Steaks @ Eagle's Nest, Damansara Perdana

Dining around Damansara Perdana is a tricky affair especially at night as there does not seem to be a crowd around the place. Most of the restaurants there are either empty or filled with at least one or two tables except May Xichuan which was packed with people. Kinda difficult to gauge whether food is good or bad at this place and one wonders how restaurants survive here with such low customer turnover.

We decided to give Eagle's Nest Steakhouse a try since it came highly recommended by the Fried Chillies lot even though it was completely empty when we walked in. Originally from Langkawi, the Eagle's Nest's menu is mainly steaks but we did spy a lamb rack and pastas too.

We were both extremely hungry hence we ordered a huge meal. First off were my escargots with garlic and herbs butter (RM16.90+). This was interesting since they served fresh escargots that are lighter coloured versus the canned ones. It's a bit tougher than the canned ones so this is definitely an acquired taste. What was also interesting was they gave me escargots tong to hold the shell but a lobster/crab fork instead of an escargots fork? It was kinda difficult for me to move my escargots around.

Splashie Boy's pumpkin cream soup with seafood (RM10.90+) was really nice. Not too creamy but still rich enough and what a good idea to add seafood like prawns, fish and squid into the soup as it complemented it really well.

We went for the steaks which are from New Zealand and the portions are quite huge. First was Splashie Boy's Steak Americano (RM49.90+) which came highly recommended by the Fried Chillies people. It was a tenderloin that has been butterflied hence looked huge. Served with two brown button mushrooms, fried onions and bearnaise sauce. The sides were garlic bread and salad. They make their own garlic bread on thickly sliced bread that remind me a bit of the Bengali Bread we use for kaya toast. Thumbs up for the tender beef tenderloin which Splashie Boy thoroughly enjoyed. The only bummer about this dish was I felt the bearnaise sauce was utterly tasteless.

I had the Rib Eye with Herb Butter (RM37.90+) which was not bad but of course not as fantastic as the tenderloin because the cut is different. I like how they cook their steaks here as they grill it on extremely high heat to create a nice crust outside (kinda like how I make it at home) while leaving the inside still juicy. Although they get their steaks right, I felt their herb butter to be also tasteless.

As there was no potatoes served with the meal, we ordered a side order of garlic butter potatoes (RM4+). We didn't expect the portions to be huge hence this was kinda wasted.

Overall, we thought the food although the steaks were good could have been better if their sauces were not so watered down. Even their herb butter seemed to lack any taste of herbs after it melted on top of my steak. Comparisons were made with La Suisse since it's a similar set up and pricing and we felt La Suisse would have been a better choice as their sauces are richer with flavours. Another hitch to their restaurant is they are switching credit card companies hence it's only cash payment here. Kinda difficult to bring lots of people to eat here if you have to fork out wads of cash which is extremely dangerous to lug around nowadays with our crime rates. We did peek at their set lunches which look reasonable at RM15.90+ but note there were no steaks served in their sets. That's sad as I think if they added either a minute steak or steak diane to their set and if it impresses people, they will return to eat the rib eye or a bigger steak.

The Eagle's Nest Steakhouse

Ground Floor, 1-1, Jalan PJU 8/5D
Perdana Business Centre
Bandar Damansara Perdana
Petaling Jaya

Tel No: 03 - 7726 1220

*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here is entirely based on my personal tastebuds and may vary for others. The reviewer also declares that she has not received any monetary or non-monetary compensation from the restaurant for writing this review.

Tagged with: Steaks + Escargots

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Weekend Cat Blogging (WCB) 71

We're late for Weekend Cat Blogging this weekend which the lovely Rosa's Yummy Yums are hosting.

The reason why we're late is because I wanted to share a picture of Boo the cat with all of you. She's not the easiest cat to take a picture of since she hates the camera just like me plus the light in our place is always tricky. Yesterday was a dreary day because of the haze and I left the house too early before it became bright enough hence it was photo session time just now. As usual, she was not too happy to be asked to pose but Kits decided to ease her worries a bit by jumping in on the bench. At one time, he gave her reassuring tongue licks on top of her head to tell her to pose nicely. I only managed to get a side profile of her face, no full face pictures as she said it was too early in the morning for that.

Do hop over to Rosa's Yummy Yums for adorable pictures of Fridolin and Maruschka goofing away and lots more from all over the world.

Tagged with: WCB 71 + Weekend Cat Blogging

Singhalese Food @ Sri Diwa Boja, Kelana Jaya

If you love hot and spicy food, Singhalese food is just the right stuff to fire up your tummy. Unlike Indian food which is overexposed in the Klang Valley, food from the isle of Sri Lanka is a rare find. This is evident by the Singhalese who were packing back the curries and vegetables at this simple little cafe as this was the place they ran to whenever those homesick pangs struck.

In Sri Lankan cuisine, their use of spices is different from the Indians as their chillies and spices are more fragrant and spicy. Black pepper is also used to flavour a lot of the dishes. Try their specialty, the Black Mutton Curry which has roasted coriander, cumin and fennel seeds that gives it the blackish appearance. Just be careful as it's hot, hot, hot!

You can cool down your tongue with their refreshing pegaga salad (Gotukola Sambala). We're quite familiar with the use of pegaga as juices or eaten raw as Ulam in Malaysia but it's my first time trying it as a salad with chopped onions.

Even their dhall is different from the Indian stalls as it's thick and lumpy totally alien from the watery type we eat at the mamak stalls with our roti canai.

There are lots of healthy vegetable curries like this bittergourd curry. They also have their version of a banana bud curry which is also unusual.

