Gwendolyn Marshmallow | Beauty & Lifestyle: Food

SUSHI ZANMAI Mini Review

March 21, 2015

I've always been a fan of Japanese food. Sushi and sashimi and all that ramen and the list goes on. Funny that I love the korean language and korean skincare and all, but I prefer the Japanese food over Korean food. lol

Anyway, if you're from Malaysia, you should know Sushi Zanmai by now. It's almost everywhere. It wasn't recently until I knew that Sushi Zanmai was actually owned by a 'company' call Supersushi. They own Sushi Zanmai, Pasta Zanmai, Hokkaido Ichiba (my favourite place), Ozen Zanmai, Zen, Sushi Zen... so many right wtf. I actually suspected Hokkaido and Sushi Zanmai were the same because the menu and logo were damn similar. and i was right.

Sushi Zanmai and Hokkaido Ichiba is definately one of the top ten japanese sushi restaurant to go in KL.

I don't usually order the sets whenever I go for Japanese cuisine because I feel it takes the joy out of it. LOL. How can you not have nigiri sushi??

Salmon Mentaiyaki - Salmon/Belly Nigiri Sushi is one thing, but for the past two year, mentaiyaki has been coming up and you can see it everywhere. and best of all, it's actually DAMN NICE. #gwenapproved

Just in case you didn't know, mentaiyaki is actually marinated pollock roe. Some call it mentai sauce, mentaiyaki, mentaiko (similar just different spelling. )

Yakiniko Don - Beef fillet with onion on rice. This is like one of the simplest recipe. But you know they say sometimes they easy ones are the hardest? It's true. The trick for yakiniko don is the beef. If it's too dry, or over cooked, or too raw, or not marinated well, the whole dish deduct points. lol

I don't usually order a don by myself cause I won't be able to finish my order food. So fatty usually orders it and I nibble from him.

Edamame - Not everyones favourite, but it's my kind of french fries. :)

Salmon platter. lol how can anyone resist this. #nuffsaid

Who's a sushi/japanese fan as well? Share what is your worst/best experience or where is your favourite place.

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Beauty Secret: Oats

September 04, 2013

Today, i will be revealing one of my beauty secrets. As obvios and as simple as written as my title OATS.

Some of you may have heard the benefit of Oats and how it changes you with the benefit it brings to you. Some may still be on the edge whether or not to give it a go, some may think "ewwww. that's food! gross!"

I am proud to say, i love oats has changed me alot, given me benefits as well as gotten me hooked on to it till this very day.

Everyday we wake up to a marvellous day to something new. The first thing i'll do is to cleanse my face with oats. YES! Oats is a life-saver cleanser, whether or not you are oily, dry combination, acne prone skin, oats is the cleanser for you. Now you might be thinking HOW is it possible that one ingredient can do so many things and save so many things, then why are they so many other cleansers and skincare routine out there? (trust me. i've thought of it too). Well, If you were to extract or put oats as an "ingredient" into your cleanser or if companies would have put oats in their product, the purpose wouldn't be the same already because they would have used chemicals and other preservance which would have spoilt what is needed.

Oats is best used by ITSELF. (with warm water). And logically thinking if a beauty company were to just get a pretty packaging jar and sell oats, what's the purpose right?? We must well go buy Oats from the supermarket right? Well, that's what i've been doing now. The oats i'm talking about isn't some specific brand or form some high end makeup counter, it's from the supermarket, the oats your mom feeds you when you were a baby (i use to hate it. I will pour my bowl into my sister's and my brothers before they come down OR when my parents turn around. LOL)

So today, my beauty secret isn't about how oats can change your healh and diet, BUT how oats can change your skin as well. From the inside oats are excellent source of fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, thiamine, iron, beta-glucan (which may help regulate blood sugar) and the antioxidants known as avenanthramides (which may help promote healthy circulation). Oatmeal is also believed to help reduce harmful cholesterol levels and it may boost the immune system.

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Breaking down of the ingrediants of Oats.

Natural Barrier

Your skin is your body’s first line of defense against pollutants. Oatmeal helps to strengthen your skin’s defenses so it can do a better job.

Gentle Cleansing

The saponins in oats help to remove dirt from your pores. This effect, combined with oatmeal’s moisture-adding properties, gives your skin that soft glow after an oatmeal cleanse.
- Inside Out
  
  Oatmeal isn’t just good for your skin as a topical treatment. It also helps promote healthy skin as part of your diet. The fiber in oatmeal helps to control the release of insulin and the uptake of glucose, and good insulin regulation helps keep your skin taut and healthy.
  
