YUMMY YUMMY MEALS

I WILL BE BACK SOON

2009-11-15T22:32:00.004+08:00

Hie hie hie ... I know that I have been away for quite sometime and I believe you will miss me just as much as I miss you .. hahaha ... but no worries, I will be back as soon as I have settled all my online business related matters ... so stay tune yeah!

Tasty Pot BBQ Steamboat Buffet Restaurant @ Banday Sunway

2009-08-31T18:49:00.015+08:00

Thinking of having a BBQ Steamboat Buffet? Well, I believe Dataran Mentari in Bandar Sunway is not an alien place for many as in the recent years, there have been many steamboat shops mushrooming in that area. My recent visit to one of the most outstanding shop in that area has proven that my ji mui @ Yu2's recommendation is absolutely right where quality does not compromised with the price.

I reached the place around 7.00pm but as expected, the GF is almost fully occupied. However, my dearie HB managed to secure a table near the buffet counter (well, being a kiasu foodie, seated near the buffet counter literally means it's easier to access the food but this has proven to be WRONG!!!! as the buffet counter is overly crowded with customers who are much more kiasu than me!!!!! lol ... ). Having observed that "kiasu-ness" of the customers, I came out with some strategy in order to get my desired items ... I know it sounds stressful to you as it does to me but I have left with little choice as that's the reality of our society when comes to buffet dining *dash my head*.

The 4 storey premises with ample tables and seats. There's a lift servicing the premises for customer's convenience.

(Clockwise from top left)

Garlic Chicken Wings, Grilled Oysters, Grilled Fish and Grilled Lamb

(Clockwise from top left)

Mussels, Scallops, Fishes and Prawns, not on ice though, but on my plates ... :P

What else can be more attractive if not this palm sized crab claw??? I am really amazed with the size of it!!!

(Clockwise from top left)

Crab claws in various sizes (L, XL, XXL), cooked crab claw (I wonder what is the yellow layer on top? Fat?), assorted balls and ice-cream (what can be more satisfactory with a cup of sweet and cooling ice-cream to complete a heart warming meal!)

Steamboat and BBQ items shown above are only a small portion of the available items. According to the owner, their buffet spread offers more than 100 types of steamboat items. Well, my verdict would be, it's worth every single cent if you are seafood lover especially crabs ... but having said that, what else can I ask for in return for a small price tag of RM23.80 per pax?

How to get there?

9, Jalan PJS 8/18
Dataran Mentari
Bandar Sunway
46150 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan

(More info at http://www.tastypot.com.my/contactus_en.html)

Loong Foong Seafood Restaurant @ Paramount Garden

2009-08-23T22:08:00.014+08:00

Due to my dissatisfaction with the roasted duck during my recent visit to the Four Seasons Bayswater Restaurant outlet in Capsquare, I then decided to hunt for another place that may offer a more satisfactory plate of roasted duck and upon hunting high and low, one of my ji mui, Yu2 @ Mei Lui Chu San recommended this place in Paramount Garden. As advised by her, I reached the place around 6.30pm but unfortunately it's already very crowded with customers, however luck is on my side when I notice some customers are leaving, so I quickly grab a seat while waiting for the staff to clear the table *how kiasu* .. sigh ...

The crowd in the restaurant and a long queue going on for the take-away roasted duck

Hero of the day!! I can't remember the name of this dish but I would call it "Pumpkin Treasure" as there are too many treasures in it. All the ingredients are braised to perfection with a yummylicious abalone gravy. Thumbs up for this dish. I heart it a lot, so does my mum.

Some of the treasure (Clockwise from top left) Scallops, Fish Maw, Sea Cucumber and Abalone.

The famous roasted duck. The meat is tender but unfortunately it's not very juicy while the skin is not crispy enough for my liking.

