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In Chinese Food By Taufulou 3 Mins Read

The arrival of Hong Kong famous desert (Lucky Desert – 發記甜品) @ Sunway Giza

23/11/2010 No Comments

Who ever that been to Hong Kong will always aim for their food and desert that is very hard to resist, in that country is consider one of the food paradise too that offer many nice food on the street to restaurant. Lucky Desert – 發記甜品

When comes to desert, who could ever resist it.[No Longer in Operation]

It was the very first Hong Kong outlet , which Lucky Desert that served original Hong Kong Fine Desert that had lately arrive on our very own shore of Malaysia, which is located one of the upcoming location Sunway Giza, Kota Damansara.

This shop will create a fine place for passionate desert fan that they only serve purely desert on their menu. So what can you expect for is fine fresh quality that been blend in daily to bring out the best to serve all of us. So the big headache is the menu offer more than 100 deserts for you to choose from.

The founder of Lucky desert and the new business partner from Malaysia joint together to bring us this great desert shop.

In Featured By Taufulou 6 Mins Read

Khadijah’s Kitchen Serve Authentic Malay Food @ Petaling Jaya

08/10/2010 6 Comments

Khadijah Ibrahim, Khadijah’s Kitchen sure do not ring a bell to me, after talked to her in person only realize that she is one of a famous singer in local and internationally arena with more than 31 years of experience that makes her as one of the leading singers of her generation, pioneer and innovator. From her popularity she had been named as a cultural ambassador for Malaysia and I believe you guys are very familiar with a song for Tourism Malaysia, ‘Malaysia Truly Asia’.

Now besides being a singer, she loves to cook too, a food hunter and also a person whom is humble and willing to share and teach if you want to be a chef and that creates out Khadijah’s Kitchen which is one of the hidden gem in Petaling Jaya area, thanks to Florence for introducing this place.

A simple and cozy place that offer more on homely ambience that she mention, most of the restaurant furniture are from her house. Her friends are quite shock when visited her house saying that, isn’t that is the same as your restaurant? As she spends most of her time in the restaurant, she had made it her second home that ensure it’s a place like home to provide for diners.

If you are looking for nice local Malay authentic food, there is no doubt that this would be one of the places to look for.

Her shop is also being hunt by Jalan Jalan Cari Makan by TV3.

Not only that, she sang for our ex current Prime Minister

A place that resembles all her unique collection and award that she had got from the past to decorate it around her shop. If you would want to know, what she had sang, her shop would be the best place to see it.

Sang along with many great artist in the past.

Besides serving ala cart, she sure do reservation for special function, hosting big group of people and also catering. We do not know what to order and we order most of it with chef’s recommendation.

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 3 Mins Read

Ming Court Hong Kong Dim Sum @ Ipoh

01/06/2010 No Comments

Ipoh is also known as one of the food hunting ground where you can see a lot of write-ups on online media or local newspaper. We were stop by in Ipoh during our road trip up to Hatyai, that we purposely start our journey early to stop by here for their famous tim sum. For the first time being here and much review readed regarding on this stall, yet Jonathan being at his hometown lead us they way to this Ming Court Hong Kong Dim Sum.

This is one of a famous restaurant to dine in the morning and we have to look out for table ‘Siapa cepat, dia dapat’ kind of thing.

The business is so good that some of them do not mind share tables with strangers.

As we were very hungry, and we just ordered most of the tim sum we see that passing by on cart, carried by the waitress or randomly ordered.

On that morning, all of us were disappointed with the quality of the tim sum, most of the tim sum we did not finish till we got no appetite to continue and Jonathan also said that it is very different from what he had last round and it is not cheap, for a simple order like that it cost us RM100 which I find it VERY expensive! I guess next round I would want to try out the opposite tim sum, which is also another famous restaurant.

We were still hungry and looking for food to eat, and found this uncle selling ice cream potong that so many auntie ta pau it, then we decide to join the crowd also.

The ice cream that store in cold temperature by using dry ice to maintain its freshness.

We tried out ‘Cendol’ for RM1.20 a stick that have ‘Red Bean’, ‘Durian’ and ‘Mango’ (if not mistaken). It would not taste exactly the same as the Ice Cendol we eat but with a strong taste of gula melaka that overpower the taste of it.

This uncle had been selling ice cream for many years since his dad, as in the morning he would be selling in between the dim sum restaurant till 11am then he will move to another area to sell.

