Good Food Ends With Good Talk

A Satisfying Meal

2008-10-02T15:52:00.000+08:00

Satay Bee Hoon with Cuttlefish, Kang Kong and "tau pok"

Wow, it was Satay Bee Hoon I had at Kou Fu, Toa Payoh. I had been craving for Satay Bee Hoon for so long... and was so glad to see it at Toa Payoh Kou Fu. We went there for dinner after my visit to C.H Koh Clinic For Women. It was not bad, but something missing... no cockles!!! I love cockles and am craving for cockles!

Ever since I am pregnant, I have become a 'hungry ghost'. The person who makes me pregnant was not 'convinced' that I am pregnant -- but only accept the fact when he really sees the heartbeat of the baby on 30th September 2008.

Eat, eat and eat. Everyday I am thinking only of eating....terrible feeling... my stomach hurts... I am 'stomachally' tired, mentally alright, but stomach alone affects my overall well-being! My whole body is not in synchronization... the norm is disrupted. Richard said that such a small thing can control my whole body! Yes, all my babies... none of my pregnancies are enjoyable, but all suffering -- and lying on the bed all day long.... terrible terrible, really 'possessed', not my usual self now.

The best meal I had so far was on the 26th September 2008, really a sumptuous and fulfilling meal....

26th September 2008: Roasted Duck

Intend to write about this great feeling on that day, but later on, too tired, and was not able to do so...

On this day, I was craving for this roasted duck which my brother had given me previously. It was so nice! So I called him, to ask where I can buy the duck. He told me Jurong West or Ubi... that was very far. So coincidentally, he was at Ubi and he said he could buy for me and so I was being so lucky!!!!

Closer-look at Delicious Roasted Duck

At the time when I got hold of the duck, I cannot wait to eat it already! Dinner and supper, I had the roasted duck, eat with rice and green vegetable. The whole duck was consumed the night, all meat eaten up, my stomach so full, but still very uncomfortable....

Juicy and fragrant 'salty' roasted duck

This is supper time roasted duck. This is the best part of the duck, juicy, soft and very fragrant.

Mango dessert

Bought this mango at Pasar Malam, 4 for S$8 at Woodlands. The mangoes are very sweet. This is my first time buying mangoes myself... I usually will not buy mangoes -- always given to me by my mother or brother. But now, I have to eat...

Heart Debt
He said,"I am trying to earn all the money, but she is trying to spend all the money." We are full of debts.... money debts and heart debts.

During my first pregnancy, my big brother bought me pomfret porridge from Newton. It was so delicious. My big brother is always so good to me. He cares for the family and helped me. So do my parents. My second brother supported me when I was working and offered help when I needed too. I have the best brothers. This time, my brother bought this Roasted Duck for me also refused to accept money from me. I really feel so 'indebted'.... all the years that we had grown up together, learning from him.... these are all the beautiful memories.......

Delicious Si Chuan Food

2008-09-15T22:48:00.000+08:00

This is food from Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant, located at UOB Plaza, Raffles Place. I went there one year ago, and this year, Mooncake Festival, I was thinking of it....

Great Food, Great Restaurant, Must Go, Must Try.

I love scallops and this is scallops with asparagus. The scallops are fresh and the food tasted not too salty but just nice. Good, Delicious! My favourite dish.

This is the sweet and sour pork. I don't like pork and this is something I did not try...... but looks nice.

Forgotten what is this, but looks like soft-shelled crabs...

Fried long beans, Deer meat, and Ee-Fu Mee. Everything nice. But I did not eat the deer meat...

This roasted chicken looks nice and tasted really nice also. It makes me salivate now even!

This is Steam Sea Bass, very fragrant, fresh, no fishy smell at all. Superb food for all, no room for complaints, but satisfaction only.

Home-cooked Chicken Burger

2008-08-09T00:06:00.000+08:00

Fried potatoes: This is potatoes, peeled and cut into small pieces (so that it would be easier to e cooked). It was coated with flour/seasoning before frying. After that it was put into heated oil to deep fried until golden brown.

Fried Onions: This is a big onion, peeled and cut into slices. Then it is sprinkled with some salt and put to fry until it is soft and cooked (cannot cook too long otherwise it become too soft, and not nice).

Fried chicken burger: fried scrambled eggs, and next cut the bread up into two pieces so that eggs, onions and chicken can be put into the bread. Our family do not eat tartar sauce or mayonnaise. So there is strictly no sauce at all here.

Eaten without bread is just as nice, with fried potatoes, onions, eggs and the chicken burger. The onions tasted so sweet. This is savouring the natural sweetness of the onions, hmm... delicious, I like... a heartening meal!

Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice

2008-07-02T21:29:00.001+08:00

This is the Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice stall which we frequent very often, almost every weekends. However, I began to get 'scared' of it, and decide for the time being (see how everything goes), NOT to buy from them anymore.

These were taken some time back, to be precise, on 6th April 2008. Ever since then, the service and the quality of the chicken had not been very good. There was inconsistency too -- sometimes they charged $12 (one time), sometimes $15 and sometimes $14 and some other times other price.

One day, we decide to ask the normal guy which we often see (the one who look like the owner, one of the partners perhaps, the honest one). He told us the price is $14 (for four person -- four plates of rice and one big plate of roasted chicken breasts).

Reasons:

1. No standard price - as mentioned above.
2. Dishonesty - as with the price in particular. There were times when I trained my children to buy from them. The dishonest Chinese woman (tied hair, long hair woman, China) was very dishonest, always. I observed that whenever she took orders from my children, the chicken rice which bought home were very 'lousy' -- sometimes black, and there was once, only two small piece of chicken in the packet of chicken rice, with lots of cucumber. Both my children had no appetite to eat, with such kind of food. I was so angry, and that was the limit and the last I asked my children to order from them. They cannot be trusted.

Yet, I still buy chicken rice from them. On the following week, I complained to them, whoever present. The 'regular' accepted my explanation, apologised and pay me back the money. That day, we again bought chicken rice from them. But from that day, the children did not order from them.

3. Food Not cooked thoroughly - As mentioned above, I always ordered chicken breasts and rice from them. What we ordered is always standard. However, nowadays, their standard were really getting inconsistent and going 'lousy'. I asked Richard,"Is our standard getting higher or their standard getting poor?" Anyway, it is very obvious. The chicken was not cooked thoroughly, bloody everywhere, most pieces of chicken. First, one or two pieces. Next, getting more and more pieces and then the next time, the pictures below, that was the real limit and the last.

