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In Food By Taufulou 4 Mins Read

Ramen & Cocktail Pairing @ Hakata Ippudo, Pavilion

27/06/2013 4 Comments

Sometimes we do crave for food and defiantely Ramen falls into one of the cravings and I am sure when this Hakata Ippudo open its door in Pavilion on 20th February 2013, there is a huge hype of it. Not only that, for this round they have come up something unique for us. I have often heard wine pairing and when I received an invite for Ramen & Cocktail pairing, this is surely something new!

With this new style, IPPUDO hopes that the introduction of this new range of cocktails to its KL store will enhance the overall ramen dining experience for Malaysian diners and help them to discover this great alternative to the typical green tea or soft drink accompaniments.

Calpis Hai – A ‘spike’ up yoghurt drink. One of my favourite drink to be mix with alcohol, is definately good. Sweet light milky texture with the sweetness of the shochu and light alcohol end. Just perfect.

Hakata Momo – Bold & balanced with a hint of peach after taste

From top left -> Clock wise

Hinode- Fruity & flavourful crafted with an after taste of citrus
Umeshu Limonatta – Classic Japanese plum wine blended with a zest from sparkling lemon juice
Hakata Momo – Bold & balanced with a hint of peach after taste
Sawayaka – Perfect blend of light refreshing freshly squeezed lime and the sweetness of rum with a slight fragrance of coconut

Oolong Hai – Humbling earthy oolong tea with a touch of shochu

Among the startes we try, I love this the best, Buta Karaage – Deep Fried Pork – Loin with special sauce. Deep fried to perfection that inside is not dry yet juicy and the sauce os perfect. Pair well with Umeshu Aranciatta with mild sourish end.

Curry Cheeze Haru Maki – Deep Fried Curry Spring Rolls.
Best paired with: Umeshu Limonatta

Serve in raw with special sauce added on the side. Ishiyaki Chicken – Grilled Chicken with leek in hot stone bowl
Grilled chicken with leek in hot stone bowl served with wasabi dressing and lemon citrus. Stir well in this hot stone and then you can pair it with Hinode or Oolong Hai.

Salmon Katsu – Deep fried Salmon with Cheeze
Best paired with: Sawayaka or Hakata Momo

Salmon Misoyaki – Marinated Salmon with Japanese Miso
Best paired with: Calpis Hai

Before we are heading to eat our main dish which is Ramen, in between we were given a task. We are to create our own cocktail and winner for the night will walk away with great prize. We are given with 3 types of alcohol, mixer and some ingredients to finish it off.

Then I come out with don know what I have mix and the girls are being creative, we name our drink 3 Girls & a Guy.

We have 5 other contestant in the list and the rest all looks good.

Judges in action with the chef of the outlet start tasting on the creation.

Before we dine our Ramen, we are being serve with some fresh garlic and if you need it just add on. I find that it really add on the taste to the soup to be more fragrant.

Shiromaru Motoaji
Original recipe Tonkotsu broth served with Hakata-style ultra-thin noodles and topped with belly chashu, bean sprouts, kikurage and spring onions, cooked expertly to produce a smooth yet classic Hakata ramen.
We personally love this best as the broth made me tasted its originality. Clear yet flavoursome, we could finish the whole bowl of soup!
Best paired with: Umeshu Limonatta

Akamaru Shinaji
The 25-year old recipe requires slow cooking over long hours to achieve a perfect emulsion of oil and liquid, creating a rich and flavorful Tonkotsu that enhances the essence of pork-bone topped with Ippudo secret miso, garlic oil, belly chashu, kikurage, bean sprouts and spring onions. This version of broth carries a more pungent taste that stimulated our tastebuds even more.
Best paired with: Calpis Hai

Spicy Karaka-men
The Karaka Men features Ippudo signature Tonkotsu broth and Hakata-style wavy noodles, topped with ground pork and our spicy Karaka miso for the spice that you crave!
Best paired with: Hinode

Its another great night for all of us to hang out again and thanks to Ippudo Malaysia for showering me this new experience. If you are hunting for their cocktail, my favourites are Hinode & Calpis high. Easy to drink and to pair with the food. Price range from RM 15 – RM 22 per glass as I find it pretty reasonable. .

