The Life of Sophia Ysabel

First food: Crispy chicken {side: chili mayo sauce} ⚲ Saigon Kingdom I am a huge sucker for chicken.  Especially  fried chicken. Of course I had to order crispy fried chicken with a side of rice (filipinos eat everything with rice). I came into Saigon Kingdom after a hot and exhausting 6 hour long road trip and ultimately decided  I'm craving fried chicken.  Sure, it took a while for it to be served into my table, but you know the saying: "Good things take a long time."? Yeah, it was proven to me that saying was right when I wolfed down my fried chicken and rice. There was something different about this fried chicken. It tasted super homemade and special for some reason. It just really stood out to me. It was incredible. It's like when I first ate it, all of my tiredness just disappeared into thin air. I'm not really sure why. It's probably because of two reasons: I'm a huge foodie, so of course any good food would make me feel better, and two, I just need...

Visiting Queenstown and trying the food! Hello guys~... Today's blog post is obviously going to be a tiny bit different,  because instead of reviewing the Wellington Central's food or  Christchurch's, this  time my family and I are travelling down the South Island and for the next  consecutive days, I'll be trying the taste of some of Queenstown's restaurants and shops. Some will be restaurants I've tried in the past, and others will be my first time trying it. I hope you guys like it <3 (bonus content at the end!) First food: Peanut sauce stir fry   {house made peanut sauce wok fried with fresh vegetables and a choice of meat, served with rice} ⚲ Thai Siam Kitchen This actually wasn't the first time I've been to this restaurant. About 2 and-a-bit years ago, I was visiting Queenstown and went to the same restaurant. In the present day, I'd tried the food here in Thai Siam Kitchen after two years. And it was still as good as I remembered. I have tr...

Foods from Christchurch✨! As you most likely noticed when you were reading this title, there's a slight change in today's current food review. Yes, instead of reviewing foods in the Wellington Central, since my family and I are travelling, I wanted to share with you guys some food that I tried during my stay in Christchurch! I really hope you enjoy!! ‼️ UPDATE ‼️ Before you proceed reading the food review, I'd like to announce a change in my uploading schedule! Instead of posting content every once a week on a Saturday as usual, I will be uploading twice weekly, one on a Wednesday, and the other upload on Saturday as normal.  First food: Mifan Special Fried Rice, chai poh (pickled radish), pork mince, scallion ⏺ Mifan Chinese Restaurant Fried rice is in my opinion a meal that has always been a part of my life. My parents always made this when I was small, and I loved their homecooked meals. They still make amazing food. But anyway, when I took the first bite the Mifan Speci...

First food: Gyudon, a bowl of thinly sliced beef and caramelised onions ⏺  Hey Ramen When I was toddler and spending my life in Singapore, there was this shop called Yoshinoya, where the shop sold almost gyudon only, with a side of kaarage. Depends. And everytime I ate there, I can't even recall getting tired of eating bowls and bowls of gyudon. I would consider this my childhood dish. And when I took the first bite of gyudon, I felt a sense of nostalgia, it just hit me like a truck. The gyudon from Hey Ramen tasted exactly the childhood gyudon I had. And on the commentary side, I really loved the hot meal. If you haven't read #2 of the food reviews, well, I mentioned that I was a biased beef fan (the meat is just heaven). If you are huge fan of beef, you MUST try this gyudon from Hey Ramen. It is probably one of the decent gyudon I've ate, and that's an enormous compliment, because I've tried a lot of gyudon in my life.  Rating:   ✩✩ ✩ ✩ . 5 /✩✩✩✩✩ Second food: Chi...

First food: Tonkatsu Ramen, a broth rich  and creamy,  made from simmering pork bones ⏺  Hey Ramen My comfort foods are probably a warm bowl of soup-based noodles with mouth-watering toppings. This is the example of my favourite foods to eat when I go outside with my family on the weekends and we just want a break from everything that's happened this week. This particular bowl of Tonkatsu Ramen was excellent and exactly how I wanted, from the first slurp of a spoonful of soup, it was the right amount of seasoning added, and it was super addictive. I enjoyed eating a warm meal, though I wished it would be served a bit hotter, it would make it even better. But other than that, everything in the bowl was delicious and satisfying, from the mushroom-taste of the bamboo shoots (sort of like mushrooms) to the soft boiled egg that sat on the top of the noodles and soup. All together made a satisfying and enjoyable feast. Rating:   ✩✩ ✩ ✩ . 5 /✩✩✩✩✩ Second food: Miso Ramen, a...

First food: "Northern Style Bibimbap Rice", r ice with egg, luncheon meat or beef, roasted seaweed and secret sauce ⏺ The Dumpling Company I'm a biased fan of anything beef, so when I saw beef as one of the following options, I didn't hesitate and chose beef as my meat for the dish. I've gotta say, the beef had a tinge of spice to it and had a nice kick to it, which spiced things up (do you get the joke?) and made the meat more appetising. It was perfect for a person with a weak spice-tolerance like me. The egg that was atop the minced beef was cooked to exactly how I like it; the yolk runny, but partially cooked. It tasted similar to the homemade bibimbap, and it was weirdly nostalgic when I first tried it. But the rice had an excessive quantity, and usually, the rice would be the same quantity as the dish that comes with it, so I wasn't expecting a huge amount of rice served to me. It was a great filling meal, but perhaps if there was one thing to improve it...