Tropeiro, Brazillian BBQ

I had one of the best meals in Glasgow in the longest time on Saturday. Aa found this Brazillian restaurant in one of the Glasgow food and drink magazine. The best part was .......it was a BUFFET!!!! Wooo HOO!!!!

Turns out that this was a going to be a Churrasco buffet.... YUM YUM YUM..... Gotta love the meat!!.. At a price of 21 ++ pounds I think its a pretty awesome deal. Its about that price in Singapore as well... Besides.. unlimited grilled meat ?? hello??? where else in Glasgow can you find that..

Alrite here we go.

After a short explanation of what the green (feed me feed me) and red (stop,,.... I am exploding) cards mean, we were whisked off to the salad bar where there were at least 15 different cold and hot accompaniments to go with the BBQ meat. My fav were the marinated mushrooms, chilli potatos and the kick ass chilli sauce (tasted like nasi ayam chilli).

I din't want to overload my plate with carbs and veggies before my mains but I just couldn't resist trying a little bit of everything, sans the beet root.. YUCKS...

We were seated in front of the roasting pit where you will find the different varieties of meat slowly being rotated mechanically. I think one of the perks of seating so close is that the server sees you first and tends to offer you the meat before heading to the other dinners.

Here's our amigo !!! Meat anybody?

Look at that !!... I 'm drooling again.... NIce pinkish on the inside and aromatically charred on the outside . It may seem a little well done on the peripheries (LOL) but the meat was delicately soft .. Ooo yum yum!!

Here's my plate after the salad round... That sausage wasn't particularly nice. Reminded me too much of the sausages in hospital

Ribs !!! ... Lovely.... DOn't expect BBQ sauce. I think this was a simple marinate of salt and sugar. It sure was lovely though.. I was lucky my meat wasn't that tough..

All that meat sure made us thirsty... I don't think I was going to have just Scottish tap or the standard soft drinks.. And because I was the Ah mat of the day... I couldn't drink that much..

Fret not... Check out this Brazillian soft drink. Apparently produced only in Portugal, Brazil and Japan??.. 2nd best selling drink after Coca Cola too in Brazil. Its defiantely got a unique taste. Closely resembles the ZHONG GUO PING GUO SHUI LOLOL

For those who like their Booze. There's the Caparinha. A concoction of lime juice, sugar, sugar cane alcohol and ice all in a classic glass. Very refreshing. Almost like a mojito without the mint. You can even give it a shot of melon, strawberry or if you are adventurous BANANA.....

They were really generous with their meat. It just kept coming. This piece of chilli chicken was superb. The skin was crispy and the meat was super succulent. Wished I had another piece.

We also had roasted pork, lamb, different cuts of beef including rib, sirloin and hump (i think). The most unusual selection was chicken heart. Tasted well.. like a rubbery piece of meat.. Was half expecting it to taste like liver.

Moving on desserts. First up a citrus cheese cake. Its the soft version. Good but not mind blowing.

This passion fruit moose or moo see lol was simply excellent. The moose was well infused with the flavour of passion haha. So simple yet so yummy

I had the symphony of chocolate. well... Very uninspiring actually.. Rather dissapointing.


I must say everyone on the table felt their expectations were met. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for those who are hungry to go check it out. PARKING is widely available as well on a weekend night.

Yup... I had my fill.... *BURP

Tropeiro
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363 Argyle Street
Glasgow, G2 8
0141 222 2102
http://www.tropeiro.co.uk/

Jamie's Italian

Remember Jamie? Been wanting to try it for months. Finally.... a free afternoon... and at 1pm.. Frd and I made the long awaited trip.

A portion of calamari to share.. Very yummy... freshness preserved. salted perfectly . if only the portion was bigger... (seafood is always good on friday !!!! )

Frd's prawn linguini.. Which .... didn't achieved a perfect al dante.. it was a little crunchy and over cooked in some parts.. really odd. Frd had to return it.. At least the sauce was nice. Great freshy tomato taste.

I tried the squid ink angel hair pasta with scallops. Scallops were nice.. pasted tasted nice but i realise I m not too keen on the angel hair concept. Reminded me too much of bee hoon (rice vermicillin). it was great for mopping up the seafood broth though..


In conclusion.... sadly... Jamie was a disappointment... After all that hype, there have been quite a mixed reaction amongst the crowd... For one... the pasta selection didn't blow me off my feet. Being a branded Italian restaurant you have to wait for a long time outside because they don't accept reservations. I was fortunate that i went at the right time. Thirdly, it was rather pricey for the portion of food that you get..

So was there any thing good? well... the waiters were really friendly and full of assistance. The noise level is about right for a nice conversation. The ambiance and deco was rather exquisite.

Would I go again? well... only if I went with a friend who wanted to experience eating in a Jamie Oliver kitchen. I don't think I will be bringing someone there for a nice Italian meal anytime soon.

Jamie's Italian
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1 George Sq
Glasgow, G2 1
(0141) 404 2690
www.jamieoliver.com/italian/glasgow

HAppY BIrthdAY MUM!!!!

I tried lol !!!...


