delicacies of the beverage kind.....

if u r cold, haf a hot drink;
if u r hot, haf a cold drink;
if u r hungry, haf a mango lassi.
if u r desperate, go haf a H20 - water!

English TEA, anyone? 

Mango Lassi ------- favourite drink to go @ Little India. It's really really nice. 10% discount if u takeaway!! 

Ice chocolate drink with cream top!! :: this one's really yummy too ----- from McCafe! 

Ice chocolate: cool drink when u r hot! 

: : : more local asian delicacies : : :

---- tomato bee hoon and lor mee --- both are simply delicious --- either learn how to make them, or order them at ur nearest asian foodlet. :P

Lor Mee ----- really nice, thick dark yummy sauce,.......have you tried it yet? --- grab it at your nearest major eatery. 

----- tomato bee hoon anyone? ----- 

A guide to making paus

--- an easy 4 step process to making paus !!

Pau - or steamed buns is one of the many tasty delicacies in Asia.

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Rising time for the dough: 2 hours
Cooking time: Under 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

This recipe has a long history going back to between 221 and 234 B.C. when Juger Liang, a man renowned for his great wisdom, was prime minister of the Shu kingdom, now Szechuan province. For more info, continue here.

the 1st step ------ knitting the dough together --- takes a lot of effort ! 

---- the filling is already inside the nicely formed pau ---- and left on the table to "expand" ----- 

in --- the steamer ------- waiting to be steamed :) 

all YUMMY paus and READY to eat :P ----- 

The ice cream and the National Park...

Anyone who fancies ice cream - take note - it's one giant scoop! Also, some spectacular images of the national park makes it almost inviting despite the coldness.

--- "world's BIGGEST double scoop ice-cream" --- 

Going to Arthur's Pass National Park----- really WINDY, the snow being blown off at top of the mountain... 

It was really wet, cold and cloudy - the hostel manager told us that it had been raining NON-stop for the last 9 days. 

A LOVELY waterfall - captured in slow motion to show the gradual flow..... 

Frozen ground --- rain from previous day froze from the cold overnight temperatures! 

Cooking & Eating

Definition of cooking ~ To prepare (food) for eating by applying heat.
Definition of eating ~ To take into the body (food) by the mouth for digestion or absorption.

::: Food GLORIOUS Food :::