dishes to go with the cold noodles - kimchi, stewed potatoes, stir-fried bean sprouts and fried anchovies with chilli. There are people who say that the taste of kimchi is a medley of all five tastes - sweet, sour, bitter, salty and spicy hot. To me, the kimchi is strongly sweet and sour and mildly bitter and spicy. The stewed potatoes are soft and savoury. The stir-fried bean sprouts are crunchy. The dried anchovies are soft and meaty. The chilli gives the dried anchovies a spicy flavour.

The cold noodles was acceptable in my opinion. The environment of the restaurant is cool and calm. There are other good Korean dishes such as dolsot bibimbap and samgyetang and canned drinks imported from South Korea available in the restaurant. Well, if I have the free time, I'll come there the next time.

I was having lunch at Serangoon Garden Way Market and Food Centre as I was getting bored of dining near my house or in the school's canteen and decided to feast at somewhere special. I happened to pass by this curry puff stall. It has a long history and was featured in variety TV shows. I heard that the curry puffs they sell are good, so I decided to try one. The curry puff is golden brown and bigger than any curry puff I have seen in Singapore. It appears like it has much curry filling in comparison to curry puffs from other stalls. The pastry is crispy and is neither too thin nor too thick. The filling is spicier than those in curry puffs I have tried before. The bite-sized potato cubes are soft and becomes mash once chewed. The hard-boiled egg pieces add a fragrant flavour to the curry puff.

What a nice piece of curry puff I had! I don't mind having another one next time.

I have heard of this wurst stall in Chinatown. It is small but full of good food. This stall is run by an Austrian chef who is popular in Singapore. Not only is he known all over the island, the sausages he prepared are enjoyed by many in Singapore. I have never been there for a long time, so I thought of coming there, saying "Guten Tag" to the chef and then trying out the sausages from this stall. I had this mini combo the stall sells. It is a mix of cuts of two types of sausages, spicy pork which is red and chicken which is white, served on a small paper box with a toothpick. I ate the sausages with mustard and tomato sauce, something that Westerners will do. The pieces of sausages looked charred on one side. Inside a piece of sausage, the meat looks bright. There are even bits of chili in a piece of spicy pork sausage. The casing is soft but crispy and the inside is tender and springy. The spicy pork sausage is peppery hot. The tomato sauce looks like barbecue sauce but has the sweetness of tomatoes. The mustard adds a salty spicy flavour to the sausages. Not only is there wurst from the stall, the stall also sells traditional Austrian bread. I had this small loaf of bread the stall calls "Crispy Roll". The bread is hard and crispy on the outside as the name goes but soft and chewy on the inside. It somehow looks and tastes like baguette. Not only the bread tastes good with the wurst, it can quench any bit of spiciness from the spicy pork sausage and the mustard.

I really love this small platter of sausages with the bread from this stall. The food is "lecker", which means delicious in German.

I was looking for something to eat to warm me up because I was feeling cold. It is December now and the weather is chilly. Mexican food came to my mind all of a sudden. It is known for its spiciness that can make people feel hot. I chose to head to this Mexican restaurant for a meal because I enjoy dining in Holland V's environment which is quiet at day but lively at night.There are two dishes I had for my meal. The first dish is the sopa de mariscos. It is clear red seafood soup garnished with parsley. It looks like tomato soup because it is red and there are tomatoes in it but it tastes very hot and spicy. I believe a lot of chilies is used in making the soup. Luckily, the sweetness of the tomatoes and carrots in the soup can help to balance the soup's spiciness. The soup is not thick but as watery as Chinese soups. The vegetables are cooked till very soft. The prawns and fish in the soup are tender. The parsley not only makes the bowl of soup look delicious but also adds a refreshing taste to the soup. The second and last dish I had is the enchiladas de rez. The enchiladas are topped with chili con carne, cheese as well as raw carrots and onions. The tortillas are made from ground maize, judging from its colour which is yellow. I have never seen a traditional Mexican dish made using corn tortillas. The tortilla is sheer and chewy. The shredded beef is tender. The chili con carne is gritty and adds a spicy flavour to the dish. The cheese is stretchy and makes the dish taste a bit salty. The crunchy raw vegetables gave the dish a refreshing flavour. The strips of carrots are a bit sweet while the pieces of onions are a bit pungent. There can be more enchiladas on the plate because in my opinion, the serving is not sufficient.

Overall, the dishes look and taste awfully great. I would want to have a dish of sopaipillas for dessert and a glass of tequila sunrise, both offered by the restaurant as well, to end the meal but I could not afford for either of the two anymore. I hope I can come to this restaurant at Holland Village another time for more Mexican delights.

It was my break after work. I was feeling a bit hungry and tired, so I was looking for something sweet to eat to perk me up. Then, I was thinking that there are shops in Chinatown that sell Chinese pastries. Hence, I made a tour to Chinatown and visit this Chinese bakery.There, I saw many different pastries on display. All of them look appealing to me. I had no idea what to choose considering the cost and my taste preferences. After much thought, I picked on the wife pastry and the lotus seed pastry with egg yolk. The wife pastry appears glossy and golden brown. The skin is flaky. The filling is clear white, sweet and chewy. It looks and tastes like mochi. The lotus seed pastry with egg yolk is a bit glossy and likewise golden brown. It looks to me like something I've had before but I can't remember... Ah yes, it is a mini Shanghai mooncake, just that it has sesame seeds on the top of it instead of pine nuts or almonds to make it more appealing. Like the wife pastry, the skin is flaky too. The lotus paste is sweet and as sandy as red bean paste. The salted egg yolk is bright orange. It is crumbly and not so salty. The salted egg yolk complements with the lotus paste as the saltiness of the egg yolk balances the sweetness of the lotus paste.

These pastries not only look good, they taste good too. There are other pastries the shop sells such as egg tarts and sponge cakes. Well, I do not mind going there another time.