Today being the actual day of the Dumpling/Bakchang Festival (5th day of the 5th month, chinese lunar calendar), I also joined in the fun by making some bakchangs (ham yook choong - in cantonese) for the family.Making the bakchangs is not really a difficult task...more tedious would be the preparatory and cleaning-up works, haha!First of all, you need Glutinuous Rice (that being the main ingredient for the bakchang!). You have to soak it overnight and then fry it in some oil with some shallots … [Read more...]

Puchong Yong Tau FuJalan Masjid, Batu 14Kg Bahru PuchongPuchongDirection: It's just further across the road where Han Ming Chinese Primary School is located.Ever since I was introduced to this Yong Tau Fu place, I have been hooked on it. Nothing beats the freshness of the yong tau fu here, because......they only stuff the fishpaste into the various vegetables, fuchook (beancurd skin) and taufu puffs after you have selected your pieces from these baskets...The freshly fried dumplings - 3 … [Read more...]

Bavarian Bierhaus Lot G66, Ground Floor, The Curve No.6 Jalan PJU 7/3 47800 Petaling Jaya Tel: 03-7728-8269If you are a pork lover and are yearning for some great porky bites, you must head over to this place because they serve the most delicious German Pork Knuckle with Garlic & Mixed Herbs (RM56) around! The huge huge portion of pork knuckle has been broiled and then fried till the skin is super crispy and served on a bed of soft creamy mashed potatoes, sprinkled with some chick and green … [Read more...]

The Old Town Kopitiam outlets seem to have a very strong hold in the Klang Valley as there are quite a number of them around and they seem to be pulling in the crowds as well.So, the other day, together with a few colleagues, we decided to have an early dinner there. Being Malaysians, "dinner" can just mean anything, right? So...it was kopitiam food for us this time round.Coffee is a must when you go to kopitiams, right? Here are our iced kopi's...the extra white glass in the middle had extra … [Read more...]

In one of my earlier posts about Roasting Chicken, in addition to having roast chicken meat in sandwiches, I mentioned that the roast chicken can also be made into a full-fledged meal by itself.And this was what we had for dinner last night...The roast fowl - fresh from the oven and before it was carved...Yummy chicken thigh, with lots of brocolli & carrots and roast potatoes...And now with the brown gravy doused on it...Roast the potatoes together with the chicken - it's more yummy … [Read more...]

Sushi Zanmai2nd Floor (New Wing)1 Utama Shopping MallBandar UtamaPetaling JayaEver since I first ate at Sushi Zanmai at The Gardens, this place has become a firm favourite with me. So when I heard they have opened another outlet at 1Utama, well of course I was totally delighted! I love this place becoz their sushis and other Jap dishes are really delicious and their prices are reasonable.With a colleague in tow, we decided to have lunch there last week...A spanking new premise...it's located … [Read more...]

Recently I read in the papers that some readers have actually rated this Pan Mee as one of the top pan mee around. I have tasted this pan mee before but have not reviewed it here.It's a corner stall in the Arena Foodcourt just below Jusco Supermarket in 1Utama. They serve all kinds of noodles - eg fried kway teow, curry laksa, prawn mee etc... but Pan Mee seems to be one of the favourites. You can have your pan mee "pinched out" in the traditional way or machine-rolled into thin strips.I … [Read more...]

West Lake Chinese RestaurantSunway Lagoon Hotel ResortBandar SunwayPetaling JayaTel: 03-7492-8000This afternoon I had a delightful lunch with 4 robust kids young adults with very healthy appetities. Ahh...just the right criteria for a buffet! During weekends and public holidays, West Lake Restaurant serves a Dim Sum buffet at RM52++ per person. The good thing about this buffet is that only the appetizers and desserts are laid out on the buffet line...the rest of the hot dishes & dim sum … [Read more...]

Mr Ho's Fine FoodsLot LG-060A, Lower Ground FloorMid Valley MegamallKuala LumpurTel: 2284-1330While shopping in MegaMall last weekend, we decided to have a late lunch. Late...becoz the movie Ironman ended at past 2pm. At that hour, we wanted to have something meaty...porky would be good, hehe! While coming down the escalator, we spotted this joint and quickly hopped in.The Mixed Grill (RM27.90) was a natural choice as I wanted to try out the different kinds of meat offered. There was 1 piece … [Read more...]

Hometown Steamboat Restaurant19G Jalan Anggerik Vanilla AE 31/AESeksyen 31, Kota KemuningShah AlamTel: 012-6859672(Directly opposite Sri Melur Restaurant)If you're ever in the Kota Kemuning neighbourhood and have a hankering for steamboat, do drop by and try out this joint. Since the change in management earlier this year, the place has been doing very well - it's crowded during weekends!One of the essentials of good steamboat is the soup. Here the soup is very tasty (no ajinomoto as I didn't … [Read more...]