The roasted duck skin

This is another hero of the day @ 3 Bui Chicken, it is quite similar to the "Fah Tiew Chicken" in Sri Kembangan. I am not sure the exact meaning of 3 bui but direct translation will be 3 cups which will then form the name of the dish as 3 Cups Chicken ... lol ... I know it's a bit weird but that's the best word I can think of ... perhaps 3 cups = 3 cups of wine? That will remain as a question mark for me ... :P

Stir fry vege with fermented beancurd @ fu yu.

How to get there?

1, Jalan 20/13
Paramount Garden
46300 Petaling Jaya
Selangor

Tel: 03-7876 9045

Langat Fishing Seafood & Beer Garden

2009-08-03T18:37:00.010+08:00

When one of my ji mui, June recommended a Thai restaurant in Hulu Langat that serves fishes and vegetables freshly from the pond and farm beside the restaurant, I immediately start searching for the location map but in the course of searching, I stumbled upon another place of interest in Hulu Langat that serves "San Sui Yue" @ Mountain Water Fish. As I was unable to decide between the 2 options, I leave the important task to my mum and dear HB. As predicted, my mum and HB unanimously agreed to try the San Sui Yue and ...

Mum: Wah ... yau san sui yue, hou woh (Wah ... got mountain water fish, good woh)

HB: Hou hou sik ga? (very tasty ah?)

Me: Of course hou sik la (tasty), san sui yue have to swim more aggresive to counter the effect of high pressure mountain water flow, so its meat sure more "dan seng" ... lol

Mum: Hai ah ... hai ah ... ngo sai sai gor sik gor dit san sui yue jan hai hou yau dan seng, yuk jat mm tung ga (yes ah ... yes ah ... when I was young, those mountain water fish that I ate, its meat texture is different)

During the conversation, I have already clicking here and there to google for the map and not long thereafter, we are already on our journey to the San Sui Yue place.

You will go through a small road between a forest

A huge signboard showing the direction to the place

As you turn left from the huge signboard, you'll see another small signbard guiding you towards the place

Ohh ... Finally I am here!!

Lei Yue in the aquarium

Aquariums with a variety of fresh fishes ie catfish, talapia, patin n etc

A huge Terrapin @ Sui Yue in the aquarium. According to the boss, the biggest terrapin that he has ever caught was 80+ kgs ... *pengsan*

Part of the restaurant

The place is surrounded with many cempedak, durian and longan trees

This is the main fish pond behind the restaurant

Another fish pond adjacent to the main pond

A complimentary bowl of local turnip soup with chicken feet

Crispy Seafood Taufu. Crispy outside and tender inside. Heart it a lot.

Claypot San Sui Bak Sou Gung @ Mountain Water Cat Fish. Texture of the meat is so different from the common fresh water fishes due to the extra physical activities to counter the effect of high pressure mountain water flow. In fact, the meat is kind of chewable @ Dan Seng ... very special ...

Claypot Braised Terrapin @ Shui Yue. The meat is so tender and juicy while some part of the skin is so high in collagen .. ohh ... what a gift for my skin!!

See the translucent skin and the semi-liquid stuff below it? This the high collagen part

How to get there?

Langat Fishing Seafood & Beer Garden
Lot 100, Jalan Sungai Sop
Batu 14 Pekan Hulu Langat
Selangor

Tel: 03-9021 7215/6

This is a good map that provides an excellent direction to the place, courtesy of TIP Corporation Sdn Bhd:- http://www.tipcorp.com/Tip%20Location%20Map%20-%20Hulu%20Langat.pdf

Loong Grilled Fish Seafood Restaurant @ Jinjang

2009-07-26T19:37:00.009+08:00

Having been to this place for 3 times since late last year, I am still feeling excited and looking forward to every new visit since their yummy-licious foods are way too tempting to resist. Having said that, I am still a newbie who is exploring their menu as there will be new dishes being offered from time to time and I wonder when can I actually savour each and every dishes there? Looks like a bit susah woh ... *dash my head*

Here are the dishes that I have savoured during my 3 visits:-

Lemon Grilled Crab

Vietnamese Prawns

Thai Style Grilled Mussels

Butter Cheese Grilled Japanese Snail

Lala Bihun

Assam Fish

Yin Yang Squid (Calamari and Japanese Baby Octopus)

Kam Heong Japanese Snail

Yin Yang Pork Rib

Ugly Taufu

How to get there?