After this place, we head to another shop for second round of breakfast~

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 4.5/10, Below average~ -Stamped-

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

Location:
Ming Court Restaurant
32-36, Jalan Leong Sin Nam,
30300 Ipoh, Perak.

Tel:05-2557143

Close On Every Thursday

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In Ampang/Cheras By Taufulou 5 Mins Read

Ah Roy Thai Cuisine @ Taman Segar

18/12/2009 5 Comments

Sawadee kap…. Sa Baai Dee Mai?Sa baai Dee Sui Mak Mak will introduce you some very nice Thai foooddd sir and madammmm… Ah Roy Thai Cuisine.

I have always miss the language of Thai with their greetings. Sounds so lovely. How nice if you can hear people speak Thai language in a restaurant but for us Thai food had always been one of our local favourites. Who can deny more than a very nice good thai food without travelling far? I would have to say that a double celebration that had made me expose to this great thai authentic restaurant around Leisure Mall area.

I might have pass around that area a couple of times, only this event make me realise on it as infront of the shop there is a a few malay stalls that overshadow the restaurant but it did not stop the locals going to this restaurant.

A warm and classic thai restaurant that with simple decoration of thai umbrellas and the origin chef with great experience that being the reason of the good food.

A good thai food, a things that I would not miss is the ‘Young Coconut Drink’ and their ‘Kat Chai Sour Plum’ is damm good. I took 3 glasses.

One of the very authentic food that could hardly find in other restaurant is this ‘Thai Tradisional Leaf Wrapped Savouries(Mieng Kam)???????’ RM12 that filled with very authentic flavour using a traditional leave to wrap all the ingredient on it and just eat.

The leave is freshly plug and carefully choose by the owner. That is the secret of this dish. Alot of people will be quite disappointed if they find this item sold out or do not have on that day.

I forgot what is the name of this dish already but its like Durian. You either love it or hate it but as for me I find it not bad as the taste is quite spicy that can nearly chocked my throat yet the sourness is to the extend will mild out the spiciness.

‘Pandan Chicken ?????’ is boneless and well marinated that was friend along with it. Soft and juicy chicken meat is something good to start off with. RM2.40/pcs

Haiyoo, When dining in thai food, if you did not order ‘Tom Yam Seafood ????’ (S)RM18 (M)RM25 (B)RM35 is like ordering Char Koey Teow do not want Koey Teow. This pot of thing, its highly recommended to order it big. Sour and spicy that excites my my taste bud filled with some squid, prawns, crab and some other seafood pieces is just something I could not explain for more.

If spiciness is something you cannot withstand then ‘Green Curry Chicken ????’ would be a good choice. Very mild in taste yet a bowl of rice is the best companion. (S)RM15 (B)RM25

‘Steam Fish In Thai Style ????'(Seasonal Price)No fishy smell and soft fish meat show’s the sign of freshness level is there and the soup steam base of the fish is classic authentic thai taste, sour level is high and its just good.

‘Stuffed Crab In The Shell ?????’ RM4-5/pcs with the base meat that been fried is flavour with solid crab taste and some chestnut.

‘Lemon Grass Salad ????’ (S)RM15(B)25

‘Steam Squid With Garlic & Lime ???????’ RM20 is another dish that you must not miss. Squid that been slice and like soak in long bath, that you should not underestimate. Springy squid meat scoop a spoonfull of the soup and eat it with rice, is something I enjoy alot.

Since we have the wet version, and we decided to hit for the dry version ‘Siam Stuffed Squid ??????’ that grill well and stuff with home made ingrediant. RM20

Eat a lot of fried stuff but never came accross my mid that this actually do exist ‘Deep Fried Crispy Kang Kong ??????’ Would be a very perfect companion for beers. RM8

If you think you do want to go diet, then ‘Chicken Salad ????’ is something that you can consider as sweet, sour, bitter and a bit of sweet taste is there. RM10

‘Brinjal Salad ???? RM 10′

‘Tapioca With Coconut Milk ????’ RM6

‘Thai Cendol ????’ RM4

‘Water Chestnut With Coconut Milk ?????’ Highly recommended as I love this very much. RM5

‘ABC’

‘Durian Cendol‘ with a very nice aroma strong durian scoop ice cream. I wish I have a few more scoops. keke

After the dinner finish, he fast fast and quick quick bring the cake out to celebrate Birthday with Sid of course the cake by themselves(BigBoysOven.com)… ‘Mango Cake’

I am so in lurve with their cake, moist and soft inside and sweet with the layer of mango that you can bite some poppy seed.

