September 27, 2007 at 1:36 pm (Blogroll, Blogs, Food Photography, Japanese, Japanese Cuisine)
Tags: Japanese Cuisine, salmon sahimi, salmon skins
It has been a wet morning not the same morning that I woke up to. At 7.30 am the sun was out and at the time it appeared we would be blessed with a good day. How wrong was that first impression considering the morning glow got me thinking about a swim but the sudden downpour at around 10 am pretty much dampened that plan. How ironic that rain would ruin my swimming plans! Trapped at home, I slowly worked up an appetite for Fried Salmon Skins and Salmon Sashimi, two of my favourite items at our local Japanese eatery, Excapade.
Fried Salmon Skins & Salmon Sahimi © Jan Shim Photography
And fried salmon skins and salmon sahimi I had. Preparing for this shoot was, how shall I put it, torturous. I really wanted to eat instead of fumble with camera equipment and presentation that you see here. Up until the moment I discovered fried salmon skins this idea of additional revenue from discarded components of the salmon sashimi never crossed my mind but it turned out to be a good one and has become something of a delicacy to me.
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September 27, 2007 at 10:31 am (Blogroll, Blogs, Breakfast, Chinese Food, Cooking, Food Photography, Lifestyle, Living)
The actual name of this building escapes me but when its architecture is a landmark noted for its culinary delights, reputation precedes its name. Located in the town I grew up in Kuala Belait the noodle house as it’s affectionately referred to, has fed generations and is feeding generations more with different kinds of yellow noodles ranging from thin to thick and cooked in more ways than you can count the number of operators. I present these images in B/W to heighten the sense of reminiscing the good old days.
© Jan Shim Photography
As far as I recall, the government undertook restoration works a while back and I’m glad no physical changes were made to alter the rather interesting design that resembles ancient Roman architecture. Quite a surprise indeed.
© Jan Shim Photography
^ This is my all time favourite and personal recommendation–the fried wet noodles with extra toppings and an egg to top it off (pardon the pun) and to wash it all down, a glass of hot local coffee with milk ying-yang style (concoction of fresh and condensed milk). To get your taste buds into this plate, make a beeline to the end when you make it upstairs, tell the nice owners there you recognise them on the web and order the SHIM special! Seriously! (for non-Muslims only).
Note: The entire ground floor of the noodle house is also a wet market.
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