Four person, four rice and one plate of chicken breast cost $14. That day (Richard's bicycle front wheel was spoiled), Clara went for camp, and there were only the three of us left to eat Chicken Rice. Richard went to order as usual. However, when the food came, it looked different. The person asked for $13.50. Richard asked why, and the 'China-looking' guy said,"give you more food". Well, I don't want to argue more, just a few dollar difference. BUT, I saw the chicken, different, and I ate, NOT CHICKEN BREAST, and that was ENOUGH. I brought the whole plate to them. I told the 'regular' guy,"I always buy from you. I asked for Chicken breast and you give me what meat? You think I cannot tell? You even charged more! 4 person $14, 3 person also so expensive, $13.50. I never complained and pay you still, yet you do this kind of thing, so dishonest." The 'regular' guy said to the 'china-looking guy',"See, I tell you already, See, tell you already!" Then he said,"nevermind, we changed for you."

I walked back to my seat. Minutes later, they brought the plate back. This time, chicken breasts, but no Achar and no tomatoes, and little cucumber. The plate also reduced, become small plate. I went to them, asked them for more Achar. But I was still not satisfied. The food was not normal, even Richard felt that. It tasted like overnight chicken -- and that explains why so much chicken was uncooked, so that they can boil again and again when there are left overs. (that was my prediction, and Richard's too. At first I was not too sure, but later, I saw that the coffee shop, S 11 was 24 hours, and I was rather sure, and confirm sure, the chicken they served us was indeed not fresh. Even the soy sauce was so diluted and not any fragrant nor smelled nice. First time, this chicken rice taste horrible and that was enough.

And we really did not eat their chicken rice last weekend. The 'china woman' looked at us while we stood there ordered Duck rice. Richard said,"There is no Bao Jia (guarantee 'eatable') one." We were too nice to them already, but they had gone overboard, and for that they will lost their customers. If they treasured their customers, even for ONE customer they valued, I would change my mind about them.

Holland Village Katong Laksa

2008-06-23T16:52:00.004+08:00

Never get to eat some good food here, but get to see this windmill, have this Holland Village Windmill as 'souvenir', still not as bad...

Went to Holland Village, and was looking for the usual Hong Kong Noodle shop where I used to eat with my friends. But everything changed, and I do not know what is the name of the shop already. We walked down the lane and saw this shop below, selling Katong Laksa, which sound nice and looked nice....

This is the shop at Holland Village, selling Katong Laksa and Nasi Lemak. Written there, in chinese, 山, (San = mountain).

Thought the food would be good, but...

The Bee Hoon, was hard (not as soft as the best one I had eaten). The Laksa gravy/soup was not fragrant, don't smell nice, don't taste good also. More salty than nice. Rating of one star for overall. Self-service some more. Give one star already too nice for them. The only thing which is 'nice' and really 'original' is the HUM/cockle. But this 'imitation' Katong Laksa is better than another 'Imitation' Katong Laksa I tried at Woodlands 888 Plaza. That one is EVEN WORST than this.

Saw their otar placed there. Asked whether they were hot a not. The woman answered,"Yes". I touched, it was slightly warm only -- the type of warm which probably inside also not that warm. But fine, let's try....

The otar was cold. The inside, not nice also. I asked Richard,"How's your Nasi Lemak?" Looked terrible also. He never mentioned NICE. Neither does it looked good. To know the food, I tried the egg. The egg was VERY HARD. Egg also fried until like that -- don't need to try other thing anymore.

This is worst than Woodlands Nasi Lemak.

So disappointed with what we ate. Wasted my money too. The waitress, Chinese, not local (CN), made me so angry. Food not nice, plus 'lousy' service waitress, that really wasted all my money, totally not worth eating at that shop.

Woodlands 888 Plaza Katong Laksa

2008-06-22T14:31:00.000+08:00

After we had finished eating the 'imitation' Katong Laksa, we walked around and saw the Food Centre -- Holland Village Market and Food Centre. It looked so new and clean. What a regret! Should have tried the food here first! There were plenty of other food here, got my favourite Fried Carrot cakes, oysters, fruit juice and so many more...

Holland Village Katong Laksa

Ricsson and I saw this again -- Another Katong Laksa and Nasi Lemak -- selling the same things, with otar too. I looked around to see anyone eating the Laksa, but none. I wonder how real is this Katong Laksa.

Katong Laksa, sold from this stall at Woodlands 888 Plaza 24 hours coffee shop, just beside NTUC Fairprice -- Was Tricked By THE NAME

This was the worst Woodlands(Woodlands 888 Plaza) Katong Laksa I had eaten on 15th December 2007. Laksa sold in the school taste better than this!

Authentic American Food

2008-06-15T23:02:00.000+08:00

If you give BOTAK JONES® a try, you really can’t lose. Our guarantee ensures that if you aren’t happy with the food, we’ll make you another or we’ll make you something else or we’ll refund your purchase.

“No one goes out to have a bad time.” BOTAK JONES®

I am going to try next time if similar things happened. As a very regular customer of Botak Jones (as what the waitress claimed as well) and for that, today we got an extra gift for Happy Father's Day for Richard.

Almost every week, after church, we would go Botak Jones to eat our dinner, though not 100% but almost 80% or 70%. Lately, I must comment on them already, after 'numerous' attempts and eating at their stall.

Fish Burger: Photo taken on 13th June 2008, Friday. Sunday, 15th June 2008, Clara ate the same food, she showed me the 'internal' of the fish fillet. It was 'pinkish' -- it was cooked, but based on my experience, and after eating, it was not fresh at all.

This was the day on Friday 13th June 2008, we asked for Mexican rice side dish and fries. But NO MEXICAN RICE, and ONE SIDE DISH LACKING. The waitor kept quiet about MEXICAN RICE, never mentioned any thing about it. I ASKED THEM, then they said, "NO MORE MEXICAN RICE".

Grilled Salmon: This is very good, very delicious. The smell of the grilled skin 'transmitted' into the fish, the sauce was very fragrant, with garlic and together with tomatoes and lemon, it was real tasty. But small portion, not full. But cannot ask for more lar, since Salmon is expensive and this is Kopitiam.

