FOOD CORNER (SE ASIA) ~ PHOTO GALLERIES
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Cambodia Food
Fish Market dinner. Shrimp spring rolls and BBQ prawns with fried rice. Good Eats! Kampot, Cambodia.
Sailing Club snack (steamed prawns with 3 dipping sauces and edamame). Kep, Cambodia
Blue crab leg dinner at the Holy Crab restaurant. Kep, Cambodia
Blue crab with Kampot pepper sauce dinner at the Holy Crab restaurant. Kep, Cambodia
Pineapple fried rice in Sok San Village on the west side of the island. Koh Rong, Cambodia.
Palm Beach BBQ dinner. Koh Rong, Cambodia.
Fresh whole fish wrapped and steamed in banana leaf. Kampot, Cambodia.
Fresh whole fish steamed in banana leaf. This was fantastic. Kampot, Cambodia.
One of our favorite Ganesha breakfasts. Fresh baguette, omelette, fruit bowl and french press coffee. Kampot, Cambodia.
Our daily french press coffee. This was a nice treat. Kampot, Cambodia.
Another one of our favorite breakfasts while at Ganesha. Banana pancakes with honey and cinnamon. Kampot, Cambodia.
Black Pepper Shrimp at Ganesha Guesthouse. Kampot, Cambodia.
Amok at Ganesha Guesthouse (very delicious). Amok is a traditional Cambodian dish and is interpreted differently everywhere it's served. Kampot, Cambodia.
Cambodia
Indonesia Food
One of the delicious lunches on our live aboard boat. Grilled fish, salad, pasta, and fried tempe. Komodo Natl Park (#1), Indonesia (Flores).
Barbecued tuna for lunch. This fish was so fresh and was so good. Road Trip, Indonesia (Flores).
Chandu, our lead guide, cooking rice and fresh veggies for our lunch at Pos 2 on day 1. Mt Tambora, Indonesia (Sumbawa).
Akim, our summit guide, cooking us hot noodles on the crater rim after our summit. Mt Tambora, Indonesia (Sumbawa).
Welcome drinks at Silver Fern Beach Retreat. Sekotong, Indonesia (Lombok).
Chicken Curry dish. Traditional Indonesian dish. Senaru, Indonesia (Lombok).
Gado Gado dish. This is a traditional Indonesian dish with peanut sauce. Senaru, Indonesia (Lombok).
Steamed potato like nuts. You peal the outside and eat the soft inside which looks and tasted similar to a potato. Senaru, Indonesia (Lombok).
Urap-urap dish on the right (shredded coconut, veggies, spices) and Tempe on the left (furmented corn mixture and fried). Both were outstanding. Our Senaru guide made this as part of our lunch. Senaru, Indonesia (Lombok).
Young banana stalk dish. This does not look appetizing, but it was amazingly good. Our Senaru guide made this as part of our lunch. Senaru, Indonesia (Lombok).
Indonesia
Japan Food
Delicious Takoyaki, aka Octopus Balls, is one of Japan's best-known street food originated in Osaka. Osaka, Japan.
One of our 7/11 meals. 7/11 convenience stores offer many fresh and surprisingly good food items for sale. Osaka, Japan.
Our first sake tasting of the evening. Osaka, Japan.
Okonomiyaki, a Japanese savory pancake, and our first light bite of the evening at the Japanese Cowboy's bar. Very unique and super delicious. Osaka, Japan.
Our very large glasses of local sake with the typical "overpour". Osaka, Japan.
Our very large glasses of local sake with the typical "overpour". Osaka, Japan.
Our second light bite of the evening, Tompenyaki. It was similar to an omelette filled with meat and other ingredients topped with sauce and bonito flakes. Sooo good. Osaka, Japan.
The saying "Kanpai" is equivalent to "cheers" and is said at a toast and very commonly at the start of a meal with drinks and/or guests. Osaka, Japan.
Dotonburi sushi bar menu. Osaka, Japan.
Japan
Laos Food
Our favorite restaurant's version of Phad Thai and Indian Chicken Curry. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Super good black Laos coffees. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Local mild and spicy sausage on the BBQ. Both were good. A link was just over $.50 US each. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Lao Skyway snack. Our flight was only 40 minutes, but they still handed out this snack bag with coconut sweet bread. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Close-up of coconut pancake batter cooking in the cast iron skillet. You get 10 pieces for less than $1 US. Super delicious. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Our favorite street vendor making coconut pancakes. These things were out of this world good. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Couple good snacks. Pakse, Laos.
Koh Kae peanuts. These are one of our favorite snacks. Peanuts with a crunchy BBQ coating on the outside. Pakse, Laos.
Fried peanut appetizer at the Somphamit waterfall bar. Don Khone, Laos.
Chicken curry dish we had at an Indian restaurant on the island. It was very good. Don Khone, Laos.
