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Rice Dumpling Festivals at West Lake Garden Chinese Restaurant @ Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa

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 Dumpling Festival is another big occasion that celebrated across chinese culture or also know with Dragon Boat Festival. This festival with a story behind it, (click here source wikipedia). For this special occasion, West Lake Garden Chinese Restaurant which is led by Master Chef Chan Choo Kean and his team comes up with  a few unique dumpling.

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Superior Giant Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Assorted Meat and Chef’s Special Savoury Sauce @ RM118++, by the meaning Giant is really giant to me as this 3kg rectangular rice dumpling can fed up to 8-10 people filled with lots of ingredients, dried scallop, dried oyster, barbecued chicken, lotus seed, chestnut, salted egg yolk, mushroom, dried shrimp and yellow pea. Due to its size, it was steam instead of boiled in the water, the taste come out to be nice, soft texture with all ingredient evenly cooked comes to my liking.

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Hong Kong Style Steamed Glutinous Rice Dumpling @ RM28++ filled with dried scallop, barbecued chicken, salted egg yolk, black mushroom, chestnut, dried shrimp and yellow pea. Quite mild in taste compare to the others, still the aroma is there.

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Star of the night as this is my very first time I come accross with this flavour is Steamed Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Yam and Lamb @ RM 23++ with yam, dried shrimp, mushroom, chestnut and seasoned lam meat. The meat was soft and the aroma of lamb had soak into rice dumlpling that make it very nice in taste.

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Never knew that Steamed Vegetarian Glutinous Rice Dumpling can turn out to be good in taste as this is my first time trying vegetarian dumpling too.  RM 18++

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Is stuff with ingredients enoki mushroom, abalone mushroom and black mushrooms

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Steamed Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Sweet Red Bean is consider more like a desert rice dumpling. Dipping it with some honey sauce that makes it extra kick with red bean melt in mouth n sticky soft rice to chew on. RM12++

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As for comes to real desert, this is one of the desert you must not miss Mango Puree and Vanilla Ice Cream And Tempura Durian Puff @ RM12

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The Durian puff’s were so crispy on the outer layer with one bite the crack sound was very obvious and the durian meat that they use is good stuff. Then followed by me taking on the bowl of mango puree with vanilla ice cream.

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Something refreshing at thee very end of the meal Double Boiled Fresh Ginseng with Sea Coconut @RM12.

I did enjoy myself for this early dumpling session as I always love to eat dumpling, and with the festival around the corner you can place your order at the restaurant and wish every one Happy Dumpling Festival.

Location:
West Lake Garden Chinese Restaurant
Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa,
Persiaran Lagoon, Bandar Sunway,
46150 Petaling Jaya Selangor.

03-7495 1800

Open Daily 12pm-2:30pm (lunch), 6:30pm-10:30pm (dinner)

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Roots Ahoy, Toh Lee Chinese Restaurant @ Nikko Hotel

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In early morning, most of us are unable to wake up early to go for dim sum but it still remains as one of our favourite breakfast to hunt for especially when we are in the mood. I guess we were very lucky to be invited by Nikko Hotel to their dim sum making preview class few days ago Roots Ahoy, Toh Lee Chinese Restaurant. . .  Will blog more about it soon . . .

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This is the ‘Prawn Wanton’ that I have wrap and after fried, it doesnt look that bad what and it taste awesome. Recepi, will be revealing soon . . . . Something easy and I am looking forward to do it at home again. . 🙂

Year 2010 had just gone past in a blink of an eye. I just could not believe that it is July already. With second half of the year starting, lets boost up your ‘chi’ with a few selection of nourishing dishes. .  low in calories, high in fibre and just bursting with nutrients. . .

Ingredient such as reddish had an old saying that, its called as ‘little Ginseng’ in China which is rich in vitamin C and help to aid digestive problems, relieve constipation and for diabetics it is as good as cucumber, with carefull selection by the chef to create this menu had rool out this special Roots Ahroy promotion menu for the month of July.

