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Ah Weng Koh Hainan Tea @ ICC Pudu

by Taufulou 07/07/2020

In Pudu, there is this famous Hainanese Kopitiam that used to operate inside the Pudu Pasar which is Ah Weng Koh Hainan Tea 阿榮哥海南茶. Since there was a new Pudu wet market that being build to replace the old one, most of all the classic famous market street food had move into this ICC Pudu building. . [I still like the old classic pasar feel(click here)]. Of course in here is cleaner and cooler.

Currently it is helm by second generation if I am not mistaken, that is a shop that had been operating more than 40 years.

Well, many regard them as one of the best Hainanse Coffee shop that you can get in KL. It is well known not only till attracted local tourist yet many foreign tourist too.

If you come during long holiday, do prepare to fight for a table. It is a warzone!

this is their menu. The classic Haianese breakfast set that you need to order is 3 items.

Signature Hainaese Tea/ Cham (means coffee mix tea)
Signature Kaya Butter toast
soft boiled egg

It can be so busy till you have to pick up yourself.

Inside this kopitiam, there are a few other stalls too.

I find that the yong tau foo is pretty good too.

and of course not to miss this Famous Sisters crispy Popiah. Is a must have when you are here! Looks like of their very early stores?

Every single bite that gives you softness of the popiah skin, fragrant sweetness of the sengkuang, and the crispy bits in it. I usually finish whole plate myself.

My usual order. Cham coffee + Signature hainaese tea + kaya butter toast.

If you are here during long weekend, do prepare for this crazy crowd. If you are tourist looking for breakfast in KL, this is one of a classic place to be. Tons of local food for your breakfast as you walk towards behind, you will easily find another 50 stalls.

Some people say its so so and some say its very good. Again depends on your taste bud. My foriegn friends prefer Ho Kaw which is at China Town, Petaling Street.

Happy eating.

*NON-HALAL

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 7/10, okok la! -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Ah Weng Koh Hainan Tea 阿榮哥海南茶
G85, ICC Pudu,
Jalan 1/77C, Pudu,
55100 Kuala Lumpur

Operating hours:
5.30am – 2pm / Tuesday to Sunday (Close MOnday)

07/07/2020 1 comment

China Cuisine Food K.L Non-Halal Other

TL Super Pot @ Sri Petaling

by Taufulou 04/07/2020

written by Taufulou

TL Super Pot at Sri Petaling offers a similiar kind of mala but in dry version. We always call this “Ma La Xiang Guo”. How the concept of this restaurant works are:

pick your raw ingredient at the counter like buffet line, then let them weigh on what you have taken
1. it is calculated by 100gram
pick type of noodle that you like.
or you can order ala carte too.

Price:

Vegetable @ RM3.99/g

Meat @ RM5.99/g

This is my little pot for myself. As each of us nearly had a bowl for ourself.

Note: do not be greedy as it is really alot!!

then we order the spicy fish next. It is not too bad . Spicy enough as we order the 2 chili / 5. A bit sourish and very mild numb.

This is one of a recommended dish by my friend. Spicy dry chicken. Not bad also, where chicken is juicy. A perfect dish for entree level.

If at Sri Petaling, they might consider one of the best in this neighborhood? Definitely not the best dry mala pot in KL. I prefer Hotpot Kitchen over here.

*NON-HALAL

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 6.5/10, okok la! -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
脸红麻辣香锅 TL SUPER POT
1, Jln Radin Bagus 3,
Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur,

Tel: 03-9054 6011

Operating Hours: 11am – 11pm

04/07/2020 1 comment

Food Ipoh Local Food Location Non-Halal Street Food

Bidor Famous Wan Tan Mee @ Restaurant Mee Wah

by Taufulou 13/05/2020

written by Taufulou

Last year I was introduce by my friend, as on the way back to KL from Penang, he suggested that we should stop by at his favourite breakfast place. I say, lets do it. Then he turn into Bidor exit. I was like here? Then heading to this Famous Wan Tan Mee at Restaurant Mee Wah in Bidor, which is just about 5-7 minutes drive away from the toll exit.

A place that is pack with locals. Most of the outstation people do go to another shop – Pun Chun Wan Tan Mee, which I shall blog in another post.

A random pick from a store next to the wan tan mee is this Yong Tau foo. nothing to shout about as the soup is quite simple and clear. The ingredient are freshly fried.

