Budakjijae, Busan, Korea

Budakjijae is the "army boy's" korean hotpot with every random thing thrown in. And you can see why- its chockful of sausages, tofu, kimchi and topped with one pack of instant noodle and a slice of cheese. Everything super cheap and definitely stuff you'll find at the back of your refrigerator when you've got nothing else to cook. Its not the most healthy, but absolutely tasty. That instant noodle with melted cheese in a spicy broth was in particular very, very scrumptious.

Verdict? In light of how unhealthy and cheap this is to make (versus ordering at a restaurant), I'll probably order this once in a blue moon. It'd be a good post-beer type of food too.

Nantsuttei Ramen, Singapore

I have a soft spot for tonkotsu ramen... none of that miso or salt ramen for me. So when this place took pork bone broth and drizzled caramelized garlic oil all over the top (thats the black stuff), I am sold. Coupled with my latest love- beansprouts- this bowl of ramen is absolute joy. This time round I got the Dragon ramen, which is the standard bowl topped with some spicy minced pork. It wasnt at all spicy, but certainly very tasty! I'd skip the gyozas though... they looked like they were those of the frozen variety.

Verdict? Will be back for a good bowl of ramen in the Marina area!

Pullman Bakery

Quite simply the yummiest Japanese curry bun ever! I dont know how they work it such that a deep-fried(!) bun can be grease-free, but there just isnt a hint of oil on this thing. It's amazing! The curry is super moist and each bun holds a couple of cubes of potato for just enough bite. I'd say its a good $2.50 to spend on a mid day snack!

Verdict? Perfect crumbly crust scores top points with me! Got to be careful when picking it up with tongs because these babies break at the littlest touch!

D-Plus Chocolate Natural Yeast Bread

Absolutely recommend this bread picked up from 7-11 this morning. I'm usually a bit wary of convenience store bought bakery items but this one was light and fluffy... so flakey that you can peel of layers (fun!) while eating it. Despite all its Japanese print on the front, its actually a made in Singapore item with Japanese ingredients and technology. Great stuff! Here's their website if you want to find out more- http://ilovedayplus.com/

Verdict? Gonna be stocking up on more!

Bonchon Chicken, Ion (Singapore)

Wow. I take a lot of spicy stuff but these things really got my tongue burning. I got a 6pc meal, half and half. So I got 3 pieces of soy garlic chicken (okay-ish, more salty), 3 pieces of spicy chicken (looks like its covered in hot sauce made for kids, but trust me, its not), fries and a drink.

The chicken was amazingly crispy. My first impression was that since they were covered in sauce, they'd be soggy, but hell no! Crispiest chicken, hands down! Fries were the same way and on top of that, they were sprinkled with herb-chili-salt flakes- magnificent stuff!

Verdict? At $10 a pop for the 6 piece set, these babies don't come cheap but its definitely worth the money and I'm coming back to try the rest of the menu (tofu salad looked awesome)! You can also get some Hite (Korean beer) here to put out the fire in your mouth. They also sell the chicken by the hundreds- fantastic for parties! YOM!