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Kick start our meal with ‘Braised Yam Soup with Scallop and Dried Scallop’ @ RM18 per portion

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A simple bowl of soup that had been boil to perfection with full of aroma and every sip is flavorful. A bit gingerish yet sweet with some ingredient that added it that had just make me lick my bowl clean. . . .RM 18 per portion

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Restaurant Aunty Lan Homemade Noodles @ Kota Damansara

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Restaurant Aunty Lan Having food marathon giving the memory of how me and my gila friends eat when out for our makan trip. 1 day 6 meals was truly a memorable which in our dictionary the word hungry was immediately deleted on that few days but when comes to this food outing which organize by Sid, this was our very first stop for lunch.
[update 1/3/2017] – no longer in operation]

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A home cook noodle type which most of the ingredient and recipe are created by themselves to extinguish themselves from others.

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Honestly, judging from the menu, the foods look good and certainly one thing which caught my attention was the pricing for the food, its relative cheap.

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Comes with drinks ordering, I ordered ‘Home made Winter Melon Lemon Ice’ (RM3.60 -hot/RM3.90 – ice). I just love my drink.

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Then this colorful picture which nicely taken in the menu makes me order a pot of ‘Honey Ginseng Rose Tea’ (RM4.90 or RM8.90/2pax)- left pot. I just did not know that Ginseng and Rose tea would blend in so well that the ginseng did not overpower the taste of rose yet both added up to the right aroma yet when I was I was given a small pot of honey I doubt it would be good but it just surprise me that, the honey sweetness add in to the tea just make the whole pot of tea just to be perfect. I had 2 pot of this for myself.

Sloppychic ordered ‘Honey Mix Flower Tea’ (for relaxing) – (thorapple, rose and Jasmine) (RM5.90 or RM9.90/2pax) – this would have a stronger taste of jasmine tea yet the rose aroma blend in well, with the add on of a small pot of honey, just makes the difference taste of it.

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I just love my pot of tea.

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A simple dish like ‘Chives Fresh Prawn Fried with Egg’ (RM6.90) can turn us off away easily however it’s a very aromatic dish with the taste of egg and the chives blend in with a bit of saltiness yet the prawns was added in to give some seafood taste of sweetness in it.

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‘Home Made Bean Curd Skin’ (RM5.50/3pcs) is fried very crispy.

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‘Dry Curry Chicken Rice’ (RM8.90) just love it as how I like it to be. Not too thick curry gravy that can taste some of the santan yet its not too spicy filled with well cook potato and chicken meat is soft.

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If you are looking for some home cook this would be the choice ‘Home Made Hand Tear Noodles’ (RM5.90)’. Mild soup base of anchovies added in of mince pork cook with hand tear noodle (which is not too flour taste) is just nice.

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Then for spicy lovers, you might want to try out their ‘Southern Tomyam Laksa Noodle’ (RM14.90). Spiciness of small chili with the sour’ness of lime had just make the soup base perfect. Me and sloppy were enjoying our soup.

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‘Sweet Soya Sauce Village Chicken Dry Noodle’ (RM9.90) when it was serve we were like woahhhhh…..the chicken drumstick is so big and me directly went to the menu and look at the price. The price and the portion serve would just say cheap. The noodle is quite springy yet not like the wan tan mee base its something unique which is not too salty and too sweet.

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‘Cantonese Fish Head Meehoon’ is a bit mild in taste but I love how they fried the fish head to very crispy, of course have do not let it soak on the soup for too long. (RM8.90)

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When comes to desert, this is their signature item ‘Home made Chinese Ball Pumpkin Dessert’ (RM4.90)

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Home Made Cheese Cake – Yam
Home Made Cheese Cake – Durian

It is nice to get a chance to taste on the homecook food base as this business is run the family that some of them are as a cook with experience. With the price tag on it, sure I do not mind to go back again.

Location:

Aunty Lan Home Made Noodles (Next to Mei Chi Xuan)
32-1, Jalan PJU 5/10,
PJU 5,Dataran Sunway,
Kota Damansara,
47810 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.

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Keong Kee Herbal Soup (强记补品) @ Changkat Thambi Dollah, KL

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If you are talking about herbal soup, definitely I will not reject you and I will be the first one to up for it. I used to come to this place alot when I was working around KL last time, as usually the reason I come here to eat is because either I am about to fall sick, or feel that there are too much heat in my body or craving for it. Keong Kee Herbal Soup is one of a well known place to many KL folks that constantly coming over to this place or they so called it “under the tree herbal soup”.