Location:
Hakata Ippudo 一風堂
Lot C4.07.00,
Connection Level 4,
Pavilion KL.
Tel: 03 2110 6233
11am – 11pm (daily)

In Australia By Taufulou 2 Mins Read

Aus Trip (Sydney) Day 1: Moochi Frozen Yoghurt @ Strathfield, Sydney

14/12/2012 No Comments

Right after our dinner, few doors away is this yogurt stall is super pack with humans, as when I first arrive it had already attracted my attention to join along the crowd to try out what is so special about this Moochi Frozen Yoghurt place. My friend had never understand what is the whole buzz about whenever he come and dine at his favorite Korean BBQ food at Bassim.

As a tourist, of course I would keen to try on any food. During winter time its quite a good crowd despite yogurt is cold and many people are still keen to get brain freeze. I jump onto the queue and my friend scolded me, because of you I only try out. Normally I wouldn’t care much, as anything that I have to queue, they wont enjoy my business.

I wonder how did this brand came about. . .

They even have their own drinks.

A simple menu that the have and their price is very reasonable.

Moochi comes in different sizes and if you are a big eater then MASSIVE would be your choice. They have 4 flavours to choose from. Original, Green Tea, Pomegranate and Watermelon

Right after the order you can choose your toppings. Ranging to about 21 toppings selection.

Then pick up a bottle of Pomegranate peach passion white tea @ AUD 4.50. Slightly sourish, and strong hint of passion fruit taste and we find it slightly sweet to our liking. Its good though if they can tone down the sweetness 20% then would have been perfect.

Jeng Jeng Jeng, I choose a small cup to go after as we are super stuff right after super heavy dinner. Chose Original with 3 toppings, @ AUD 5.40 with mango, lychee follow by unique flavor that for the first time I have come accross is Watermelon with another 2 topings, oreo and honeydew (if i am not mistaken). Watermelon is a better selection.

Texture of the yogurt is smooth, aromatic and slightly more creamy that I like it. After putting into your mouth, it melts slight faster and upon so many brands that is in Malaysia, this brand definitely stood up.

Location:
Moochi Frozen Yoghurt
Shop 1, 7-9 Churchill Ave Strathfield
NSW 2135

http://www.iheartmoochi.com.au/

[email protected]

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 4 Mins Read

Toh Yuen @ PJ Hilton

23/08/2012 No Comments

First time dropping by here for their chinese restaurant that Toh Yuen Chinese Restaurant have a new menu to be pushing out with master creator of menu, Master Chef Lee that only uses fresh ingredients for his menu. Looking at the menu itself for the night, most of the dishes being serve are more toward China cuisine and some combination, it got me curious as it had been a while since I miss China cuisine.

Asked the chef how he got his inspiration that he loves to travel to china for a period of time, learn the ingredients that they used, then cook back here.

Chilled Pacific Clam with Salsa

It looks plain from first glance, and guess what? I finish this whole portion myself, as I love the soury taste and its serve chill. Clam is fresh and chewy.

Pan Fried Lamb Rack with Mongolian Sauce @ RM28. Look ordinary, that is nothing special, once you start eating it, flavor burst onto your mouth, soft chewy texture well fried till the sauce coated well on the meat and flavorful. – Recommended!

This is new to me with Deep Fried Soft Shell Crab with Garlic and Chicken Floss @ RM22. Something simple for you to start off with that can eat it just like that and will definately pair well with beer.

I never say no to soup, especially anything with double boil along with herbal is a must for me! Double Boiled Village Chicken with “Chong Cao Hua” (Cordyceps) Soup, ingredients that added in have curing effect that the herb helps prevent aging and stimulates the immune systems.

Double Boiled Wild Chicken with ”Shi Hu” Soup

Comparing both soup, I like both of them and depends on what you need for the day as it helps on immune system by the end of the day. 🙂 Love both of them and if I can get 2 big pot of it, sure loving it~

Sautéed Venison Slices with Chinese Croissants and Cumin

Braised Sea Cucumber with Flower Mushroom & Abalone Sauce @ RM 80

Steamed Canadian Black Cod Fish with “Yu Feng” Ginger Sauce @ RM32 per 100gm topped with “Yu Feng” Ginger Sauce. Ginger sauce is just mild and nice that would perfectly pair well with rice. Finely cut ginger slice then fried along and top as dressing. Like how the taste of it and cod fish is very fresh.

Sautéed Fresh Prawn with Salted Egg Yolk @ RM 50 would be a perfect dish for lazy people like me that do not like to peel its shelf out. Its all been peel out and fried to perfection in the wok with salted egg yolk coated well with its thick texture.

