Category: photos
Hong Kong cuisines in miniatures
My cousin J is the proud owner of these three sets of miniatures of Hong Kong cuisines. Since I have been posting pictures of real food here for a long time (for example, 2M* dim sum lunch), how about some plastic food for a change. Dim sum, first. They are all placed in a display
Winter comfort: Hotpot / Fondue
There is nothing more inviting in a frigid winter or a lunar new year feast than a hotpot 火鍋 ? Known also as a steamboat as my Malaysian or Singaporean friends might call it or a fondue locally. While in the US, we had one made in Japan and the pot consisted of two compartments. Soups
La Chaux-de-Fonds – a Swiss Watch-making City
La Chaux-de-Fonds is the heart of Switzerland’s famous watch-making industry. The area referred to as the Watch Valley nestled within the Jura mountains above Neuchâtel. You will see the logos of the various famous brands on buildings around town especially along the road towards Le Locle – see my earlier post on watchmakers. In 2009,