Lot 12-15
Jalan Kelab Jinjang Utara
52000 KL

(If you are coming from KL via Jalan Kepong, you'll see the famous 3 temples on your right, turn right at the next traffic light where there's a huge furniture shop and take a left turning after Chui Wah Lau. This restaurant is occupying few stalls along a row of hawker stalls.)

Nong & Jimmy Thai BBQ Seafood Restaurant @ Taman Cahaya, Ampang

2009-07-26T18:21:00.007+08:00

As I was chatting with one of my ji mui, Yu2 @ Fish2, also being known as Goddess of Cooking @ Mei Lui Chu San among our group of friends, she mentioned about this place in Ampang but unfortunately she was unable to guide me to the place since she is a MS FAILED GEOGRAPHY @ lou chi ... LOL ... *maafkan dia* ... so it looks like I have to figure it out myself with the help of google map and relevant info from some of the famous foodie blogs. Thanks to google map, I have no difficulty to locate the place and the place is actually adjacent to 2 vacant lots where the lots are occupied by some used car company. So pay attention yeah, landmark will be some used car company ... lol ...

Even a rice company is advertising in this restaurant.

Burning fire at the BBQ station and the seafood counter where customer can choose from a variety of fresh seafoods to be BBQ.

BBQ Cockles come with special chilli sauce, grilled to perfection. Thumbs up!

Seafood Fried Rice with few mid-sized prawns

A claypot of yummy Tomyam Seafood with some squids, prawns, button mushroom and etc in it. Taste just nice, not too sour or too spicy.

Hero of the day!! Grilled crab, the meat is juicy and sweet though the crab is not marinated with any spices. It's heavy too @ 700g each.

Grilled stingray, don't really like the spices coz it's kind of similar to indian curry spices but hello, I am dining in a Thai restaurant isn't? LOL

Dessert!! Dessert!! Dessert!! I dont know what is this call but looks like yau char kuew that you need to dip in kaya .. this is good a choice! My mum even bungkus 1 more plate for her supper .. lol ...

How to get there?

Lot 27363
Jalan Cahaya 1
Taman Cahaya
Ampang
SDE

Fish Head Bihun @ Restaurant Choy Kei, Happy Garden

2009-07-26T17:42:00.012+08:00

I came across this shop in a food column quite sometime ago but didn't manage to try it out until the shop was being featured in another food column recently. I was thinking, wow ... appeared twice in the local daily, it's definitely a great place to try out. It has proven that my instinct is so CORRECT! The Fish Head Noodles @ Yue Tau Mai is so good that one serving is not sufficient and trust me, this is the reason which brings me back to the same place the following day ... YES ... I went there on 2 days consecutively.

The Fresh Water Prawn Fish Head Bihun @ Sang Har Yue Tao Mai. Can you see the soup is so rich and orangy? Well, good food comes with a hefty price tag as well @ RM13.50 per bowl.

The fried fillet, no bones at all and it's not a fresh water fish, it should be either Red Snapper @ Hung Jou fish or Garoupa @ Sek Pan fish.

The big fresh water prawn. Fresh and juicy!

Can you see the prawn roe? OMG! Yummy!

Re-visited the shop again and ordered this standard Fish Head Bihun ... no orangy colour but still taste good ah! (dou hou hou mei ah!). RM6.20 per bowl.

How to get there?

