Food in Indonesia, as well as Indonesian cuisine, can be very hit and miss, but not in Makassar where it appears at least to be hit upon hit. And this is particularly true with the street food Makassar scene, which is frankly epic. That it has a banging airport, a beautiful beach and lots to…
Having been to a great Chinatown in KL, as well as a fabulous Koreatown in Manila of all places, I had high hopes for Glodok Chinatown in Jakarta. In the end though, it turns out it is, at worst, a bit lame, and at best, a wee bit disappointing when it comes to street food….
t’s rare that I get blown away by food in Indonesia. In fact, I have been quite disparaging about it in the past, BUT eating Ayam Jamur at Bakmi Kota 21 in Chinatown, Jakarta, just blew me away. Situated right in the heart of the city, this hole in the wall eatery is obviously as…
If you have not been to Uzbekistan then you are seriously missing out. Sure, the Silk Road cities are every bit as stunning as people say they are, but what really surprised me was just how bloody good the food was. Uzbekistan might well have the best cuisine in Central Asia, with influences from Persia,…
If you have not been to Kyrgyzstan then you are truly missing out. The people are great, the scenery is stunning, and there is more communist tack than you can shake a shitty stick at. And then there is Kyrghiz food. Kyrghiz food, or Kyrgyzstani cuisine, is bloody awesome! And despite what you might think,…
While the street food Tianjin scene is actually not all that bad, it is extremely far from being an “underrated gem” as many have stated. Also pretty much all of the information that you see online is either wrong or very out of date. For example, Tianjin Food Street, or Tianjin Cuisine Street, the fake…
