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Famous Dark/Black Soy Sauce Hainanese Chicken Rice @ Penang

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Have some of you enjoy your little long weekend over Wesak Day? I did, I had a great party and great dining while I am at Penang. I had lunch with my friend to a place which I have not been since I was a kid. Yap, this shop is quite old already as when I was a kid my grandpa used to bring me here for his favourite plate of chicken rice.

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Kedai Makanan & Minuman Hock Seong Choon that located at Penang Road house this famous chicken rice that is quite extra ordinary. A place used to be so famous 20 years ago and till date still standing tall on its business with their very own regular. Offering traditional Chicken Rice in another way, that Dark/Black soy sauce is one of the  main ingredient for the chicken.

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 The shop is more well know for their dark chicken instead of the white ones.

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Dining in here can be another experience as this is one of a few rare coffee shop that still maintain its classic dining area with wooden cubical at the side and wooden table and plastic chairs in the  middle area, along with cheque titles that remains the heritage look of it.

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A normal plate of Hainanese Chicken Rice for single person comes in a side plate of chicken, a bowl of soup and I did order extra herbal egg to go on. @ RM 4-RM 10

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Oily rice are used here as they cook the rice with some chicken soup to make it more fragrant. Little ginger is detected.

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AS for the special homemade dark soy sauce are added ontop of the roast chicken, to make it more fragrant, not too dry and easy to eat. The taste is little sweet salty and I would prefer my side of chicken is drumstick. Love the chicken texture at that part and my friend whom usually do not eat chicken breast and he would only eat here as the sauce did tone down the hardness and make it nice to chew.

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Although the famous one are the roast chicken, I like the white chicken more as the texture of the meat is smooth and cook to perfection along with the sauce added on makes it taste much better.

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Herbal egg is a little disappointed as with the term Herbal Egg, there is not much taste of herbal is detected. This herbal egg is ordered separately from the coffee shop owner.

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To make the chicken taste more interesting, try to pair with their very own homemade green chili sauce dressing, light spicy with sourish end and you will enjoy all 4 taste in one plate.

This place do bring back alot memories for me and if you are looking for something little different from the rest of Hainanese Chicken Rice, then its good to try it this version here.

*NON-Halal

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 6.5/10, pretty okay -Stamped-

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

Location:
Kedai Makanan & Minuman Hock Seong Choon
Penang Road
(Corner of Lorong Bertam)
Next to Komtar Bus Station

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Arthur’s Day at Dirty Nelly @ KL Live

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Guinness Arthur’s Day is coming to an end very soon as I manage to pop in another cool bar where they are moving around. One of the chosen location is Dirty Nelly that newly renovated and operated few months back. Huge space and definitely suits all those office crowd that are nearby. This is my second visit to this outlet as first round we came, we order quite alot of food. (click here)

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How can you be at this event without having a nice pint of Guinness.

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Beers available on tap.

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Crowd starts to pour in as that day it was heavy rain and it took me 90 minutes to reach this place from PJ.

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Hungry people like us, we would need food to start off with and of course we would want to order back the food what we had last round to ensure the quality is there. Verdict 70% near.

Potato Leak soup is good, thick, creamy and  just prefect as what I like. Have to eat it hot right after its been serve. After it is left cold, it taste weird.

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Fried Jalapeno

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Beer lovers would love this, as it pairs well with my Guinness. Not really spicy as it is as we believe its a tone down version.

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One of the best dish or my favourite is Gammon Steak with Pineapple & Fried Duck Egg @ RM45. pan grill to perfection that the steak is cook well, soft and easily cut. Sauce that added along make it moist and not too dry. Loving it. – recommended

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DIRTY NELLY’S – Mix of PORK, BEEF & LAMB with their own secret herbs. Garnished with English pepper and Jalapeño peppers, topped with grilled bacon and sunny side up duck eggs and mustard mash on the side.  RM53

This burger have a sligt different taste compare to what we have 2 months ago. Meat did not mince well this round as a slight cut the meat are broken into pieces. Taste is pretty different too as its slightly dry. I guess it was full house crowd that cook have to give a bit discount.

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Nelly’s Belly Served with steamed vegetables, onion and apple sauce @ RM 45. Pork lovers, you will fall deeper in love with this as this huge ass rack enough to KO you, with pork fats belly that melts in your mouth, soft cut meat that easy for you to chew and I pair it with my beer and mustard. Its satisfaction. – Recommended

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We had lots of fun that night with Ash, Sharon and friends around we make it a crazy bunch. 😀

WEll, the full artiste line-up for its Arthur’s Day celebration that will be happening simultaneously over 5 hours at 3 locations around the Klang Valley on the 28th September 2012. The line-up for Arthur’s Day will be headed by Hong Kong superstar Justin Lo. This round it will take place at Beer Factory, Laundry Bar & SOULed OUT, with each venue offering a unique Musical Experience.

3 different locations will feature different artist as one of the regions hottest bands, River Maya, and Malaysia’s very own talents in Reshmonu, Jaclyn Victor & Will Ng. These music stars will lead the 2012 celebrations to honour the life and legacy of Arthur Guinness .

Line up for 3 locations of Arthursday 2012 will be as below:

Beer Factory, Sunway Giza

Hong Kong superstar Justin Lo will be in attendance to raise the roof. Sharing the stage alongside him is Malaysia’s very own Will Ng. 2 bands from the arTHURSDAY Talent Search will warm up the crowd and the stage for a night of music and GUINNESS®.

In order to enter, GUINNESS® fans only need to pay RM100 for men and RM50 for women, which also includes unlimited pints of GUINNESS® Draught all night long.

