Zen musubi

Spam musubi, a popular snack in Hawaii of Japanese origin.
It is so popular that you can find spam on the menu at Mcdonalds for breakfast.
Spam musubi is basically a piece spam on rice with mayonnaise or whatever sauce they use wrapped in seaweed.
Overall, the spam was really tasty and not salty but the rice didn't quite hold together and it tasted like coarse and chunky Chinese rice lacking the stickiness and firmness.
Japanese rice is short and fat a bit like paella rice.

LOH Japandi Kitchen a Japanese and Scandinavian marriage

Who doesn't love sushi and Japanese curry but these days it can get boring because it is everywhere.

Enter LOH Japandi Kitchen which is the marriage of Japanese and Scandinavian cuisine!

This simply couldn't have been a no brainer as both cuisines have salmon.

I've had my fair share of sushi so the LOH Japandi concept was totally my thing, expect to find meatballs as well as tempura with Japanese style fruity curry sauce as well as sashimi with dill and other dressings.

Their drinks cabinet is another stunning winner with clear plastic cans filled with sparkling fruit juices.

I ended up trying the drinks first because they were the most impressive.

The sparkling grapefruit with thyme was simply refreshing and thirst quenching, you can really taste the grapefruit in it.

Delicious breakfast at Joe's Cafe, Chertsey

Visited Joe's Cafe for breakfast because the decor was nice and they did not disappoint because the food delivered which explains why they have so many postcards sent back from visitors.

On a brief visit to Chertsey, I felt that there were not many dine in cafes as they were mainly takeaways so this is definitely a winner for Joe's.

The menu at Joe's had the usual breakfast suspects but interestingly it didn't have black pudding which you can order if needed.

I had the small breakfast which came with tea and buttered toast with extra black pudding.

It came on a clean white plate, no oil to be seen and the tinned tomatoes were intact and the plate was clean surrounding it with no traces of tomato juice etc.

Anyway, everything on the plate was 10/10, the toast was buttered nicely and you can taste the saltiness from the butter.

The bacon was trimmed, egg was fried nicely so were the sausage and black pudding.

Last but not least the tinned tomato was just right, not too soft or soggy with a meaty chewy bursting with seeds in the middle.

Fraisier Cake from PAUL

Went to PAUL for tea and had the Fraisier Cake which is a cake with layers of light and airy Genoese sponge, cream and fresh strawberries. 

The Fraisier cake topped with pale green marzipan and fresh strawberries.

Overall, it was ok but the GIANT fork was more memorable, it was about the same size as the cake!!!!

My favourite cockles and pie mash liquor under one roof

I love cockles and pie mash liquor so when when I found out that G Kelly's on Roman Road stocking seafood from Billingsgate I had to get my fix there.

Although cockles are great by the seaside, it is even better dining there as you can add vinegar and white pepper to your hearts content when you want it.

Also had the dressed crab which was amazing.

Would love to see other restaurants do the same by stocking shellfish and revive the passion as most market seafood stalls are near extinction.

Malay fix at Melur

Another Malay restaurant to my collection.

Tried the Laksa, Char Kuey Teow Basah, Kuih Lopes and Cendol.

Everything was how it should be, ie the mains were very spicy and sweet.

The Cendol was interesting as the colour of the pandan jelly was not as bright compared to other places and very sweet which is how they are.

The Kuih Lopes dessert turned out to be the star of the show because it was sticky warm and soft with a strong savoury taste on its own.

Adding the brown sugar gave it a nice sweetness but I enjoyed it without.

#ssgsingmalay