Sukiyaki

Part one of the dish involves placing the ingredients into a suitable pot. First a layer of onions, then on top of this and in the centre place enoki mushrooms and watercress and then around the edge, fold and place the thin slices of beef.

Beaufort St Merchant - breakfast

I have not been very good with prices of late. I think this was $A16.

Lincoln St Cafe - Salmon Bagel

Not sure how much this cost. Maybe $A7
Simple, but perfectly fresh and high quality ingredients - delicious.

Fish ball noodle soup

Cheung Chau, Hong Kong.
A hot bowl of noodles with sliced fish cake and fish balls, topped with a sprinkle of Tianjin preserved vegetables. Ready within minutes of ordering.

Congo potatoes

These were from a grocer in Mt Lawley (opposite Antonio's, the Italian small good shop) on Beaufort St. I think they were grown in the Atherton Tabletop, which is in Queensland. At $6 per kilo they are not cheap, and being purple on the inside, you can bet that your kids will refuse to eat them. . .

zamia challenge $A18.50

One of the most generous and tasty servings of cholesterol, I have come across in my hunt for the ideal Perth breakfast. . .

Tianjin preserved vegetables

I think this cost less than $A2 (double that, if you count the cost of the bottle I accidently dropped on the floor), from Chinatown in Northbridge. I bought it from shop 88, which is near Viet Hoa, though on the opposite side of the road. It smells strange - cooked cabbage, malt and something vaguely fermented, and looks like cadaver flesh. . .