Tastebud : Krorän

2 January 2026

My first food adventure for the year - Uyghur food. I do not know anything about Uyghur so it was interesting to read about the history. The Uyghurs are from Xinjiang and has their origins from Turkey. 

The dishes we had were mostly bland. The lady boss asked me what I thought of the food. When I told her it was bland, she said that the flavours were toned down to meet the locals' tastebuds. I guess that is how most dishes are here in Sweden. Indian food is not spicy too. However, I think some Chinese restaurants maintain their Sichuan flavour in some dishes and a lot of Chinese diners visit these restaurants. 

We shared the recommended dish, hand-pulled noodles known as Shah Laghman SEK179 - a dish of meat, vegetables and noodle. I found the dish bland. The noodle has a dense texture. 

Shared a cold chicken salad that came with Sichuan pepper and chilli sauce SEK189, which I did not know it was cold. I was surprised the dish came out fast and understood after that as it is a cold dish. There was not much chicken strips. More of onion strips instead. I don't enjoy the numbing feeling of Sichuan pepper. It was suggested by the waiter when he told us that the fish dish takes 30 minutes and we decided to choose something else.

Also had two samosa that is filled with minced lamb. Tasteless. I think it could have salt. SEK39 each.

Last dish is stir-fried wood-ear mushroom SEK159. This is tasty. 

Winner House - after change of owner

28 December 2025

Today, I went to Winner House for lunch. To see how the food and price are like after the change of owners from 1 November. Some of the prices of the menu are the same (here is the menu from the previous ownership) and some of the dishes were removed. Then, I ordered my favourite dish - braised pork with preserved vegetables SEK238 (increased by SEK10), and another dish - fish flavoured aubergine with minced meat SEK188. 

We were given prawn chips as appetisers, as the previous ownership did. But no fried spring rolls. No refill in the prawn chips either, like I used to get. 

Disappointment in the braised pork. The pork did not melt in the mouth, and worst, there were slices of taro (a potato) in the dish too. The waitress asked if taro can be added into the dish. I did not think that it will replace some of the pork slices instead. Both taro and pork slices were brown in colour from the sauce. I had braised pork here before and the presentation is totally different. Difficult to compare the size from the photos but the portion is smaller now. 

The taro slices with the braised pork. Sneaky. Guess that is their way to reduce their cost by adding vegetables inside the dish.

No desserts after the meal. Used to get jasmine tea, fortune cookies, fried bread with custard sauce and red bean syrup from the previous ownership. Well, I am not coming back here again. 

Tastebud : Matcha Ya (2nd time)

26 December 2025

Today, I had Japanese dessert at Matcha Ya. I was here last year in October and I had dinner plus I shared a cotton cheese cake with my friend. This time, I shared a matcha mille crepe SEK79 with a friend too and I had matcha warm chocolate SEK68. The matcha taste is strong. Kind of bitter too but a mild bitter taste. Matcha pattern in the drink was beautiful. I could not taste any chocolate but I enjoyed the drink. 

Tastebud : No 17 Palace (3rd time)

17 December 2025

Third time at this restaurant. I am sure we will come back here again. 

There were 3 of us so we could share 3 dishes. We had boiled entrecote in hot chilli oil SEK278, cabbage with sichuan flavour SEK168 and favourite dish, braised pork SEK238. Rice is included. An extra bowl of rice costs SEK20. 

I had braised pork during my second visit and it came with preserved mustard SEK298. I am glad that the price did not increase. Probably the owners realised that no one eats the preserved mustard. Seems like they are not greedy owners and price the dishes accordingly. During my first visit, I had boiled entrecote with duck blood, tripe and chilli SEK358. I did not see the dish on the menu anymore. Probably there is if one orders separately or if there is a Chinese menu. I saw a group of Chinese diners who had their own room so they may have different dishes. 

The entrecote dish came in a large bowl and it is sufficient for the three of us. It is an affordable price for the huge portion. 

Love the braised pork where the fat melts in the mouth.

Tastebud : Chingu Korean BBQ

16 December 2025

Today's dinner is Korean BBQ. I had Korean BBQ the first time at Asahi BBQ and it was a usual barbeque meal for me. But this one is really good. We had gochujang-marinated pork belly and bulgogi-marinated chicken thigh fillet. We did not have any marinated meat at Asahi. The marinated meat was very tasty! However, quite pricey. Not surprising as this restaurant is located in the town center. 

I had a Chingu set SEK499 that has 200g of meat which consisted of Ribeye (or known as Prime steak - cut of beef from the rib area) Blue Label from Argentina, brisket (a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest of beef) from Spain, chicken from Sweden, pork belly from Sweden. The set includes mushroom, zucchini, onion and bell pepper, rice, salad leaf and threee types of sauces - sesame oil, bean chilli paste (ssamjang) and korean barbeque sauce. There are 5 banchan (side dishes) - pickled radish, bean sprouts, pickled cucumber, sweet potatoes noodles (japchae). Sauces and side dishes are refillable. Description per menu.

Another set is Gam set which includes Waygu beef from Japan. SEK699. I think it is quite expensive and I was worried if it will be too much meat but it was not a lot of meat after my meal. We could have ordered this set too. 

We grilled the non-marinated meat first. On the grill is ribeye and brisket. We were given a pair of scissors to cut the meat into smaller pieces. A waitress helped us to set up the grill by arranging the vegetables and the meat. The meat came in a nice fancy box.

The gochujang-marinated pork belly. My favourite!

Surprisingly, I did not smell too much of barbqeue smoke. The fan on top of the grill helped a lot.