Dining With Jewelle

I do not remember when was the first time I had bread pudding.

But I do know that it is the one dessert that I usually would try if I see it in any restaurant or cafe’s menu. In fact, I will take bread pudding over cakes any day.

When I bought a small carton of ready made custard the other day, I immediately made myself my quick version of bread pudding - a slice of bread cut into small pieces, sprinkled with raisins and currants, topped with custard, a dash of cinnamon sugar and baked for about 15 mins (or until I like the look of the top).

If you have never eaten bread pudding before, then it is a lovely dessert to have with a cup of black coffee to counter the sweetness.

Most of the recipes online are made using the traditional method i.e. no ready made custard, but any one of them would be a good introduction to how this dessert taste like.

My husband and I thought of having a late night supper at the new Fratini Restaurant in Seria town earlier. But although the kids cooperated by turning in early, the babysitter was not ready and we could only leave home by 9pm.

Since it took 15 mins to drive to Seria, we decided that even if Fratini was still opened, they would not be able to prepare our food in time before their closing time.

And so we decided to drop by Kaizen instead.

My husband had a craving for the “chewing gum of the orient”, a nick name for these dried octopus snacks sold in most stores. So since he could not get the processed ones, we had the fresh sliced octopus instead.

I tried it once at the other Japanese restaurant and did not fancy its rubbery texture.

I was not crazy about these either although they seemed easier to eat and the generous slices of lemon masked any smell which it may have.

But if you asked me, this is not something I will order anymore.