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Cool yourself with a glass of Ais Tingkap (Window Sherbet) @ Lebuh Tamil, Penang

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Last weekend when I went back to Penang, I do not feel that I am original from Penang. Ken brought all of us for a food hunt and street photography equip myself with a camera and went to all the food places I have not went before. I thought of doing it a random post and a new discovery place for me that must share with all of you. One of them is  Ais Tingkap.

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 It was hot sunny afternoon and Ken decided to bring us for a refreshment break as most of us would definitely know Penang Famous Cendol located at Penang Road but another hidden gem which is hidden at Lebuh Tamil (a road next to it) which is called Ais Tingkap (Window Sherbet) operating with other stalls, the English name got translate by a foreign guy. The name is very catchy and I asked the guy why is the stall called Ais Tingkap and the Indians told me that it was first operate by his grandfather way back in the 1930’s. He serve the drink behind a glass panel and people came by and make a take away taking through the window and that is how the name originate from. Now the grandson had taken it over.

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Then I got to know that Chinese we do have Leong Cha to cool our body down and for Indians they do have this to cool their body down with the ingredient mixing in it.

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Now this stall is operate by his grandson, and this is the only place where you can find Ais Tingkap in Malaysia. Its nice to see and nice to drink, but when you see the preparation you will be amaze how many ingredients are added in.

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Shaved ais like ice kacang are been made.

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Then he shove every glass with the ice

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add this unique ingredient called ‘Getah Anggur’ which is an abstract from a tree, and the purpose of it is to cool our body. . It looks a bit like chewy jelly.

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Next mixed with Basil seeds that looks like Frog egg

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add on with syrup (as our version is Kurang Manis – Less Sweet)

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Add with coconut water

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Next spray with his very own secret ingredient that he told me cannot reveal out.. . . Smells good!

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Last to top up with coconut meat.

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A complete version of Ais Tingkap for ONLY RM1.20 that seriously caught me by suprise as it involves so many steps and I thought it would cost at least RM2, for big packet it is only RM1.50.

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The taste is OMG. Very cooling with the shaved ice that melts into our mouth, fragrant with rosy flavor and the taste is very unique by itself, every taste we sip get to suck on the getah anggur and the frog egg. In this hot weather, we are definitely enjoying yourselves over this little glass of drink. With me, Bernice, my brother and the rest . . . Great Stopover! or I would say a new Recommended place by me if you were to go by Penang.

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Directly infront of the stall, this guy selling Cucur Udang and his business is  very good. Non Stop frying when we were there.

Another great new discovery.

Location:
Ais Tingkap (Window Sherbet)
Lebuh Tamil/Tamil Street, Penang.

GPS Coordinates: N5 25.068 E100 19.878

Open daily 12pm to 8pm (Closed on Sundays)


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Khadijah’s Kitchen Serve Authentic Malay Food @ Petaling Jaya

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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Sang along with many great artist in the past.

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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.

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Prince Court Medical Center @

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None of us can ever imagine that we received such a unique invites. . . No matter who you are, your reaction would be like us, either your jaw drop, scratch ur head with lots of question mark, or just stun for a few seconds to double confirm on the invites that we got. We could not believe ourself too, that we actually got invited to do a review in a 5 stay hospital which is Prince Court Medical Center which hidden one fantastic restaurant, Food Gelleria.

As for us, when we reach, we do not really know what is prepared for us, as our minset already got stuck Hospital + restaurant = patient food / healthy food. . . but to our suprise, it proves all of us wrong.

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For me, I would really rate it as a hidden gem which is situated directly a level under the lobby provide with a big special place.

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A simple setting was placed all over the restaurant to suit well lit up place.

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A cup that happens 4 years once had attracted every one from near and far to get together to watch this fantastic event yet most of the restaurant are taking this opportunity to promote their special menu for the season. . .

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Suprise us not, that this restaurant is not about serving patient food that gives misconception to alot of us, but this pack of pills are used as decorations that are filled with salt, pepper, curry powder and others.

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If you are a patient in this hospital, we were shown by the management how they prepare food for them, with many catagories and depends the dietitian prepare for you, and you can choose ala carte form to order your food, as I would say, being pampered while sick.

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Let’s get back to our normal menu and a special menu been created out specially for this big event, World Cup as most of the food creation are according to the countries name. One great thing about this restaurant is they change their menu every 3 months that doesnt let the customer eat the same thing again and again, what we eat now, definately will not get to eat anymore or in another words is limited edition menu. This menu will expire after the World Cup.

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China Treasure @ Sime Darby Convention Center, KL

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I have always wonder how would Chinese Fine Dining would taste like with its exclusive interior, expensive and exclusive ingrediants that are prepared in the meal not until recently I had a chance to try it out at this very hidden gem at China Treasure, Sime Darby Convention Center, Bukit Kiara.
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China Treasures, the well-love Halal fine dining Chinese restaurant had newly reopens its door in new style that previously had been closed in mid-July for its renovation work that had now with its new outlook of contemporary decor influenced by oriental elegance and now can accomodate 150 person.

