Food - Tropical Life

Feb52018 by olafNo Comments

Food for the Soul at SOULBYTES

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With its own roasting machine, SoulBytes specialises in good coffee and offers a range of specialist creations using beans that have been selected from producers in different regions of Indonesia and other countries. If you like your coffee a little sweet there is the Crème Brulee cappuccino, and for something unusual, there is the Jamu Coffee combining jamu, a traditional Indonesian medicine, with black coffee. The menu has a lot to choose from, it is simple and freshly prepared in an open kitchen and yet offers a tantalising array of interesting creations including light bites, specialist burgers, salads, all day breakfasts, pastries and pancakes. Highly recommended samples from the menu include the Cured Salmon using beetroot-cured Tasmanian salmon served with homemade hash browns, ...

Food Meets Street Art at AYA STREET

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A well designed and comfortable interior features a carefully curated selection of street artwork displayed on the walls to give an interesting atmosphere that is sure to attract a discerning diner’s attention. Aya Street specialises in Peruvian fusion cuisine blending influences from Peru’s indigenous Inca people with elements introduced by Asian migrants with a focus on Peruvian-Japanese (Nikkei) and Peruvian-Chinese (Chifa) fusion. The kitchen uses fresh, Balinese produce sourced from local growers to give an Indonesian twist. At Aya Street, the food is casual and created to be shared. I sampled a wonderful 5-course meal that is served in smaller portions. The meal started with fish soup, followed by Leche De Tigre (calamari and ceviche), tasty and uniquely presented. This w...

Heritage & Street Food at PENANG

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Heritage & Street Food at PENANG This was not my first visit and it was good to return, somehow the slow pace of this place keeps bringing me back. Having crossed the Penang Bridge, one of the longest bridges in the world that connects the airport to the mainland, I chose to stay at one of the hotels in the Batu Ferringhi beach resort area. Here on the North-Western tip of the island hotels and alluring restaurants line the coast and its golden beaches. Covering 285 square kilometres, Penang is considered the food capital of Malaysia and fascinating food can be everywhere, everything from street food hawkers, casual cafes and bars up to high-class restaurants. One of the most famous eating-places in Penang is the Gurney Drive Hawker Centre, which you’ll find beside Gurney Plaza. Th...