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Rice Dumpling (Bak Chang) Workshop @ Hotel Nikko

06/05/2010 No Comments

Every year during 5th day of 5th month on the lunar calendar, I am always excited on it as it is Dragon Boat Festival that will traditional eat Zong Zi or what I usually call (Bak Chang) which is a type of traditional Chinese Food, many Chinese during this festival at some of the homes will do some homemade bak chang by using ingredient such as pork, lotus seed, lotus leaves, salted duck egg, white or brown rice.

This festival was to commemorating the death of Qu Yuan, a famous Chinese poet from the kingdom of Chu who lived during the Warring States period. For more (read here – wikipedia)

I have always been a big fan of rice dumpling especially the home made ones, as it is rich in ingredients. Usually during this festival, my auntie would make some and give around the neighbours and there are at one time, my auntie forgot that the neighbor went travel and I had 2 weeks of bak chang! (after that got phobia of it) but till now still in lurve with the taste of it.

To me, I only always enjoy eating as I know making bak chang is easy as it involves a lot of work, but the tricky part is tying it up, that not until recently, I get an opportunity to attend a rice dumpling workshop by ‘Chef Lo Tian Sion’ that each of us were given a huge space in the kitchen table to play around, and let me tell you, it was fun!

The ingredients for the night are, white and brown rice, sugar, salt, oil, some powder . . .

and the very main ingredient are usually customise with your own choice, but for tonight are chicken breast meat, sea cucumber, mushroom, salted duck egg yolk, dry scallop and a few more.

Fresh lotus leaves are needed to wrap on the rice dumpling.

The chef are ready, are you ready~

Pour all the ingrediant into the bowl and mix it with your hand.

then after mix it thoroughly and place the 3 lotus leave at the bottom and spread it out, next add in the mix brown and white rice as the base then add in the main ingredient on top.

my best of wrap then the chef said that its not tight and solid enough. Gosh~ you really need the trip or master the skills to wrap on it.

Tadaaa….7th attempt still fail and it was the assist of the chef that helps us to tie on it and Ester also did it.

Our rice dumpling are going into the steam, as I just got to know that it need to be in boiling water for 8 hours. (which previously I thought for only a few hours)

In Bangsar By Taufulou 3 Mins Read

Dim Sum at House of Tang @ Bangsar 1

01/04/2010 No Comments

This restaurant is no longer a stranger to us as they served quality food. We had 2 occasions here that was during our first time got to know this place for a review on their food and second we did a Chinese New Year Photo shoot here. I heard a few feedback from my friend mentioning that their tim sum is pretty good too, and this round we are here for a round of great tim sum!

‘Soup-filled Dumplings with Goji’

‘Spring Roll with Salad and Prawn’ been fried crisply on the outer thin layer of the roll and the salad prawn that mix in it is not too creamy which is just nice.

‘Pan Fried Carrot Cake’ had always been one of my favaurite that makes it a must have item for me. I love it as it is perfectly grill on the skin layer and inside its soft and filled with aroma of dry shrimp, by dipping with their chili and sweet sauce is just what I prefer.

‘Homey Sticky Rice Rolls’

‘Prawn Dumplings with Asparagus’

that we decide to operate it open. Filled with a big piece of juicy prawn which cause by the after effect during steam and its fresh.

‘Rice Rolls with You Tiao and Chicken Floss’ as I love mine to dip it in soy sauce.

‘Dumplings (Siew Mai) with Ebiko’ is rich in ingrediant and I love to chew on Ebiko.

‘Sizzling Marinated Meat Bao’

‘Guangzhou Prawn Red Rolls’ Is something which is not in tim sum’s menu that turns out to be one of their special dish in this limited time to be given out complimentary when you order 3-5 plates of dim sum.

Chewy skin that wrap with crispy tempura crust that been crush and a fresh prawn is insert in the middle, something that we do not get to eat every day, worth a try.

We get to taste one of the lunch special ‘Curry Fish Head’ which is around RM14.50++ for this big pot, that I totally agree is one of the cheapest!

Me and Sunny just cant stop drinking the curry base and looking for the meat inside the claypot. Its aromatic with curry spices and the fish meat is fresh. Given a plate of rice to go along, we have no problem in finishing it within minutes.

