Showing posts with label Butterfly Pea Flower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Butterfly Pea Flower. Show all posts

Friday, January 26, 2018

Feelsion @ Old Phuket Town [Phuket]

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Off the beaten track at Old Phuket Town sits Feelsion. Rather common in countries like Australia, where you will find warehouse-style cafes in suburbs or industrial chic spaces right in the middle of a neighbourhood. As I turned into the lane, the sight of this steampunk design space in a sleepy town bewildered me for seconds.

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The European style chairs fall aptly into place alongside with other vintage furniture and antique exhibits which bound to intrigue you in one way or another. My favourite place is the toilet and if you ever drop by, you will know why. Sit on the mezzanine level allow you to appreciate almost the entire spectrum of this place.

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Butterfly Pea Flower Macchiato Mix 3/5

The drinks come across as rather archaic to me, like how some other cafes tried to make their food instagrammable. Still, we ordered one just to complete the experience.

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Spicy Seabass Soup 4/5

I half expected the food to be amateurish but it turned out to be real good, way better than the watered-down version that I had in Patong beach. The Spicy Seabass Soup was fiery and tangy, and if you like XO sauce, the sweet-spicy shrimp paste at the side may make you want to get a bottle back.

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Green Curry Spaghetti 4.2/5

A fusion dish is the Green Curry Spaghetti, similar to our Laksa pasta. The green curry sauce was rich and robust, and the housemade crispy prawns say a lot about the quality of their food. I would imagine most would have given us the ready-to-eat prawn tempura version.

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Rum & Banana ICe Cream 3.5/5

Homemade ice creams seem popular in Thailand and I remember having really delicious ones in both Thailand and Cambodia. I tried the Rum & Banana. The rum taste was quite pronounced and the sweetness level was quite right.

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For cafe-hopper, include this off-the-radar cafe in your list!

Words and photos by Si An. A girl who is allured by travelling, loves the feel of freedom, smell of the rain and the aroma of fine coffee and food. Note: This is an invited tasting.


Feelsion
445/1 Phuket Rd
Tambon Talat Yai
Amphoe Mueang Phuket
Chang Wat Phuket 83000
Thailand
Tel: +66 831819845
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Opening Hours:
Daily: 1030am - 8pm

Monday, October 23, 2017

Jia Xiang Nasi Lemak @ CT Hub 2 - Nasi Lemak With Blue Coloured Rice

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Have you heard of blue nasi lemak? To be exact, the blue colouring is from the butterfly pea flower. Two brothers, Kenneth and Shawn has inherited the recipe from their grandmother from Kedah, Malaysia and opened Jia Xiang Nasi Lemak. The stall was first opened at an industrial area in Tampines before re-locating to its current location at CT Hub 2.

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Butterfly Pea Teh C with Gula Melaka 3/5

At Jia Xiang Nasi Lemak, not only the rice comes in blue colour but the drinks too. On the menu, it offers a variety of hot and cold beverages using the butterfly pea flower. One of these beverages, which is a new creation is the Butterfly Pea Teh C with Gula Melaka. It is quite an interesting drink using the natural sweetness of the gula melaka.

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Blue Rice Rendang Chicken Set

It was a Saturday when I visited Jia Xiang Nasi Lemak and I decided to have their Blue Rice Rendang Chicken Set ($5). I understand that the rendang chicken is only available on every Tuesdays and Saturdays only. Unfortunately I visited the place after lunch hour and they have run out of sunny side up egg. Instead they replaced it with bitter gourd fried egg for me.

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Unlike the usual nasi lemak rice, the butterfly pea flower rice is cooked using a concoction of natural pandan juice and coconut milk. The rice set comes with other items such as ikan bilis, eanuts, achar and of course the rendang chicken. Every components on the plate were well executed, playing their own roles for the set. Even the sweet and spicy chilli was so good too. It went very well with the rice. I can taste the effort by  he team, in ensuring every single items on the plate is well executed.

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Worth mentioning is their weekly special Rendang Chicken. The tender chicken pieces are cooked in a rich and robust paste filled with aroma of spices and lemongrass.

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Jia Xiang Nasi Lemak may not be any posh restaurant but the little eatery located in the aisle of CT Hub 2, hidden from the main road, serves some delicious nasi lemak that is good from the heart. You can taste the sincerity in their food.


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Jia Xiang Nasi Lemak
CT Hub 2
114 Lavender Street
#01-08/09
Singapore 338729
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Nearest MRT: Bendemeer (DT Line)

Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am - 3pm
Sat: 11am - 4pm

Direction:
1) Alight at Bendemeer MRT station. Take Exit. Cross the road. Walk to destination. Journey time about 5 minutes. [Map]