Of Hanoi, Vietnam: Many Firsts / 越南河内 初次见面！

FIRST TIME TO VIETNAM!

It’s been a while since I’ve ventured out into a new country so pretty excited to start exploring!

Flew on Vietnam Airlines to Hanoi!

 On a side note, I know in-flight meals could be difficult to appreciate but I’ve got to say the food served on Vietnam Airlines was surprisingly better than expected TBH! And I finished everything reallyyy! Wine is oookay only though and there isn’t personal in-flight entertainment just saying  xD

Seafood Fried Rice on the plane

Landed in Hanoi to low dark skies and drizzles – What gloomy weather to start the trip ohmanns D:

Anyway we took Bus 86 from Hanoi Airport all the way to the last stop which brought us to Hanoi Railway Station. Bus ride is around 1.5h long and it’s VND 30k per trip. We paid on the bus itself.

Some kind person at the bus station helped us Uber to our hotel – Spring Flower Hotel – which is located in Old Quarter.

If not for the many tourists walking around, the Old Quarter doesn’t feel like a tourist place to me at all – There were no English signs or visible Maps anywhere. When we were there, we were just relying on our trusty paper map to walk around and get about (no Data cos we didn’t get SIM cards :x)! And we also got the chance to cross the roads in a very local way i.e. just ignore the traffic and walk ahead steadily with confidence xD

Caught the night view of Hoan Kiem Lake

 

The rain had stopped by the time we settled down and we were ready to get out and about. Our hotel was within walking distance to Hoan Kiem Lake and so that was the first attraction we headed to.

 

 

 

 

Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre is just beside the lake! We bought tickets to the 8pm water puppet show (VND 100k per person) and we had some time before it started so we roamed around looking for somewhere to chill for a bit.

 

Ended up at Cong Caphe – Was first drawn to the cool vibes and thought it has nice Alfresco seating with a good view. The staff recommended the Cong’s Signatures for drinks so we got the Coconut Milk with Coffee (VND 45k) and Coconut Milk with Chocolate (VND 55k) to try (: Strong taste of coconut milk – other than that they were just sweet sweet sweeeeet!

Cong’s Signatures @ Cong Caphe

 

Wanted to have something to eat as well but ended up ordering instant noodles with egg without realising it’s instant noodles xD

 

 

After that we realised Cong Caphe is everywhere – feels like the Starbucks of Hanoi xD

Rushed off to catch the water puppet show and it turned out more interesting than I expected with some cool effects. We didn’t understand Vietnamese at all but we could more or less figure out what’s happening for each part so it’s pretty cool with good music also!

Unfortunately after the show ended it raineddddd againnnn. Wanted to find somewhere for a proper dinner but battling the rain was too hard and it’s kinda late so we had no choice but to settle ourselves down at some random roadside stall and have a beer!

Special mention goes to Lệ Phố – Taro Croquettes that were crispy with fillings such as mushrooms and meat within – Enjoyed them the most! 😀

Listened to the rain while people-watching and that concluded our first night in Hanoi (:

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The next day after breakfast our first stop was to check out EGG COFFEE! 😀

Initially the noobs me thought egg coffee would be something like coffee mixed with half boiled egg which I am not a fan of BUT NOPES it turned out to be something totally different from what I thought it was!

 

 

We checked out Giang Cafe which was said to have the original and also one of the best Egg Coffee around in Hanoi. Located at 39 Nguyễn Hữu Huân, and also along the road lined with many coffee shops, it may be easy to miss, especially when it has just a narrow lane leading into the cafe!

 

 

 

 

Egg Coffee @ Giang Cafe

 

Ordering was really straight forward – got one hot and one iced to try but really just go for the hot one! The cup of coffee will come in a bowl of hot water which keeps it warm and nice (:

Read that egg yolks were used in place of milk to create the egg coffee cos back in the olden days milk was scarce. And so the drink tasted more like a dessert with its creamy texture and fragrant coffee beneath – Reminded me of creamy meringue and Creme Bulee maybe!

Thought it was on the sweet side (i rmb the iced one being much sweeter), and a very enjoyable drink overall!

 

After that, we headed in the direction of Hoa Lo Prison Musuem and did a little sightseeing along the way.