‘Unagi Puff with Teriyaki Sauce’ that you must have it hot while its out from the oven. Freshly baked and unique in taste with solid crust wrap around it and taste like Unagi in pineapple tart skin.

‘Yam Paste Pau’ is the piglet that served next and all of us were like wahhh!!! so cutee!! then what happen to the pau next is as the picture below. . . .

Pig making love.

Please eat me!

A tim sum makan will never be perfect for me if did not end it with desert.

‘Herbal Jelly With Ginseng Roots’ is highly recommended by me, if you love strong ginseng and herbal taste that served out chill. I had 2 bolws of this.

or you can go for ‘Tau Fu Fah’ served with ginger white sugar puree.

If you are looking for some dish which is not in the daily menu, then this restaurant is worth a try, with their price is quite reasonable with the portion.

Location:
House of Tang,
One Bangsar,
No. 63B, Jalan Ara, bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.
*Non-Halal

Tel: 603 2282 1111

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Society Restaurant @ Kuchai Lama

09/02/2010 No Comments

Fear not, when love is in the air around the corner, every boyfie is figuring out and extending their brain to look for place to dine during Valentine’s day and during this period of time, many restaurant owner taking this advantage to even open on the very first day of CNY. If you are looking not to burn a hole in your pock or dig deep into it, this restaurant will be one of your considerations. It’s located in the prime area of Kuchai Lama.

What can you expect in from a restaurant operating in this area of course first comes with the pricing.

Second is I just love their dim light setting with modern home feel setting yet very relaxing and cozy that is perfect hang out place for couples. This place is usually pack after 9.30pm which most of the couples sitting in it and relaxing or chatting on the sofa.

The restaurant concept is to promote more on healty eating by using the right ingrediant to create the best out of it.

What is look for in this shop which is, they specializes in tea which most of the women are a fan of it. The tea mixture is their self own discovery which they do have their very RnD team just for this. Their tea can help some adults in their mood, which some might be stress, angry, need a place to relax, insomnia which they are discovering to ease those people to relax for the night.

Then we were thought by a tea specialist lady explaning how they brew the tea and what is the function for each tea.

Pu Er Rose (Pot) – Burns fat, opens appetite
(????—????)

Globe Maranth Red + Rose (by the Pot)—With anti-oxidants to keep you looking young
(???+????–????)

Linden + Rosemary + Lavender + Chamomile (Pot)–Prevents migraine
(???+???+???+??? -?????????)

Lavender + Forget Me Not (Pot) – To help you wound down after a long day
(??? + ??? –????)

Rose + Hawthorn Fruit (Pot) – Great for fat-burning
(????+??—????)Osmanthus + Jasmine (Pot) – Chases away listlessness; rids insomnia
(??+???–????)

Osmanthus + Jasmine (Pot) – Chases away listlessness; rids insomnia
(??+???–????)

All their tea flowers can be purchase at their counter if you do find any of the taste suits you. It is not very expensive as you only need a flower or 2 to make your tea during the night.

If you are not a tea lover, then you can opt for their Cold Version.

Strawberry soda (Soda Chiller) (????)
Pomelo soda (Soda Chiller) (????)
Chamomile Orange – Cold Mix Tea (?????)
Roselle Pineapple Mango – Cold Mix Tea (?????)
Peach Longan and Lavender – Cold Mix Tea (???????)

1.Longan—??
2.Rose Milk—????
3.Lavender Papaya –?????
4.Roselle ice tea—????
5.Kiwi Verbena—??????

After we bombard with all the drinks tasted then we were bombard with food. All drinks price range from RM5.90-RM13.90

Starter of the night start of with ‘Sauteed Sausage with Ikan Bilis (with Cili Padi)’ Just love the taste of the solid sausage meat that blend in well with the crispy small little ikan bilis yet it’s a lil bit spicy that bring the taste more outstanding. I just finish this plate by myself.

‘Shrimp Cocktail in Wasabi Mayo’ is next in the list that the shrimp is quite huge with its springy solid prawn meat which is the sign of freshness yet the wasabi is just the right taste that will just make you burst into tears a lil.

I am a big fan of salad, therefore any salad that comes will directly go into my mouth, ‘Caesar Salad with a dash of Anchovy in Olive Oil’.