Won't die, but my concern...
Richard and Clara always eat Fish & Chips. Ricsson and Me always eat the Cajun Chicken. On Friday, I ate Salmon, always like Salmon, but expensive. Always eat at Botak Jones and their side dish is always coleslaw or actually 'raw cabbage with carrots'. None of the family members like to eat them. Neither do I, but in order not to waste, and also there is no other vegetables, I ate them with the main dish. However, lately, they introduced varieties to the side dish -- there are various options to the side dish that you would want to have for your main dish. I thought that was very good. Initially, there was brocolli. I was so delighted. However, I NEVER get to eat ANY so far. Always told 'Finish already'. Fine, next they have corn next. We ordered corn instead of the salad/coleslaw. But guess what, the waitor/waitress gave the wrong order. All the dish that came were with fries and salads side dish. NO corn at all. IN ADDITION, Ricsson's chicken, we always asked for NO SPICY sauce, but in the end, ALWAYS nowadays, they always give with sauce! And I always REJECT them -- Can you imagine, we already 'told' them at the ordering station, and they 'key-in' the orders, and yet similar things like that keep happening.

No Fate ...
Wrong side dish given, and in the end, ONE TIME only, we get to EAT CORN -- ONE FORTUNATE occasion. On Friday, I saw NEW SIDE DISHES, now got new dish even. There was Black Pepper Chicken and I saw Salmon, just the word 'Salmon'. So I asked what kind of Salmon, "Grilled or what?" Was told it would be grilled and I ordered Salmon. The rest of them ordered the same thing. Since there was a choice to the side dish, AGAIN, we asked for NO SALAD, since nobody eat salad. The side dish consists of Mexican rice, corn, fries and salad. This time, we asked for three mexican rice and corn, but was told NO CORN, and so salad.

WOW Curious, Very Curious....
When the food was served, no mexican rice, all the dishes being served was SALAD. I was puzzled, asked the waitor, and was TOLD, NO MORE MEXICAN RICE WHEN the food was being served (when the food arrived at our table).

TRUST...
Today, we went to Botak Jones again to eat though we did not go to church today. We finished swimming and we cycled purposely there to eat. It was only about Six, at the time I looked at my watch was 6.04pm. So early, and yet STILL NO MORE OTHER SIDE DISH, ONLY SALAD.

HOPE...
Might as well don't write there show customers what side dish we can choose. WE GOT MORE DISAPPOINTMENT IN RETURN. GIVE US HOPE, BUT LOST ALL HOPE.

When Business Is Too Good??
NO photos of what we ate today. Sick of taking the photos also. The salad was NOT FRESH today. Can you imagine, how many customers they have? Salad made in bulk and stored in fridge. EASY TO MAKE, and how many days they keep them in their fridge? I CAN SENSE any DEGREE of SMELL that is not fresh at all. I NEVER EAT ALL THE SALAD TODAY, NEVER NEVER, IT's REAL AND THE TRUTH.

If You have not tasted The Best, You Won't know what Is The BEST
On Friday, Richard tried the big plate of Fish and Chip. He could not finish all. That was the first time he tried the big plate, because he said he wanted to see if it would be more full eating that. So I tried one piece of it, for the first time also. I do not like to eat the Fish and Chip. The fish was little, mostly flour. Compared Salmon with Fish and Chips, the Salmon was far better. Clara showed me once, her fish and chip. The fish was 'red/pink' in colour. It was not fresh at all. I tried, and it does not suit my taste at all. I told her,"you eat so much already how to change?" So she had no choice but to continue eating (not fresh but still edible, but I don't like). Today, again, she showed me the fish from her fish burger meal. It was 'pinkish', and I ate a bite. Same thing. Richard said,"ok lar..." But do you know that Richard does not like to eat fish. At home, I cooked fresh fish, he did not even like to eat. Not fresh things he said nice. Food that are spoiled or not spoiled, he does not even know how to differentiate. Can you imagine what I am trying to say?

Truth Is Truth
I am not trying to spoil their reputation or what. But just my opinion and something really true which I think is not very good. That is OVER-Promising and UNDER-deliver. False HOPE. Disappointment in the end. And worst, the salad today is NOT FRESH (SMELL, smelly)

Cheaper Than Popeyes
I never know can ask for a change, but it is not so nice if we always ask for change if similar things happen like that always. This is my first time I comment about them. First time and also getting 'irritated' by their so called 'service' now.

Service was Okay, but room for improvement
The side dish issue and also the payment issue I am not happy. Everytime waited so long for the food to arrive. When the food arrive, wanted to enjoy the food, so hungry already, BUT the waitor stood there with the yellow paper (bill). Need to pay cash. They don't accept credit card, don't accept nets, any cards. I need to take out my purse, handle paper money. Give them the money, and I had to wait for their change. But their change is not prompt. I need to wait. IF I eat the food, I would be DISRUPTED with the waitor coming with the change. I NEED TO put down my fork and knife, then keep the paper money and coins. Sometimes the paper money is so dirty -- wet, and some coins, BLACK!! Irritating, why can't they give customers more freedom? Customers won't RUN AWAY. Give us time to eat peacefully when the meal comes and pay when we finish our meal, PAY HAPPILY if satisfied with the meal.

Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits

2008-06-14T03:01:00.000+08:00

After a ride of the Singapore Flyer, we went to Popeyes fastfood (Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits) for dinner. Inside the restaurant, you can watch Popeyes cartoon.

Richard bought four pieces of chicken, coleslaw, whipped potatoes and coke. The chicken is better than KFC (more fresh). But the whipped potatoes, coleslaw and the bun was not any better than KFC.

There were prawn fritters too. That was nice. I like seafood, but very little -- if I am not wrong, there were only 3 pieces of prawns. This set of food here cost about S$17.50.

I love Seafood, and this restaurant Seafood Paradise looks so good...

I love Italian food also.... must try next time....

Dumpling(Bak Chang)

2008-06-11T00:53:00.000+08:00

Haven't been blogging for days as my dell computer is spoiled -- charger spoiled and keyboard not working.

Anyway, yesterday I got to eat dumpling(Bak Chang). Miss dumpling so much. Dumpling Festival was on Sunday, but we had no time to eat them as my sister just gave me those dumpling on Sunday night.

Last year, my mother wrapped dumpling, but this year she did not wrap any. She was so busy at work. Luckily, my sister wrapped dumpling this year. So I got to eat them. She was so amazing. She wrapped 71 dumpling! And she ate half of them within one day I think, so incredible!

She gave me these dumpling on Sunday, and yesterday we got to eat them. This is the hot dumpling, just warmed up and taken out from the pot.

These dumplings were smaller than what my mother made, but still better than none. So nice to eat dumplings made by own family members. Dumplings sold outside normally contains so much fatty meat. I don't like to eat pork and won't eat them at all (especially those sold from stalls). But I trust my sister. She doesn't like pork too. But she told me now she eats pork already. These dumplings which she had made, contains pork, mushrooms and chestnuts. The pork/meat were soft and not fatty at all -- very good. So satisfied with the dumpling. Without her, I won't have 'kou fu'.