Deep Fried Smoked Duck with Fruit Sauce is something new and one of a recommended dish! @ RM 38 . Preparation process was smoke along with tea leaves and one of the reason dragon fruit was used is to balance up the taste to avoid it to be oily.

Sautéed Venison Slice with Chinese Croissants & Cumin @ RM 50

Deep Fried Banana with Strawberry & Cheese Cake @ RM20 Something new to me, never really like it as I still prefer my classic cheeze cake.

Then we sample along mooncakes at Toh Yuen starting with 6 types of snowskin mooncakes – green tea and cheesecake, yam and strawberry, sunflower seed and lotus paste, red bean and banana, pumpkin and pandan, and durian.

Green Tea and Cheese

Yam with Strawberry

Durian Paste

My Favorites are Green tea and cheesecake, pumpkin and pandan and Yam and Strawberry. They are price at RM13+ each. If you decided to go for their normal version, it is also available with Golden baked mooncakes selling at RM 22++ , flavours are White Lotus Paste with Single Yolk, Lotus Paste with Double Yolks, Green Tea Paste with Single Yolk, Red Bean Paste with Sunflower Seeds, Pandan Paste with Single Yolk, and Assorted Nuts

*Pork Free

Location:
Toh Yuen
Hilton Petaling Jaya
No 2, Jalan Barat,
46200 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-7955 9122

Website: www.ZestPJ.com or www.petaling-jaya.hilton.com

Facebook: hiltonpetalingjaya

In Featured By Taufulou 2 Mins Read

Bridge Head Hokkien Mee & Loh Mee @ Penang

26/03/2012 No Comments

Early Sunday morning and do not know where to head for breakfast. After take a drive around for 15 minutes then my friend come accross this place and saw, eh eh, try this stall, it was one of the stall that I used to eat during college times which is pretty famous. Then I agree since I have never tried this. Bridge Head Hokkien Mee & Loh Mee

After Google up a few article only came across to know that this Hokkien Mee stall is actually quite authentic in taste as the recipe had pass down from previous generation. The family had started selling since 1963 by the Lau family and currently, its 2nd generation that selling at the moment..

The stall is located at a very obvious junction if you are taking the Jelutong Expressway exit towards Prangin Mall, its a pre-war building right at the corner of the traffic light that you can see people actually sitting there and eat.

It had been a while since I had my last bowl of Loh Mee, and to say that Penang Loh Mee and KL Loh Mee is pretty different as Penang version is black starchy gooey soup base they have. To make the taste even better you have to add in special garlic sauce that every loh mee stall created for themselves and this stall had make it quite strong in taste as you just add abit and some of the chili would be perfect.

Next we order another bowl of Hokkien Mee to share and I add in Pork Ribs. Soup base is rich in flavour as you can taste it with pork bone and prawn heads they have cook for quite a while. A pretty decent bowl of breakfast to go after.

I still say, I prefer other stalls. No harm to try this out .. 😉

*NON-HALAL

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 6.5/10, not bad laahh, worth a try~-Stamped-

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

Location:
Juntion Lebuh Pantai, Gat Jalan Perangin.

Open: 7am-5pm

Close: Every Mondays and Tuesdays
(You can add fish balls, eggs, meats, prawns, pork ribs)

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In Desert By Taufulou 2 Mins Read

UFO Taiwanese Desert @ SS 2

21/03/2012 No Comments

Deserts Lovers, which brand do you prefer since we have Taiwan fever deserts booming in our country at the moment, from drinks (bubble tea) to ice desert series with the brand like Chatime, Gong Cha, Snowflakes and now UFO which in the same area had another brand of Taiwanese desert that I did not even bother to write on.

[ No longer in Operation ]

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I have heard good feedback from my friend regarding on UFO another Taiwanese Deserts as they rate this second best after Snowflakes (click here). YES. . . UFO is not actually the alien UFO is just a taiwanese desert shop with the catchy name. Since its nearby my work area, I gather my colleague to have dinner then come by for deserts after that.

UFO Taiwanese desert is located in the heart of SS2 with its super big billboard that is hard to miss, which is the same row of Police Station.

Of course we are here to try on their ice series .. .