If you are a sandwich lover ‘Roast chicken Sandwich Coated with BBQ Sauce’, with a side salad. The toasted bun is filled with a deboned chicken thigh brushed with BBQ sauce (or you can choose honey lemon mustard).’ Is something you cannot miss. RM10.90

‘Prawn and Fish Paste Mee Hoon Soup’ is cook without MSG is something you can look forward for yet they can cook out the taste of the salty veggie with the sweetness of the prawns and fish paste to make the soup clear mild sweet taste. RM8.90

One of the star of the night is ‘Black Pepper Seafood Udon (spicy)’. Not too strong black pepper sauce taste yet solid springy udon that did not overcook yet with wok hei is something we enjoy eating. This udon went manage to go only half of the table. RM16.90

In pasta, ‘Creamy Mushroom Pasta (Mushroom Carbonara)’ is always my most preferred choice. Fried till a bit dry yet can still enjoy the stickiness of the sauce on the pasta that is a bit creamy, cheesy and not too strong of milk taste that suits everyone on the table. RM13.90

Another dish that were highly praised by the rest as I did not manage to try it out is ‘Aglio Olio with Prawns’ – flavoured with extra virgin olive oil, herbs and a sprinkle of paprika. Something which is simple yet they can make it tasty. RM13.90

The smell of the lemon sauce on the fish flying around our nose trill already making us want to eat it, the fish meat was cook till very soft which is fresh yet the sauce is just perfect to bring up the taste of it. ‘Pan-grilled Dory fillet slathered with Honey Lemon Mustard Sauce, (which is a blend of wholegrain mustard with honey and lemon juice). No salt or sugar added here so the dish is even good for diabetics.

In this shop, I just love their ‘Lamb Chop in Black-pepper Sauce’ juicy tender meat of lamb that is well balance part of fats and meat with the black peper sauce just bring the extra umph in the meat. RM18.90

‘Sirloin Steak in BBQ sauce’ was cook medium rare as we prefer and with the size and thickness of it, we would say well cook as most of the foodie did not eat beef that night, I just enjoy this very great piece by myself. RM25.90

Well fried on the edge and on the skin of the chicken yet the meat is soft inside that shower with brown sauce is hard to resist. ‘Chicken Chop in Brown Sauce’ .

***** All the western food you can choose on your dressing with ‘Brown Sauce, Black Papper Sauce,Honey Lemon Mustard Sauce and all serving is served with creamy pan-roasted potato cubes + fresh garden salad *****

By the time we reach till this point, we were very full and now when most people say we are full, there are always room for deserts.

Snow Fungus + Rose Sweet Soup – home-made, unique in taste.

Imagine of having one each and its simply price from RM2-RM6.90

‘Jasmine+Green Tea Mousse Cake’ (rose-petalled melt-in-your-mouth mousse cake served with sliced strawberries and a cut-out chocolate heart. Green Tea base and top jasmine layer have a drizzle of rose and jasmine honey vinegar)

‘Cream Puff in Lavender and Blueberry Yoghurt’

1.‘Chocomarie Bar’ – looks like a brownie but the use of chopped marie biscuits with dark chocolate is to give it a lighter taste.
2.‘Rose Mousse Cake in Strawberry Sauce’ (heart-shaped mousse cake)
3.‘Carrot Cake’

1.‘Tiramisu’
2.‘Chocolate Mousse Cake’
3.‘Chilled Lemon Cheese Cake’

Last but not least end up with this very special brew coffee. Just loving it with strong taste of brew coffee taste yet another unique taste of it is for you to ask the owner to introduce to you. If you are a coffee lover, recommended.

For Valentine lovers, this is one of the place you can consider. Their Valentine menu is at RM128++ per couple

Starters
Special Fresh Veg Salad &
Mushroom Soup

Main Course
Sirloin Steak/Lamb
King Scallop with Asparagus & Aglio Olio

Drinks
Societea’s Hallmark Fruit Shake x 2 (or Top up RM30 for 2 glasses of Red Wine)

Desserts
Rose/Green Tea Ice Cream x 2

With this dinner arrangement we all had a great time and really really full and of course thank you, Choe, for all this. Wishing you has a prosperous Tiger Year.

