the epicuriousgirl.
being epicurious (epicurean + curious) is just having the interest and passion in good food. and yours truly is just this girl who loves to eat. hence, the epicuriousgirl.
epicuriousgirl is just a twenty something malaysian chinese girl who enjoys her food and documenting it with a digital camera. having jumped on the novice photographer bandwagon, she can be mostly seen toting her digital camera (or lately, her mobile phone’s cam, hence the difference in quality) everywhere and spotted whipping it out at almost every restaurant to capture food shots.
a wannabe traveller, she aspires to go further (and try more international cuisine!) to exert her independent nature. however, she wishes to express that all food/restaurant reviews here, no matter how sporadic they may be is just her own personal opinion and may vary from person to person. she does not claim to be an expert nor a critic but just wants to share.
and since you have been warned, say hullo to jasmine, the epicuriousgirl and lissie who has kindly agreed to guestblog (all posts here) here since mid-Nov 2008.
she can be contacted at epicuriousgirl at gmail dot com.
also can be found at asianfoodgallery.
tim said
hullo
chiefeater said
love the photos and thanks for linking to my review on little dim sum place
sulthan said
hey.miss jasmine.. soo cute ur webworld. and very very nice, spisey too keep it up
raine said
hullo, jasmine. i think we share the same interest: eating, photographing and documenting food. i got weird stares from waiters in restaurants sometimes when i whip out my camera. hahaz
thanks for the link.
Lyrical Lemongrass said
Hi Jasmine! can you drop me an email pls? Got something to ask ya. Thx!
epicuriousgirl says:you’ve got mail.
L said
hullo jasmine!
epicuriousgirl says: hullo.
email2me said
Hi Jasmine,
I have added you to my blog. You got a nice food blog here.
Cheers …
epicuriousgirl says: thank you.
Forrest said
I….. I think I love you
epicuriousgirl says:err, thanks.
Gravin said
Awesome food blog!
epicuriousgirl says:thank you!
bibomedia said
epicuriousgirl says: hi there.
PitMaster said
Wonderful photos… what camera are u using … I can’t get mine to come out so appetizingly in most lighting situations …¡Bravo!… Gracias..
I-mae said
Hello, could you please e-mail me? There ’s some stuff that i would like to enquire about. Thanks.
Tsukushi Asuka said
Hello
epicuriousgirl says: Hello back.
coffee_ping said
hi, jasmine~~
the list thingie u did is awesome!
must have cost u quite some time
i’m from Best Food Junction dot com
and i wonder if u would interested to write food blog for us?
pretty please?
epicuriousgirl says: should be ok.
lemme know how it works?
Melvyn Goh said
Hi! I read your blog! I’m a producer with a new Discovery Channel food show that’ll feature Melaka’s street cuisine and am looking for foodies to be on the show! Are you interested? Hit me back.
epicuriousgirl says: hi thanks for the offer. not too presentable for on screen shots, but off screen, anytime.
chang'e said
Nice blog
epicuriousgirl says: thanks.
jas said
hi jasmine, my name is jasmine.
i know this is really random but could you pm me or hit me on hotmail please?
i couldnt find your email on your blog.
i sort of need a favour.
thanks lots!
epicuriousgirl says: emailed you.
wmw said
Hey there…could you email me? Would like to get in touch with you to ask you something. Thanks…
epicuriousgirl says: emailed you dy.
Sheryl said
Hi, I just came across your blog and I love it. Also, would like to gain a minor favour from you. I sincerely hope to get your e-mail address so we can get further in touch. Thanks a lot ya.
-Sheryl-
epicuriousgirl says: Hi Sheryl. Thanks for dropping by. Have emailed you.
LCL said
Indeed a site to behold. The pictures are great!
Adventurous girl with a palate and nose for great food in nooks-&-crannies
epicuriousgirl says: thank you! hope to see you around more.
mega satya said
you make good article about babi guling, you know what that is my favorite food because I am Balinese. so it easy for me to get babi guling food it yummy.
epicuriousgirl says: lucky you! It’s my favourite Balinese meal.
Starvin' Marvin said
Jasmine – this is a wonderful site, thanks for your hard work. Drop me a line.
I’m hungry!
epicuriousgirl says: thanks for visiting. i have emailed you.
awangmadel said
nice blog epicuriousgirl…thumbs up!!!… (^_^)
epicuriousgirl says: thanks! and hope to hear more from you.
smallgirlphotography said
hey! i quite like ur blog… and i’m a new blogger. but it seems that.. i can only upload limited pictures.. how can i go about it?
michael said
ok so usually i don’t like blogs, i think they’re rather self-indulgent. but i love food and my ancestors are portuguese/chinese from Macau. so seeing that you show love to Macau is interesting for me. also the photography is pretty decent considering available light (i was a photography major).
so i guess what i’m saying is, your blog is pretty cool. my mom sent me the link to this blog saying, “why couldn’t we find these places when we were in macau?”
i haven’t read through all your posts yet, but i will have to recommend “Minchi”. It is THE classic Macanese dish. it’s best to eat minchi from a family, but it’s also available at Honolulu Cafe, or Litoral if you want to splurge. There’s even an annual minchi competition.
there’s also chili coti, but i have no idea how to spell it properly, nor where to find it. i think it’s a recipe that has stayed strictly within Macanese families. it’s nowhere to be found on google, but it’s almost a religious experience. i think you’d have to find a Macanese family to cook it for you. Or maybe I’m wrong and just haven’t looked in the right places.
well enough of my rambling, you know how to run your own blog. thanks again for doing this. i’ve been meaning to record my food experiences during my 1.5-year stay in Korea, but I’m so bloody lazy/busy. so, respect for doing what i don’t have the initiative to do.
michael
epicurus said
it is awfully wrong and silly of you to call yourself an epicurean.
please, do think a little and do your research before giving yourself a name that sounds ‘cool’. for the love of all things good and for the sake of whatever little wisdom there is left in this world, go read up on REAL epicurean philosophy.
epicurus said
“In the Epicurean view, the highest pleasure (tranquility and freedom from fear) was obtained by knowledge, friendship and living a virtuous and temperate life. He lauded the enjoyment of simple pleasures, by which he meant abstaining from bodily desires, such as sex and appetites, verging on asceticism.
He argued that when eating, one should not eat too richly, for it could lead to dissatisfaction later, such as the grim realization that one could not afford such delicacies in the future.”
i beg you, please do not bastardise his name any longer.
epicuriousgirl says: I believe you are referring to “Epicureanism”, which is indeed based on the teachings of Epicurus. However, I am using the modern take to Epicurean , which also means “fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, esp. in eating and drinking.”
Ref here: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/epicurean
epicurus said
yes, of course i am referring to epicureanism. it is what epicureans practice, after all.
and i am aware of its revoltingly twisted ‘alternative’ meaning. you do realise that the only reason why the term “epicurean” has been so vulgarly bastardised is because the catholic church was unhappy with his teachings? how absolutely tragic that you too thave allowed yourself to be swayed by this travesty.
epicuriousgirl says: say what you please as i believe in the freedom of speech. but frankly, i am a tad tired of your holier than thou attitude. i do not mean any disrespect to epicurus himself nor the teachings of epicureanism, but as i am more familiar with the modern parlance of epicurean being associated with being a gourmet or the enjoyment of food, i have chosen to lean towards that definition. the modern take is widely accepted and whether you choose to acknowledge it or not, please have a little respect for the choices of those who have chosen otherwise.