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All you need is this

Ingredients:

- Oats (quick oats or instant oats)

- Warm Water

Directions For Face Cleansing

- Put a handful of oatmeal in a bowl and add warm water to make a paste

- Apple it to your face avoiding eye area and gently scrub (you will feel amazing and how smooth your skin will be)

- Wash it off with warm water then splash some cold water

- Dry your face and your skin will feel softer, cleaner and amazing.

Directions for Body Bath

- Put three handsful of oats into a meshbag

- Run warm water and fill up your bath tub

- Drop the meshbag of oats into the tub and let it soak in for five minutes

- Enjoy your bath, use the mshbag to scurb your body.

- After your bath, you don't need soap, just rinse your body with clean water and dry off.

Directions for Pore Mask

- First, grind it up in a blender. Make sure it is ground up finely.

- Add hot/warm water and stir until it thickens into a paste then let it sit for a while.

- Apply it to your face all over or the trouble spots and large pores.

- Let it dry completely and rinse off with warm water.

If you are using a standing shower, you can use the meshbag as a body scrub. Take caution that if you have a bad drainage it would not be adviseable to let the oats clog up your drainage.

Next time i will be talking about the different type of oats.

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It's Uncle Albert's time

August 23, 2013

Some of you may not know, Uncle Albert's Traditional English Fish & Chips is now available in Ipoh.

"The great-grand uncle of Uncle Albert spent his life in the sea around Ireland. One day, he encountered a terrifying storm and he ended up in England. From there, he set up his first Traditional English Fish and Chips, and later on he expanded and had many succesful restaurants around England and Ireland. His secret battered fish and chips recipe still remains withint the family till this very day. "

So that's the last i heard of it, and the shortest brief story i've heard of it. Here in Ipoh, now you can have genuine fish and chips. Located next to Healy Mac's at Greentown, my dad's friend told him about this place and we decided to give it a try on a Saturday night. Being a weekend at first we were a little worried there wouldn't be any space, but we were lucky enough to get one.

Their very iconic logo. Damn school right. LOL

The current menu. reminds me of Aussie, where the menu's are all white background, plain and comic sans font. LOL

I really like the 'Fish' section, it gives us something to read. Maybe parents with kids can teach them to read and explain about it. Well, at least that's what my dad does and will do.

So it being new, they currently have a Special Opening Promotion where every main course you order, you get a FREE homemadesoup (cost RM13), FREE garlic bread (cost RM10) and FREE Ice cream (cost RM8)

It didn't take us very long to wait for our food, but i still had some time to camwhore around.

The FREE seafood cowder and garlic bread that i had. The seafood cowder soup, was amazing, it has such a homemade feeling, and that garlic bread was so cripsy i wish they had more.

Their signature Traditional Fish and Chips. which cost RM59. *heartpain.

and cut potato fries. yuuummmmm.

The batter was cripsy on the outside soft on the inside, it wasn't too thick to the state where i felt like i was eating flour, and it wasn't too thin too, the fish was nicely done and soft and it just melted in my mouth. Made me felt like i was in cottlestoe by the beach side eating fish and chips.

And the beef burger my brother ordered. The patty was nice, soft and felt like real mince beef rather than cheap liver organ beef patty kind. But it's a little too plain if you ask me.

For those who want a to try a better Fish and Chips, you should head down there. They offer burgers, shrimps and pasta as well, if we don’t imagination eating fish.

So Uncle Albert's is PORK FREE. (but alcohol is served)
Opening hours: 12:00 pm- 10:30 pm
Address: Ground Floor, No. 4 Persiaran Greentown 4, Greentown avenur, 30450 Ipoh, Perak.
Phone number: 05-241 4176

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Beauty Secret: Oats

Polysaccharides

Oatmeal contains polysaccharides, a type of complex carbohydrate. When polysaccharides mix with water, a gel forms. This gel softens and nourishes the skin. It also protects skin from drying out even after you’ve washed the oatmeal away.

Adding Moisture

Oatmeal contains healthy fats. When they come into contact with your skin, these fats help to add moisture to soften and repair your skin.

Natural Barrier

Your skin is your body’s first line of defense against pollutants. Oatmeal helps to strengthen your skin’s defenses so it can do a better job.

Gentle Cleansing

The saponins in oats help to remove dirt from your pores. This effect, combined with oatmeal’s moisture-adding properties, gives your skin that soft glow after an oatmeal cleanse.

Inside Out

Oatmeal isn’t just good for your skin as a topical treatment. It also helps promote healthy skin as part of your diet. The fiber in oatmeal helps to control the release of insulin and the uptake of glucose, and good insulin regulation helps keep your skin taut and healthy.

It's Uncle Albert's time

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