Decided our late lunch was going to be at Bún Chả Hương Liên, which was around 15 – 20 min by foot from Hoa Lo Prison Museum. Adamant to go cos I just had to check out this Bun Cha place where Anthony Bourdain brought Obama to! They even came up with a “Combo Obama” for us to simply get the exact same food which Obama had – very thoughtful haha

 

“Combo Obama”

Read that Bun Cha is quite a local Vietnamese dish of grilled pork in clear savoury broth with fish sauce and eaten with rice noodles and herbs dipped inside the broth. That was the first time I tried Bun Cha and thought it was a very interesting dish – I never really noticed we have this in the Vietnamese restaurants back home.

I like how the noodles soaked up the broth so well that every mouthful was so full of flavour! It was amazing – the noodles felt like the right thickness. And the broth – it was a little sweet and quite light to my taste (though my friend thought it was rather greasy).

I would have enjoyed the grilled meat more if I had gotten more affirmative assurance that the meat are all pork – Cos when I tried asking the staff if there is beef she pointed out some meat patty and seemed to be telling us these are beef oops

The fried seafood rolls were awesome as well – stuffed with meat and prawns and so crispy yayyy 😀

After lunch, we hailed a taxi from the streets to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. The museum was closed by the time we were there, but still it was a nice walk around with good weather, blue skies and pretty clouds.

I liked how we managed to walk from the Mausoleum all the way back to the Old Quarter – it’s not really a short walk though. Found it interesting to pass by various embassies along the way and take in the local Hanoi sights.

Happened to pass by Gong Cha and bought Lemon Aiyu with White Pearls (VND 43k) to freshen up a bit! Don’t think we have this back home haha it’s really shioks and even have some lemon bits which is quite cool (:

Also passed by some pasar malam/night market and saw many shops selling lanterns – think it was cos Mid Autumn’s Festival was round the corner at that time!

Didn’t get the chance to explore further cos we were hungry for dinner then xD Checked out Bún Bò Nam Bộ which is famous for its Bun Bo!

Its specialty is Bun Bo! Guess that explains why the menu options are very limited

Unfortunately, I can’t take beef and so I didn’t get to try this specialty that was highly raved about.. Bun Bo is Vietnamese vermicelli with grilled beef – my friend who tried this said it was good and refreshing like having a salad so it should be not bad!

 

I ordered one pork roll to try instead while my friend enjoyed her Bun Bo and I think it might have seemed quite strange to just order one pork roll only. Cos I can’t noticing how the Vietnamese couple at the table beside us had ordered a couple of pork rolls (maybe around 10 or more) and just eating them heartily before having their Bun Bo – guess the pork rolls are kinda like appetizers? hahaha they taste pretty normal like pork sausages though

 

 

Alright so I decided I should have a proper dinner as well so we just rounded a corner and headed to this restaurant which is also pretty famous for one specialty dish – Chả Cá Lã Vọng!

And there we were at Chả Cá Thăng Long! Chả Cá Lã Vọng is another very local dish that I don’t see often back home – And when I read how this is a “unique specialty of Hanoi people”, it is definitely a MUST TRY for rememberbyfood 😀

There was a bowl of spices/vegetables on our table where we were seated and I could distinctly smell dill (but as you can see there are others as well like spring onion etcetc). That’s the amount of fish for one person and the staff helped us cook the fish with the vegetables on a little stove at our table. Service was really good cos after the fish was ready, he filled a bowl with rice noodles and other veg, put in the fish cooked with veg, sprinkled some sauce and roasted peanuts and offered me the little bowl filled with the delicacy along a pair of chopsticks, inviting me to try.

I knew it would taste awesome before I even tried (:

On hindsight, I guess he probably helped us cos we seemed pretty clueless on what we were in for. Nonetheless, that was really kind and service was really impeccable (Y)

Amazing Chả Cá Lã Vọng 😀

And everything tasted really well together! It’s the kind of dish that whets my appetite and leaves me wanting more. And it’s the kind of food that I would definitely want to introduce to my family cos I feel they would find it interesting and delicious too (:

And that was a pretty good end to our day of walking around Hanoi in search of food 😀

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We still had a bit of time in Hanoi when we returned from our Halong Bay cruise and before leaving for Sapa.

Spotted a street vendor selling Bánh mì opposite our hotel – And cos the noobs me never tried it before – even back at home – I had to get one just to try

What struck me the most was how after the baguette was stuffed with bbq pork, the entire baguette was then “kiaped” between the grills and bbq-ed for a bit more! Made the baguette nicely toasted and very very crispy! (Y)

To be honest, it had too much fatty meat for my liking haha though the bread was awesome! Good to try heh

Look at the fatty meat stuffed in the Bánh mì!

