SE Asia Food Carnival

This afternoon on the way home from dance class, I get a text from Amy about a food festival near the Three Lamps district. After a quick shower, I headed over to check out the dinner possibilities:

What I found initially didn't seem like much: a short street lined with yellow-and-red stalls selling fairly standard southeast Asian items like chicken/beef satay, but there were a few interesting options. I sampled a few things and bought some mixed veggie noodles to take home for dinner - here are a few of the highlights:

The (very crowded) street

Fried...stuff. I didn't try any of this, but it sure smelled tasty =P

Inasal - something like chicken satay, but more of a roast chicken texture, flavored with lemongrass

"Tea fruit soup," presuming I read the characters correctly

I walked around Three Lamps a bit more for grocery shopping (they have the cheapest fruit/vegetables, but the quality is more variable than Sanmiu), and thankfully I re-discovered what I jokingly call "The Steamery," because most of the goods are steamed rather than baked. The ELC director, Kim, introduced us to this place back in August during orientation, but Three Lamps is such a maze of alleyways that I've only been able to find it once on my own since then (this would be the second time). It's great because they make fresh man tou (the Chinese equivalent of white bread) and BBQ pork buns, but also red bean bun, shumai, sticky rice, and other yummy stuff.

While this food festival was a bit disappointing, I'm really looking forward to the Macau International Food Festival, set to start next week...keep an eye out for another report of deliciousness!