Sid and her mom(very steady 1 the auntie)

The second celebration is for Wilson’s family to celebrate on his parents Anniversary.

Again I love durian. A great piece of cake which is ‘Durian Cake’ that I can finish the whole cake of 1kg just by myself. Recommended.!

The happy Family

and last but not all, sid was happy to get his t-shirt by all of us~

With their low price and food quality yet if you do not know where to hunt for Thai food, this is the place i highly recommend you~

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 10/10, DAMM Good!!! Highly Recommended!~

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

Location:
Ah Roy Thai Cuisine
48, Jalan Manis 1
Taman Segar, Cheras
56100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-9133 2330

(Opposite Leisure Mall)

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 8 Mins Read

Durian Food & Desert Encounter – Sri Karak Restaurant @ Section 52, PJ

20/11/2009 No Comments

I have always been to this area to hunt for my favorite duck rice. Never knew that, there is another hidden piece of gem inside this area. I was invited by Wilson along with others to try out the food here. After searching in google map it was the area that I am familiar with but I got lost looking for this shop. It is hidden at a street behind the main road which I turn into the small alley.

This would be the first chinese restaurant that I came across that serve Halal food as on that time, there are quite a number of malay dine in the restaurant too during Hari Raya.

I was there early, and took some pictures and found out that this shop do serve durian desert’s. Immediately ‘tinggg’ in my mind that it’s a thing must try. I am durian lover. Anything that had durian in it, I am going for it.

If you are a desert hunter, do not miss this shop too which offer variety of deserts.

If you crave for durian pan cakes, then you can look forward to ta pau, back. Eat it song song at home.

As always I will take the picture of the outlook of the shop. Then the lady that dine in there was one of the customer was so rude asking me don take don take and juling me. Never care on it.

I got excited looking at the menu, as tempted by the food picture illustration.

The very first dish that we got serve directly gives me a great impression as it serve one of my favorite meat, ostrich and it is called ‘Cape Ostrich Koey Teow’ charge at RM9. The meat was fried perfectly good in medium well that still manage to taste the sweet,soft and tender of the meat. The koey teow is fried evenly well with wok hei that blend the whole aroma a great taste.

When this dish was serve, my eyes nearly pop out as it was a huge serving, like serving for 10 people. Then the very next thing that caught my attention was, the owner mention that it was cook with durian. That excites me that for the very first time, there is a dish was actually cook with durian. I find the taste is very interesting, a bit spicy yet sour and the fish meat is soft yet soak well with the taste of the gravy yet my tongue had detected a very mild taste of durian which comes to my liking. ‘Tempoyak Ikan Temerloh Patin’ (Regular RM 40, Medium RM 80, Large RM 120).

Although I am name as taufulou but in Chinese restaurant is always hard to resist taufu. ‘Deep fried bean curd with Homemade Sauce’ (RM 6). Frying the outer layer of the skin to harden it a bit and on your first poke onto the taufu, it shake like you poke onto a jelly, that shows the sign of the softness and when put into your mouth it just taste like as pure as taufufa. The mild sour homemade sauce that pour upon had make the taufu outstanding.

Again, another dish that serve out, my eyes nearly pop out again with 2 big big prawns was putting on top of the mee. ‘Sang Har Noodle’ (RM 9 for 100 grams). I quickly took the picture of it and just cant wait to try out the mee. The temptation is there with such a nice gravy that shower upon on it. The prawns meat is hard and juicy, showing the sign of fresh prawns, the sang har mee I like it very much that the cook the gravy reasonable thick and with an egg that fried along with the prawns just makes the whole noodle taste sweet.

As I know this is one of their signature item and I am surely recommending this.

‘Sri Karak Curry Fish Head’ (Small:RM 25 Large:RM 49) is something that I would recommend too. I love the curry with the spiciness level is there, yet it is quite thick for the gravy(something that I prefer) that eat it along with rice is such a great combination. With the fish head that they are cooking in it, it is quite meaty.

‘Sri Karak Curry Laksa Mee’ RM 6.50 with the price tag stick on it, is something that you would not want to complain, with 2 prawns and some seafood, with the soup base quite thick yet not too santanese and I love my portion adding in a lot of chili.

‘House Special Claypot Chicken’ (Small:RM 12 Large:RM 24). I was quite full when this dish was serve but with the smell flying around making me wanted to try it out. The taste was awesome, I just love the sauce that they are using and with the chicken marinated cook along with the clapot is just as good as it looks.

