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I love steamboats.  Or rather, now the fashionable new term is “hotpot” – that sounds more appropriate?  Anyway, whether it’s good old-fashioned “steamboat” or funky “hotpot”, I always enjoy it because it’s simple and nutritious and I love soups.  So, when I was invited to check out Xiao Lao Wang Hotpot, even though it’s all [...]

The first time I set eyes on Jala Restaurant, it took my breath away. I have never seen a restaurant like it before. Picture this: tables and chairs all laid out and set with elegant cutlery, complete with sparkling wine glasses and all around it is open… there are no walls (walls are kept to [...]

The official name of this place is Fish Farm Thai Restaurant but many reviews and posts have added an extra “Vegetables“ in front of it, hence your Google search on this place will pop it up as “Vegetables Fish Farm Thai Restaurant”.  That’s really a more apt name because there are sprawling vegetables plots in [...]

When I was a kid, “Yue Chi Lou Fan” was something that I could only dream about.  It was way beyond our means.  Literally translated, that means “braised shark’s fins mixed with rice” – a term that denotes abundant and decadent dining as only the very rich can afford shark’s fins.  Of course back then, [...]

I was told that the hairy crabs from the famed Lake Tai in Suzhou, China this year were a bit late maturing, hence the season for hairy crabs started later and naturally, will end later too. That is why, even now, hairy crabs are delighting diners in restaurants like Elegant Inn and they are available [...]

If you are an avid fan of tv culinary shows, you may have caught an episode or two of the “Crazy for Crabs” series on Astro Wah Lai Toi (Channel 311) every Satuday at 9.30pm. I caught an episode of this “crabby” show recently when the Tai Thong Restaurants showcased their “Crazy for Crabs” promotion at [...]

I called ahead to book a table AND the crabs but was told that their stocks of crabs will only be arriving at about 6pm that day.  Anyhow, I took the risk of a crab-less dinner and made my way to Super Crab Aroma Seafood Restaurant (what a name!). We reached there pretty early in [...]

I love eating at places which are off the beaten track. It’s always exciting to check out a new place, at the most obscure of places and then discover the food there is not bad at all. I’ve been passing by this simple and basic looking restaurant for many months now, on my way to [...]

The Norwegian Embassy hosts a Seafood Gala Dinner annually in conjunction with the Malaysian Norwegian Business Council (MNBC) Innovation Award.  This award is given to an outstanding member of the council to acknowledge its excellent performance.  I was privileged enough to be invited to this gala dinner recently, which was held at the Mandarin Oriental [...]

Where is your favourite Chilli Crabs place in Singapore? There has been so much hoo-ha recently over CNN’s Top 50 Most Delicious Food in the World and this so-called almost-national Singaporean dish ranked 35th in that list. The East Coast Seafood Centre houses numerous restaurants along the stretch facing the sea.  Restaurants with names like [...]

I used to be a fan of Hong Kong tv serials and very often such shows would feature seafood villages with enormous variety of choices swimming in tanks, waiting to be served to hungry diners. Those scenes are etched in my mind whenever “seafood village” is mentioned. So, you can imagine my excitement and glee [...]

Don’t be misled into thinking that “KK” here is Kota Kinabalu… it’s actually for “Kota Kemuning”! It’s a thriving suburb in Shah Alam just off the Kesas Highway. I love this place for its greenery – the roads in this area are lined with matured shady trees and I hope they stay that way. The [...]

If you are familiar with Hong Kong, you would know that Causeway Bay is one of the most densely-populated areas in Hong Kong and a major shopping district. What’s interesting is that Causeway Bay (known as “Tung Lo Wan” in Cantonese) started as a fishing village and due to the typhoons which often strike the [...]

De Foodland Seafood Restaurant25 & 27 Jalan 3/62BBandar Sri Menjalara52200 Kuala LumpurTel: 03-6274-4796 Let’s take a break from my gluttony in that Penang trip and divert to more gluttony here in the Klang Valley, hehe! My dear friend CH was back from Shanghai for a week’s break and it was her final night before flying [...]

Recently we took a short break for a makan trip to Penang. It’s been several years since we last drove there. So, when we were finally crossing the Penang Bridge, I couldn’t help clicking the above pic from the screen of my car’s GPS. It was drizzling as we left the mainland heading towards the [...]