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I always wanted to blog about my visit to Ding Tai Feng (鼎泰豐), Taiwan’s top dumpling chain, but didnt because I do not ahve nice photos of the food. That day, I was using my brother’s camera and the resolution wasnt very great. The gist of food blog entry is to draw readers’ attention to the restaurant and then visit them after reading my entry. Photos will be very important to show readers how nice/bad is the food.

But now, I’ve decided to blog this. Please bear with the not-so-nice photos.

Sour and Spicy Soup - 酸辣湯
Although the name of this dish is sour and spicy soup, it isnt sour, it isnt spicy. It will only taste better after I added vinegar. 
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蝦肉蒸餃
It somehow associates to xiao long bao in the sense that it is juicy. But I still prefer xiao long bao.
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Prawn Fried Rice - 蝦仁蛋炒飯
The fried rice smells and tastes great. But, I’m not really a rice-lover.
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Steamed pork dumplings - 小籠包
Each Xiao Long Bao has at least 18 exquisite folds. The skin is made with thin dough and served on the bamboo try. The white cloth is laid on the bamboo try to prevent the dumpling from tearing when getting them. The technique to eat xiao long bao is to suck the juice out and then slowly bite the dumplings.
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蝦仁餛飩湯
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Glass noodle soup with fried bean curd and pork rolls - 油豆腐細粉
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Pork Rib Noodles
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Mango Sago Pudding
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Photo credit: Zynamic Gala

Yesterday, had a wonderful time with the ladies at Lot One Shoppers’ Mall. Emily, Nicole and I decided to settle our dinner at New York New York. We had a great chat over the dinner, spending the whole evening there.

Root Beer Float
S$7.60
Remember the good old days we have A&W restaurant? The first store opened at Dunearn Road in 1966. The chain’s Singapore operations dwindled by the beginning of the 21st century, and by 2002 it had only 7 outlets around the island. A&W finally closed in 2003. A&W was known for its Root Beer Float. Though A&W has closed down, you can still have a quick stop for an icy cold frosty mug of root beer float at New York New York.
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Coffee Float
S$7.60
After Root Beer Float, innovative people came out with different types of floats. And we got Coffee Float.
A scoop of Vanilla ice-cream floating on top of the big mug of coffee.
Ratings: (out of 5 stars)

Hot Chocolate Velvet
S$6.90
I should have requested for this to come after my meal. By the time I had my main course, Hot Chocolate Velvet became Warm Chocolate Velvet..became Cold Chocolate Velvet. Honestly speaking, I’m quite disappointed with this drink.
Ratings: (out of 5 stars)

Calamari Rings
S$6.90
It may look like ordinary calamari rings that you can get outside. With a dip of special sauce which taste like satay sauce makes everything perfect.
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Mini Cheese Fondue
Photo credit: Rusty Site
It just taste like I’m having Nachos.
“Sweet delectable chocolate fondue is paired with fresh fruits while our savory cheese fondue comes with veg fritters. These Latin veg fritters are deep-fried to a golden hue, served crunchy with the heavenly cheesy dip” - New York New York
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Cheesy Chicken
Half a roasted chicken, with melted cheese in it.
I’m simply loving it. The food makes me drool when it was first served.
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Veg Garden Pizza
Emily: “It’s oily.”
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This is simply yummy that I am blogging this the second time. I highly recommend Yummy Desserts to everyone of you. The drinks are nicely blended and mixed with colorful tadpoles jelly and sago balls. Yummy Desserts is located in Amara Hotel Food Court. You would really like it especially after a walk from your office to Amara Hotel. Yummy Desserts provide you fruity slushies such as watermelon, papaya, honeydew, strawberry, kiwi, avocado and mango. No preservatives added. What you get is really fresh fruits. You can get a cup at the least $2.80.

Strawberry Fruit Juice
I find the price (S$3.30) reasonable for strawberry dessert. Beside strawberry juice, there’s still strawberry to eat.

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Avocado Pudding

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Mango and Melon Juice
I always order this mango and melon juice without fail. I like the concept of having the 4 fruit balls with the fruit juice. I can eat and drink at the same time.

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On friday(4 July 2008), met up with Collin for lunch. He highly recommended this Indonesian restaurant - ChiliKong, after visiting the restaurant for a few times. By looking at the name, you should guessed that the food will be spicy, so be prepared to have some spice in your food.

ChiliKong is located at Temasek Tower B1. This small and cosy place was opened in February this year. We queued up at the counter and ordered our meal. Both of us ordered their Chili Fish set. A selection of drinks for you to choose to go along with your meal. I ordered Passion fruit juice. The whole set costs S$10 per person.

We sat behind the glass pane of the kitchen. Peeping into the kitchen, the chefs were preparing plates and plates of dishes, and they were very efficient. The service was good and we only waited for a short time before our food was served.

Our Chili Fish set not only comes with our meal and drinks, but also with a bowl of winter melon soup. This is simply value-for-money.

Chili Fish

This healthy dish is made with fried dory fish topped with a special home made paste. Trust me, this is really great. The fish was very soft and delicate. The
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