I was told by my friend This famous wan tan mee in this small Bidor Town, Perak had easily been 30 yeas. Currently is helm by second generation.

Indeed the taste of wan tan mee here is different from the one in Penang and KL. The taste is really like in between. I do find it quite interesting. Light fragrant soy, sesame and a bit of sweet end.

No doubt that the highlight will be the wan tan noodle it self. Springy and cook to perfection.

Wan tan is also quite generous. Is about 4 pcs But the price tag at RM 5, for a small town (if I remember correctly) is actually quite expensive. I thought it would be and RM 3.50 – RM 4.50. I am not too sure the living standard here but it could be the standard pricing for this town.

Order Sui Kow as additional. I think the sui kao is better.

I am not sure. Could this be one of the best wan tan mee in bidor? My friend shared that this is his favourite. If you guys do have your favourite place better than this. Do share. Will go hunt next.

*NON-HALAL

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 7.5/10, quit alright! -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Wan tan mee @ restaurant Mee WAh
1, Jalan Besar, 16-18,
Jalan Bruseh, 35500 Bidor,
Negeri Perak

Tel: 05-434 2061

Operating Hours: 7am – 6pm

13/05/2020 2 comments

Food Local Food Location Malaysia Melacca Non-Halal Travel

Famous Satay Celup – Capitol Satay @ Melaka

by Taufulou 22/04/2020

written by Taufulou

Melaka is another state down south is famous for some street food. There is one particular dish which is very famous is Satay Celup in Melaka. It is one of the food that must have. There area few stalls, and Capitol Satay in Melaka is one of the most famous one. Be prepare to queue for at least 1 hour for normal days and if it is long weekend, it could be from 2-4 hours.

This place is only 5 minutes walk from the famous Jonker Street.

This is my third visit to this stall over past 3 years. It is average about once a year, which is also the longest queue for me by far. I was luck to visit this place during my working trip on weekdays and it takes less than 30 mins to get a seating. As the picture above, it is on weekend and I reach at 5.30pm. Waited for about 40 minutes for a table.

Like any other best satay celup in Melaka, you are free to pick any ingredient from the fridge. It is all calculated base on the sticks that you have. Also each stick are painted different colour to indicate the pricing.

The bread is amahzing. Do grab a plate of it. The rest is up to your liking. It is rather simple for a squence over here. Grab a tray, pick the item/skewers that you like and put it on your tray. You can come back multiple times till you are fully fed.

For every famous satay celup in Melaka, they got their own secret recipe. For this outlet is their peanut and the last can on the right. That’s their secret mix of spicies powder.

The will mix a large bowl of the spices and peanut and pour it into the mini pot right infront of you. Do note that on and off there will be some one coming to your table to stir on the pot. This is to prevent the peanut from sticking at the bottom.

Lets dig in. each stick is from RM 1 onwards. So look at the price board next to the fridge. Average per pax here is about RM 15- RM 20 per head.

Satay Celup is consider one of the Top 10 street food in Melaka that need to have if you are here. I second on that. However I find that the quality of this shop, the taste had changed. I felt that year 2018 and before, it taste much better. The fragrant of peanut, spices and others are more prominent.

Another that I used to go is Restaurant Ban Lee Siang Satay Celup.

*NON-HALAL

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 7.5/10, One of my top Satay Celup! -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

location:
Restaurant Capitol Satay
41, Lorong Bukit Cina,
Bandar Hilir, 75100 Melaka

Operating Hours: 4pm – 1am

tel: 06-283 5508

22/04/2020 3 comments

Food K.L Korean Food Location Non-Halal Recommended Sri Hartamas / Mt Kiara

Kitchen Goheung @ Solaris, KL

by Taufulou 11/03/2020

written by Taufulou

Where to hunt for authentic Korean food in KL? There is one actually, one of the latest addition of Korean food in Solaris is this Kitchen Goheung. Serving one of a classic pork ribs stew pot dish. It is exactly like what I had in one of the shop in Seongsu Dong, Seoul, Korea.

Just look at the sign board already tempted you wanted to try it. I have discover this place for quite a while only early this year start giving it a try and to my surprise, I hvae went back 3 times after that. One of the best pork ribs soup you can get. One of the best Korean food in Solaris.

This is a shop being patronize by alot of Koreans and usually I am the only local diner there.

Their set lunch is quite a bargain menu wise is not extensive. All the basic and signature are there.

