I love to blogsurf, but i tend to just glance at photos and totally ignoring the content. this my blog became very pictorial based as well! so aniwaes, one of the blog i frequent is that of ieatishootipost. I've met Dr leslie tay several times and hes such a nice, funny guy!


reading an excerpt from his more recent entry, I've learnt something useful!


"when bring our foreign friends to eat Bak Kut Teh, we can tell them how Bak Kut Teh originated around Clarke Quay and how our Pepper style Bak Kut Teh is linked to our Teochew forefathers who monopolized the pepper trade in the 1800's and how Teochew gongfu tea began to be served together with the pork bone soup which gave Bak Kut Teh (lit Pork Bone Tea) its name!"


I never knew how Bak Kut Teh came about actually and more often than not, i dont have my bkt wif chinese tea! In fact, the only time i had my bkt with chinese tea was when i was outstation to Msia last month!


"Prof Tommy Koh said in his foreward to "There is no Carrot in Carrot Cake" that we need to set up institutions to teach hawkers how to cook our local fare." 


is there really no carrot in carrot cake? 
"I recently spoke to a group of NTU students on the topic of Teochew porridge and was astounded that around five out of a group of fifty students said that they have actually eaten Teochew porridge before. Even more worrisome is the fact that very few of them would even consider going out with their friends to eat Teochew porridge.  To me, that just means that Teochew porridge will also die out in my generation!" ~ Dr Tay

5/50 students actually ate teochew porridge before? really? omg! teochew porridge is like one of my fave food! there used to be a fantabulous teochew porridge stall opposite my flat, and taxi drivers are their biggest fan! esp after midnight when theres not much of a food choice in the west side.


i remember my mom telling me teochew porridge is a very healthy meal! and thats one of the reason why teochew people have such good complexion! cos the meal is very 'qing dan'.


When was the last time you had teochew porridge? go try the one at beo crescent/ quality hotel! both joints serve till the wee hrs of the morning. i even met jade seah at teochew porridge stall at beocrescent once. so perhaps after zouk, head over to beocrescent instead of Spize =)