61kg of luggage

Familiar with the episode of laying down on a suitcase to try to close it? That was me a week ago when packing to return to Singapore! I managed to squeeze in 2 suitcases the most incredible things... and weight: 61kg to be more precise. Of those, I would say that at least 40kg were food related!

With the airline I was travelling with I was allowed to carry up to 60kg, so despite the exaggeration I still got away with it.

Thank God, because everything was too precious to me to leave behind:

- Remember the kitchen appliance I have written about before (Thermomix)? I said I would get one for myself back home, and I did! It´s been a week since I started to use it and I´m extremely happy with it, as it helps me to cook what I wouldn´t easily do by myself, like bread. I´ve been making it every 2 or 3 days no among many other things. It´s changing my life!

- Codfish, lots of it, of course!!! Remember that "our" cod is salty and dried, not fresh... so my luggage was not stinking, ok?

- Different types of cheese and chouriço, about 8 or 10 of each.

- 2 bottles of olive oil, the best in world! (and much, much cheaper in Portugal than in Singapore)

- Corn flour to prepare a traditional Portuguese bread, called broa. I had never found in Singapore until 3 days ago. Next time I won´t have to bring this in my luggage. 

- 3 chocolate bars of a specific brand to prepare chocolate mousse (my husband´s specialty).

- Several packages of jelly. Although in Singapore this is easy to find, the texture is a bit different from the jelly I was used to. That´s why I brought it.

- Biscuits, different types of it (my addiction!).  

- And, finally, a box of egg tarts to my English neighbors and friends, so that they could compare to the others they have tried before, but not in Portugal. And here it´s where you can find the best in the world! Any Portuguese will tell you that and I´m no different!