Mother Chu

My sister in law is here for a visit so brought her to the usual touristy place such as Chinatown and we decided to try out Mother Chu taiwanese crusine. I've only been here twice but this time we tried their Congee with century egg:

Mee sua and green onion pancake:

I haven't had congee for SOOOOOO long and when I put a spoon of congee in my mouth, it was so tasty, and the green onion pancake went well dipped in it too! The pancake seemed fresh with a bit of a crunchy texture which I love.

There's so many other dishes that looked so authentic that I would like to give a try next time! This is somewhere that I would definately come back to get my taiwan fix, however, not for bubble tea just the food =)

In the noon, after all the walking (not that long), we needed a coffee break so after being in Sydney for almost 2 years, I finally visited Max Brenner that everyone raves about especially for their chocolate fondues and pancakes. We were however too full and wanted a coffee fix QUICK! I heard from someone that they used allpress coffee beans which is one of my fav back in Auckland so I decided to give their coffee a try. Both my sis in law and myself agree that their coffee was actually pretty decent and better than other "coffees" out there!

Cappucino in Kangaroo cup, with caramel drizzles over the top and a little chocolate bit at the side.

Name:
Mother Chu's Taiwanese Gourmet

Location:
Chinatown
86-88 Dixon Street
Sydney

Price:
Good

My Kitchen

So, I've recently been back to Auckland over the weekend to witness a wedding of a dear friend. During that short time there, I managed to spend time with mum at a cafe enjoying what I love best which is sitting out in the sun sipping on my soy mocha and breaking the eggs on my eggs benedicts. mmmm it really makes me miss Auckland more.

One new place I did visit due to the recommendation of my sister in law was this taiwanese place they ventured out and really really liked! When I first arrive there, it looked like a takeaway booth but there's actually stairs that goes up and you will find tables and chairs to sit on! This place reminds me of other taiwanese cafes like J's tea or Momo Tea but bigger. They have a great choice of food on their menus, and their bubble tea is definately comparable if not better than the others I've tried in Auckland. My sister in law being the bubble tea QUEEN has stated that this is better because of their pearls!

The menu comes like e bento box with side dishes such as tofu and vegetables and a slice of orange. The popular dishes was definately the fried chicken type and their rice was topped with mince pork which is one of my favourites!

I'm definately glad I went there and if I was living in Auckland I would definately be there to fight my taiwanese cravings!

I am amazed to find new places to eat each time I return and am always in the look out for more new places and bakeries for sure! However, during my trip back I was crazy over my bakeries and remembered how Classic bakery does all the flaky mooncakes so that the FIRST thing I bought and ATE it anytime I could squeeze it in my day! WHAHaha

Back again next month so I can start dreaming about going to get my sweets again =D

Enjoy something sweet today! =D

Name:
My Kitchen Express

Location:
543 Dominion Road
Auckland

Price:
Reasonable

J's tea

Prior to my short trip back to Auckland I heard all about this yummy taiwanese place that my sister in law really really adores! She craves about their bubble tea and their chicken popcorns, tofu and their beef stew on rice!

So, when I was there, she made a date night to bring me there!
I ordered stew beef on rice and they had pickled veges at the side as well as one very nice soft soy sauce based tofu. The beef was not fatty and the sauce was delicious although they could have provided more beef or tofu because I finished the meat with only less than half the rice!

Beef Stew:


Pop corn chicken:


The bubble tea was nice, comparable to hulu cat in the city but somehow I preferred hulu cat's bubble tea.


What's great about here is there are car park spaces available and they do have pretty decent meals not just toast or snacks which you commonly find at other bubble tea outlets. I would definately return again when Im back there!

Address: 919 Dominion Road Mt Roskill

Taiwan Cuisine

So tonight being a Friday we decided to try a new place in the city & found our way to this Taiwanese place called Taiwan Taiwanese Cuisine on 52 Dixon Street Haymarket in Chinatown.

This place was very interesting as you get to order your meal, and pay for it through this computer screen, it really amazes me the different types of concept each country embraces from the inside of the restaurant, to the types of food available - I heart this experience!


Once we ordered, it didnt take long for the food to come, so in a way, the food came out one at a time so if you want your food altogether it's better to order the one that takes the longer to cook first.

Here's a very typical taiwanese pork mince and mushroom rice:


Chicken fillet in pepper sauce that we thought it was way too pepperish for our liking! Thank God we ordered milktea coz that was the only way hubby could drown the taste of pepper overload!


There were many side stewed, grilled, deep fried dishes to ordered but we decided to give this stewed mushroom a try, it was very tasty but again on the peppery side but I like pepper! (Poor hubby)


Overall this place is pretty good if you want to order size dishes to share and can satisfy both the hungry and not so hungry. The milktea here was pretty good, I had the red bean milk pudding milktea which I really enjoyed.

There are noodles, main dishes, teppanyaki, soups, rice dishes that are available to try. It's not that cheap but I would say it's probably comparable to the other dining along Dixon Street.

Beef noodles

This is one of the most simplest yummiest beef noodles I've tasted. It's in this Taiwanese cafe in Chinatown along Dixon Street.

Last time I came here was with Marcus and the food wasn't that great but I don't know why I chose this place to eat again....and it turned out better than expected! The beef is thinly sliced, not like the usual beef brisket I get when ordering beef noodles! The soup was very tasty as well!