 

Probably only had time for a last dinner in Hanoi! So we thought we could spend it at somewhere fancy (:

Decided on Green Mango which was not too far away by foot. The ambience was nice and the staff were friendly too (:

 

Got a Bailey’s Milkshake for myself – can’t really taste much of the Bailey’s though – just a nice sweet milkshake topped with ice-cream!

For appetizers, we ordered Spring Rolls from the Earth which are fresh rolls with vegetables, smoked duck, oven-roasted lamb and wok-tossed beef. The staff were really kind to help us split out the beef ones from the rest. First time trying spring rolls with duck and lamb so that was pretty interesting!

Cha Ca La Vong @ Green Mango

My friend ordered Cha Ca La Vong and it was quite an interesting twist to the one we had previously! The ingredients were pretty similar just that we had to DIY and roll up the fish, rice noodles, vegetables and peanuts in the rice paper instead!

And the serving was hugeee (Y)

 

 

Bun Cha @ Green Mango

 

The friendly staff also recommended us something off the menu – Bun Cha! – and she was saying how she usually doesn’t like Bun Cha but she really likes this one from Green Mango and she assured me that it’s all pork so I had to try it too!

Felt the broth here was lighter but I remember the grilled meat of the “Obama Bun Cha” tasted more flavourful

 

Still Green Mango was a pretty cool place to dine at! (:

 

 

On a side note, we did consider checking out Quan An Ngon for dinner – Read online that it is a Vietnamese street food restaurant and the concept is kinda like hawker centre/food court where you get everything under one roof! It is quite nearby the Hanoi Railway station, but we found it rather far to get to by foot so we didn’t get to try. Heard from other travellers we met in Sapa that it was not bad though!

So desserts after dinner was a must! I was really excited for desserts cos I decided we were going to try some interesting Vietnamese local desserts for our last night in Hanoi – So excited that even though I was already super full from dinner I knew I could not give it a miss! I was telling myself nopes I could not leave Hanoi without trying that

 

Here’s Xôi Chè Bà Thìn Số 1 Bát Đàn – we stopped by here on our way back from dinner. It is a corner shop and there are stools outside the shop where you sit and enjoy your desserts.

Throughout our whole trip, we have been wondering how the locals can sit so comfortably on such short stools to eat – and finally we got to experience it for ourselves! (:

 

 

 

 

 

To be honest, I have no idea what they call this in Vietnam BUT REGARDLESS THIS IS REALLYYY AMAZINGGGG!

Especially enjoyed that sticky rice you see there cos it tastes so chewy just like mochi! There’s coconut and ginger as well and the whole fusion is just OMG I LOVE IT!

Maybe it would be better if it’s served hotter but no matter what I polished this clean 😀

 

 

Mix it up a lil in the ginger base and it’s like having sweet porridge just that the rice is reallyy reallyyy chewyyyyy shioks much ❤

 

 

 

 

I wished we had more time to enjoy this more slowly and freely And I wished perhaps we could have tried out more of this at different stalls. That being said, I’m still very very very glad that I got to try it after all NO REGRETS! 😀

 

 

 

 

Featuring our Pumpkin Sleeper Train to Sapa in the background! 😀

 

 

Saw the locals drinking this cold drink at the dessert stall so I decided I should try as well! No idea what it’s called so I just kept pointing at what the locals were having when I ordered, hoping the stall owner would understand oops Had to “dapao” though cos we had a sleeper train to catch

Thought the idea is a bit like “Cheng Tng” – just that this is much much sweeter and they have some ingredients within which are kinda interesting (: Could only remember some chewy bits hahaha

 

 

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Hanoi Railway Station at around 5am in the morning

Last meal in Hanoi would be at the airport waiting for our flight.

