Salmon Burger & Banrock Station Unwooded Chardonnay

December 11, 2007 (Tuesday): I've never known that frozen fish burgers can taste good. These salmon burgers and the salmon steak I bought at IKEA have proven that Swedish salmon is delicious. There was surprisingly no preservative listed on the labels.

I fried them on a non-stick pan, then boiled dou miao (young shoots), cut up the cucumber and cherry tomatoes for a salad. Simultaneously I was stirring a fried tofu skin (aburage), onion and fresh wakame miso soup. The miso is organic; and the fried tofu skin is from a tofu store in Meidi-Ya which makes the most delicious tofu in Singapore.

I chose Banrock Station's Unwooded Chardonnay 2005, which turned out a surprise. I haven't drunk this before because I thought its low price reflected its quality. But it turned out a great chardonnay - without that smell of 'fuel'- and that really aroused my curiosity. I looked up for the wine maker in my wine guide immediately and voila! it was lauded as 'an impressive budget wine'.

A simple dinner, though, every thing tasted good to me.