Nando's is a fusion of Portuguese and African delight that spread to Europe and later Asia. The specialty of Nando's is in the spices and earthlings with low tolerance on chili should proceed with caution. There are different levels of spiciness for you to choose from and for the more adventurous, go for the most spicy peri-peri.
Most of the main course are grilled, even the greens. Most sides are quite ok as well. I don't really remember much about Nando's except for glurping down lots of water after experiencing the power of peri-peri. Overall a decent meal.
They have lots of outlets around Africa and London. Fellow Asians may proceed to Malaysia if you are keen.
Rating: 3/5 Kopi Os
Site: Lot 1.03 & 1.03B, Level 1, Plaza Pelangi, Taman Pelangi, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
The Triple O story is a typical young American boy who roamed the streets during the early 1900s and worked hard to build a massive business empire. Quality fast food and excellent service, I felt are the best words to describe this junk food joint.
A must try on the menu is the mushroom burger combo. It makes the popular Mushroom Swiss burger from Burger King taste like S-League stadium curry puffs. The bun is nicely fried to perfection making the skin on the top part of the bun crispy, yet not oily. The patty is thick and juicy topped with generous amount of cheese and mushroom. It is a bit on the messy side when you eat the burger because the juice just keeps leaking out from the patty.
You can choose between fries or onion rings sides. As of any typical American joint, Triple O provides tomato ketchup and vinegar to whip up that appetite of yours. Also, try the milkshakes if your guilt is not on a high. Beats Mcdonalds without hands downt.
Rating: 3.5/5 Kopi Os
Site: Shop 10, 1/F, The Forum, Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong SAR
According to a friend, the Elvis Sandwich was one of late Elvis' favourite food and could possibly be one of the murderers of his death.
Today, my fellow earthlings, I shall introduce to you one of easiest to make and yet happening snacks.
Get a few slices of bread and put them to toast. Cut up some bananas and fry them in a pan and get some chocolate sauce (nutella if you are too damn lazy) and put them all together.
The original Elvis Sandwich includes bacon and frying all the elements together which will put you one step closer to seeing Elvis himself. So this "incomplete" version is just nice for you to stay a few more years on this beautiful planet. A must try for you sweet tooth people out there.
Hong Kong food lovers out there must be terribly disappointed at local Hong Kong styled cafes. They all taste bad. I cannot find anyone that is of passing grade and this one at East Coast Road is just as terok.
The only thing I can comment from this 波羅包 is the butter is cold enough. The bun is just normal and the slice of butter is pathetic. Say no more.
This 凍奶茶 is just weird. Funny. Jialat. Lousy. (Your favourite swear word here). Any Hong Kongers out there wanting a taste of their hometown, 念都唔好念.
Rating for bun: 1/5 Kopi Os Rating for iced tea: 0.5/5 Kopi Os
The story behind this selection is a god damn grandmother story which I feel will bore you readers to closing this window. To cut the crap, I had this claypot rice 20 years ago, and I chanced upon it some weeks back and I gathered the KOPI KREW down to test it out again after this long absence. Who would have thought, tucked in a corner of Ang Mo Kio, you people sure have enjoyed this culinary delight for the longest time huh.
We start the ball rolling with this perculiar looking liver soup and boy does it taste good. Liver soup to me is generally hard to cook to perfection because the soup itself must have enough taste, but cooking the liver too long makes it stiff and disgusting to chew. If there is only one bowl of soup you will ever swallow in Ang Mo Kio, please go and savour this. Its just too good to be true. Good tasting soup, tender liver. Excellent appetiser of what is about to come next.
How about a 7-men serving rice for 4 very hungry Kopi Kias? The generously sliced salted fish and tender chunks of chicken is the recipe behind this long-time famous claypot rice. The rice is not your typical well done rice offer by other stalls but nonetheless, still acceptable. Chinese sausages are sweet enough but just enough to make you think its chinese sausages. Now, the main star of the show, the burnt and charred rice crisps left over at the bottom of the pot. This is nasty shit for the health conscious buggers out there. Proceed with caution.
Rating for Soup: 4/5 Kopi Os (no joke, must try) Rating for Rice: 3.5/5 Kopi Os
Site: Broadway Coffeeshop, Blk 727, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6
Steamboat, hot pot, 火鍋, 打邊爐, or whatever term you like to call it, is basically a process of one or more earthling sitting together to turn some uncooked meat or vegetable to an edible state.
I don't know and don't really bother where it originate from but it is kinda cool gathering with your mates at the same dining table and talk cock, bitch and laugh over silly stuff.
But of course, the soup base need to be SEDAP lah... and sauce must be GEREK!
Today Kopi Kia will teach you all earthlings how to prepare a simple sauce and where to buy the soup base for a DIY Steamboat, hot pot, 火鍋, 打邊爐 session at home.
The top right hand corner is a sauce i came up with. Simple. Get an expensive soy sauce (kikoman), slice up some chili padi, spring onion and sesame seed oil and you are ready to go.
ok, the soup is damn important to me la and this by far is the best of the lot. I cannot find this flavour in Singapore at the moment, maybe someone should go call Lee Kum Kee up and ask them what the hell are they waiting for. This is available in major supermarkets in Hong Kong (Wellcome, Park N Shop). Remember to ask some sucker buy some back to Singapore the next time they are there. I guarantee you, this is damn champion.
And finally, get some sukiyaki beef or pork, some yong tau fu and lettuce. Seafood is ok but expensive and quite leychey to eat.
Comments and suggestions are welcomed. Don't be shy la.
Ever woken up with the sudden urge of eating half boiled eggs and immediately asked your mum or wife or girlfriend to do you this favour of preparing it?
After washing up, you realise your damn eggs are either under-cooked or over-cooked. Your day is spoilt, you get screwed by your boss, you got busted by the traffic police and got caught in the rain.
Kopi Kia is here to help.
Get a nice metal pot, approximately 15-20cm in diameter. Fill it up with real boiling water and place those eggs of yours slowly one at a time. 4mins and 30 seconds, no more, no less. Remove them, crack them ASAP. Sizzle some pepper and dark soy sauce over it.
There you have it, no more nonsense from your mum, wife or girlfriend. But no guarantees on not getting screwed by your boss.