Blueberry Milkshake and Salted Egg Yolk Tofu helped to while some time away haha

And in-flight meal back was again rather decent, in my humble opinion 🙂

Ending off with a snap of the sunrise at Noi Bai International Airport which was taken at around 6 am in the morning CHEERS TO MANY MORE NEW ADVENTURES AND EXCITING FOOD IN FUTUREEE! 😀

 

And sharing the addresses here for quick reference…

Giảng Cafe – 39 Nguyễn Hữu Huân, Lý Thái Tổ, Hà Nội, Vietnam

Bún Chả Hương Liên – 24 Lê Văn Hưu, Phạm Đình Hồ, Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội, Vietnam

Bún Bò Nam Bộ – 67 Hàng Điếu, Cửa Đông, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam

Chả Cá Thăng Long – 19 – 21 – 31, Đường Thành, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam

Green Mango – 22 Tống Duy Tân, Hà Nội, Hanoi City 100000, Vietnam

Xôi Chè Bà Thìn Số 1 Bát Đàn – As it is!

 

Of Malacca (Melaka): All for Food 马六甲走起!

从小到大 随着家人去了马六甲有 N 次 不过这次10月长假期到马六甲是我们第一次根据电视上网上的好介绍认真在马六甲找寻吃的地方 也是第一次专为吃吃吃而到马六甲去!

我阿姨为此真是积极地做了很多功课 我自叹不如 找到的地方我看在这短短的三天两夜之内我们也没全走完呵

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第一天刚到 我们就随意地到附近的鸡场街 Jonker Street 走走 离我们住的地方不远 步行几分钟就能到 白天的鸡场街和晚上的不同 白天比较安静 就逛逛小商店 晚上热闹些 多了摆摊做生意的小贩 就像个夜市一样

反正我们这次来是来找吃的 就没多逛 “地理学家咖啡厅 (Geographer Cafe)” 算是我们的第一站 因为它就在鸡场街里 蛮容易找到的

据网上其他博主 这里的椰子东炎汤是强推

这个 rojak 一般般吧 我觉得可能不大符合老一辈人的水准和口味

Rojak @ Geographer Cafe

Coconut Tomyum Soup @ Geographer Cafe

椰子东炎汤 嗯。。。这个呈现概念不错 挺特别的 只不过我和妹妹从椰子里喝着喝着东炎汤 觉得只是在喝一般的东炎汤 本来以为椰子的甜味会给汤的味道加上一点什么画龙点睛的作用 结果椰子的甜味 我觉得只是游荡在边缘上 真的要非常细腻地去品尝才有可能尝得到

还有就是本来以为有椰子就会有椰肉嘛 但是都刮不到几片 恕我无知 但这是故意选用没有椰肉的椰子吗？

好吧 离开了 Cafe  大家也就慢慢沿着鸡场街走回旅店 走着走着 看到了一家卖糕点之类的小摊位 又驻足买了一些番薯蛋 (Ondeh Ondeh) 哇啊这个和我平常吃的不一样哦 它一颗比较小 放在嘴里 -pop- 一下 里面的 gula melaka 就会流出来 很好吃很有趣哟

一颗颗小小的番薯蛋！

Chendol!

然后又吃了Chendol 姑且不论好吃与否 这家的呈现方式就挺有趣的呀 听老板说要等冰大概融了 再放下去它就不会太硬 比较好

所以我老妈就常说 有时都不一定要特别地去找哪一家也别执意说要到哪里哪里吃 就这样走着走着 也会发现新奇有趣的事物或好吃的食物呵

休息过后 晚上我们就去吃这个!

Satay Celup

马六甲卖沙爹朱律的有无数家吧 所以这必定是我的目标之一! 本来是想慕名到离我们住的地方不远的“万里香”那儿吃 结果也不知道为什么找错了 就上别家吃了

刚开始觉得这概念很新鲜 其实就有点像火锅或吃 Lok Lok 把一串串的食物放进一锅沙爹酱里煮来吃 不过后来吃多了我反而觉得有些腻 也不知道是因为这家水准不是那么高 或者是沙爹朱律的本质如此 总之吃饱后自己感觉不是那么舒服与满足

(On a sidenote 结果我们发现若我们再往下走多一会儿的话 就能找到“万里香“ 了 那里有两家新旧万里香正竞争着 不过两家都有人排着队哦 所以心里虽然觉得有些小可惜 不过同时看到不知要排多久的队 不禁会想 幸好我们吃的那家不用排队)

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第二天早上是到附近的咖啡店吃的 食物种类不少 可供选择 食物一般般不过已经很满足了 印象较深的是那一盘炒得略略焦脆的菜头粿！ (不过隔天回来再吃却没炒的那么焦了 >_<) 哦哦还有马六甲炒的粿条竟然是放甜酱吃的 wow!