This is the dumpling she made, she gave me 20 dumplings altogether. We finished all the dumpling yesterday.

Bak Kut Teh

2008-04-22T22:50:00.000+08:00

The Rooster(Richard) Wanted To Eat Pork
This is Bak Kut Teh from Woodlands, Marsiling Court, near the wet market, which I heard from the news is undergoing renovation now. Richard and I went there for lunch on Friday, 28th March 2008 -- those few where it was raining, but on this particular day, it was sunny day, sunny enough for us to cycle to Marsiling Court for Richard's favourite Bak Kut Teh. He had been craving for it for so long.

The Pig Don't Eat her own meat
Bak Kut Teh is means pork ribs/bone soup. Normally in other places, the Bak Kut Teh is rather standard, with pork ribs, few slices of garlic and soup only. However, at Marsiling here, this Bak Kut Teh has more ingredients. There are 'You Tiao', and various pig's organs like liver, stomach and intestines. There are side dishes like preserved vegetables and braised peanuts.

Marry Chicken Follows Chicken, Marry Dog Follows Dog= 嫁鸡随鸡, 嫁狗随狗
For people who do not like to eat pork, like me, but like to eat organs and drink soup, this is just the perfect place. It just suit him, my husband, and me.

Garden of Eden
On this day, we were like Adam and Eve, we were so happy, at this garden of 'ancient' Rain Trees, with beautiful growth of plants nesting on them -- The wild orchids, the ferns and so on. It was such a beautiful piece of land, left vacant here. We were the man and woman of God's creation.

Freshness We seek, Not Flesh we want
It was a day where my bell rang and rang, bringing me back to my childhood days. I had not eaten pig's liver for such a long time. Richard ordered mixed Bak Kut Teh, so there are meat as well as organs in it. There are special techniques when cooking organs, they must not be too cooked nor too raw. That day, I had a good taste of pig's liver and pig's stomach. But of course, they are not the best. The best one is cooked by my mother, FRESH, NO SMELL OF SMELLY PIG TASTE.

God of Love and Care
Anyway, on this day, the serving was great -- First Time. It was not the first time we ate there. Previously we went there, the serving was little, soup was little too. That day, vegetable a lot, ingredients a lot, soup look normal, almost to the rim, but SURPRISINGLY, really SURPRISINGLY, I tell you, the soup, I KEEP DRINKING, but it NEVER runs dry! REALLY!!!! This is the miracle of GOD, the level of soup in the claypot really stays the same, amazing!!!

Water, My Life. Water My Life 我的生命
Soup is what I really need and cannot do without. Without soup, I would not want to eat the Bak Kut Teh. The smell, the taste of the soup is very important, next the freshness of the meat. Towards the end of it, I ate a piece of stomach, Yucks!! I 'pui' (spit) out because they had obviously mixed some frozen or not so fresh stomach in them. I stopped eating after that, with my mouth 'stinking' of 'not fresh' aftertaste of the smelly pork. I almost vomit and felt nauseous.

Serpent In The Garden City
Now that they are undergoing upgrading, it is a good idea, so that we can be served with better environment, better hygiene too. It is really a good place for dining, somewhat similar to the heart of woodlands. It is the first place I went after I regained my new life! And it is this special day that Richard and I saw the green snake, First Time, OUR FIRST TIME...

Trees of knowledge

Having meals in nature, open-space, fresh air (if no one smoke), isn't that wonderful? Isn't that better than dining in food court? Imagine you can watch birds, appreciate the beauty of nature, see flowers, beautiful plants around you, while you eat your food. If there are wild monkeys here, that would even be better. Do you know that at this old woodlands road, there were plenty of monkeys, they are so cute. Isn't it a good place if you would like to have animals, pets and people to have meals together here, that is heavenly paradise, all blending into ONE... That is my dream, fresh air, all people living in peace and harmony with the accompaniment of our beloved animals and plants.

Chinese New Year Cake

2008-02-15T00:52:00.000+08:00

Nian gao, Year cake or Chinese new year's cake is a food prepared from glutinous rice and consumed in Chinese cuisine. It is available in Asian supermarkets and from health food stores. While it can be eaten all year round, traditionally it is most popular during Chinese New Year. It is considered good luck to eat nian gao during this time because "nian gao" is a homonym for "every year higher and higher." 年糕 - 年高

I like to eat Nian Gao. It is sticky, chewy, taste like Glutinous Rice Ball and "Ang Gu Quay". When I was young, I always got to eat Nian Gao. They are soft and nice when hot. When cold, Nian Gao is very hard.

Today, Valentine's Day, I fried Nian Gao. I prepared the batter first -- mixing self-rising flour with two eggs, water and sugar. After cutting up the Nian Gao, I dipped them into the floor and began frying in the oil. When they were golden-brown, they were ready to be served. They are best eaten hot as it will be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

These are pictures of my Fried Nian Gao. I do not know how to make Nian Gao, but my sister knows. This year, I got to take pictures of her Nian Gao because I have camera now. These are Nian Gao she had made.

Wine Savouring

2007-12-20T17:49:00.000+08:00

These are some of my wine collection.

Our body is something very miraculous. What our body needs, we would have graving for it. Last night, I slept very late, after I had seen a very cute dog at BlogLog or BlogCatalog (very confusing). I have two accounts, one at BlogLog and one at BlogCatalog. One of them is my favourite. I was attracted by the dog, not the owner, and I followed 'him' to see who is the master. I was even amazed when I saw the owner's photograph. He looks like his dog! That is why people often say that dogs can look like their owners.

Yesterday I cleaned up some of my photograph albums. Today I have a graving for wine. This is WoodHaven. This is one the red wine which I had bought from NTUC Fairprice a few months back. I had graving for red wine that time. Sometimes I had graving for beer too.

I was feeling very tired today. I walked towards my cupboard and I choose to open D.O.M, Benedictine. I poured the wine into the glass. Nice pungent smell entered my nose. I was felt so refreshed. The more I smell, the more 'shiok' I feel. Standing near the windows, holding the glass of wine, I closed my eyes and enjoyed the nice aroma of the wine. I can sense the 'chi' or the 'chain of energy' entering my nose, going through my nostrils and up my head, giving me sudden 'awakening' feeling. It was so refreshing, the moment the nice strong aroma entered your body. Taking a sip of wine, you can feel the wine entering your throat, down the oesophagus to the stomach. You can feel your body burns. It is all your senses at work. Smell, sense, taste and experience.