Since when I was young, I was deeply in love with herbal soup, I like it even more if bitter or stronger taste of it. If you are a herbal soup lover like me, then you must not miss this stall. A famous stall for its soup and a few of its signature mini item.

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It is usually pack with people during dinner time.

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‘Wild Boar Curry’ is something I never miss, love its think gravy with its juicy tender wild boar meat yet the potato cook till quite soft. To mix it with a bowl of rice is just perfect.

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‘Boiled Chicken in Coconut’ is one of their signature soup. You can see almost every table will have this soup. A very strong Chinese herb taste on the soup, yet the soup is clear and you can taste the mixture of the herb soup and the coconut. What is the secret of being so flavourful?

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After I dig out the ingredient in it, it compile up nearly a bowl. This is to show you how good the taste of the soup with such ingredient in it individually.

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If you love something bitter sour on your tongue yet the soup is clear, ‘Ginseng Root Soup’ would be next on my recommendation list as it helps to make your body stronger too.
This stall, serve very authentic Chinese Herbal Soup and its hard to get such a good quality yet with a very reasonable price. Total for our meal including drinks is around RM25. Definitely this is in my Recommended list. Usually I park at the road side as not much parking space.

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 10/10, VELI very Go0d ah, Recommended!~

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

Location:
Keong Kei Herbal Soup
Changkat Thambi Dollah,
KL
*Non-Halal

GPS Coordinates: N3 08.425 E101 42.745

*behind Times Square
(junction of Changkat Thambi Dollah n Jalan 1/77B)
From Jalan Imbi towards Times Square monorail.
– Club De Vegas on your left and turn left on the very first junction (de Vegas on left – Times Squre on right) just head till the end of the road become T-junction. Keong Kei is just on the left side.

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Yishensu, A Vegetarian Connoisseur @ 1-Utama

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Now is the Vegetarian season and in KL to do that is really a pain in the ass, that’s why I have hold up this posting and decided to posting around this time. I have to thanks to Sidney (BigBoysOven) for the invites. If its not him, then would not have known this shop.

This shop is currently managing by the daughter and the mom is responsible on most of the dishes. All their ingredient are very pure and some are important from a few countries.


Renovated with very nice and cozy interior that really suits on what they are serving.

A variety of food you can get there which is the same as the normal menu in any restaurant but its just that in vegetarian form.


The aroma of the dish was flying around the area and it smells good. Can’t wait to eat it. The food presentation is like the wedding dinner set. If I am not mistaken, this is the ‘Combination Platter’. A dish that you would not want to miss.

I like this the most, ‘Vegetarian Baked Bacon’ very chewy and abit crispy, the sauce that topping on top is a kick on your taste bud. Once eaten, it just cant stop cuz its taste very the same.

‘Shark Fin Egg’ well fried with ‘wok hei’ yet the structure is very similar and you will wonder how they make it till it taste so good.
‘Cuttle Fish with Satay Sauce’ chewy and springy texture, enjoying every bite of it with very fragrance satay sauce top on top.
Deep fried till the outer layer is crispy and preserving the softness of the prawns in it. The own made mayo had make it a great combination taste will be the ‘Golden Prawn Mayo’.
‘Ginseng and Turnip Soup’ taste like home cook, deliciously finish the whole bowl till the very last drop.
‘Toufu Topped with Preserve Vegetable’ salty enough yet mix well with the taste of the toufu.
‘Mixed Veggie’ a perfect fried of vegetable that the lotus root is abit crispy and the aroma of the nuts jus sunk in make it a good dish that you would not want to miss.
‘Sizzling Spicy Fish’ Sizzling hot plate with the gravy pour upon still boiling and the sauce taste so good that it had mix well with the fish. The homemade gravy is one of the signature in there. Anything that with this gravy, it’s a good try.