Laundry Bar, The Curve

GUINNESS® fans that choose to this venue will be entertained by River Maya. Besides that, 2 of Malaysia’s hottest emerging bands from the arTHURSDAY Talent Search will also be in attendance to rock the house!

The party is open to the public and GUINNESS® Draught will be on a promotional price of RM30nett for two (2) half pints throughout the night.

SOULed OUT, Sri Hartamas

Fans of Reshmonu and Jaclyn Victor can head on over to SOULed OUT, Sri Hartamas to catch their favourite local artiste in performance. Joining them on stage will be the remaining 2 bands from the arTHURSDAY Talent Search.

The party is open to walk-in guests and there will be fantastic offers on GUINNESS® infused food as well as half-pints of GUINNESS® Draught at RM8nett all day long.

now you have known all the locations. Have fun on Arthursday!

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My Chocolatier experience : The Chocolate Story : Godiva @ Pavilion

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I have always pass by this nice posh stall right at another wing of Pavilion. The cakes and chocolate always look so mouth watering and just didnt drop by and last 2 weekend, on early Saturday morning, I finally set foot to this outlet as I was invited to Godiva event : The Chocolate Story that we are all a chocolatier for a day that we can get our hands on to create our own chocolate.

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How did Godiva came out and there is an interesting story behind it:

“” 80 years ago in Brussels, Godiva Chocolatier was founded at Belgium when master chocolatier Joseph Draps founded a chocolate company that was named in honor of the legend of Lady Godiva.

Why it was name after her as her husband Lord Leofric charge taxes and the civilians are suffering, at that mercy of people Lady Godiva appeal to the husband to abolish the taxes and in one condition the husband challenge her, that if she rode naked through the streets and the people of the city remained inside, the taxation on the poor would be lifted, as the day she rode on the streets, the people did close their shutters, as promised. Her action is how it was made to , become the brand of Godiva.

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For chocolate lovers, this place might be a heaven for you with many types of chocolates to choose from and you also can make it as a gift to be give away.

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This is what I mean very tempting that their fridge display very nice Truffles and cakes. .

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It was nice that early Saturday morning that all of us gather in this place  to learn more about chocolates.

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Before the whole class got kick of we were served with Macaroons and Long Black coffee to start off with, something new for my breakfast menu . .:p

Macaroons is good, with the crust just crack when you bite it, then after a few bites hits the middle is a bit chewy which is just nice.. I find a bit too sweet for me. . If it tone down a bit would have been perfect .

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some Cheeze cakes to hit on, and I love the cheeze cake its cheezy, not too solid in texture, moist enough and with a bit crispy crust at the bottom is just perfect to go along with my coffee.

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New Menu at Mum’s Seafood Noodle @ The Strand Kota Damansara

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If you miss home cook food, The Strand Kota Damansara do have one home cook food is pretty good which I had blog before (click here). Now, with their dishes getting popular and with quality of food that they cook are without MSG has extended their menu for more choices. Mum’s Seafood Noodle

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Mum’s Seafood Noodle @ RM 13.80, RM18.80 for special

Imagine the taste of the soup when it is cook with abalone slices, fish fillet, squids, prawns, bamboo clams & 珍珠鲍贝, the taste of the soup is definately sweet and aromatic with the KL version, a bit milky. I always prefer my noodle with bee hoon.

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Bean Paste Steamed Garoupa @ Market Price

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For a person who love steam fish, then you would want to order this special black bean sauce that had been slightly modified by them. It is perfectly to go along with rice, with a bit sweet sour taste and the best is they added some pork lard onto the sauce that makes it very aromatic.

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Stuffed Squid @ RM 18.80  stuff with solid minced prawns & pork braised in premium soy sauce been cook perfectly that makes it skin a bit chewy and the ingredient in it is soft.

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Pork lover like me, would not miss their ‘Lor Bak’, they do not use mince pork but use strips of it to be added into and wrap it finely, so that after fried, the skin could attach onto the meat also marinate with 5 spices  herbs.  RM 9.80

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One of my favourite dish for the night is ‘Salted Egg Yolk Fish Head’ that had been fried perfectly crispy then cook along with salted egg, coated all over the skin makes it a bit salty, crispy and I could just finish this by myself.              RM 16.80

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When go for fried or home cook food, it will never be complete for me without ordering any curry. ‘Curry Fish Head’, mild curry that is just right to go along with rice. I banjir my rice with this curry.

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I never really like petai, but this dish ‘Petai Prawns‘ cook along with big juicy prawns, onions and petai, as they have tone down the taste of petai which is not that strong. This dish was gone in 30seconds. Some of them also don even manage to taste but just get to smell. RM 15.80

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‘Jiuhu Char’ is one of the dish that must order. Cook till its a bit juicy and crispy with bangkuang, to eat it, can either eat it just like that or the best is to wrap it with lettuce add some sambal on top to add in the extra kick. RM 10.80

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Nyonya Chicken are cook by using kampung chicken, therefore the taste of it is more nice that cook along with some spices that comes out with thick in gravy coated on the chicken. RM 16.80

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Asam Fish @ Market Price, sour and spicy gravy with soft fish meat is something to look forward to make it more appetizing.

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Acar that taste sour and spicy.

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Fried Roasted Pork, first bite you will find it delicious, 2nd bite eat it raw like that you will start to find it salty, as this dish are meant to eat along with rice.

It was another satisfying meal at Mum’s Seafood.

Location:
Mum’s Seafood Noodle House
22G Jalan PJU 5/21,
The Strand, Kota Damansara,
47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
*Non-Halal

Contact No: 016-6666650 / 016-2222250

Business Hour: Mon-Sun 11am – 10pm


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