Savouring wine is more enjoyable than drinking wine. You may drink wine but not savour wine. You may savour wine, but not drink much. The best is savour and drink to your heart's content. Wine savouring is just like drinking chinese tea. But chinese tea does not 'burn' your body and it does not 'refresh' your mind as much as the wine.

Eating Durian

2007-12-13T18:24:00.000+08:00

The good durian should have a rich aroma, a silky-smooth flesh texture, succulent but firm flesh and a perfect mix of bitter and sweet tastes. The best quality fruit are the pedigree breeds from Malaysia and Thailand, cultivated specifically to obtain the desired taste and quality. Nameless durians, which are not cultivated specifically for quality and taste, cost less and their standard may vary. Some may rival the best, with the same enchanting aroma and voluptuous flesh, while others taste plain bad. For a guaranteed top-notch durian, it is always safer to buy a "branded durian".

Durians mature in 3 -5 months from the time of fruit-set. They are highly perishable. Durians are fully ripe 2 to 4 days after falling and lose eating quality in 5 or 6 days.In rural areas, villagers usually build grass huts nearby at harvest time and camp there for 6 or 8 weeks in order to be ready to collect each fruit as soon as it falls. Caution is necessary when approaching a durian tree during the ripening season, for the falling fruits can cause serious injury. Hunters place traps in the surrounding area because the fallen fruits attract game animals and all kinds of birds. The fruit is also placed as bait for game in the forests.

There are over 80,000 phytonutrients found in durian.

The durian is attractive to a great variety of animals and insects as well as people, including monkeys, gibbons, orangutans, and apes, birds, dogs, pigs, rhinoceros, bears, squirrels, tapirs, deer, elephants, tigers, and even the domestic cat. Durians are sold whole, or cut open and divided into segments, which are wrapped in clear plastic. The flesh is mostly eaten fresh, often out-of-hand. It is best after being well chilled in a refrigerator. Sometimes it is simply boiled with sugar or cooked in coconut water, and it is a popular flavoring for ice cream. Javanese prepare the flesh as a sauce to be served with rice; they also combine the minced flesh with minced onion, salt and diluted vinegar as a kind of relish. Arabian residents prefer to mix the flesh with ice and syrup. In Palembang, the flesh is fermented in earthen pots, sometimes smoked, and eaten as a special side dish.

Durian seeds are believed to possess a toxic property that causes shortness of breath. However, they are eaten after boiling, drying, and frying or roasting. In Java, the seeds may be sliced thin and cooked with sugar as a confection; or dried and fried in coconut oil with spices for serving as a side-dish.

The Medicinal Uses of Durian includes: The flesh is said to serve as a vermifuge. In Malaya, a decoction of the leaves and roots is prescribed as a febrifuge. The leaf juice is applied on the head of a fever patient. The leaves are employed in medicinal baths for people with jaundice. Decoctions of the leaves and fruits are applied to swellings and skin diseases. The ash of the burned rind is taken after childbirth. The leaves probably contain hydroxy-tryptamines and mustard oils. In addition, the odor of the flesh is believed to be linked to indole compounds which are bacteriostatic. Eating durian is alleged to restore the health of ailing humans and animals. The flesh is widely believed to act as an aphrodisiac.

How To Grow Durian

Durian

2007-12-12T17:12:00.000+08:00

Scientific Name for Durian: Durio zibethinus L. (Genus Durio; Family Bombacaceae)

Botanically speaking, the durian fruit is actually a capsule, and the edible sections are technically called arils. Arillate fruits are rare, perhaps 1% of all tropical fruits. Most fleshy fruits are categorized as drupes (like a plum, with a single hard pit) or pomes (like an apple, with accessory flesh around a seedy core) or berries (including common sweet berries as well as grapes and tomatoes). In an arillate fruit, the aril is a fleshy outgrowth of the seed’s own outer covering.

Old tree produce better Quality of Durian.

The durian is believed to be native to Borneo and Sumatra. It is found wild or semi-wild in South Tenasserim, Lower Burma, and around villages in peninsular Malaya, and is commonly cultivated along roads or in orchards from southeastern India and Ceylon to New Guinea. Thailand and South Vietnam are important producers of durians.

Durian Flowers

The durian tree is evergreen that grow about 27-40 m in height and has alternate leaves. The durian flower is strongly fragrant. The flower has 3 petals with 5-lobed, bell-shaped calyx, 2 to 3 inches long and are borne in stalked clusters of 3 to 30 directly from the old, thick branches or trunk. These flower clusters hang from the main and smaller branches, or directly from the trunk of the tree. They are many varieties of durians.

Durian Blossoms

There are over 300 named varieties of durian in Thailand. Only a few of these are in commercial cultivation. In Malaysia, 100 types are graded for size and quality. In peninsular Malaya, there are 44 clones with small differences in time and extent of flowering, floral and fruit morphology, productivity and edible quality. In Ceylon, the durian generally blooms in March and April and the fruits mature in July and August, but these periods may shift considerably, with the weather. Malaya has two fruiting seasons: early, in March and April; late, in September and October.

Water In The Kitchen

2007-11-06T16:50:00.000+08:00

This is small apples from China. My sister-in-law gave them to me. Before eating, they need to be washed. They are quite similar to apples, but the taste is very much different from that of the big apples.

This was the chicken porridge which I had cooked for Clara to eat before she went to school. To cook porridge, you need to wash the rice and then cover the rice with lots of water before placing it on the stove for it to boil. Chicken breasts are washed and then cut into small pieces. Clara hates to eat vegetables. I have to wash the vegetables and cut them into small pieces. My mother had given me half a pumpkin and I boiled some of it for Clara to eat.

The kitchen is the place where food are prepared and cooked. Water is a necessity in the kitchen. Nothing can be prepared and cooked without water. Water is needed for washing fruits, meat and vegetables. Water is needed for boiling and steaming. Water is also needed for making ice! All our water come from the taps in the house. In the kitchen, you can have various types of kitchen sinks and modern or traditional taps. Whichever kinds of taps or sinks you choose, the purpose is to give you convenience -- for washing and using. Without a good sink or a useful tap, cooking is very hard. Taps4Less.com is an online bathroom shop where you can shop for your choice of taps, showers, electric showers, bathroom accessories, bathroom suites, bathroom furniture, bathroom cabinets, baths, bath tubs, shower enclosures, shower valve etc.. Most importantly, at Taps4Less.com, you can find your kitchen taps, sinks, waste disposals and hoods.

Crock Pot Herbal Chicken

2007-10-23T11:48:00.000+08:00

I always tell my mother that I am very busy and there is hardly any time to be wasted on food. However, eating the same packed food and food from hawkers is so tiring too. She told me that cooking is not difficult. She always asked me to use the crock pot or slow cooker to cook. She even buy a slow-cooker for me.