Location:
Societea Restaurant
Kuchai Lama Entrepreneur Park
No.16 Jalan Kuchai Maju 1,
Off Kuchai Lama, KL

Tel: 012-398 3921
*Pork Free

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 7 Mins Read

Tai Zhi Heen CNY @ Prince Hotel

20/01/2010 No Comments

To usher the upcoming year of Tiger, for Chinese traditions, most of the working or business people will usually head for a close meal dinner (Sau Gong Chou) to end with the year great effort and best of all and also after during the Chinese New Year will have another dinner Open Dinner (Hoi Gong Chou) to wish every 1 had a prosperous new and great year ahead and of course this is one of the Halal Chinese Restaurant.

For me, this year would be the very first time I lou sang in such a early mood and with the Chinese new Year music background really stir up the mood in such a modern Chinese classic contemporary restaurant.

When I look at the menu, I got all excited about the dish that going to get serve. In Tai Zhe Heen, the food here had always been in top notch with their quality of serving and the taste of it.

‘Master Chef Ricky Thein’ is the person behind the curtain to ensure you have a satisfaction meal at the restaurant. (curi this pic from sloppychic)

Of This would be my very very first time lou sang in such a early mood (1 month earlier) that starts our meal of the night with ‘Ying-Yang Yee Sang’ (Tuna and Salmon Roulade).

Then start mixing every of the ingrediant into the plate.

Lastly of top on the salmon.

and its ready to rumble (ready to be lou)

For Chinese tradition that, during the process of lou sang you have to wish something you want and the higher you lou, the chances of your dreams or wish will come true on that year or more like prosperity, health and wealth for the year as that is what I have been thought.

‘Braised Pearl Shark Fin’s with Fish Maw in Supreme Golden Broth’

I just love the soup and it was awesome that with the thick soup base that rich with flavor eat a whole slab of sharfin, fish moe and mushroom is in it. I would happily to ask for another bowl if I do have the chance.

Awwww….. it has been a while since I had eaten ‘Steamed Cod Fish with Pickled Radish and Garlic in Supreme Soy Sauce’.

As this dish came, we were asking Ricky (the person that serve us) keep saying, I want big big portion 1 ah, I want to be special abit, all of us were fighting for bigger piece of it and of course he being the gentleman, girls get bigger piece~ and after finish our portion we were aiming on next table wonder could tax on their portion a not…

The texture of the fish meat is absolutely soft, yet it will melt into pieces when put into your mouth, sign of freshness and the soy sauce is just perfect to go along with it which is not very salty. (only get to know that its imported cod)

In Chinese custom, fatt choy is often use in the dishes as Fatt means prosperity.. so that makes ‘Braised Dried Oysters with Fatt Choy, Mexican Soy Clams, Sea Cucumber and Wok Fried Greens’.

‘Braised Duck with Dried Fish Maw and Scallops’ Cook to soft succulent duck meat top with my favorite scallop as I can just wallap this whole plate by myself.

One of my favorite of the night ‘Deep-fried Batter-dipped Prawns Tossed with Fresh Lime Dressing’.

Sweet, chewy, big prawns that cook to perfection left with the shell on the tail for you to take as I keep licking the sauce of out the skin and ate it with satisfaction with the sauce abit salty egg taste with butter and lime is just something I wish I have the whole basket.

‘Fried Rice with Seafood and Baby Abalone’ filled with wok hei and baby abalone is rich in taste. Something for the first time I ate with baby abalone(chewy and delicious which is not too dry after fried.)

Usually in such environment, a desert is a must, to end with ‘Double-boiled Hasma with Red Dates and Glutinous Rice Dumplings’. Not too sweet filled with softness of the rice ball which is chewy that will melt after a while to swallow and with the meaning of reunion (as what tong yuen means)

We were all very satisfied with the Chinese New Year menu and it is absolutely great for those corporate people to host the end year dinner here with such a nice ambiance and good foood.