椰子角 & Kaya 角

Chay Tow Kway!

芝麻糊。花生糊

Char Kway Teoy

在这儿发生了两件小事也是让我印象颇深

#1 早上想买 Kaya 角来吃 卖 Kaya角的大叔很热情地又免费送上了椰子角 (那一个金字塔形状的) 让我吃 说这是去到马六甲必尝的 当我要付钱时 发现手里只有张10快钱的钞票 大叔有些为难地说 早上太早了 没散钱找给我 就让我先拿着吃的回桌 待会儿再来还钱

#2 妹妹的粥没放酱油 我妈要我拿着一个勺子去向卖粥的大叔讨点酱油 结果他二话不说就把一小罐酱油递给我 让我带回桌

虽然只是些微不足道的小事 不过却让我体会到那种许久未感受到的朴实生活及心态

好的继续说些吃的呵呵

Nadeje @ Mahkota Parade Shopping Centre, Malacca

下午慕名到 Nadeje 吃千层蛋糕 Mille Crepe (^o^) 总觉得在外头吃蛋糕有点像是年轻人的玩意儿 往往都会和朋友们一起吃 这次第一次和家人一起好好坐下来悠闲地享受下午茶 觉得有点新奇也当然很开心啦 因为可以和我最爱的家人分享我最爱的蛋糕呀~ *v*

Green Tea; Rum & Raisin; Cafe Mocha 😀 @ Nadeje, Malacca

大家都一致认同蛋糕很不错吃哦 这是我第一次吃千层蛋糕 一层层的口感这样也挺不错的 我自己也觉得它们不会很甜  味道十足哟 所以我是很支持很喜欢蛋糕的啦 我想这个对我而言是这次马六甲之旅的亮点咯

不过我阿嫲对这个还是比较感兴趣嘻嘻

话说我们一时兴起也买了这家的马卡龙回去尝尝 以我个人拙见 我觉得这是马卡龙的错误示范吧 两层脆脆的还好 （虽然我觉得应该是又脆又软的那种比较好吧） 不过我以为中间应该吃得到夹心层的 结果似乎根本没吃到

Macarons @ Nadeje, Malacca

哦对于想来这里吃蛋糕的朋友 建议是到  Mahkota Parade Shopping Centre 找到 KFC 后 进入 KFC 到后门去 从后门离开 KFC Nadeje 就在左边 也是排长龙的 分成内用和外带两条队 

晚上我阿姨非得要找到网上介绍的那条在 Jalan Bunga Raya 后巷的 Capitol Seafood 吃 Lala 不可 好吧 现在回想起来 或许是因为她的执著我在“吃”这方面才又有了不错的收获吧

那条后巷其实就在 Madame King Shopping Centre 的旁边 所以找到那家购物中心后就不难找到吃 Lala 的后巷了 那条后巷有两个摊位卖着同样的东西 不过我们主要是为了第二摊而来 （就是进入后巷后 后面那一摊）其实我们早早就到了那里 大概 4点多吧 不过还没开档做生意 看老板在准备还说6点才开始 那我们就傻傻地到别处溜达去了 结果5点半 回到后巷一看 早已站满了人排着长长的队 晕啊 x_x 我们站了一个多小时才终于等到了空位 做下吃东西后才发现大概7点左右人龙似乎也就逐渐减少了 所以 Lesson Learnt – 要不超早来要不就迟一些再过来碰运气 或许就不必等这么久吧 

来到 Jalan Bunga Raya 还有个意外的收获 就是发现了 这个排着长龙的薄饼摊 我妈为了排这个也花了不少时间呀

Bunga Raya Popiah which is just outside of Madame King Shopping Centre!

Look at the queue~

这摊位其实就在 Madame King Shopping Centre 的前面 不难找到的 因为那条长长的人龙非常之显眼呀 我想这摊卖的薄饼和新加坡吃到的薄饼 最大不同就是 这个薄饼里头放了猪油渣！其实对于从小就被灌输并养成了“不吃猪油渣”习惯的我而言 我并不是特别喜欢这样的薄饼 只不过觉得这种薄饼还算耳目一新吧

Bunga Raya Popiah!

