Ireland - Lebanese Pumpkin Cantellini Soup

After 1 month staying in Ireland, I finally figured out where the Saturday market is: almost right in front of our housing. There were only about 10 shops at the Saturday market. Most of the sell food and fresh fruits and vegetables. I didn't see any shop selling meat. There was a shop that sells Lebanese pumpkin and cantellini soup with 7 spices, which she doesn't remember all of them when I asked the lady who sold this soup.  I...

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Ireland - Wheat Germ

It is probably nothing special for a lot of Westerners, but it is something really new to me. If you are not familiar with the structure of wheat in English, you'd probably think of "germ" as microorganism, as my friend did when I told her "I got wheat germ today." The germ is actually part of the kernel of the wheat that is responsible for germination, which is to say that it contains a lot of protein and vitamins necessary for its growth. My...

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Ireland - Kinder Maxi King & Pinguin Chocolate

I don't know if these are exclusively available in Ireland, but these two babies are SUPER GOOD. Kind of like eating Magnum ice cream, but instead of ice cream inside, they're filled with soft, fluffy, milky, heavenly filling that makes you go "mmmmmhhhhhh...!" when you bite it. In the case of Kinder Maxi King, there's caramel sauce filling inside.  These needs to be refrigerated, by the way. I friggin' love these!...

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Ireland - Heinz Oxtail Soup

I like strolling around the supermarket looking at things that are interesting. They don't have to be a novel product; as long as they seem new to me, I'd take a look at them and even buy them just to know how it tastes like.     I don't know the exact origin of this style of oxtail soup but from the picture it's clearly different from Indonesian oxtail soup. (Image courtesy of http://www.sleeplessinkl.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sop-buntut.jpg) The...

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Instant Noodle around the World 15 - Knorr Quick Lunch Spaghetti Carbonara

Technically, you would call spaghetti "pasta" and not "instant noodle", but considering that pasta is derived from Chinese noodle, you can still call spaghetti "noodle". So, instant spaghetti = instant noodle, no? I found this Knorr Quick Lunch Spaghetti Carbonara from TESCO in Cork, Ireland. The cooking instruction is pretty much the similar to that of general instant cup noodles. High in fats, so it definitely suits its name "Quick Lunch"....

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