Recently, I told my mother that I feel lethargic easily. She gave me this packet of chinese herbal called "Chong Cao Pao Shen Ji Tang" for cooking with chicken or pork or any meat. The ingredients consists of American Ginseng, Godonopsis Pilosula, Polygonathum, Chinese Yam, Astragalta, Cordyceps, Wolfberry fruit and some special recipe which are all packed in a small bag.

My mother had already got ready for me. All I have to do is to unpack, wash and cook. How thoughtful of her. That is real love from real mother, nobody can replace our mother's love for us, and no one would care more than our mother. My mother is equally busy at her own workplace, with her own work. Yet she manage to squeeze her time, do so much for me.

She de-skin all the chicken drumsticks. She gave me four drumsticks, one for each member of the family. After washing the chicken drumstick, I put them into the slow-cooker. I unpacked the herbal chicken soup and put all the ingredients into the slow-cooker as shown below.

You can see the bright red wolfberries and the worm-like cordyceps. I hate to see the sight of it. But they are good food. That is everything I need to do for cooking this Crock Pot Herbal Chicken. After putting on the cover or lid for the pot, I switched on the power of the slow-cooker. I left it on I head towards my daily tasks. At two hours, I could smell the fragrance of the chicken herbal soup. At three to four hours, the chicken was so tender and the soup tasted so tasty. The longer you cooked, the softer or tender the chicken is. However, extremely long time will cause the chicken to lose its sweetness.

I just discovered that I had forgotten to take a picture of the final product. The cooked chicken. I had cooked this two weeks ago, after I had just finished tuition with Valerie. The next time I cook this dish again, I am going to remember to take a snapshot of it. This is one of the Crock Pot Dish I had cooked. I cooked other Crock Pot food as well. But they are rather similar. Sometimes cooking recipes are just made up of sort of food is available to you from the fridge or your inventories. For the busy, modern mum, you have to think, you have to change and be flexible. You cannot be rigid on the recipes. Mums who care about their family will always like to think of different Crock Pot Recipes everyday so that their children or family members can have healthy and tasty food. Crock Pot or Slow-Cooker, to cook easy, nutritious and hassle-free meals for the family, you need a variety of Crock Pot Recipes. Be smart, be hip and be connected at MomsWhoThink, which offers you a varieties of Crock Pot Recipes like Crock Pot Chicken, Crock Pot Pork, Crock Pot Turkey, and even Crock Pot Fish and Seafood!

Humbly Good Chicken Rice

2007-09-25T08:44:00.000+08:00

The price is reasonable, the chicken are tasty, tender and fragrant. The soy sauce not too salty, the Achar fresh and nice. Everything is perfect. The plate is not luxurious, everything made of plastic. But the food taste better than those placed in beautiful porcelain bowls and plates. You can eat to your heart's content here, at Woodlands Ave 1.

More portion, tastier, better value for money, this chicken rice is always not forgotten. For ten years, I had known the stall and for ten years, my husband and I had been eating them. For eight years or so, Loy Kee does not seem to appeal to us. It may look impress passers-by but will they come again?

One thing which this chicken rice stall does not have is vegetable. It would be perfect if they sell either vegetable or bean sprouts.

Loy Kee Best Chicken Rice Review

2007-08-28T19:43:00.000+08:00

Singapore is well-known for its Chicken Rice. Where to eat the Best Chicken Rice? Yesterday I had written about Loy Kee Best Chicken Rice at my other blog, PeaceBella.com. Today I search for the main website, Loy Kee Best Chicken Rice and was surprised that they have home delivery. I am not going to link to them. You can do a search and you can see their official website.

This is what they said about Home Delivery Services:

Home Delivery Services
LOY KEE look forward to serves our customers to the best we can. Thus we will be delivering freshly prepared dishes to your doorstep without you having to leave the comfort of your home, office etc. Just give us a call and place your order through our delivery hotline

Kindly refer to menu and call our Delivery Hotline at 6252 2318 between 9am to 5pm daily. Minimum purchase of $30.00 entitles free delivery, otherwise $5.00 will be chargeable.

The picture above shows the main Chicken Rice that people would eat. They come in 2 person set meal, 3 person, 4 person and so on. For a person it cost S$6.00.

There are various chicken dishes, like Macaroni (pork and chicken), chicken curry, and many others. They serve Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Of course there are dessert, though not much a variety.

I went there with my family, a total of four person. This is the first dish, the rice was served first. Follow by the top of the picture, the chicken rice and then the next dish to come the curry chicken, the picture below.

The ate the curry chicken while Richard ate the Chicken Rice. My children shared the Chicken Macaroni, the picture below.

After the children finish the macaroni, they ate Ice Jelly. They wanted Ice Kacang but they do not have sago and my children do not want to eat it in the end.

What is my experience at Loy Kee Best Chicken Rice? Read my full encounter at PeaceBella.com, Loy Kee Best Chicken Rice. I do not want to write everything again.

There are many Loy Kee Chicken Rice outlets in Singapore. Woodgrove is the one that I went.

They even provide the address and a picture of their outlet at their main official website. This is their address:

Loy Kee Woodlands
The Woodgrove
30 Woodlands Ave 1 #01-06 The Woodgrove
Tel: 6364 6771/6364 6772

The design theme at the Woodlands branch is clean yet sleek, with lots of glass and metal, for you to enjoy a traditional meal in a modern setting.

Their Main Office:
Main Office : 24, Woodlands Terrace. Tel: 68523322
Singapore 738448

Yup, what they say is true. But its all 'LOOK'. Where a good meal is concerned, we want a good meal that can fill our stomach, a good meal that can leave us happy memory, can feel happy and comfortable eating there, and at the end, able to 'SMILE' our way out. Did I?? Did WE?? Not for all my trip there, not even one was memorable and not even had left me the feeling of 'going back for more'.

What is the reason for me to always go back there if I had gone back all these years? The top reason is Air-conditioner. The next is because it is near the church. The third is the food is not totally inedible. They are still okay, though not that special and not really delicious. How about Loy Kee at Other outlets? I have not tried others, except for West Mall perhaps. Loy Kee is still Loy Kee.

Honestly, I am not going back to Woodgrove branch anymore. The price on the menu does not tally with the receipt given to me. I thought that it was due to GST, but one more look at the receipt, GST was not added yet. The total costs for the whole meal was S$17.30. For this sum of money, I can enjoy more delicious Chicken rice further down at Woodlands Ave 1, and with more chicken. They may have a 'cool' environment for dining, but their service is totally out. It is the worst I have ever met so far. The next one which I had come across was Saki Sushi at West Mall.

