Top 10 Things Im gonna miss about Sydney

So, I'm leaving Sydney today for Singapore and I have already missed so many things in Sydney. By that, I mean all the foods!!!!! So to satisfy my crave, I decided to compile the top 10 foods I'm gonna miss in Sydney.  The list is in no particular order and unfortunately I have only got picture for some. So here it is:
1. Jeans Chili Chicken
Since I know Im gonna miss this heaps, I took the initiative to eat this chicken one day before I leave. Seriously when one is willing to as far as Eastwood to eat chicken, you know how good that chicken is. Some Sneak Peek from yesterday's lunch:

Soju Soju Soju!! (Chum-Churum)

Ginseng Fried Chicken with Rice Ball.. ZOMG

Seafood Cake Soup. Highly Recommended to go with the Jeans Chili Chicken

Jeans Chili Chicken

2. Bills's Scramble Egg and Chipolatas
One thing about Sydney that I love is the fact that everyone knows how to make scramble egg but only Bills does it right. ah gonna miss it so much! probably one of the first thing Im gonna grab once I'm back!

3. Three Blue Ducks's Pork Belly and Smoothies
It's a great brunch food. They have innovative menu. Word say the chef is former tetsuya chef. That explains how the foods are pretty much Asian-inspired.

PorkBelly with Asian Greens

Duck, Chinese Broccoli and Herb Salad

Fruity Toots

4. Arisun's JjangMyeon and Soya Sauce Chicken..
Do u know how hard it is to find a nice jjangmyeon in Sydney? I did my research and everyone still agrees that Arisun's sell the best one in terms of flavour anddd location. I'm so gonna miss jjangmyeon. I usually put a bit of vinegar to my jjangmyeon.. personal preference.

Jjangmyeon

Soya Sauce Chicken

5. Madang's Mushroom Pancake (Burseot Jun) and Odeng Tang
So, IDK but madang makes the best pancake in Sydney. seriously..

6. Chat Thai's Soya Bean Milk with Toppings (Slurppp), Pork Balls, and Braised Pork Ribs
There were times when me and my friends went there in the middle of the night (read: 12AM plus) just to drink soya bean milk with toppings. The toppings are barley, jelly and tapioca balls. OH dear! its a mouthgasm especially in winter because the soya bean milk is served HOT! gawd.. i want it nowwww!!!someone please bring it back to SG for me :(.

7. Siam Fusion's Crispy Soft Shell Crab (yeah.. its probably the food I eat the most last semester)
Thanks to my BF who loves Siam Fusion so much, even the waitress at that place know what we want to order every time we come. But while my bf always indulge in their Raad Na (Gravy Noodle), I am always torn between crispy soft-shell crab and crispy chicken with basil. They are both great for simple lunch. OK fine.. I start to miss it as I type it.

8. Rockpool Bar and Grill's Steak
The fact that oz produce the best cow which in turn makes the top quality steak probably contribute to the fact that well, any bar with steak is good. But!! Rockpool Bar n Grill is the top of them all and that place is one of my favourite place to eat steak. For me, one plate of steak is boring so I usually order sides. My favourite is Mac and Cheese.. oh yum. For steak i usually go for the Rib-eye Steak.

Mac and Cheese.. Ow yeahh

Black Forest ?! (Fat Duck inspired)

The Wine Cellar

and oh yeah, to top my last dining experience at Rockpool, I met Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris!! :D

9. Sapore's Sticky Date Pudding and Tiramisu
10. Taiwanese Express's Chicken Nuggets.

A night to remember: PORTENO

4 days before I go back to my hometown, me and a bunch of friends headed off to this Argentinian Restaurant, Porteno! If you haven't gone there, you better be because they have an awesome 8hours wood-fired suckling pig. Well, for a carnivore like me, that would have been the highlight of the night but, no its not. I was mostly taken back by their BBQ Eggplant, Tahini, Pearl Barley and Preserved Lemon. So, enough said!

BBQ Eggplant, Tahini, Pearl Barley, and Preserved Lemon! YUMSS

Ah wait! That appetiser excites me that I forgot to talk about how awesome their house made bread was. Well, first of all, it was warm bread (and so thats a BIG TICK), but also, it had dips to go with it. Im sorry people, I can barely remember the name of all the dips but I know olive oil and Pork pate were there. But the other two (which are the best dips), seriously slips my mind. But anyway, here is that bucket of breads:

House Baked Bread with Olive Oil & Pork Pate

Moving on to the mains. ah btw, the food there are seriously HUGE! I mean portion wise. There were 4 of us and we only ordered two mains but we can barely finished everything when we were even on hungry stomach! so seriously, there was a lot on the plate. Our waiter recommended us the 8 hours wood-fired suckling pig, O’Connor Grass Fed Angus Sirloin 350gm,  8 hour Woodfired Free Range Lamb. We ordered the suckling pig and free range lamb because anything that has been cooked for that long must be worth eating. 

8 hours wood-fired suckling pig

Don't judge by how it looks, yes it doesn't look like the suckling pig you would have eaten at other restaurant but hey, this dish seriously suit the place. AND omg! this is a dammmnnnn good suckling pig. Let me tell you, I have eaten so many disappointing suckling pig and this one is good.... which means its good! Well, the meats are so tender and the skins are so crispy, with proper seasonings. Would you ask anything more from a suckling pig? I guess no =D

The roast lamb was a bit of a turn off for me though. Well, perhaps because I'm not a big fan of any lamb but I have eaten better lamb that doesn't smell or taste like lamb so that was prolly just my fuzzy nature eating that lamb. My friends, however, chose that lamb over the pig, which I happily offered to eat the pork dish instead of the lamb. But anyone who enjoys lamb and its smell, the lamb smell so good.. i mean Lamb-y kind of good (if thats even a word). 

8 hours roast lamb

How forgetful of me that I (again) forgot to mention their side dish, which is also the highlight of that night: Polenta with Provolone Cheese. It was cheesy and soft and best of all, It balances the meat after taste. SO for me, those side dish was the saviour!

Polenta with Provolone Cheese (Yeah, I know it looks good, it tastes damn good too!)

Ehm. I know I said we couldn't finish our main dish but that was probably because we tried to safe our stomach on the Argentinian dessert. So, what do they have to offer??!

The dessert choice was not exactly very broad. They only have 4 desserts on the menu (well, the rest of the menu consisted of dessert wine which is not what we were after, not after a bottle of wine). The choice was 

LECHE QUEMADA: Burnt Milk Custard with Orange Jam & Chocolate Ice Cream
CHOCOLATE FILLED DOUGHNUT HEART : With Fig Jam and Pinenut Gelato
POSTRE CHAJA: South American Style Pavlova
PIÑA COLADA SPIDER: Pineapple Soda & Coconut Rum Ice Cream 

    We decided to order the first two on the menu.

CHOCOLATE FILLED DOUGHNUT HEART 

The first dessert is not exactly my cup of tea, I found the fig jam on the top was a bit bitter and doesn't go too well with the chocolate. On the other hand, the coffee ice cream on the sides was really good. For me this dessert is 6/10. 

LECHE QUEMADA

The second dessert is so much better for me. The burnt caramel tastes almost like creme brûlée with a strong caramel tastes. The ice cream on the side is the chocolate ice cream, which is just so-so in my opinion. This dessert is 7.5/10. 

All in all, this restaurant really worth the visit. The cozy place and friendly staffs with unique-tasting foods are definitely something you would want to try once in your life. 

Till next time!! =D

P.S.: at the request of one of my beloved friend, Tim Chan. Here is the pic of us eating at Porteno!