KL: Foodie on comfort food - Nasi Lemak

Today we had the need for comfort food. A silent wish for something filling, spicy and vibrant. Picking up on this my cousin Jenny bought what I would call one the corner stones of malaysian soul food - Nasi Lemak bungkus. Some of you may have read my ramblings on the joys of Nasi Lemak as a breakfast dish. Nasi Lemak bungkus has the burn of the hot sambal against the subtle coconut cream of the rice, enriched by the boiled egg and cooled by the sliced cucumber, only to be topped by the tangy salt of the fried dried achovies - all this wrapped in fragrant banana leaf, formed like a pyramid.

This is soul food for the every day malaysian. It is all about substance and not a lot about appearances.

This is not the nasi lemak bungkus we had today. This is just a tribute to the nasi lemak we had today.

KL: A foodie flies SIA economy

Due to unforseen circumstances I am back in Kuala Lumpur. As it was a family emergency and I had to get the first good flight to KL. So yesterday I flew SIA economy for the first time in 16 years.

There is no denying that I missed the great sleeper seats in business however....flying economy was actually quite enjoyable thanks to the excellent crew of SQ 351. They gave excellent service with a smile and lots of patience. The big surprise was the quality of the food and drinks even without the fine dining service with tablecloths and glass. The standard tray revealed a flavourful meal. In fact both meals were good.

Her is my little foodie view of the trip

Some excellent ham and cheese, tuna mousse and wine at the Diners service lounge, Copenhagen Airport

Onwards to gate C33 with a stop at Lagkagehuset for som Choco Rye - YUM!

Time to do SIA economy

The usual Bloody Mary sans fine dining service tastes just as good

 

The excellent service started with hot towels

The standard tray with great flavours - potato salad with smoked salmon, braised beef in black pepper sauce, chinese vegetables and steamed rice

The ice-cream dessert - sharp and refreshing

Rounded off by coffee and baileys.

 

Many glasses of juice and water later....

Breakfast was delightful with organic blue berry yoghurt, fresh fruit and a robust dish of braised egg noodles with chicken and mushroom in Oriental sauce and vegetables

Landed in Changi and off to KL. The short flight to KL boasted only of a disappointing cup of sealed orange juice.

The art of waiting for the flight.

After several trips through Singapore airport we have learnt to be prepared - food,  loads of electronic entertainment and good seat placement at the lounge.
This is our art of surviving  the long wait for our flight.  3 hours and counting.

Back to Copenhagen/Tilbage til København

Today we are leaving the comfort of Shang. Next is the airport and back home.

I dag vi forlader det dejlige hotel Shangri-La. Næste stop er lufthhaven og hjem.

Staying on in Singapore/Vi bliver længere i Singapore

Today was supposed to be our last day in Singapore. Fortunately we have been able to extend our stay until Friday. YES!  We are taking a break from sight seeing and are going to focus on family, friends and cocktails on the 24 th. floor.

I dag skulle have været vores sidste dag i Singapore. Heldigvis kunne vi forlænge vores ophold til på fredag. JA! Vi holder en pause fra "sight-seeing" og besøger i stedet for familie, venner og cocktailbaren på d. 24 etage.

 

The sun sinking slowly in at the Horizon Club.

Solen synker langsomt på "Horizon Club".

A Singapore match - orchids and cocktails.

Et Singapore sæt - orkideer og cocktails.

 

 

Enjoyed until the skyline twinkles.

Nydt indtil byen glimter.

More panda time at the River Safari/Mere pandatid på River Safari

There are red pandas and giant pandas. We are mad about both pandas.

Der er de røde pandaer og der er kæmpe pandaer. Vi er tossede med begge pandaer.

 

The red pandas doing their late morning exercises.

De røde pandaer laver deres sene morgen motion.

 

While the giant panda does what giant pandas do best, rest and...

Mens den kæmpe panda gør hvad kæmpe pandaer gør bedst, hviler og...

eat bamboo.

spiser bambus.

 

Sometimes a bit of panda yoga.

Nogle gange lidt panda yoga.

 

Pandas are just cool

Pandaer er bare cool

 

Amazon River Quest at River Safari, Singapore/Amazon River Quest på River Safari, Singapore

We made it to the River Safari and we booked two boat rides on the Amazon River Quest. Although we could not spot the maned wolf, the boat rides were still a success

Vi nåede River Safari og vi bestilte 2 bådture på The Amazon River Quest. Turen var en sucess selvom vi ikke kunne se mankeulven.