Fried Cockles Kway Teow

2007-08-18T15:07:00.000+08:00

This is Fried Kway Teow or Cockles Kway Teow. It is one of my favourite food. For a few years, I can hardly find a place to eat Fried Cockles Kway Teow, until Banquet comes.

This is Banquet at Causeway Point, seventh floor. Their Fried Cockles Kway Teow is nice. But sometimes they have different chef. Different chef produce different results.

What I like about Fried Cockles Kway Teow is the Cockles. If Cockles Kway Teow got no cockles, I do not want to eat. There was a time when I went to queue up for a plate of Cockles Kway Teow, but they told me no cockles for the day. I cancelled my order. Perhaps the reason for me to eat Cockles Kway Teow or Laksa at times is my craving for Cockles.

Where to eat delicious Fried Kway Teow or Cockles Kway Teow? During my working years, I went to eat Fried Kway Teow at Bedok Food Court (near Bedok MRT stations), Hong Lim Complex Food Center, and my neighbourhood places -- "Marsiling Food center" (don't really know what place it is called, it is near the Causeway). These are the three places which have nice Fried Kway Teow. Horizon Food Mall serves Fried Kway Teow, but they are not as delicious as Banquet or those other hawker stalls. I ate once or twice and I stop buying from Horizon Food Court's Fried Kway Teow.

Recommended Australian Cooking

2007-08-08T00:30:00.000+08:00

Speaking of food, that is the only enjoyment I could have. It is also a family activity and a family gathering where everyone got to enjoy and have some fun together.

One of the greatest fortune is to eat a varieties of food. Different races, different cultures and traditions produces different kinds of cooking and good food. If not for these, we would be sick of eating the same old kind of food everyday.

Basically, what I used to cook at home are simple meals. Cooking at home like my mother always used to say, is not easy. The 'chef' has to cook something which the whole family wanted to eat. The 'chef' needs to cook different types of meals everyday. This is the most difficult part. Sometimes, I myself run out of ideas and at times, the family just get so sick of eating the same food day in and day out. We just need some change at times.

Western food is not easy to cook. It needs grilling, frying and baking. It is very time consuming and tedious. After a meal, there is so much washing up to do. When the craving for Western food comes, the family just visit one of the nearest restaurant and we would enjoy our dinner there. The above picture is Mango and Prawn Cocktails, an apetitizer, before the main dish was served. My favourite is shrimp while the children love mango. A plate of apetitizer to be shared among all of us.

Ricsson's favourite is soup, especially cream of mushroom soup. As can see from the above picture, he enjoyed every moment drinking the delicious soup. For these reasons, I always try to look up for some recipes on the web. I had been to America, their way of cooking is different from that of our own local country, even though we have our own Western food. It is something so different that our own local country would not have that kind of taste.

Picture of Seafood Risotto

Picture of Oysters Rockafeller

I have never tried Australian food. My husband had tried before. He loves the barbeque chicken wings and honey barbeque pork ribs from Australia. I would like to try Australian food. Do you know that you do not need to fly to Australia to have a taste of Australian food? At Aussie Cooking, various kinds of Australian Recipes can be found. It is a very good website if you love food. Some of the recipes come with pictures. I would love to see more pictures. But generally, there are many recipes and they are useful for people like me who wants to cook something new for the family. I love seafood and the above two pictures are just two pictures of two delicious dishes which I had found at Aussie Cooking. If you would love to have more Australian recipes then you should not hesitate to visit Aussie Cooking.

Besides Australian Recipes, Aussie Cooking have Cooking Forums, Cooking Articles, Australian Cooks Shopping and many more. Find Australian Cooking Classes, submit Australian Recipe and so on. Food lovers can share their interest in this wonderful place as well as learn something from here. Most importantly, we would want to produce good food, and Aussie Cooking is definitely a site where we can be assured of good food -- Chili King Prawns, Garlic Prawns, Oysters Rockafeller, Linguine Thai Prawn Balls, Oysters Kilpatrick , Prawn Cocktails,Salmon In Orange Sauce, Salmon Mousse , Seafood and Scallops with Hot Chilli Linguine , Smoked Salmon Pate, etc etc

Meatless Diet

2007-07-19T09:19:00.000+08:00

Vegans are people who avoid all animal products including milk and eggs. They must be sure to eat a wide range of plant food to avoid becoming deficient in basic nutrients. Even so, some may need extra vitamins and minerals. The vegetarian diet is healthier because it is normally low in fat since it does not contain fatty cuts of meat. It is also richer in fibre from beans, pulses and grains, which not only aids bowel function, but also reduces the absorption of fat and cholesterol from food. A vegetarian diet usually has less sodium and more potassium, which may help to lower blood pressure.

Do vegetarians need supplements? Vegetarians who eat dairy products rarely need supplements. Vegans may need vitamin B12 supplements. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding and eat a vegan diet will normally be advised to take a calcium supplement.

Having one meat-free day a week adds variety to your diet. Vegetarian food are not only easy to prepare but are also healthy and nutritious. They tend to be lower in calories and fats, and higher in fibre. The choice is wide. For lunch, you could have a vegetable or bean soup, a meat-free sandwich with a cheese, cottage cheese, egg, tomato and lettuce, or cucumber fillings; and fruit or yoghurt to follow. For dinner, walnuts and mushrooms in a casserole make a combination that will please even meat eaters. It can be served with rice and vegetables!

Super Cocktails

2007-06-26T12:08:00.000+08:00

Water is the necessity of life and water may be consumed anytime of the day. All nice and delicious food are served with drinks -- white wines, red wines, beer, smoothies, quencher, or any other Mixed Drinks.

A cocktail party cannot go without its cocktail drinks and food. To have a successful cocktail party, the menu and its choice of drinks is important. The menu should reflect a balance of flavours and textures, such as a mixture of meat, seafood, vegetables and dessert. For informal gathering or entertaining, barbecues are very good because dishes can be prepared in advance to serve at room temperature, and marinated seafood, meat or poultry can be quickly barbecued close to serving. Offer contrasting dishes and also disheds with a range of colours and shapes.

Tropical Fruit Smoothie
Ingredients
400g Mangoes
100g bananas
300ml Soya Milk
25g almonds, roasted and crushed

Methods
Blend all the ingredients together and serve.

You can have your own mixed drinks recipes. You can have alcoholic or non-alcoholic. You can add in Gin, rum, brandy and so on. You can be as creative as you want to be when making your cocktail drinks.

