I love a good Turkish breakfast. Who wouldn’t? I’ve only been to Istanbul thrice. It has always been for work but each time I was able to extend a few days to explore the city. Home to some 14 million people, Istanbul is HUGE. There are so many parts of Istanbul that I’ve yet to…
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All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast – John Gunther I cannot agree more with Gunther. What about you? I think that the traditional Turkish breakfast is one of the best ways to start the day. The Turkish word for breakfast, “kahvaltı“, which is derived from “kahve altı” which literally means “before coffee”. While I don’t need any…
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One of the perks of working from home is having a hot breakfast. This morning, AB was boiling some eggs so that he could have them later with rice noodles. I immediately thought of making half-boiled eggs. Ooh! Growing up in Singapore, one of my all-time favorite breakfast foods is half-boiled eggs with kaya toast.…
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Fret not, you’re not seeing double. I’ll explain in a bit. On Easter Sunday, after waking just before noon, AB and I decided to prepare a full English breakfast for brunch. Whenever I think of an English breakfast, I’m always reminded of the feast that we once had at Bistrotheque (23–27 Wadeson St.) in East London. My poached egg and bread served…
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Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day. So much so that I sometimes feel bad for people who cannot take any food in the morning. Surely they are missing out! I don’t need an elaborate breakfast, just something satisfying to give me a good start to the day. A typical weekday breakfast would be…
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I took this photo at Soy Street 豉油街 on a sunny afternoon while we were walking around Mong Kok. I’ve always liked the straightforward, and often quite literal, names of the streets in Hong Kong. Several streets are named after the businesses that used to group on the same street. I’d presume that Soy Street is no…
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