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Cheap Hainanese Food at Tings Cafe @ SS2

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It KL it is not easy to find nice and cheap food, especially those neighbourhood cafe which is now quite a trend but one cafe is quite well known in the neighbourhood is Ting’s Cafe which is located in SS2 that I find the food is nice and cheap or I would say worth recommending, a cafe that serve a mixture of Hainanese, Western and some Penang Hakwer Food Selection.

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For smokers zone

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and of course we prefer some where cold and let the smokers walk out to smoke.

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Rice Dumpling (Bak Chang) Workshop @ Hotel Nikko

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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.

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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!

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

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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.

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

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The chef are ready, are you ready~

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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Restaurant Tien Kee Soup & Porridge @ SS14

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To hunt for nice food is always not easy, especially with home cook and traditional style, it was not until recently we discover a place that cook good Teow Chew and Hakka food which is located at SS14, a place which I went pretty often for the nasi lemak during my college days.

This restaurant is more than 20 years old which first the family run its business on southern Johore and until few years back one of the siblings decided to open one branch in the urban city area that run similar menu. Their signature dish to look for is more on soup and porridge.

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Newspaper had it all with their authentic style in taste.

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The price in this restaurant I would say reasonable or cheap and the portion is huge.

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‘Lobak (??) @RM6 (S) RM14 (M) RM20 (B)

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‘Button-shaped yam balls – Abacus (?????)’ that I enjoy eating, its chewy and fried with ‘wok hei’ that end with a bit dry on taste. @RM8

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‘Soon Kueh (????)’ stuff with dried shrimps, bamboo shoots, fungus, and minced meat. @RM2.20/piece’

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‘Braised Pork with Black Fungus (???) @RM9′

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If you love, one of the traditional dish, that has to add on vinegar to cook in it, strong taste of vinegar that boiled along with pork till it is soft and juicy. Just as the way I like it. ‘Black Vineger Trotter (???)’ @RM9 ‘

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‘Stewed Pork with yam (????)‘ that the yam is steam till very soft and eat it along with a bowl of yam rice is perfect. RM13 ‘

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‘Braised Duck Meat (?????)’ @RM9 is something that I enjoy that on that meal provided with a plate of white rice, I can just finish it.

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‘Yam Rice (???)’ is aromatic with some dry shrimps yam chunks and its a bit dry as I like it where add on some sauce of the dish it just goes well. @RM1.20(S) RM2(B). ‘

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‘Braised Duck Porridge (????) @RM8‘ that is my first encounter, as I do normally do take Duck Porridge when I was back in Penang but not here, taste pretty awesome, that is not salty, and the porridge cook just nice that the rice is not overcook, this is one of the signature item in Tien Kee. Give it a try.

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I just love their homemade special ginger sauce. Specially marinated with some vinegar and it goes very well with porridge especially those who are sick or got flu. I took 2 souce plate of it.

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If you are looking for something mild in taste, then you should go for ‘Pomfret Soup with Vege (????) @RM16. Sweet mild soup taste cook with vegetable and the fish is very fresh, soft and slices which had been cut perfectly for cooking purpose.

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‘Pomfret Fish Mee Suah (?????) @RM16′ is another option you can go for.

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If you wanted something spicy or sour ‘Sze Chuan Noodles (???) @RM8.50′ is one of the recommended choice as the taste had change to suit the local taste with added on some of their cooking style. Simple yet delicious~

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This is the man behind the kitchen which is owner cum chef. A passionate chef to maintain the authentic taste of it. Thanks to Ken for introducing this place to us.

Location:
Restoran Tien Kee Soup and Porridge
Address: No.94, Jalan SS 14/1,
47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor.

Tel: +6012 232 0028 (Raymond) +6012 373 2262 (Jacylyn)

*CLOSTING down SOON. . . .(will update their new location if known)- updated on 20.08.2010

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San San Vegetarian @ Taman United, KL

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Since that now is the starting of the Kaw Ong Yah (Nine Emperor God Festival) which yesterday is the first day. So I am going vegetarian for 9 days during this occasion. It is seriously a big headache if go vegetarian in KL not like in Penang, every corner filled with the stalls on the road side, restaurants are packed with people. Google had been my good friend for this upcoming 9 days.

What is the celebration of Nine God Festival you can click on the link provided that I have surf and came across to get a better idea what is this one of a big Chinese occasion.

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During this occasion I will mostly blog about vegetarian restaurant that I eat around. This is one of the place that my friend brought me here and its sardine pack. Not really a big shop and the parking is a pain in the ass. You can double park but please put your name and number on the front.

I don remember the name as it is a economy rice style just pick what you want. So this are the things that we have picked up.



‘Pig’s Tail’ the look very authentic yet similar but once bite even though it is vegetarian, it taste about the same but too salty.

This one is quite alright with the peanut is quite soft and its suppose to be as salty as it is.

If it added abit spicy it would taste even better and the veggie is salty good too.

I like this which fried quite chewy on the thing itself yet the sauce is a bit sweet. Did not too deep fry.

Preserve its original taste and lucky thing did not overfried.
2 types of rice you can try out. The white rice and this 1 cannot remember what is the name.
One of my friend tried out ‘Curry Mee’. It looks fiery red but not spicy, added on the whole sauce plate chili. Would not complain too much on the soup cuz its vegetarian.
Would not prefer to come back to this shop to eat unless no choice, cuz in my taste I still thinking of the vegetarian food taste fronm Penang. So its quite a big different. The price in this shop is slightly above average.
-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 5.5/10, so so only…~ -Stamped-

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

Location:
San San Vegetarian Restaurant
Jalan Mega Mendung (Nearby Medan Selera Mega/ Behind Plaza Oug)
Taman United, KL
*halal

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