Laos
Malaysia Food
Our Tandoori Chicken at Al Wira. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Our Tandoori Chicken going into the tandoor oven. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Our Tandoori Chicken getting ready to go into the tandoor oven at Al Wira. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
TG's naan bread with curry and mint sauce. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kadai Chicken and Butter Chicken at TG's, one of our favorite places to eat. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Breakfast at TG's (one of our favorite place to eat). From left to right, Bungkus (omelette), Roti with banana and honey, and Roti with Egg and Cheese. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Soft Shell Crab with Chili Pasta dinner at the roof-top restaurant in Sandakan. This was super delicious. Sepilok, Malaysia.
A nice treat on a very hot day in Sandankan...Ice Cold Somersby Ciders. Sepilok, Malaysia
Two sizzling dinners from the Bayu Dive Resort restaurant. Black Pepper Chicken (left) and Sweet and Sour Chicken (right). Both delicious. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.
Nasi Lemak with Redang chicken on the left and Stir Fried chicken with pineapple on the right. Both were very good. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.
Malaysian iced coffee. Super good. Very strong coffee slightly sweetened with condensed milk. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.
Roti Canai with sweet milk. This was surprisingly delicious. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.
Banana pancake. A delicious thick crepe-like pancake with crisp edges and honey on top. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
Southern Indian Food. Chicken Curry Meal on a banana leaf. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
Southern Indian Food. Chicken Shahi Khorma - this was fantastic especially with a naan on the side. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
Southern Indian Food. Chicken and Rice cooked in a Clay Pot. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
Southern Indian food. Chicken Curry with vegetables and a Roti. Very good. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
Wood fired cheese naan with 3 dipping sauces. These were so good... Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
Naan wood fired oven and counter area for rolling the dough. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
Breakfast - Nasi Lemak, coconut rice with chili sauce and peanuts and Nasi Lemak with Chicken Curry both with fried eggs on top. Our favorite breakfast dishes!!! Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
Scones and Boh Passion Fruit tea at a small cafe in town. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
Malay style chicken satay dish with chili peanut dipping sauce on the side. Very good. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Malaysia
Nepal Food
Ice cold San Miguel Beers (the all-day happy hour special) while we wait for our wood-fired pizzas at Neptalia. Pokhara, Nepal.
Neptalia fantastic wood fire pizzas. This was one of our favorite places. We'd order 2 - 10" pizzas and take half home for leftovers. Pokhara, Nepal.
Our favorite Nepalese Beer. The Everest brand was by far the best, plus it has a cool label too. Pokhara, Nepal.
Be Happy restaurant Kadai Chicken and Cheese Naan dinner. Delicious and we ate it often. Pokhara, Nepal.
Be Happy restaurant Butter Chicken and Cheese Naan dinner. Delicious and we ate it often. Pokhara, Nepal.
Sun Welcome Chicken Enchilada. This wasn't the standard Mexican type enchilada, it had more of an Indian flare. It was very good. Pokhara, Nepal.
One of our Sun Welcome dinners. Chicken Shahi Korma with Roti and Pumpkin Curry with Naan. Both dishes were fantastic. Pokhara, Nepal.
We had coffee and breakfast with a fantastic view of the valley below. Mardi Himal Trek D6, Nepal.
Closer view of spinach and cheese momos, a Nepali specialty. These are delicious especially with the spicy dipping sauce. Kathmandu, Nepal.
Keema (buffalo) Paratha. This is like a thick tortilla with a thin layer of filling in the middle. This dish is also from our favorite place in Kathmandu, Newa Momo. Kathmandu, Nepal.
Spinach with Cheese and Chicken Momos. Momos are filled dumplings (you can get them steamed, fried, or "kothey" which is steamed then fried on one side. These are from our favorite place in Kathmandu, Newa Momo. Kathmandu, Nepal.
Ice cold Everest Beer, our favorite in Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal.
Another restaurant's version of the typical Nepali dish, vegetable curry and chapati. Mardi Himal Trek, Nepal.
One of our meals, vegetable curry and chapatis. Each restaurant's version is different. Mardi Himal Trek, Nepal.
Tibetan bread, one of the typical Nepali dishes. It's quite good with a little local honey drizzled on top. Mardi Himal Trek, Nepal.
Another local dish sort of similar to what might be a Nepali pizza. Bhaktapur, Nepal.
One version of the very popular and delicious Nepali Momos. Momos are like small dumplings filled with veggies, meat or cheese and then steamed, fried, or done Kothey (which is steamed and pan-fried on one side). Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Typical Nepali meal, Dahl Baht. This meal consisted of lentil soup, vegetable and chicken curry, rice, and sauces. Bhaktapur, Nepal.