Tai Zhe Heen offer Chinese New Year Package with:

1. Chinese New Year Prosperity Set

Salmon yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing
or
Tuna yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing
or
Snow per yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing

Braised shark’s fin with dried scallops and sea cucumbers in superior broth
Braised dried oysters with fatt choy, black mushrooms and shell fish
Steamed sea bass with a sweet and spicy prosperous sauce
Wok-fried tiger prawns with butter and Taiwanese bread crumbs
Tai Zi Heen crispy roasted chicken with plum sauce and fragrant salt
Fried rice with scallops, prawns and spicy homemade dried shrimp paste
Glutinous rice dumplings with sea coconut in iced lemon syrup
Crispy fried Chinese brown sugar cake

RM988++ per table of 10 persons

2. Chinese New Year Fortune Set

Salmon yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing
or
Tuna yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing
or
Snow pear yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing

Braised shark’s fin with dried scallops and sea cucumbers in superior broth
Braised dried oysters with fatt choy, black mushrooms and shell fish
Steamed Australian grouper with a sweet and spicy prosperous sauce
Deep-fried battered prawns tossed with fresh lime dressing
Tai Zi Heen garlic marinated roast chicken with plum sauce
Fried rice with spicy homemade seafood paste topped with crispy dried scallops
Double-boiled snow fungus with lotus seeds and glutinous rice dumplings
Crispy fried Chinese brown sugar cake

RM1188++ per table of 10 persons

3. Chinese New Year Wealth Set

Ying-yang yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing
or
Shark’s fin yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing
or
Snow pear yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing

Double-boiled shark’s fin soup with premium dried seafood and baby cabbage
Braised dried oysters with fatt choy, top shell, sea cucumbers and wok-fried greens
Steamed cod fish with pickled radish and garlic in supreme soy sauce
Stir-fried prawns with butter and fragrant salted eggs
Braised duck with dried fish maw and dried scallops
Steamed glutinous rice with baby abalone wrapped in lotus leaves
Double-boiled hasma with red dates and glutinous rice dumplings
Battered Chinese brown sugar cake layered with yam

RM1388++ per table of 10 persons

Its truely I am recommending this restaurant.

For Chinese New Year Reservations,

Opens daily for lunch from 12 noon – 2.30 daily and dinner is served from 6.30pm-10.30pm daily.

Acrobatic Lion Dance Performance : 21/2/2010 -12 noon at the Hotel’s Grand Lobby.

Location:
Prince Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur
Opposite Pavillion Kuala Lumpur
Jalan Conlay,
50450 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel no: +603-2170 8888

Website: www.princehotelkl.com

Nice sauce with fresh vegetable and oyster would just be perfect to eat along with fried rice.

In Featured By Taufulou 2 Mins Read

Toast ‘n’ Toast @ Balakong

16/01/2010 No Comments

After my Melacca food hunt trip few months back, me and my friends really wish that this shop actually open in KL but never did I thought I found one here at Balakong which I was on the way for a food review around the area and made wrong turn and found it.

Went to try out as we really miss the food from this shop when at Melacca and we thought that it is not the same or another copy cat but it was exactly the same and in their menu did not state another branch address.

We were very hungry and start off with ‘Set-D, Fried Bee Hoon, Pudding and a drink (if not mistaken)’. The taste were rather plain and dissapointing. RM 9

Of course with my favourite ‘Cinamon Toast’ but very light in taste which is almost like roti bakar kosong. RM1.80

‘Otak-Otak Toast’ which is so little in ingrediant and not much to say about it. RM2.80

‘Crunchy Toast’ by the look of it we were expecting it at least something we can enjoy but the peanut is like very soft that did not seal in tight air container. RM2.50

‘Sour Sop Ice Blended’ was my best companion in that morning, the only thing which taste flavourful yet can suck some mini slices of sour sop. RM4.90

‘Mango Pudding’ rather taste like from the instant packet.

It was rather a dissapointing breakfast for us, as I think we bring high expectation and good experience back from their branch at Melacca and came back here to eat with such a huge quality difference its kinda like a parent had lie to their kid that had promise to buy them sweets. Hopefully they improve in the future.

Melacca branch, sure we are going back for more. Click here for past review, Melacca.

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 4/10, Below Average~-Stamped-

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

Location:
Toast ‘n’ Toast
10, Pusat Perniagaan Cheras Maju,
Cheras Jaya, 43200
Balakong, Selangor.
*Halal

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