For a formal and elegant cocktail party, select a spacious room for entertaining all the guests. The choice of drinks depends on what are the food going to be served for the guests. If you have no idea on what drinks to serve, there is always books and online resources to help you. Below is a one of the drink recipe which I like. If you need more, then click for Mixed Drink Recipes, at supercocktails.com. What is all eat and drink without fun? A super cocktails must have good food, good drinks and Drinking Games!

Satay

2007-06-23T20:20:00.000+08:00

This is Singapore Satay. I ate these chicken satay yesterday. It was from a Malay Stall in Woodlands. I bought 10 sticks of chicken satays with two rice. Everything cost $6.00. I was surprised that the cost of satay had gone up. Last time it used to cost 25cents when I was a kid, then slowly went up to 30 cents and then recently 40 cents. However I had not bought satay that cost 50 cents yet from the neighbourhood stalls.

The Satays look nice, with no 'black' burns. Some satays are too overcooked, and there are mostly 'black' and we are eating more carbons. That is very unhealthy. This Chicken Satay here looks very nice, yellowish, and smell nice too. And when eaten hot, it is very tasty. The gravy is a bit too watery though.

Today I am going to eat the Chicken Satay again. My husband told me that Chicken rice and Chicken satay is known to be food that represent Singapore. Chicken Satay is the more commonly accepted ones as some westerners do not like chicken rice, which is a chinese food.

Kitchen Herbs

2007-06-21T01:02:00.000+08:00

Picture of Nettle

A herb is any plant that is valued for its medicinal, culinary or aromatic qualities. As well as livening up a dull recipe, herbs can be used to relax, soothe and energize, as well as to target specific organs, fight infection, bolster natural defenses against disease, and ease aches and pains.

Herbs can also be effective where conventional medicines are impotent. Antibiotics, for example, cannot eliminate viral infections, but many herbs can. Herbal remedies are powerful and they make up three-quarters of all the medicines used in the world. Indeed, the very word "drug" comes from the early German word droge, meaning to dry, as in drying herbs. It is estimated that up to half of all prescription drugs either come directly from plants or are chemical imitations of constituents naturally found in plants. Aspirin, for example, now considered a cure for conditions as diverse as heart disease and cataracts, is in fact, a chemical imitation of salicin, an acid derived from the bark of the white willow tree. Even less exotic herbs such as parsley have an important role in promoting optimum health. This herb, which you can chew to freshen the breath after eating garlic, can aid digestion and clear congestion caused by coughs and colds.

Picture of Sage

Top Ten Kitchen Herbs
1. Ginger: A spiritual and physical cleanser, good for coughs, colds, indigestion, travel sickness, morning sickness, arthritis and circulatory problems.

2. Basil: Stimulates the immune system to make more antibodies. Relieves many conditions, including asthma, arthritis, rheumatism and headaches.
3. Rosemary: A gentle liver tonic, it stimulates circulaion, strengthens the heartbeat and is a good antidote to stress.

4. Sage: Astringent and antiseptic, it has powerful anti-aging properties, enhances memory and may help protect against Alzheimer's disease.

5. Coriander: Antifungal and antibacterial action aids digestion and alleviates allergies and hayfever. Decongests the liver and eases cystitis and skin rashes.

6. Turmeric: May aid fat loss and boosts circulation. Energizes the immune system and speeds up wound healing.

7. Fenugreek: Relieves constipation, lowers cholesterol and reduces blood sugar levels. Soothes coughs, fevers, sore throats and menstrual pain.

8. Nettle: Protects against anaemia, allergies and hayfever, high blood pressure and heart disease. Can also alleviate the symptoms of prostate enlargement.

9. Garlic: Potent antibacterial agent, effective against colds, skin problems and digestive disorders. Can also help circulatory disorders.
10. Liquorice: Alleviates stomach disorders, bronchitis, sore throats, coughs, kidney problems and irritable bowel syndrome.

Acai Facts

2007-06-20T16:03:00.000+08:00

The acai (pronounce ah-sigh-ee) berry is a miracle fruit that has been around for thousands of years well-known for its nutrients. The acai berry is grown on Acai Palm Trees which is found in the Amazon Forest in Brazil. The Amazon Forest is the largest rainforest in the world where one third of all animals and plants species can be found. Research and Information on the Acai Berry found that acai berry has tremedous health benefits. The acai berries, which has medicinal properties, were first used by tribes of the Amazon jungle to cure various ailments. Today, there are many commercial acai supplies to consumers and they are highly promoted.

The main useful nutrients in acai is its antioxidants, proteins, fibre, omega-3, the essential fatty acids, Vitamin B1 (Thiamin), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B3 (Niacin), Vitamin C, Vitamin E (tocopherol), iron, potassium, phosphorus, calcium and amino acids. They are considered as superfood because of its nutrients rich contents and it has very high energy content. Having a vibrant taste of berries with a hint of chocolate aftertaste, people who eat acai increases strength, heightens awareness and improves mental clarity. The medicinal values of acai includes improvement in blood circulation, improvement in our cardiovascular system, cancer prevention, increasing energy, libido, and stamina. Acai has powerful anti-inflammatory properties. It helps to maintain youth and beauty. Taking acai helps to rejuvate our mind, body and spirit. It helps to prevent aging too.

With its wonderful benefits, acai is highly sought after in drinks and smoothies. The acai berries are highly perishable -- it must be consumed within 24 hours after they are harvested. Thus not every places around the world sells fresh acai berries. However, there are many places online where you can buy acai supplements and the juice. Many people seek ways to 'preserve' this wonder food. There are various ways of processing the fruit, such as spray dried acai, freeze dried acai and extracts. Not all the methods used are helpful. Various methods of processing acai might lost much of its nutrients or 'denatured' the nutrients.

Power Supplements have the Perfect Acai, a 100% Organic and Fair Trade Sambazon Freeze Dried Acai supplement. The whole story can be found at - http://www.powersupplements.com/acai. They are frustrated that products like MonaVie juice are not using Sambazon Acai and do not say how much Acai is actually in their product. They believe in keeping it simple - they have only 1 ingredient in Perfect Acai - Sambazon Organic Freeze Dried Acai. Nothing proprietary, nothing hidden. If you have heard about the incredible health properties of Acai and want to try Acai - Perfect Acai is the best way to go. Another article that will help spell out their frustration with MonaVie at http://www.powersupplements.com/acai/monavie-compare.html. Power Supplements have other useful articles if you are shopping for acai. To get value for your money and most importantly real quality acai which will help to bring out the best health benefits in you, find the Perfect Acai!