Creative Breads & Pastries From the East!

Perhaps you have been showered with lots of love from the dining table where you used to enjoy afternoon tea break with good old fashioned style hearty sandwich or Ciabatta or Croissant or Sweet Cakes or a Pie maybe..

From the South East Asian countries, simple food like a piece of bread can get a lot more creative at times. This is the Egg Dip Sandwich with butter milk fillings at the center. One bite and satisfaction guaranteed! It is not that diffficult to make anyways, just have to fry the white bread together with the eggs splashed on the surface for few minutes after the the sandwich has been spread with the center filling. 

And yet another great moment to savor is when you taste the vegetable 'Popiah'.. This one is made from thin flour and egg wraps which has its vegetable or meat fillings all rolled up and made to look like a tiny love letter or rolled newspaper.. The chinese have a different for it and they call it "Chun Juen" or "Winter rolls" .

Cookies Mania ! They are Hard to Resist

One of our favorite pasttime is to munch on something sweet like butter cookies, chocolate chip cookies, strawberry waffers, onion cheese crackers, Oreos or plain cream crackers. Apart from chips such as Twisties or Cheetos or Lay's, cookies and crackers are never less tempting and oh we do crave them do not we?....

If you ever go to a friend's house, you begin to search through the kitchen for a nice tempting pack of Famous amos and then deliberately you thought the pack is already open.... so you take one to munch and then proclaim as such..  oh' I thought they were open.. :) when you grab the next piece..

Soon you and your friend would start to race against getting more struggling heavily to ensure that nobody gets that last piece..

Ladies on a diet had always been keeping off those from the shelf because that would be the safest way. However, in case one would ever visit another, the dieting protocol is bound to be broken nevertheless.. The question is how many do you want ? None.. is not that too pitiful??? One.. yes maybe.. Two... uh Oh... Three... everyone laughs.. How could we resist the era of the Cookies Mania...

Chinese Traditional Candy - Mai Ya Tang & Long Shu Tang!! Yum Yum

I found a little stall outside the Emperor Qian Long's palace. At that time, I was hungry and craved for something sweet to eat. Hence, I went to see this little stall and these are what I saw.. We bought a few packages and had enjoyed them very much. These are all traditional candies or sweets hand made on the spot. Their names being "Mai Ya Tang" being the rod looking ones, "Long Shu Tang" or (dragon whiskers candy) being the ones looking like white cocoons.. and their favorite "Hua Sen Tang" (peanut candy).. 

What I saw on the making was through a lot of hard work hammering on the candy paste which then was rolled into the shape of the candy itself. There should be a number of the same vendors selling these same candies all over the place. The key is to find the best one and usually they would get exported overseas where they would sell at a much higher price. So, if you would ever come across one of these stalls, remember to taste some..

Super Healthy Options - Corn Flakes and Apple Juice

Most of the time, we ought to get pulled away from the realms of eating much healthier food. Perhaps it has all to do with bad eye sight. Anyhow, opt to eat a good bowl of hearty healthy Kellogs Corn Flakes with skim milk to start the day in good balance.

Corn flakes would not rank any less being one of the most preferred cereals of all time and it is one offering one of the lowest in calorie. Try this one, Kellogs, Special K, Peach and Apricot.. You will not regret!

Studies show that drinking regular fruit juices would help boost overall body health and detoxifies waste from the body.


However, did you know that some juices have been added with sugar and hence they become less of a healthy option. Always get 100% natural fruit juices to ensure you are getting a vast array of necessary vitamins and minerals..

Traditional Asian Finger Food -- CuCur Udang & Roti Paun

It looks mouth watering and the truth is one bite it takes your breath away. Call it "Cucur Udang" in Malay language and they are one of those favorite finger foods or snacks you can find easily in most Asian countries.

Made from rice flour and deep fried with onions and slices of prawn meat topped with different spices and herbs, the end product is scrumptious and irresistable..

This other one here is called the "Roti Paun" meaning pound bread and as usual this is also another local favorite among Asians. The center filling is made of a strong taste curry paste with chicken meat cutlets.

The outer layer is covered with crumbs, rolled and then deep fried until golden brown.What an exciting way to tea in the afternoon!