NOm nOM NoM.




P.s Home bound soonish!!

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Egg Tarts from Waitrose

Hello all.... Still alive... post nights 2 days of break and I am back to back shift for 2 days and nights for 6 more days....

ANyway I shall clear some of the dust from this blog with this post about EGG TARTS!!!

I don't usually get so excited about them. Its not a must order for me at dim sum restaurants but the reason why I decided to blog about this is because.....

I found this great offer of 2 egg tarts for 69 p, 4 for 139p at Waitrose... ITs not even on OFFER and its already so cheap!!!...

At least I wont have to go all the way to Chinatown now to get an egg tart fix..

Taste wise it almost resembles the Chinese version but as u can see its much less jaundice in colour compared to its Asian cousin LOL..

This batch that I bought though din taste as great as the first batch.. Somehow it tasted more egg whitish and less sweet..

Nevertheless... I still quite enjoy them.. YUM YUM !!


Since its so cheap , get a batch the next time you drop by Waitrose, Byres Road

Dinner Treat at CY's house

Really nice of the junior to cook dinner tonight. Food was fantastic with that extremely cooked at home feeling. totally unpretentious at all... Baked Chicken wings anyone??

No meal is completed without a veg... which is almost like 60% of my meals here.. sighs....(Some Movicol, Senna and Lactulose please)

How about some curry veg ???


Thanks very much for the treat.

Housewarming lunch at K's

So after all the trouble K had with his flat, his flat is finally warmed up (literally) for the much overdue house warming. Gd thing XL was up to give him a hand and we were sure in for a treat.

Satay!!!...with peanut sauce some more!!

Stir fried Long beans with prawns. Prawns were excellent man.

And a very well presented plate of vegetables with mushroooms....

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Daniel's Bistro

We celebrated YR's birthday at Daniel's Bistro located along the famous Edinburgh restaurant row set within the commercial quay area. The restaurant is open by Daniel Vencker as clearly stated on the signboard. The main food theme here is French Scottish.. which I normally take it as either as French food cooked by a Scot or French food done using Scottish produce.

We went for the 2 course menu at 16.85 or 3 courses for 18.86 pounds.... For starters, I decided to have the classic french soup.. I wouldn't know what an authentic one would have tasted like despite having been to France twice. My soup's flavour was pleasantly filled with onion essence but what I did not like was the level of acidity.. A wee bit too sour Wee?

One of the other appetizers on the table. Escargot. Do u like the taste of grass?

Le Cassoulet, An extremely hearty casserole consisting of mixed beans, Duck, pork shank, garlic and Toulouse Sausages. The meat combination worked out in the end and I just love the beans!!.

Daniel's celebrated hearty Beef Bourguignon Casserole, Very tender cubes of beef. I don't normally order beef stews cos they are relatively easy to cook..

Lastly, my mix grill of lamb chop and sausages accompanied by ratatouille and mash potato. I wonder what went into the potato mash. It was creamily delicious. The lamp was perfectly cooked although I wasn't too impressed by the sausages.


We din't have desserts cos we had this... ... The dessert menu looks delixciting!!!


So there we go, a French restaurant in Edinburgh for a day.

Daniel's Bistro
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88 Commercial Street
Edinburgh EH6 6LX
Tel: 0131 553 5933

Happy Birthday YR!!!

Happy Birthday to you !!!! Happy Birthday to you !!!
Happy Birthday to you !!!! Happy Birthday to you !!!

It may not be my best creation so please pardon my "lack of sleep" effort on accord of our weird and wonderful friendship over the last few years. $$ can't buy it you know LOL~~!!






P.S: 1 st weekend in 3 weeks..... cant wait !!!!!

Longan!!!

Rare treat man... Bought from See Woo by Aa.... 3 Kilo for 10 pounds...

Flesh is super crunchy and its relatively sweet.

Extremely refreshing eaten chilled..


YUM YUM!!!

Persian Paradise, Glasgow

Grilled meats, curries, stews, lamb, chicken beef.... and Persian Food.... Step inside this restaurant and I guarantee you will feel like you are in a Persian restaurant.

Let's see what they have to offer for starters... Kashke Bademjan. A warm plate of fried aubergine, walnut with fried onions, herbs and spices and some.....Homous ???

Order some Lavesh naan to go with it. Unlike the Indian versions, Naan's here are considerably thinner with a nice floury fragrance.

The Mains!!.... Kebab Shishlik... Mince lamb skewer

The Paradise Special Kebab. A skewer of tender dices of boneless chicken fillet wrapped with tender fillet marinated in saffron and olive oil.

Food's pretty tasty here. However the portions just overly huge. The problem with that is that by the time you get to the last third of your skewer, its gone colder and the meat's tougher. That aside, the flavours are good, the fresh salads act as a great palate cleanser and .... I just love the grilled tomato and chilli.


To my knowledge, there are 2 Persian Restaurants in the West End. Why don't you try both and see which one suits your taste better.




Persian Paradise
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411-413 Great Western Road,
Glasgow United Kingdom
Phone: 0141 339 2170
http://www.persianparadise.co.uk/