Stephelle’s Kitchen: London Edition
Chapter II: Life With a Glass Bottle
Chapter III: "Low-cost" London
first impression of the United Kingdom
particularly right at the heart of central London
living cost would be expensive
not so if you know
there are ways
particularly on food
that’s why picking up cooking does help
you don’t have to be professional
just take a look here
Stephelle’s Kitchen: Life With a Glass Bottle
when it comes to grocery shopping
I was gladly surprise
because things are not as expensive
as I would have imagined
majority of my grocery
came from this corner shop across the road
there are like 4 along that stretch of shops
competitive isn’t it
but they have their own flows of customers
some specialize in Halal food product
but of course
the one I went to
is obviously the most popular one
even from the name of the shop
you would have guessed why
I don’t know
some of the stuffs (I mean most)
come with special price promotion
which are not available when
I did a survey on the same products
at a major supermarket chain,
okay Tesco
breakfast staple
(left) appetizer
(right) breakfast & dinner staple
lunch
snack
the biscuit section
is my favourite area
this is basically how I settled my lunch
with one pound or less
that’s how I settle my lunch back here, anyway
and I don’t see much different
because take-away food from outside
is usually sandwiches or something along that line
which costs like two pound on average
unless you are willing to spend about
5 pound or more
for a Japanese noodle or rice take-away
which a lot of my fellow mates do everyday
and comments are like
it’s not really that good
probably since they are craving for
some Asian flavours
they still go for it
oh my
I would rather spend the 5 pound
on an extra dress at Primark
or accumulate the craving
for a proper Japanese lunch back here
which I will probably do
two days down the road..
my grocery loots
it is sort of like a de-stress session
after a long, pressured, cold and hungry day
the Teatime cookies is great
what’s more can you ask for
for the price of one Pound
then for the final two weeks
have to do some shopping rationing
and just topping up whatever is missing
I don’t wanna end up throwing food away
can indeed save a lot
if you choose not to dine out
not convincing?
dim sum brunch at Manchester
means could be more expensive in London, who knows
century egg and pork congee
this portion is more like one serving
at the price of 6 Pound
thankfully
I am born in this land
endowed with not only the sun
but the varieties of food available
we are talking about good food
at an affordable price
living on tight budget like this
could be fun..
for the period of one month, okay
for longer term
I cannot imagine
by the way
time to bitch about others
I can’t imagine
how some fellow
can dine out every single day
and they were happily speaking about
their Thai dinner, Korean restaurant etc etc
for me,
although I suck in Mathematics
I can’t help converting the money
into my own pathetic Ringgit Malaysia
on every single pence that I spend
and anyway
I cook good authentic Thai food
in my own room too
and if I really want 100% truly Thai food
I would save up and fly there, for real
why bothered to go for Thai Food
when you are at the other side of the earth
why do I sound so bitter?
probably I can’t stand listening to
the voice of boosting in front of everyone
oh my,
now I started to believe that
money does grow on tree
for some people