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With this exclusive private rooms that can accomodate 8-15 person each that is perfectly suitable for both corporate and family dining.
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With its large indoor aquarium, filled with fish, oyster, lobster, prawns and crabs to ensure its freshness that customer able to see.

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The peanuts was serve upon our arrival yet its something that I do not know how to enjoy that the taste doesnt suit my taste bud.

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‘Sliced Cold Chicken topped with Green Chilli Sauce’ this is a surprise dish to me as I did not expect the meat to be cold. Soft chicken slice topped with the chili is something new to me and I find the taste is a bit unique cold and a bit of sour spicy.

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‘Deep Fried Mushroom with Wasabi Sauce’ is something that I like very much as a snacks that are fried crispy yet dipping it with a well blended mayonnaise mix with wasabi is too hard to resist.

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I love a dish when it is fried along with salted egg, as its not an easy dish to be prepared and not many people can do it and cook it well but ‘Deep Fried Shimeiji Mushroom with Salted Egg’ is prepared well, with the taste of some buttery aroma and you can taste the saltiness of the small little crush of salty egg that some of it is like melting on my tongue, simply delicious.
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I have seen how fried rice prepared and serve in pumpkin but never knew that they do serve the soup in this way too.‘Double Boiled Seafood Soup in Whole Pumpkin’ is something clear that you are looking forward to start off with with clear soup and pieces of seafood.

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‘Steam Live Star Garupa’ as the look of the fish might look big to me and I thought that the meat is going to be solid but it prove me wrong, as the fish meat is soft yet steam it that it doesnt have the fishy smell taste good with the simple soy sauce.

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I always love duck ‘Roasted Duck Hong Kong Style’ is perfectly well roast on the skin which is crispy yet the meat is not too solid that dip along with the sauce in it, its something that I like very much.
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‘Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables with Garlic’ looks very nice and presentable that the taste is nice.
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I enjoy ‘Pan Fried Beef Cutlet toasted over with Mangolian Sauce’ as the tenderness of the beef yet it wasnt cook well done. As I cut through it, can still see the some raw and blood part of it and with the mogolian sauce, only one word came out from me, GOOD!

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‘Sauteed Lamb Cubes with Sliced Garlic ‘ as I love how the garlic is fried along with the lamb with its aromatic garlic stick on the lamb cubes that makes it flavourful.

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I have never tried out a dish that add on raisins but ‘Deep Fried Prawns with Portugese Sauce’ is exceptionally good that the prawn meat is solid that shows the sign of freshness and never thought that the sauce and the raisins would combine so well.

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The chef show us how La Mian which are freshly pulled noodles that are made upon orders that available in different styles.

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Just having seen it pulled and prepared by the chef ‘La Mian with Minced Chicken and Mushroom in Spicy Sauce’ was serve abit colourfull with the ingredient cook along with it. I just finish it within 2 mouth.
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‘Double Boiled Luo Han Guo with Winter Melon’ which I love the longan very much, the sweetness of it had boiled into the soup which is not too sweet yet abit hard and chewy texture and the soup is very aromatic that is not too sweet that comes to my liking.
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If you prefer something light in taste ‘Chilled Almond and Lychee’ is the one you would be looking in the menu. Soft almond cubes and and mild sweetness of lychee that makes it a good combination is something that I enjoy.

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I am always a fan of ‘Chinese Herbal Jelly’ yet this had added into my list of herbal jelly with its herbal bitterness is there, yet if you cant take too bitter of it, the sugar syprup is prepared to rescue you.
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‘Chilled Mango Cream with Pamelo and Sago’ is very satisfying after a great meal, that you can bite the biji biji of the watery pamelo will burt into your tongue and combine with the taste of mango that makes me say it out…Good.

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I have never like avocado but this ‘Chilled Avocado Pudding’ had made me take 2 plates of it. Something which is kinda hard for me to resist with its smooth pudding texture yet added on with the flavourful taufufa and it was served cold.
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Last and for all ‘The Durian Pancake’.
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I would say, one of the best I have eaten so far, that if I were given a chance to grab the whole plate I would do it. Love the very flavourful durian base as the whole ingredient that were wrapped around the pancake and was serve cold, makes it taste like I am actually eating durian.
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After such a great meal, without Chef David we are not able to stand a chance to try out the great food.

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What can I say more that I enjoy my meal with delicious food at a nice environment, great friends that share our laughter all night long. Surely I do not mind to come here again for dinner.
-= Ka Ching =-
Food Rating 9/10, very Go0d ah, Recommended!~
-Stamped—Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-
Location:
China Treasures
Sime Darby Convention Centre
1A, Jalan Bukit Kiara,
18000 Kuala Lumpur
*Halal
Tel No: 03-20893788
Operating Hours:
Monday to Saturday Lunch: 11.30am to 2.30pm
Dinner : 6.30pm to 10.00pm
Sunday and Public Holiday: 10.30am to 2.30pm
Dinner: 6.30pm to 10.00 pm.
Early Bird Dim SumSun & Publis Holidays:
10.30am – 12.30pm
30% off ala carte dim sum

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