About time I update!

I shall update as much as I can at one go before I embark on a journey to TAIWAN and gain loads of weight. I can already imagine all the food there yelling "eat me!"

As I've taken loads of pictures since my last entry, I guess I would blog by the canteen that I visited.

First up - complete my Canteen A mission! (since my previous posts were all about can A)

I'll save the best for last so you can just scroll right down if you want to see what's good only.

And sorry if I can't remember the exact names and prices, I AM forgetful!

From the very bottom - Korean Food.

Rice with chicken in curry sauce - less than $3 I think

I don't even think this is Korean food for that matter. It's just downright bland that it tastes a bit disgusting. I didn't finish even half of this. Why waste your calories on bad food? From what I remember, you get to choose between teriyaki sauce of curry sauce so I chose the latter - it was the most diluted curry sauce ever. Give me anything else, anytime. I don't know if their other dishes are better, but this one - I will avoid. AVOID.

Okay next! The chinese Caipeng at can A which everyone patronizes because it serves the closest thing to home, it's filling and it's cheap.

Long beans, spinach and 1 drumstick - also about $3

Usually when I asked for 1 meat + 2 vegetables the bill comes out to about $2.30. But beware of their "premium" meats! The drumstick has a $1.50 sign to it which basically blows up the price. Sadly the drumstick wasn't even good. It wasn't well marinated so after the initial tasty sauce surrounding it you'll find.. nothing. So you're probably better off ordering their usual meats (I really like their steamed egg with meat - it seems really cheap but tasty!). The veggies are decent.

We shall move on to one of my favourite places to eat - The Palette! A Western food cafe.

Located opposite canteen A (downstairs where McDonalds, Subway etc are), the food there is also priced slightly higher than your usual canteen food but might be cheaper than your fast-food restaurants, depending on what you order.

Every morning they have breakfast sets that costs $2.50 or less. That includes your toast, sausages, egg, ham or bacon.. I can't really remember much as I haven't had that for the past semester. But at half the price of a McDonalds breakfast meal, you get as much food (or even more) which are slightly healthier.. oh and they taste not bad too. It's a breakfast I highly recommend. More on it when I actually do get there for breakfast!

And everyday at lunch time, they serve their lunch sets.

Set C: ribeye with black pepper sauce. Plus soup of the day and one drink. $6.70

I don't remember it tasting very good, but it was decent. The sauce made the ribeye much tastier and I used the remaining sauce for my potatoes as well. The salad tasted okay to me (you can't go too wrong if the ingredients are fresh enough). The soup was a homely one so don't expect too much (it's in school after all and you get this much for $6.70) and you'll be satisfied.

I remember why it didn't taste that good - the food was cold! It was served the caipeng way - you ask for the set, they pick the food up from different trays and serve that to you. No wonder the food had gone cold. But it is the fastest way to settle our growling tummies at lunchtime.

Spinach & Salmon linguine + 1 drink - $5.80

The is the dish I ordered on my very first visit to Palette. Salmon isn't cheap, and spinach isn't that easy to prepare, and I like both. I wasn't really expecting much but this dish is good. It IS my favourite pasta dish there and just about every other pasta sold there pales in comparison. Creamy linguine, I don't care if by certain standards it's too creamy or not creamy enough (it tasted just nice to me) with a rather generous filling of salmon cubes (overcooked, but don't expect too much) and spinach. Yum.

Lamington Burger - $3.50

Last and foremost, the Lamington Burger!! I'm quite surprised how many people like/reblogged my burger entries on tumblr (many many people love burgers I guess) It's much, much, much better than any beef burger you get at Macs, and at $3.50 - what else can you ask for? The serving might not be enough for a guy though, but you can always add more fries ($1) and/or add an egg ($1) to your burger.

It says to be served only after 2pm at Palette, but you can always try ordering it earlier as they're usually prepared =) The lettuce, tomato, a kickass homemade patty, bacon, a layer of gleefully melted cheese and even butter below the top bun - sinful but it's really worth your $3.50. The fries, being thicker than those served at Macs, are considered healthier as well.

Eat it with your hands for an even more shiok experience.