Mei Heong Yuen Dessert

After finishing my class at 1pm on thursday, I was too late for the buffet lunch of the RoboCup Singapore Open 2009 closing ceremony. In fact, at around 11am, Guohua has already SMS me that the food is all gone. I decided to go to China Town to buy some roast meat. After parking my car in Temple Street, I walked pass an interesting dessert shop, Mei Heong Yuen Dessert.

I went in thinking of a light meal. I ordered a glutinous rice dumpling and a bowl of walnut paste..I love all those paste, whether it is sesame, peanut or almond. To my surprise, the shop sells Taiwanese style cotton shaved ice too. I ordered a bowl of mango shaved ice that comes with mango fruit as well. It is said that one of the best Taiwanese cotton shaved ice is red guava shaved ice but I could not find it on the menu. Guess I have to wait for my Taiwan trip.

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Nando's

Peri-peri is the Swahili word used in Mozambique and Angola to describe the African bird's-eye chili, a close variety of cili padi. In Mozambican cuisine, peri-peri is often used in preparing sauces and marinades for roast and grilled dishes, especially chicken and various fish. Peri-peri is widely used in a vast number of dishes of Portuguese cuisine.

Nando's, the Portuguese-themed chicken restaurant, originated in South Africa from Portuguese who left Mozambique after the independence in 1975. The chain uses peri-peri in many of its dishes, and helped popularise them worldwide.

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