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Sunday, February 04, 2007

Dempsey's Pistachio Muffin

My survival tips on finding great food:

1. Avoid a shop if it is empty.

2. See long queues outside a shop? Be curious but be discerning.
Sometimes, people queue just for the sake of queuing. The food may be just so-so.

3. DO go into old shops, especially if it looks like it's been there for generations.

4. Be open to trying anything and everything.
Your taste buds may be more adventurous than you have imagined it to be.

5. Share with a friend.
Food always taste better when you share it with someone close (especially the calories).

My jaunt in America was another trip of new gastronomical experiences.

The super-friendly manager of the Prescott International hostel that we were staying in recommended this for breakfast, so Nana and I decided to head for it before we venture on our Salem trip

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It felt like it has been there for some generations.....

… which is always a good indication of the high food quality. Hey, it must be GOOD to have survived the fickle taste buds of different generations of youngsters and onslaught of cheap fastfood joints, right?

Homely, simple place with a selection of the finest

Simple, no fuss, homely interior, which is also another indication that the place relies on the virtue of its tasty food rather than on splashy, fancy decorations.

Honestly, the green color of the muffin was a bit disturbing at first sight. But it's Pistachio Muffin, whoever heard of pistachio muffin?!

Off-putting green notwithstanding, I HAVE to try it.

The soft, rather moist interior is stock-chocked with chunky pistachios. Not tiny slivered or stingy minute pieces but big wholesome nuts are packed into this green softball.

Working in tandem with the pistachio jewels, the thin crust added a nice texture which balanced perfectly with the moist softness of the inside.

Seriously, this muffin is quite addictive and can easily persuade one to eat another since it’s not too sweet and the almost almond-jelly-like fragrance simply titillates the senses.

Finished the entire muffin although it’s bigger than my palm.

Even the crumbs are patiently picked up and popped into my mouth, coz it’ll truly be a shame to waste them.

Btw, it costs US $1 which comes to around SIN $1.50. A definite must-buy when compared to the quality of certain international cafes’ muffins.

Carol blogged @ 2:33 AM

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Food that I`ve tried so far:

abalone, ants, bird's nest, caterpillar, century egg, chicken, clam, crab, crocodile, duck, eel, emu, fermented tofu, frog, fugu (puffer fish), ginseng, goose, grass, horse, jellyfish, kangeroo, limpets, lobster, mussel, natto, octopus, ostrich, ox tongue, oyster, pig, prawn, salmon, salted duck egg, scorpion, sea cucumber, seaweed, shark, shrimp, snails, sparrow, squid, stingray, tuna, turtle, venison, whale

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almond, broadbean, caraway seed, cashew nut, chick peas, flax seed, green bean, lotus seed, macademia nuts, peanut, pecan, peppercorn, pine nuts, pistachio, poppy seed, pumpkin seed, red bean, sesame seed, soyabean, sunflower seeds, walnut, watermelon seed

chamomile, cherry blossom, chrysanthemum, echinacea, elderberry flower, hibiscus, lavender, lily, lotus, rose

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