Persian cuisine is very rich but there is one ingredient that is essential to this cuisine: rice . Indeed, Persians cannot conceive serving their kebabs and stews with something other than rice. This rice called polo is available in several versions such as sabzi polo (with herbs), albaloo polo (with sour cherries), baghali polo (with fava beans and dill) or my favorite rice, zereshk polo (with sour berries from the berberis vulgaris) to name only a few variations. I will probably devote a future post on the Persian rice…

Matcha was originated in Kyoto, Japan and has established its existence in the culinary world. For you who don't know what Matcha is, it is basically finely grounded green tea leaves powder. Matcha powder is bitter and normally is dissolved in water or milk for consuming. 

If you ask people about Asian cuisine, a lot will tell you about Malaysian, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, and perhaps Korean foods. What about the others? Like Indonesian cuisine? Most people (except Indonesian) have not really tried Indonesian food. They will ask, "is it similar to Malaysian Food?". Well, we do have some dishes that are similar, for example, satay, rendang, etc. However, tastewise is different. Indonesian food is known for its spiciness, depending on which province or location.

Ice cream, Gelato, may sound too boring. What about "Flower Gelato" that looks like this? I am in love with the color of this beautiful flower. The pink one is the fairy floss flavor while the blue is the bubble gum.

From just $59 per person, you can enjoy the afternoon tea buffet at Sheraton's Gallery. The only thing is the buffet is only available on the weekends. Wide ranges of sweets and desserts, such as cake pops, macarons, and so on are a showcase. Perfect for sweets lover.

Bento is a pack or box of meal in Japanese cuisine, which traditionally includes rice or noodles, meat, and vegetables. Bento is also referred as "lunch box" these days.

In Sydney, there is a growing number of patisseries that are catering to Sydneysiders sweet tooth. This particular one "Dulcet Cakes & Sweets" is located in Burwood. Although Burwood is pack with the choices of eateries, most are located in Burwood road. Dulcet Cakes & Sweets is, however, located in Belmore Street.

Parramatta is known as Sydney second CBD with lots of high rises, both commercials and residential. As there are increasing needs to feed the office crowds during the weekday and the cafe hoppers on the weekend, Parramatta has transformed into food district with lots of cafes and restaurants.

If you are going to travel to Sydney Australia and about to visit Sydney Chinatown as part of your traveling plan, do not forget to stop and dine in at the SuperBowl Chinese Restaurant to eat their famous and delicious porridge. I would say the porridge can be considered as one of the best porridge you can find in Sydney city. The taste of the porridge is really good.