Good Makan Place in Bangkok

Thai-food 

Ban Khun Mae Restaurant

458/6-9 Siam Square Soi 8, Rama 1 Road, Patumwan District, Bangkok 10330

Thailand

Ref : https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ban+Khun+Mae+Restaurant/@13.7442792,100.5347135,18z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0xda7efa094f09e27a?hl=en

HK Food, stall open at 7am 

Good place for breakfast 

Marina Restaurant

จังหวัด กรุงเทพมหานคร

Thailand

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Marina+Restaurant/@13.7457865,100.5321782,20z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x339a696500a12670?hl=en

How to go to Talat Rot Fai Market ( Bangkok Train Market )

1) Take BTS and alight at ON NUT station.

2) Take a cab and alight SEACON Square,

3) Walk past the  mall and head direction of Soi 51 

4) Until you see the picture below and turn left. 

Ref : https://www.facebook.com/taradrodfi/timeline

Recommend makan place around Rot Fai Market















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With reference the boat scripture, walk in about 20 meter, is the entrance of the restaurant. ,  

How to make moon cake

This is my first attempt to "make" mooncake. After a few rounds of R and D, of course with some knowledge transfer from expert. I could humbly state that I know to make 2 types of moon cake. The bake version and the "ping pe" version.

Here is the recipe

Traditional moon cake

Dough mixture – (A)
Hong Kong Flour - 360gm
Golden Syrup1 - 200gm
Oil - 80gm
Alkaline Water* - 2 Table spoon (optional)

Moon cake fillings - (B)
Walnut or pumpkin seed - 300gm
Lotus Fillings - 700gm

Egg wash
Egg yoke - 1 x


STEP 1 – Prepare the dough
• Sift flour in a large bowl; add the other dough mixture (A).
• Knead the mixture until elastic
• Set aside for at least 30 minute

STEP 2 – Prepare the Fillings
• Put the walnut into a transparent plastic bag and crush it evenly. (Not applicable for pumpkin seed)
• Mix the Lotus filling evenly with the crush walnut
• Roll the mixture into ball shape about 18gm each.

STEP 3 – Make the moon cake (30gm mini moon cake)
• Roll the dough mixture into a ball shape about 12gm each
• Flatten the ball shape dough lightly with your palm. Further flatten it with finger, until it can cover 80% of the filling.
• Place the filling in the middle of the dough. Do ensure that the filling is evenly covered and finally roll it into ball shape.
• Dust the mould lightly with flour, then put the ball into the mould to shape.
• Removed it form the mould by hitting at an angle about 45both left and right and then turn it over and hit it again, making sure your hand is below to catch it!

STEP 4 – Bake the moon cake
• Pre-heat the oven at 170C
• Bake for about 10 min at 170C.
• Then take it out to glaze with egg wash and bake for another 5 min or until golden brown.
• Leave the moon cake to mature for a few days, if alkaline is not added initially


Other instructions
Season new Wooden Mooncake mould
Soak the mould in oil for a few days. Then pour away the oil and wash clean. Dry it well. The rationale is to prevent breakage when knocking

Optimal skin to filling ratio
There is no hard and fast rule; personally 3:7 is the best ratio in terms of ease of making the moon cake and texture.

How to determine my mould size
Just fill the mould fully with the dough, knock it out and weight it. It is that simple

Weighting scale –
It is HIGHLY recommended to use a digital scale.

冰皮月餅 Moon cake

Dough mixture – (A)
Hong Kong Flour* - 85gm (水仙粉)
Icing Sugar - 30gm
Kueh Flour - 115gm (糕粉)
Ice Water - 125ml
Shortening - 2 Table Spoon
Banana Essence - 1 Tea spoon
Dough mixture – (B)
Plain Flour - 2 Table Spoon
Boiling Water – 4 Table Spoon

Moon cake fillings - (C)
Lotus Fillings - 700gm


STEP 1 – Steam the Hong Kong Flour*
• Cover the bowl of Hong Kong Flour with aluminium foil.
• Steam the flour for 30 minute
• Sift the flour and let it cool before used. Keep any excess flour in the fridge.

STEP 2 – Prepare mixture B
• Mix mixture B evenly in a bowl

STEP 3 – Prepare the dough
• Sift the Hong Kong Flour and the Kueh flour in a large bowl.
• Add the remaining mixture A into the bowl.
• Add mixture the B into the bowl.
• Use your palm to knead the dough until it is even mix. This would take about 15-20minutes.
• Cover the mixture with a dam cloth and let place it aside for 2-6 hours

STEP 4 – Prepare the fillings
• While waiting for the dough to “rest”
• Roll the filling into a ball about 15gm each

STEP 5 – Mould the moon cake
• Sift some Kueh flour into a small bowl, and place it near to you.
• Roll the dough into a ball about 15gm each.
• Lightly coat your finger with the Kueh Flour from the small bowl.
• Flatten the ball shape dough lightly with your palm. Further flatten it with finger, until it can cover 80% of the filling.
• Place the filling in the middle of the dough. Do ensure that the filling is evenly covered and finally roll it into ball shape.
• Coat the ball with the Kueh flour; let the ball bounce between fingers to get rid of excess flour coating.
• Once the ball is lightly coated with flour, then put the ball into the mould to shape.
• Removed it form the mould by hitting at an angle about 45both left and right and then turn it over and hit it again, making sure your hand is below to catch it!
• **** IMPORTANT **** please do diligently sift the coating Kueh flour regularly.

Other instructions
Season new Wooden Mooncake mould
Soak the mould in oil for a few days. Then pour away the oil and wash clean. Dry it well. The rationale is to prevent breakage when knocking

Optimal skin to filling ratio
There is no hard and fast rule; personally 1:1 is the best ratio in terms of ease of making the moon cake and texture.

How to determine my mould size
Just fill the mould fully with the dough, knock it out and weight it. It is that simple

Weighting scale –
It is HIGHLY recommended to use a digital scale.

Supplier contacts ....

Golden Syrup
Lee Bee Enterprise
Blk 507 Jurong West Street 52
#01 – 154 / 152
Tel – 6561518 / 66655372

Lotus fillings
Teck Aik Kee Pte Ltd
Blk 19 Defu lane 10
#01-312
Tel - 62828292

A Trip to China Yunnan

This is my first trip to China, finally have the chance to visit this country after so many postpone. A few years ago, I had a plan to visit China Canton, but here comes SAR and the plan postponed. Then Sandra won a luck draw of a traveling voucher and we plan to visit 九寨沟, but due to work I miss the chance again.

So I am back and will plan to visit China again. This time probably a short trip to Shenzhen or Guangzhou. Here are some picture we took
"http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewsandra/sets/72157600220987152"

work until die....

Just got this from my colleague that, this young blogger pass away due to overwork. Here is the link to her last entry in her blog http://pinkmayflower.multiply.com/journal/item/140

May the perpetual light shines upon her and rest in peace.

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