I guess this is how the name par on it, with UFO calling number. It will vibrate when your order is ready.

always wanted to start order with Soya series but it was out of stock so go for their classic range, Grass Jelly series. . . .

Grass Jelly with 3 toppings (mini taro balls, red bean, pearl)

Ai Yu Jelly with glutinous balls

Matcha Special @ RM 6

Overall in this outlet, Grass Jelly certainly have its taste which is pretty strong and did not dissapoint us at all and the best series I would recommend is their Matcha or Green Tea Ice Series that have strong taste of green tea and pair very well with other ingredient and all of us agree that its one of the best to look for in this shop.

Price starting from RM4.50 (1topping) to RM6.00 (3toppings)

If you wanted to order their bubble tea, just save your money and order the ice series. Pretty disappointing.

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 6.5/10, Recommended on their Green Tea Series~-Stamped-

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

Location:
UFO Desserts
No 86, Jalan SS2/60,
47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
GPS : N03 07.119′ E101 37.437′
(Same row with CIMB Bank/Police Station)

Business Hour :
Sun – Thurs: 1pm- 1am
Fri & Sat : 1pm – 2am

Tel : 03-78758686

In Featured By Taufulou 4 Mins Read

Watami Japanese Casual Restaurant @ 1-Utama

21/02/2012 No Comments

Many of us know that 1-Utama is going thru major renovation especially on the old wing. From there, it had attracted many new retailing outlets to be operating in there and now if we go again, you get to see new F&B shops too. One of the newly operated outlet in the mall is this catchy shop that the front is painted red which is very eye catchy in the mall is this Watami Japanese Casual Restaurant as this lot used to be operate by Italianese which I rate one of the best in food among their other outlet.

[Update Jan 2014: NO Longer in operation]

Watami is another new concept with Japanese Fusion style dining.

Love the interior that painted with red, dim with orangy lights that make it a perfect comfort place to dine in.

Seating arrangement also have in their own private session with a table of 2-4 .. .

A little private corner with table for 2 that have some wooden structure to block it.

In their menu, they offer quite a good range of food ranging from classic sashimi, Japanese rool, pan fried, and others.

If you dine in a group, you can opt to choose on their value saving package group set ranging from 2-4 pax set. As this round we are in a group of 4, we decided to go for the set that is charge at RM200+ with the actual value of RM282 ++ that give you lots of food to be place on the table.

YOu can choose what type of drinks you want but we decided to go for 4 different types.

– green citrus cola

– green citrus green tea

– green citrus tea

– green citrus Yuzu Marmalade Soda

Assorted Sashimi is in a fine cut, quite thick and fresh.

Tokusen Sushi Moriawase is a plate mixture of a few assorted sashimi

Tempura Moriawase

Teriyaki Chicken Salad

I always love Japanese Salad because of their special dressing that pairs it very well. For ladies that decided to go for salad, this is one of a good choice!

Wafu Pizza – pizza topped with terriyaki chicken that specially made in super thin slice which I called it Japanese Style, crispy on the edge of the pizza with the sauce that makes the pizza disappear within minutes after it was served.

followed by an egg was serve along with . . .

Udon that we get to choose in a types of 3 ..

to pair along with our hotpot Shio Chanko Nabe, that is being offer in the set.

First few sips of the soup taste great and addictive as it head towards the end of the base it gets more salty.

One of my favorite for the night is Wafu Hitokuchi Steak, that is cook medium well, just nice to chew and dip along with the sauce to make it extra kick, yet I still prefer mine to be eaten without the sauce. . 😀

Tokyo GyudonTokyo Gyudon is beef rice bowl with hot spring egg in Tokyo style. Fine slices of beef being cook along that top with half boil egg Japanese style.

At the end of the meal, the sets came with 4 ice cream and again we decided to order all flavour and share among us. Vanilla ice cream, black sesame ice cream, matcha ice cream, chocolate ice cream, one of the stand out ones are Chocolate and black sesame.

Well, Watami certainly offer a nice dining experience especially with their good attentive customer service that they have train for their staff.

*Pork Free

Location:
Watami Malaysia @ Pavilion KL
C4.04.00, Level 4, Pavilion KL Shopping Mall,
168, Jalan Bukit Bintang,
55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
T: +603-2141 6671

Watami Malaysia @ 1 Utama
1st Floor, Rainforest, 1 Utama Shopping Centre,
1 Lebuh Bandar Utama,
47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
T: +603-7727 1399

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