‘Stir Fried Salted Vegetable and Bitter Gourd’ (Small: RM 8 Large:RM 15). Not a big fan of bitter gourd, but this stir fried had make me eat more than I expected just loving the very mild taste of bitter gourd that did not overpower the taste of the chili and comes to my liking.

After this heavy heavy food meal, definitely I still have room for deserts. What we were told, most of the deserts are involving durians. Then I was like good good.

I felt so privilege when this great desert was serve as it was done by the owner himself for us as it was just out from the oven. He mention that he seldom sells this is because it involves a lot of process and not many people ordering it.

I have to say that this would be one of the best desert as the top crust is abit crispy hard, yet when your spoon penetrate the top layer its very soft in the inside like a bread that soak with a lil of water that is warm. It taste abit like sponge cake in it, amazingly the taste of durian flavor there is strong as I like but adding in a bit of whipped cream just pull up the kickness of it. Something unique that I have tried. Recommended (if the owner is doing it) and I cannot remember the name.

‘Durian Pancake’ didn’t get much of my attention cuz is mild in taste as I prefer it in stronger taste version. Maybe I had taste better one before.

‘Durian ABC’ RM 6 that reminds me the great time for my food hunting when I was in Melaka for this desert. A normal ice kacang that top with a scoop of durian ice cream with ‘atapchi’ and mint leave is something nice in taste. The ice blended is soft and the flavor that added in wasn’t too sweet. Just nice.

‘Durian Tarts’ with solid crust at the side and the strong durian taste as the top layer of the tarts is something that I am expecting, quite a nice flavorful tart.

I got very curious over ‘Durian Bomb’ as the name and I find it like custard bun when you eat tim sum just that this durian bomb have crispy outer layer. If you can just put the whole thing inside your month and eat it, the very next thing that you will realize is that your mouth will be bomb with the durian flavor. . something that I would recommend too as this is also one of the top seller item in the shop.

By the session ends, I was full like a stuff pig with big portion and alot of desert at the end. Can kidnap me and be roasted in rich season flavor. Kekek.

These are the owner of the Karak Restaurant. Very friendly host as they never stop smiling.

pssttt: that is the guy that did the special durian desert.

Yatz was having a great time savoring his durian deserts.

Of course a great meal without a great group of friends would not be satisfying. These people would be, Wingz, Wilson and Racheal, Ken, Timothy and Yatz.

I have thank to Wilson for tagging me along for such a great meal. Definitely this place is in my recommendation list, it’s a hidden jewel in the area.

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 8/10,Good to my liking’s~ -Stamped-

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

Location:
Restoran Sri Karak
17, Jalan 52/8, Section 52,
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
*HALAL

Tel : 03-7958 3240

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 2 Mins Read

Tong yuen is All about Sugar and Gift @ Lorong Susu, Penang

05/11/2009 No Comments

I am a big fan of ‘tong yuen’ and few months back I have read on CKlam blog that she blog about this newly open shop and sure caught my attention. As every year comes to a Chinese traditional event my mom and my sister will sit down and roll roll roll to make it become round and cook it later and will always tell me by eating this means you are another year older.

A shop which is located around town area and with a lot of famous food around could be very easy to locate this shop.

In the menu, variety of ‘Tong Yuen’ available to suit with a few soup base.

A very classic chinese street decoration but in a modern shop concept would create you the ambiance to eat the desert.

It comes with a few sizes as the smaller version is the plain and the one with the big balls contain fillings in it. A very smooth round balls waiting to be makan and the sweeten soup base is just the right flavor. This would be the ‘Lotus Seed Tang Huen’ RM3.90

When I see the filling is ‘Durian Tong Yuen’ RM3.90. I instantly order it, and if they use the filling of durian puree would taste much better on my thoughts instead of using durian kuih.

Then the lady recommends us to order this their dry version as one of the unique item on the shop. Added another item in our list. When it got serve, we never thought that it would be serve this way. A very new presentable way to serve tong yuen. ‘Lotus Seed Tau Sar’ RM3.20

Its Ying yeong, with two different flavor. I like it a lot with the soft skin texture and the solid soft filling inside is just as good as what it looks.

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 7/10, Not bad~ -Stamped-

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

Location:

All About food & Sugar.

No.11 Lorong Susu,

10400 Penang

Tel : 012 5320353

Business Hour : 11.30am – 10pm

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Tong yuen is All about Sugar and Gift @ Lorong Susu, Penang

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