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Edo Ichi Penang

Japanese cuisine can be addictive. Yet, not many Japanese restaurants in Penang serve authentic Japanese food. Edo Ichi Penang in Tanjung Tokong received good reviews and was rated as one of the best Japanese restaurant in Penang. The price was reasonable and acceptable, most importantly the food worth the price.

I went there with my family in conjunction of my mother’s birthday celebration last month. The meal was on my dad. So we have ordered many dishes and I can assure you that all food are really delicious and savoury.

As appetizer, we have ordered Fried Tempura Baby Shrimps. It was crispy and not too oily. The lemon juice helped a lot on getting rid of the greasiness.

Appetizer number 2: Fried “Gyoza” Dumplings.

Appetizer number 3: Steamed Oyster with Garlic. Opt for the fresh oysters but not the frozen ones. As the frozen ones have heavy fishy taste.

Japanese Curry Rice with Chicken “Katsu” (Deep fried breaded chicken chop).

Stir Fried Assorted Seafood with Teriyaki sauce. This was not too impressive to my taste as the seafood were not fresh enough.

Edo Ichi Pizza. This dish was the most impressive and signature one! As the base was not normal pizza dough but RICE BASED! The toppings were half of Smoked Salmon and Unagi (eel).

My family and I enjoyed very much of the food served in Edo Ichi. It was a great experience savouring authentic Japanese food. We will definitely go back to this restaurant in the future! Drop by Edo Ichi that located in the Island Plaza Penang if you really want some good food with good ambiance.

With love,                                                                                                                 Lynn.

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My island best kept secret

I live in Penang since I was born. Penang is a small island that just got the city title recently. Last year, there was a video competition that my friends in university and I joined. We actually produced an award winning video themed “My island best kept secret”. Wonder what is it?

Love lane. Do you know the secret behind the name of the road? Why is it called Love Lane?

We have shot a video about the background of the name of Love Lane with a drama ended as a documentary. We won the 1st prize of the Kaki Lima Short Film Competition University Category. 

The background

The road named as Love Lane was because it was once infamous as a back alley where the rich Chinese merchants kept their mistresses. It was called Ai Ching Hang “爱情巷”, which is literally Love Lane in Mandarin.

  According to the local residents, the mistresses used to walk around the street. To those Cantonese residents, they also used to call Love Lane as “Ma Shui Hao” means “The Two Tap Road” because there were two taps along the street previously.

Love Lane is near to the Port Swettenham and Weld Quay. In the olden days, there were reports that the sailors that landed on the nearby port would meet their local lovers there. There was also another tale about a Serani girl and a colonial staff would meet every Sunday in the Assumption Church near Love Lane.

If you happen to be in Penang, do check this place out. It has now transformed as a famous tourist hot spot with a lot of cafes and backpackers hostel.

With love,                                                                                                                 Lynn.

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Food colouring hair dye

This post is basically about dying your hair by using food colouring.

I have exposed to this technique about 5 years ago. At that time, I was still studying, so I could not access to any drugstore hair dye. I have searched online that you could dye your hair by using food colouring without damaging your hair.

There are 2 methods of doing it. The results will be different, with one lead to permanent colouring and one fade within 2 weeks.

1) Hair conditioner + Food colouring

You will need to buy a bottle of food colouring that will not cost you more than RM 3 in any supermarket, a normal white conditioner or hair mask.

Squeeze some conditioner into a plastic bowl and mix it with some food colouring. The recommended ratio would be 2:5 with conditioner being the latter.

Apply the mixture to your dry hair and then cover your hair with a shower cap or plastic bag to retain the heat from your head. Recommended time to rinse your hair would be 2 hours. The longer the time you keep it on your hair, the slower the rate of the colour fading. Rinse your hair with water and dry it. Enjoy your new hair colour for 2 weeks. Result may varies.

2) Boiling water + Food colouring + vinegar

This method may be a little bit damaging to your hair as your hair will expose to extreme heat. However, I find it all right when I did it. This method is only applicable to dip dying, means dying the tip of your hair only.

Use a small pot to heat 2 cups of water, and pour the whole bottle of food colouring to the pot. Mix a cup of vinegar too.

Wait until the mixture in the pot reached the boiling pot, turn off the stove and let it cool for 5 minutes.

Then dip your hair into the pot for 15 minutes. Rinse your hair with water and dry it. Enjoy your new ombre look on your hair permanently!

The recommended colour of the food colouring would be the warm tones. I found red, pink, purple, orange worked really well on black hair, whereas other colours will work great on lighter hair only.

Have fun exploring!

With love,                                                                                                                 Lynn.