Eating with Edmund

🚨 3 MUST-TRY HAWKER STALLS IN SINGAPORE! 🚨 If you want to eat like a locals, skip the fancy restaurants and head straight into the hawker centers. As a chef, I love eating street food and witnessing the technique and ex*****on at these stalls blew me away. 🇸🇬🔥

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1️⃣ Ji Ji Noodle House (Hong Lim Market Food Centre): Famous for their Char Siew Wonton Noodles. The texture on these noodles is an absolute masterclass, and I loved the flavor combinations and bouncy QQ noodles.
2️⃣ Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle (Crawford Lane): One of the only street food stalls in the world with a Michelin Star. The black vinegar and chili sauce coating the noodles is unforgettable and bursts with umami!
3️⃣ Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice (Maxwell Food Centre): A global icon for a reason. The chicken is masterfully poached, but the rice alone is worth any wait.

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🚨 stop paying for $300 tasting menus! 🚨

These are the best spots in SF under $100 (and one Michelin-starred letdown you should definitely skip)

In this economy it’s hard to find good food at a good price. I ate at three “under $100” tasting menus in San Francisco, and the difference in value is insane. One is the best new restaurant in the city, one is a true hidden gem, and the other is a Michelin-rated letdown padded with hidden fees.

🏆 The Winner: At $90 for 6 courses, this is the best value in SF right now. Incredible sourcing, amazing masa, and top-tier service. (Pro tip as told to me by a waiter: Text them directly for reservations!)

💎 The Hidden Gem: $99 on weeknights gets you 5-7 courses of stunning fine dining. The plating is gorgeous, and the pastry chef is incredibly talented.

❌ The Letdown: Hilda & Jesse Advertised at $99, but with SF mandates and fees, it’s actually $130. A single meatball as a main course for a Michelin-rated spot, I’d pass.

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I drank the world’s most controversial coffee. ☕️💩

Kopi Luwak is famous (and infamous) for being one of the rarest, most expensive coffees on earth. It’s harvested from the droppings of the luwak native in Bali.

The animal’s digestive system naturally ferments the beans, stripping away the acidity. The result is an incredibly smooth and earthy coffee, with zero bitterness.

But at around $200USD a kilo, and with a major lack of sourcing regulations in the industry, it’s an ethical gray area that I probably wouldn’t dive into again. It was a fascinating culinary experience, but I think I’ll stick to my regular morning brew.

The ultimate foodie experience in Bali 🌴🇮🇩

Skip the beach clubs and spend a day cooking traditional Balinese food with a local chef. My Bali trip highlight was spending the day with learning traditional Balinese cooking. We didn’t just cook, we fermented our own soybeans to make tempeh from scratch, manually crushed fresh turmeric, galangal, and ginger in a stone mortar for our Bumbu Bali, and steamed fresh snapper in banana leaves to make Tum. The crispy Tempe Mendoan was next-level. Food is the ultimate way to connect with a culture. Getting your hands dirty and learning the traditional techniques changes the way you taste the food. And the best part, since you made all the food yourself, no Bali belly here :)

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This Shanghai ancient town has handmade street foods no one is talking about. 🤫🥟🇨🇳

Forget the crowded tourist ancient towns like Zhujiajiao and Qibao. Xinchang Ancient Town is an absolute must-visit for food lovers. Just a short 20 minute trip outside central Shanghai, you get stunning canals, historic architecture, and some of the best handmade street food I’ve ever tasted.

Here is what we ate:
* Giant Savory Tangyuan: Massive, hand-rolled glutinous rice balls stuffed with meat
* Fresh Shanghaineese Shumai: Steamed fresh in bamboo leaves right on the street
* Braised Pork Zongzi: Sticky rice and incredibly tender pork belly wrapped in bamboo leaves

It was amazing getting to share this authentic foodie experience with my dad. The craftsmanship at these local stalls is exactly why I love exploring local cuisine and culture.

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