Restaurant Choy Kei
73, Jalan Lazat 1
Happy Garden
Kuchai Lama
KL

Hong Kong Chee Cheung Fun @ Kajang

2009-07-26T11:31:00.014+08:00

Asa, a dear friend of mine from Kajang recommended this place for its famous Hong Kong Chee Cheung Fun (HKCCF) and Claypot Lou Shee Fun. Since I am not familiar with Kajang, she even provided me with a DIY map which ease my headache to locate the place. A big thanks to her for being so helpful!!

This is the entrance of the shop

The boss and his son (quite YC @ Yeng Chai) busy preparing the HKCCF

Menu on the wall

A plate of HKCCF with prawns, fried onions and of course some sambal belacan at the side. IMPO, this HKCCF is very homely taste with a slightly thicker texture than those usual HKCCF we found in dim sum restaurant. Anyway, it still tastes good despite the thicker texture.

Claypot Lou Shee Fun with some minced pork and pork ball. It is still boiling with the "bee bop bee bop" gravy when it was served.

The bill amounting to RM19.20 for 3 plates of HKCCF, 1 Claypot Lou Shee Fun and drinks.

Thereafter, my HB suggested that we try the Yeung Liu Fun (one of the famous food in Ipoh) @ Yeong Tau Foo with noodles at the opposite stall since we have come all the way to Kajang, my mum agreed with him and we settled at the stall and ordered the following:-

Plain noodles in clear soup, bean curd skin stuffed with fish paste in clear soup and pig skin stuffed with fish paste in curry laksa soup.

I like this a lot, Yeung G Pei @ Pig Skin Stuffed with Fish Paste.

How to get there?

It's located in a row of mini shops behind the Kajang wet market and opposite a food court.

Restaurant Sim Hap Ke @ Taman Connaught, Cheras

2009-07-19T20:22:00.015+08:00

As I was craving for lala, it reminds me that a friend of mine recommended this place for its famous Baked Salted Lala and 1 Pot Chicken @ 1 Tung Gai. My original plan was to order that 2 famous dishes but as there were only 2 of us, the waitress insisted that the portion is way too much. Therefore, we ended up with the following dishes minus the 1 Pot Chicken. However, will definitely revisit the place to savour the 1 Pot Chicken soon.

The main entrance of the restaurant

The Baked Salted Lala

Even though it was baked with salt, the lala meat remains juicy and thick (naturally the lala meat will shrinked a lot due to the additional salt and the process of being baked)

The Stir Fry Pig Intestine (G Sang Cheong) with Dried Shrimp and Bird's Eye Chili Pepper (Cili Padi)

This is the very first time I am trying pig intestine being stir fried but instead of disappointment, it gaves me such a big pleasant surprise that the texture of the pig intestine is so crunchy and it gives the sound of "shok shok shok" as I chew it ... thumbs up for this dish.

A close up of the pig intestine being cut into such an artistic shape.

The Braised Beancurd with Ridge Gourd (sing gwa)

The combination is great with the beancurd and the ridge gourd being braised thoroughly and yet not too soft and the gravy is so sweet from the chef's DIY sauce.

How to get there?

No. 26, Jalan Waras 1

Taman Connaught

56000 Kuala Lumpur

Steamed Fish Stall @ Taman Segar, Cheras

2009-07-19T17:43:00.016+08:00

Having tried numerous places for steamed fish, I am kind of getting a higher and higher expectation on this delicacy. Upon browsing some reliable foodie blogs, I have decided to try this place which is merely 5 minutes drive from my home ... yes, I am staying in Cheras too. However, I really feel like dashing my head as I hardly heard about the place when it's so near to my home and yet I always travel quite a distance to search for the best steamed fish in the klang valley. *sigh*

This is the small corner where the chef and the staffs work. Note the 2 aquariums inside the grill? That's where all the fishes are kept ie live fishes to ensure the freshness of the steamed fish. It was only around 6.15 pm and yet all the tables have been fully occupied while the rest of the customers are queuing for a table (including myself who is queuing on the opposite site of the stall).