A container of freshly made Bhaktapur King Curd. King Curd is a thick, very tasty yogurt-like food. It's super delicious. Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Delicious banana pancake with local honey and Nepali tea at a guesthouse in Nagarkot. Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nepal
Sri Lanka Food
Our Sri Lankan breakfast with a view. Dalawella, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan breaksfast at Rathna Guesthouse. String hoppers, with dahl curry and coconut sambal. Dalawella, Sri Lanka.
Fresh fruit, buffalo curd, and treacle. A breakfast dish at the Rathna Guesthouse. Dalawella, Sri Lanka.
Buffalo curd and honey, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka.
Buffalo curd and treacle. Treacle is similar to honey and very delicious. This was one of our favorite Sri Lankan desserts. Dalawella, Sri Lanka.
Whole grilled butterfish at Rathna Guesthouse. Dalawella, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan fried noodles. Unawatuna, Sri Lanka.
Grilled prawns, chips, and salad with a passion fruit dressing. Unawatuna, Sri Lanka.
Deviled fish and prawns. The devil sauce is sweet and spicy and delicious. Dalawella, Sri Lanka.
One of our delicious breakfasts. Sweet pancakes filled with coconut and fresh fruit with buffalo curd and honey. Galle Fort, Sri Lanka.
Sweet Sri Lankan Pancakes. The pancake is made with turmeric and is more like a thick crepe with a coconut and sugar filling. These were fantastic. Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.
Local Sri Lankan string pancakes. These look really strange, but are very good. Coconut and sugar filling wrapped with noodles. Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
Another Sri Lankan breakfast. Roti with egg and dahl curry and string pancakes. The string pancakes are filled with coconut and sugar. Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
We were served this traditional Sri Lankan dessert, oil cake. It was interesting, not very sweet but good. It's made with something similar to soy beans. Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
One of our favorite Sri Lankan dishes, Kottu Roti. Small pieces of roti, vegetables, and chicken are stir fried. Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
One of our delicious Sri Lankan breakfasts. Roti with egg and dahl curry, sweet coconut pancakes, and fresh fruit. Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
Plain and Egg Hoppers, part of our Sri Lankan breakfast. Hoppers are crispy, bowl shaped pancakes made with rice flour. They are a local favorite and come in many varieties. Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka
Taiwan Food
Wulai sticky rice dumpling. Northern Area, Taiwan.
Wulai bamboo sticky rice. Northern Area, Taiwan.
Wulai bamboo sticky rice. Northern Area, Taiwan.
Wulai bamboo sticky rice and rice dumplings. Northern Area, Taiwan.
Wulai Taiwanese grilled sausages. Northern Area, Taiwan.
A different and tasty version of pork buns. Northern Area, Taiwan.
A different and tasty version of pork buns. Northern Area, Taiwan.
A delicious ice cream treat. Waffle filled with vanilla ice cream and strawberries. Northern Area, Taiwan.
A delicious ice cream treat. Waffle filled with vanilla ice cream and strawberries. Northern Area, Taiwan.
A delicious ice cream treat. Waffle filled with vanilla ice cream and strawberries. Northern Area, Taiwan.
A few of our favorite snacks, seaweed wrapped rice triangles filled with meat (we liked the beef and chicken the best). Northern Area, Taiwan.
Bubble teas from the owner of our accommodation in Changhua. Western Area, Taiwan.
Passion fruit popsicles from Hayashi Department store in Tainan. Refreshing on a very hot day. Southern Area, Taiwan.
Tainan Coffin Bread. A quickly fried thick piece of bread which is hollowed out and filled with vegetables, seafood, and a chowder type sauce. Surprisingly, very good. Southern Area, Taiwan.
7-Eleven Rice triangles. Rice wrapped in seaweed and filled with a variety of options which include pork, chicken, beef, fish, peanuts, and vegetables. They are always fresh and are a nice snack. Southern Area, Taiwan.
Steamed dumplings in Kaohsiung. Southern Area, Taiwan.
Pork braised rice in Kaohsiung. Southern Area, Taiwan.
Kenting night market grilled octopus. Southern Area, Taiwan.
Kenting night market dumplings. Southern Area, Taiwan.
Our Kenting roadside wood-fired pizza. Surprisingly, it was quite good. Southern Area, Taiwan.
Kenting roadside wood-fired pizza. Southern Area, Taiwan.
Rick waiting for our roadside wood-fired pizza in Kenting. Southern Area, Taiwan.
Kung Pao chicken in Taitung. East Coast, Taiwan.
An order of pork dumplings in Taitung. Very tasty. East Coast, Taiwan.
Our noodle dish in Ruisui. We had no idea what we actually ordered, but it ended up being very good. East Coast, Taiwan.
Our delicious bowl of Yuli noodles. East Coast, Taiwan.
Our sushi in Hualien. The pieces were 10 Taiwan dollars each or roughly 30 US cents a piece (we were stuffed after eating $10 US worth). East Coast, Taiwan.
