We had tried Pho Bien before but that was in North Shore, we never knew they had another branch until recently when we were searching for a noodle house here at West Auckland. Located in Universal Drive, I was surprised not to know about this place before as I visit this...
This was the last few days of our trip and heading back to Auckland we spent a couple of days in the Hawkes Bay region. After visiting the Arataki Honey Centre and Te Mata Peak, we were looking for a place to have our late lunch, the nearest town was...
Another day in our Wellington short trip and it was quite cold so we were in the lookout for something to warm us up like a nice stew or soup, it also happened to be that we are strolling around Dixon Street which are studded with amazing restaurants. At first,...
It’s a salad, it’s a noodle dish, it’s also a grilled pork dish. This is the perfect summer all in one meal. Vietnamese Noodles with Lemongrass Pork is a Vietnamese style rice noodle salad prepared with fresh ingredients such as carrots, lettuce, cucumber and herbs served with rice noodles and...
Bangus, annoying to most but this is well loved by the Filipinos, this probably will be the boniest fish you will ever try, the flesh is studded all throughout with around 180 really thin pin bones compared to the 29 for salmon and 31 for trout. After the pain and...
One of the last few restaurants that we haven’t tried here in Westgate was this Vietnamese chain called Hansan. If you remember in the past, we shared Hansan a lot but that was in North Shore, it was one of our family favourites until something changed, now that branch was...
Back in the Philippines dining in at food courts is a regular occurrence not because we like it but it makes a lot of sense when all you do on a weeknight or a weekend is to visit a mall. Mall life in Asian countries is quite a big thing,...
Commercial Bay, a new development near Auckland harbour, this was supposed to be the heart of Auckland commercial district but since COVID happened this place was not fully materialised to where it supposed to be. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a nice shopping complex with upscale brands but since...
In Auckland it’s hard to find a good Pho, it can be due to many reasons, lack of ingredients, lack of skills to do this and even lack of customers. I had tried many restaurants that offer this but very few passed to my expectations, it’s just sad because this...
Bo Kho is a type of Vietnamese Stew prepared with beef slowly simmered with Asian aromatics then served with rice noodles, bread or just rice. Kho is a cooking technique in Vietnam that means “to braise” or “to stew” in which proteins like beef, fish, pork or chicken is added...
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