好啦 晚上站着苦等一个多小时后终于吃到的后巷的这些海鲜确实没让人失望呢

这是下午４点多的后巷景象

一直以来都没什么尝试这些我所谓“大人们”喜欢吃的食物 也不懂得怎么欣赏 不过这次第一次好好尝试了

很喜欢吃烤鱿鱼呢～

四宝烧烤！

觉得那盘“四宝烧烤”真不错 还有一直都没什么敢吃的Lala 、螺、淡菜尝了后觉得挺鲜甜的 第一次吃到用火炭烧烤的鱿鱼 也很开心呵呵 还有我阿嫲似乎也对这里的鱿鱼蕹菜感到很满意哦 (:

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最后一天 该回家去了 因为种种原因没机会吃到隔壁家的羊肉汤 不过听说是连当地人也觉得不错的哟 希望以后有机会再来吧

回到柔佛吃午餐 又有了另一个意外的收获

第一次看到炸鱼肉是分别放了然后上桌的 觉得真细心而且鱼片米粉也真好吃哦 另外我看大人们吃鱼头驴也吃得很满意的样子呢~

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记录完毕！:D

后记：这次连续三天 无节制地 每天一支榴莲口味雪糕 我不禁得感叹：When you get to eat ice-cream everyday, that’s when you know you are on a holiday (: Which totally reminded me of my Italy Trip haha! 而且还是要再说一下 榴莲还是我们一家的最爱呀 每天吃榴莲口味雪糕确实好幸福哦 TvT 

Of Iceland: The Spark

It actually started off with a friend asking me “What is nice there in Iceland?” after my trip to Iceland and I had no good reply except for the interesting and exotic food I had tried there that excited me so much.

That was when it came to my realisation that I remember places, even countries I travel to, by the food I had there.

Out of the one-week Carnival holidays we had in March this year, we spent 3 days in Iceland. In retrospect, it may seem to be quite a wasted trip because we bought the air tickets to Iceland at a crazily high price, with the intention to catch the Northern Lights, but ended up seeing nothing due to bad weather. I don’t know about my friend, but for me, I was glad to have gone to Iceland – no regrets.

On the first night when we touched down at Reykjavik, Iceland, we went to this Icelandic Fish and Chips restaurant my friend found online. I remember initially I was rather sceptical about eating fish and chips in Iceland because fish and chips don’t sound very Icelandic, do they? But being a fried food fan, I can never resist fish and chips! And it turned out to be one of the best and most gratifying fish and chips I have ever eaten! Crispy on the outside, soft and tender on the inside, the portion is really satisfying and it comes with Skyronnes with different cool flavours to choose from! I’ve read about Skyr being a local dairy product before I came to Iceland and guessing that Skyronnes are something related to Skyr, that really excited me and I was so eager to try it. (After that, I found out that Skyronnes are actually Icelandic dipping sauces that are made out of Skyr instead of mayonnaise, so though I didn’t try Skyr per se, I was still glad for the Skyronnes!)

Fried Plaice on a bed of Mango Salad @ Icelandic Fish & Chips, Reykjavik

Our fish and chips came with a Skyronnes dip for each, so we had two flavours! One was Coriander and Lime, and the other one was Truffle and Tarragon. And that was what I ordered – It had bits of roasted coconut underneath it which tasted so Asian and reminded me of home!

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On the last night, we went to Saegreifinn (The Sea Baron) for the legendary lobster soup that was highly raved about on the web. I was so looking forward to it because online reviews talked about how you can get a rather local experience at the restaurant sitting on the barrels and eating fresh, good food.

And sure enough, it was a fairly simple and down-to-earth place which looked different from how the typical restaurants usually look like. I was pleased with the no-frills and though it was a little squeezy, it felt cosy.

The selection of seafood skewers to choose from!

That’s the raw whale! D:

Lobster soup was not bad but not exactly Wow in my opinion – guess I made too much hype out of it so I might have been expecting too much. As for the whale meat, it was really an experience for me. My friend told me the whale meat tasted like steak, perhaps because it was prepared to be medium-rare, so for someone who doesn’t take beef since young, I could not really get used to the taste of that. I was so glad I shared that with my friend, and the fish skewers and lobster soup saved me quite a bit as well.

Codfish Skewer & Whale Meat @ Sægreifinn, Reykjavik

 

 

Lobster Soup @ Sægreifinn, Reykjavik

The most memorable food I tried in Iceland had to be Hákarl (fermented shark cubes) and I felt so accomplished I managed to eat it haha – you just need to try it for yourself! 😀