‘Stir Fried Prawns in Sweet and Sour Sauce with Man Tou’. Man tou was friend to perfection as expected the crust is crispy yet inside is very soft. Makes it a great couple. As we tried out the prawns, we could not believe the texture of it. Taste so similiar with springy feeling.
‘Terriyaki Mock Duck with Scramble Eggs’. Love the terriyaki sauce that brings up along the aroma of the vegetarian duck meat. If I were to go there for lunch, this would be a great order.

We enjoy the whole vegetarian meal is a good experience yet the food there is first class yet their price is very reasonable as you can see in the menu. Since now is the season, and having a headache where to find one nice Vegetarian Restaurant, this restaurant is highly recommended.

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 10/10, Very veryy good, Recommended…~ -Stamped-

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

Location:
Yishensu – A Vegetarian Connoisseur
Ground Floor-Old wing (in front of TGI)
1 Utama Shopping Mall,
Petaling Jaya

Te:03 77294313

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Dorae-Korean BBQ Restaurant @ Mont Kiara

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This is my second visit to this restaurant. My friend introduce me to this place beginning of the year. Then suddenly thought of eating Dorae Korean BBQ and thought of this restaurant.

The boss and the son is very kind and friendly. One thing you must know that the staff here are alot. Really alot.

You will be given a bowl of soup to start of with. The soup is nice, filled with cabbage and taste abit like miso soup.
The garlic in olive oil is heated in the BBQ pitt.
Jason is so excited till he has to msg his friends about this.
For the starter, there are alot of variety to choose from, as what I remembered in the beginning of the year, the starter was not this choices, they have potato salad. Then I was told that they change occasionally. To keep fresh ideas so that customer don eat the same thing.
This is the ‘Ginseng Chicken Porridge’. I thought it would be very nice, strong with ginseng taste. I can say that, it is tasteless, it is not what I expected, would have some taste of Ginseng and the wine thing. This dish is totally out. Would not recommend to friends or readers.
This is the ‘Korean Pancake’. It is someting like other ordinary pancake, the taste is different. It is something simple and nicely cook. I would recommend this dish.
I remembered that they ‘Pork’ is nice. why is it nice, see the process then you will understand why. First Grilled…then…
Turn the side, so the other half can be cooked
Cheng Cheng Cheng…….It is done, nicely cooked by one of the helper..Thank you!!! The pork that they cooked out, is juicy, and with the sauce that they have marinated, is strongly preserved. So when you take one bite of it, you can feel the softness, sweetness of the marinated sauce and dip with the sauce given, is totally perfect.
This is the ‘Lamb’ my personal favourite. Cook with the marinated herbs that they have deep seasoned it.
The nicely golden brown yet not so burn lamb is ready to be eaten….. I like this alot because when you bite it, you can taste the herbs and the marinated sauce something like teriyaki sauce in your mouth. The lamb that they use is so soft, not like some satay stalls you bit it cant bite through the skin of it.
The best way to eat these BBQ is to take the cabbage they put on table, then wrap on it and eat it in. I will just taste so so so nicee….
This is the ‘Beef’. Disappointed with this 1, as the slices of the skin is a bit thick. Scared that it might be overcooked or never cooked. You know la..with the ‘bangla’ at work. Hardly communicate

This is what it had came out. Disappointed. Asking us what we want, we requested medium rare. Based on the picture and the real thing was just in front of me, I would say this looks a bit like ‘ Bak Kua‘. did not manage to finish this dish because not nice, hard, no juicy. You have to look at the meat when they cook, how you like it just take it up instead of BBQ’ing in there for too long till so dry.

This I totally do not have idea what is it call as it is the complimentary of the restaurant. Looks like chawanmushi, but does not taste like one.

Jason is like Hahahaha…we also manage to finish all the food. We really GILA… 1 thing for sure most of us will like, the service here is amazing, 2 tables for 1 waiter. So it is like lightning fast if you need anything. Standby just for you. With all the lovely dish, we do not need to cook ourselves, they are the chef, specially trained, would not say professionally.
-= KA CHING =-
Food rating 7.5/10 , Good -Stamped-
– WARNING –This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-
Location:

No. 9-1 Flr

Plaza Crystal Ville Center,
Jalan 23/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas,
Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-6203 2616
 

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