I have been in for this signature dish a few times already. Pork Bone Stew (M) – enough to feed for 2-3 pax! You can add ramyeon after that. @ RM 55 There are a few ingredient that makes this a great dish which is from the leaves on the bottom right. That gives a slight bitter fragrant flavour yet push it into the kimchi stew soup with their hint of pepper and spicy powder, then mix it all up. The soup gives you a whole new level of taste. Best to go with Soju BomB!

This 2 mixture do give you a hint of spices that it is needed. A soup base that is sweet, sour, spicy and hint of bitter. A perfect pork bone stew with kimchi pork bone soup base! yumz!

Each of the pork bone are being cook for long as the meat just peel off easily with chopstick!

As this round I have more people, then we order their signature Kimchi Spam Fried Rice @ RM 25. A very simple dish yet done to perfection. A taste from sourish kimchi with the fragrant of spam, is blended well. Mix it all up with some spoonfull of pork bone soup is just perfect!

Another signature dish that must order is this classic dish that I had in Korea too. Pork Bone with Kimchi Stew @ RM 26

Long marinated pork bone wrap with kimchi then slow cooked to compress the sourish flavour of kimchi out. A soup base which is slight thick but punch with flavour. Some of you might not used to the strong sourish taste but it is as good classic dish as it is!

When I was in Korea, One of the Ajuma taught me how to eat this dish is by pouring in the cup of rice being served then eat it along. Loving it! Makes them one of the best Korean food in Mont Kiara.

Currently this shop makes it to my top 3 best Korean food in KL.

*NON-HALAL

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 9.5/10, One of my top Korean Food! -Stamped- is

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Kitchen Goheung
No.3A, jalan solraris4,
Solaris Mont Kiara,
50480 Kuala Lumpur,

Operating Hours: 10am – 12am

Tel: 03-6206 1490

11/03/2020 2 comments

Bar Bar & Bistro Food Fusion Happy Hour Local Food Location Non-Halal PJ Selangor SpeaksEasy/Cocktail Bar

MiyagiSays @ Uptown Damansara

by Taufulou 19/02/2020

written by Taufulou

A new eatery had pop up in Uptown Damansara and this is the new MiyagiSays. I really do give me an impression of Karate Kid movie. Not only that, I personally felt that it is a nice place to hang out with friends too.

This new bar in Uptown Damansara do have its own twist in both the stories and also their food. They are serving Japanese Fusion food with a twist of local infusion. More like a Japanese Mamak style. Hence you can see some of the servings are like Mamak version. This Japanese Bar in PJ also serve pretty well known Highballs. It is actually soda with whisky. One of a famous streetfood or yakitori moment that a must have drink.

A place which is minimalist interior with raw finishing and their lvl 1 will blow you away.

Starting off with signature Miyagi Highballs. A refreshing drink that have a nice balance of flavour, bubbles that I like and with a slice of Lemon.

Onigiri Original – with a Nasi Lemak Twist in it. Serve with fried popiah base and seaweed sheet

Miyagi Potato Chips. Crispy that goes well with my highball and to dip along chef special sambal which is not too spicy yet fragrant. Just nice.

Sup Tulang Nabe is more like a combination of Bak Kut Teh but they make it into a twist of Japanese version. Love the soup which is slight pappery that give you a hint of heat at the end.

Maggi Ox Tongue

I quite like Miyagi Nga Pou Kai Fan. Using Japanese Soy Sauce and Chicken being grill first before adding on top. Can ask for extra soy sauce if you want it to get a little salty. Just nice as the flavour really does goes well with the highball.

If you want some snacks to bite then Bak Kwa Pork Belly is pretty good. Nicely glazed and grilled.

Butter milk Kai

Cream Cheese Kai Si Fatt is da bomb! A must order if you like Kai Si Fatt (Chicken Backside)

Egg bomb turns out to be better than expected. Potato and mash with perfectly cooked egg in the middle with a bed of salmon tartar.

Another 2 drinks we got is Henny Highball and Sake Highball. The uniqueness of their highball is the tap behind is being imported from Japan that gives it a unique kind of soda water.

After that we adjourn to upstairs with liveband on every weekend. A different kind of look whereby the bar is fitted with white titles and alot of neon corner which is perfect for picture taking. Best to come here around evening.

There are 2 different menu being served as mains are only available downstairs and only some snacks are available in Level 1.