Rick choosing our plate of sushi. East Coast, Taiwan.
Rick looking which pieces of sushi to buy. East Coast, Taiwan.
Rick having the first sip of our first bubble tea in Taiwan. East Coast, Taiwan.
Freshly baked pepper buns being pulled out from inside of the tandoor oven. Buns filled with ground pork, scallions, and seasoned with lots of pepper. Sooo good. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Small food cart selling freshly made pepper buns. They cook them in a tandoor oven attached right to the cart. Super good. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Dumplings at the night market. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Fresh tarts for sale at the night market. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Local Tamsui pork cutlet with rice and braised egg dish. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Local Tamsui grilled pork dish. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Our kebobs being grilled (pork, chicken, and lamb). Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Our kebobs being grilled. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Rick checking out a kebob stand. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Delicious Gua Bao (bbq pork with cilantro and peanut powder on a steam bun). Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Street cart making delicious Gua Baos (bbq pork on steam buns). Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Street cart making delicious Gua Baos (bbq pork on steam buns). Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
This is the strawberry snow ice. Not quite as good as the mango version, but still very edible. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
This mango snow ice was out of this world good. The center of the bowl is the shaved ice (creamy and full of mango flavor) with fresh mango around the edge and topped with a scoop of mango ice cream. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Delicious flaky scallion pancake filled with ham, egg, and cheese. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Ximending District street cart offering flaky scallion pancakes. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Closer view of street cart grill and flaky scallion pancakes. Greater Taipei, Taiwan.
Taiwan
Vietnam Food
The next order of seafood on the barbecue. Phu Quoc, Vietnam.
Nightly fresh seafood barbecue. So fresh some of the fish were still flopping around when they first put them out. Phu Quoc, Vietnam.
Cooking fresh local squid caught the night before. Nha Trang, Vietnam.
Stuffed Squid dish. Hoi An, Vietnam.
Fresh scallops. These were fantastic. Hoi An, Vietnam.
Chicken in passion fruit sauce. OMG - this was truly spectacular. Hoi An, Vietnam.
Fresh spring rolls with 3 dipping sauces. Fantastic. Hoi An, Vietnam.
Cinnamon Pork simmered in a Clay Pot. We had to try this and it did not disappoint. So unusual, and super delicious. Hoi An, Vietnam.
Another version of Cao Lau. Hoi An, Vietnam.
Ba Le Well Restaurant. They serve one set menu. All this comes out and you roll everything inside the rice papers and dip in the sauce. Fun and delicious. Hoi An, Vietnam.
Bahn Mi and Cao Lau at a small street vendor. Hoi An, Vietnam.
Fresh vegetable spring rolls at our favorite little Tam Coc restaurant. Tam Coc, Vietnam.
Goat with lemongrass and chili dinner. To eat, wrap pineapple, goat, and mint in rice paper, then dip in sweet sauce. Amazingly good. Tam Coc, Vietnam.
Fried sweet and sour fish. For fried food, this was surprisingly good. The fish was super fresh. Cat Ba Island, Vietnam.
Steamed fish fillet with sweet and sour sauce. Cat Ba Island, Vietnam.
Seafood spring rolls with chili sauce. Very good. Cat Ba Island, Vietnam.
Squid & Prawns with lemongrass and chili dinners. The seafood was fantastic here and very inexpensive too. Cat Ba Island, Vietnam.
Seafood fried rice. Cat Ba Island, Vietnam.
Vegetable fried rice. Cat Ba Island, Vietnam.
Lemon and garlic fish. Super fresh and delicious. The seafood here was outstanding. Cat Ba Island, Vietnam.
Seafood (shrimp, squid, and fish) curry dish. Their plating wasn't great, but the food was very good. Cat Ba Island, Vietnam.
Bia Hanoi's - very popular beer in Vietnam. Cat Ba Island, Vietnam.
Bahn Cuon. These are a flat fresh spring roll (mushrooms and pork inside). You dip a piece with fresh cilantro into the sauce and eat. Super good. Hanoi, Vietnam.
Bo Bia Stand. Hanoi, Vietnam.
Close-up of a Bo Bia. This rice pancake with honeycomb, fresh shredded coconut, and black sesame seeds rolled inside. So Good. Hanoi, Vietnam.
Another close-up of a Bo Bia. This rice pancake with honeycomb, fresh shredded coconut, and black sesame seeds rolled inside. So Good. Hanoi, Vietnam.
Close-up of a Bahn Mi Kebab sandwich. Hanoi, Vietnam.
Bahn Mi Kebab sandwiches on the grill. Hanoi, Vietnam.
Bahn Mi Kebab stand. Pieces of pork on a rotisserie. Sandwiches are delicious and approximately $1 US. Hanoi, Vietnam.
Vietnam
