Food is Memory
2020-ongoing
illustration, memory
Basque burnt cheese cake. Recently quite popular among my neighbourhood. I immediately fall in love with the creamy and burnt texture!
HK style French Toast, ideally served with the typical green plastic plate. High calories but very satisfying.
Nata de Belém, my all time favourite since childhood
Castella, as known as Cake of Nagasaki, is a popular Japanese honey sponge cake that was originally introduced by the Portuguese merchants to the Nagasaki area in the 16th century. The name is derived from Portuguese Pão de Castela, meaning “bread from Castile”.
Cinnamon roll, can’t resist anything with cinnamon scent. It’s been my go-to comfort food!
Toasted garlic bread. Yes it’s toasted (imagine we’re all watching Mad Men).
Pineapple bun with thick slice of butter. “Pineapple bun without pineapple”, a classic meme of all ages in Hong Kong. It has nothing to do with pineapple but the appearance of the crust. In Japan people usually call this pattern as Melon bread, not the same thing though.
Sayoong, with the same pronunciation as “Shakespeare” in Cantonese. I will say this HK style traditional deep fried dough wrapped with a layer of white sugar is definitely my childhood’s favourite. It’s commonly sold in old-style local bakery or sometimes in Cha Chaan Teng (HK stle café) or even Dim Sum restaurant.
Mount Fuji milk pudding, a popular signature milk pudding dyed with nature colouring of Butterfly Pea sold in my good friend's Café “Nggy &” in Sai Ying Pun, HK.
Umeshu (plum wine) cheese cake, another popular choice of Nggy &!