 

The ride begins

Turen starter

Riding close pass to the brazilian tapirs.

Sejler tæt forbi de brasilianske tapirer.

 

An eye to eye view of the flamingoes.

Flamingoer på øjenhøjde. 

 

A capuchin showing its fine form

En capuchinabe viser sin fin form

Life is but a dream for this jaguar

Livet er blot en drøm for denne jaguar

One last trip to Singapore Zoo/En sidste tur i Singapore Zoo

There was time for one more trip to the zoo and one more behind the scenes tour with our favorite guides, Christopher and Shawal.

Der var tid til en sidste tur i zoo og en til tur bag kulisserne med vores yndlings guides - Christopher og Shawal.

With the guides - Shawal on the left and Christopher on the right.

Med guiderne - Shawal til venstre og Christopher til højre.



ALT and the lemurs observing life in the fragile forest.

ALT og lemurene betragter livet i "the Fragile Forest" anlægget.

Behind the scenes with a royal python.

Bag kulisserne med en kongepyton

Give a tortoise some love.

Lidt kærlighed til skildpadden.

A parting look at the white bengal tiger.

Et afskedsblik på den hvide bengalske tiger.

 

Our best view of the Puma - EVER!

Vores bedst syn af pumaen - nogensinde

The POOP of the day.

Dagens afføring.

One last feeding before its time to head home.

En sidste fodring inden det er tid til at tage hjem

Food bite - getting lucky at Lucky Plaza, Singapore/Mad nyt - held i Lucky Plaza, Singapore

I love chinese food, especially the trinity of rice - chicken rice, duck rice and pork rice. At Lucky Plaza's Alison Eating House I found some excellent duck rice and pork rice. Rice cooked in broth, succulent meat, excellent sauce and sharp chilli paste.

Jeg elsker kinesisk mad, særlig den treenigheden af ris - kyllingeris, anderis og svineris. På Lucky Plaza, hos Alison Eating House fandte jeg fremragende anderis og svineris. Risen kogt i bouillon, saftig kød, lækker sovs og skarp chilli pasta.

The quick bar, where you can order and eat at the bar or take away.

Den hurtige bar, hvor du kan bestille og spise ved baren eller tage med hjem.

Meat, meat, meat.

Kød, kød, kød.

Excuse, the shaky picture - the smells were just amazing.

Undskyld, billedet er dårligt - duften var bare vidunderlig.

I love bubblegum high heels and jelly sandals/Jeg elsker tyggegummi sko og gele sandaler

The boys were at the Singapore Zoo and I had time to hunt for shoes on Orchard Road, Singapore. I made some great finds - the not so cheap and the cheap.

Drengene var i Singapore Zoo og jeg havde tid til at gå på sko jagt på Orchard Road, Singapore. Jeg gør et par fantastiske fund - det ikke så billige og det billige.

The adorable and super comfortable bubblegum shoes. Honestly they smell like pink bubblegum!

Beige coloured high tech rubber high heels by Vivien Westwood and Melissa.

The comfortable "jelly" sandals to replace my faithful sandals left on Langkawi.

 

Sunflower orange "Jelly" sandals - moulded rubber sandals that I remember old chinese ladies wearing while shopping at the wet markets.

Foodie retrospective - inflight Copenhagen to Singapore

We are on the third and final week of our holiday and we are back in Singapore.  Time for a little foodie retrospective, which I will be serving in little bites for the next couple of days. First bite - what was on the menu on business class from Copenhagen to Singapore.

My pre-dinner drink - Bloody Mary, cold and spicy 

 

A prelude with Satay - grilled chicken with spicy peanut sauce. The first taste of the east.

A colourful starter - a roulade of smoke salmon in cream cheese. The Pouilly Fuisse was lovely.

They had run out of the thai dish so I had the chefs choice - veal fillet filled with chanterelles. Altitude is a killing on flavours and the veal suffered the cost.

Didn't do the cheeses. I had a lovely cup of brazillian coffee, rich dark grapes and a chocolate raspberry cake. Sweets hold their flavour better in the air.

A light breakfast of fruit, croissant and juice before landing in Singapore.