*Important note*

Must order your dishes while queuing or otherwise you will not be given a table despite that you have been on the queue ages ago!!! According to the staff, live fishes will be sold out before 8.30 pm, so be early to avoid any disappointment!!

Spicy Soy Bean (taucu ) Steamed Talapia Fish

The fish is very fresh without any fishy or earthy smell and the gravy is thick with generous portion of soy bean with the right amount of sweetness but let me warn you, it's really spicy even for my taste bud which is always on the go for spicy food. Overall, I love this dish for its special spicy gravy but it's definitely a NO NO for a non-spicy food lover.

The Steamed Egg Custard

Does it look like a plate of steamed egg custard to you? To me, it looks more like a plate of tau fu fah with gula melaka. However, looks can be deceiving as the steamed egg custard was so perfectly cooked that its texture is extremely smooth to the extent that I make a joke with my mum and husband saying that I believe a fly might sprain its leg when it perch on the egg custard .. lol ..

The Steamed Iceberg Cabbage

Nothing fancy about this dish, not too oily, just very homely taste.

How to get there?

Jalan Manis, Taman Segar

56000 Cheras

(As you turn into Leisure Mall from Jalan Cheras, you'll see a Petronas station on your right, further down about 100m, you'll see a row of hawker stalls on your left and this stall is one of them. The stall is directly in front of a Magnum 4D outlet and according to the owner, they will start operating from a shoplot few doors away from the Magnum 4D outlet, next to a hair saloon, by end of this month). Happy Hunting!

Hidden Treasure in Pudu Plaza Food Court

2009-07-17T14:15:00.023+08:00

My mum highly recommended this place after her first visit ie hidden treasure stall in a food court. Yes ... you do not read me wrongly, it's a food court!!! Well, upon being convinced by her, I neither think twice nor hesitate to make a booking immediately to try out their very famous (jiu pai) hot and cold combination @ LOBSTER PLATTER with one whole lobster, sliced abalone, prawn fritters, yam basket (fatt put), sweet & sour pork ribs and etc .... already drooling imagining it? Hehe ... not yet though ... not until I have savoured it tonight and with a bunch of yummy-licious photo of it ... stay tune yeah!

Updates:-

I reached the plaza around 7 pm and as expected the place is dilapidated and only a few retail outlets are still in operation. Same goes to the food court, only a few stalls are operating while the remaining stalls are all locked and kept aside. As for the hidden treasure stall, there's only 1 table being occupied by some uncles and their respective china doll companion @ little dragon lady. According to my mum, this plaza is famous for being the senior citizens' hang-out place with their china doll companion ... *pengsan* .. anyway, that doesn't really bother me as my ultimate intention is on the LOBSTER PLATTER which was only served some 15 minutes later.

*WARNING* The following photos might cause some excessive droolings .... hahaha ...

Hero of the day @ The Lobster Platter

(The actual portion is much bigger than the portion in the photo yeah)

What's in the platter?

There are (from left to right, top to bottom row) (a) whole lobster with salad; (b) yam basket with chicken fillets, cashew nuts n etc; (c) sweet & sour pork ribs; (d) marinated jelly fish; (e) giant prawn fritters; (f) sliced abalone and steamed chicken (g) braised mushroom, vegetarian abalone and marinated cabbage [not in the photo as it was placed below the 1st layer @ item (a) to (f)]

This is the hidden treasure stall and the surrounding of the food court. Do you see the stainless steel pot? What a sophisticated way to keep the lid opened .... hahahaha ...

The sliced abalone, lobster salad and giant prawn fritter in my small plate.

45 minutes later ... deng .. deng .. deng .. deng ..

This is the remaining food that we were unable to finish despite the numerous attempts to do so ... sigh ... what a waste!!! *Dash my head*

How to get there?

This hidden treasure stall is located in the food court in Pudu Plaza. Prior booking is required for this dish as the chef @ Yan Suk only prepares 4 Lobster Platter per day. Good luck!