If you dine here on Sundays, they serve this Sri Lankan specialty - Odial Kool. It's like a seafood broth which is chock full of prawns, crabs, jackfruit seeds, beans and tapioca pieces. When they serve it to you, it's topped with a deep fried garnishing of chopped onions, sliced garlic and prawns.

Sri Diwa Bojun Cafe

8, Jalan SS6/8

Kelana Jaya

Petaling Jaya

(This place is really tucked away in a square of shophouses. It's just a few doors away from the Ipoh Steamed Rice Shop which KY Speaks has drawn a map. If you visit Kelana Jaya's Giant hypermarket, you will pass by the back of the restaurant on the road out of the hypermarket as it's just after the college building.)

*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here is entirely based on my personal tastebuds and may vary for others. The reviewer also declares that she has not received any monetary or non-monetary compensation from the restaurant for writing this review.

Tagged with: Singhalese Food + Sri Lankan Food

Sarawak Laksa @ Tommy's, Mont Kiara, KL

Last night, I did some digging through my photo archives and pulled out this picture I took long long ago. It's so long ago that this was from my old Sony camera before it was cruelly snatched away from me (Sniff!).

This quiet little cafe was discovered long ago as one of my friends went for a party there. If it wasn't for her recommendation, I doubt I would have found it since it's at the quieter side of Mont Kiara where the new apartments like Bayu, Aman, Astana and Damai are located. Since these apartments are kinda far away from the Shoplex area which houses the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, they are trying to create an area there for residents to grab their daily items.

The food here is pretty good and the menu has mainly western items such as Lamb Shank which was very nice and Lasagna plus pastas. The few times I ate there, most of their patrons were Japanese who stayed around the area. Besides the tender Lamb Shank, I really love their Sarawak Laksa. It's an interesting intepretation of the classic which will probably have those who love the original howling in protest. Instead of the usual curry broth it is served in, this is served like a pasta (linguine) with a creamy sauce flavoured with the laksa herbs. It's pretty mild and not too creamy. They also add the must haves in any Sarawak Laksa - the shredded chicken, omelette strips and the tiger prawns.

The last time I ate here, what made it extra special was they also had a promotion of free desserts with your meal. It's no longer available which is quite sad but it was a good way to introduce their cakes which they bake themselves. We liked their carrot cake which comes with cream cheese in the center and is served warm. If you're around the area whether for work or pleasure, do give them a try. They also deliver take out to the nearby apartments.

Tommy's
C-01-01, Aman Walk
Mont Kiara
Jalan Kiara 2

Kuala Lumpur

Tel No: 03 - 6203 9761

(They're open for lunch and dinner. To get there, drive down Jalan Kiara, the main road where Plaza Mont Kiara is located. Pass the shoplex which is where Coffee Bean is located, take the third right turning where Mont Kiara Bayu is located, the Aman Walk is located on your left hand side. You can park at Mont Kiara Bayu's visitor car park and walk up to this place. It's right above Kiara Supermarket.)

*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here is entirely based on my personal tastebuds and may vary for others. The reviewer also declares that she has not received any monetary or non-monetary compensation from the restaurant for writing this review.

Tagged with: Malaysian Food + Sarawak Laksa

Vegetarian Food @ Yue Yee Chai, Pudu, KL

When it comes to vegetarian food especially in Malaysia, I'm not a fan since I hate eating wheat gluten that is used to re-create the mock meat in Chinese vegetarian dishes. However, a recent trip to this vegetarian restaurant in Pudu did have me reassesing my previous opinion as their food items were delectable and the ingredients including the gluten used tasted freshly made. This particular restaurant is extremely popular among the Buddhists who follow a vegetarian diet on the first and fifteenth days of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Their signature dish is the assam fish (fish cooked in tamarind) whereby gluten is used to imitate the fish meat. What really stands out is their assam gravy which is fragrant and tangy. I'm sorely tempted to revisit this place for a takeaway and add noodles plus lots of shredded cucumber and pineapple to recreate my favourite assam laksa dish.

Besides gluten, different varieties of mushrooms are mostly used in vegetarian cuisine. I'm totally fine with that since I am a mushroom lover. Usually a mix of canned and fresh mushrooms are used which is braised to give it flavour.

This particular dish uses a mix of fresh vegetables such as sweet corn, capsicum and carrots which is then stir fried in a tasty black bean sauce with mock char siu slices made from gluten and bean curd puffs.

Most times, vegetarian food can be quite oily as it involves a lot of deep frying especially the raw wheat gluten. This particular dish may not have gluten in it but it's still quite unhealthy as it's deep fried. However it tasted really good since it has all my favourite ingredients: seaweed, enoki mushrooms and shredded carrot. Shaped like a meat patty, this is eaten with a plain steamed bun known as mantou.

Besides the cooked items, the restaurant also sells vegetarian items and caters for Buddhist events at the temple.

Restoran Vegetarian Yue Yee Chai
89, Jalan Changkat Thambi Dollah
Off Jalan Pudu
55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel No: 03 - 2148 4681

(Open from 11.00 am to 2.30 pm for lunch and 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm for dinner. On the first and fifteenth day of the Chinese lunar calendar, they are opened from 8.00 am to 9.00 pm. Closed on the second day and sixteenth day of the Chinese lunar calendar.)

Tagged with: Malaysian Food + Vegetarian

Precious Old China @ Central Market, Kuala Lumpur

I'm moving away from my Ramadan Bazaar coverage as I am sure all of you know more than enough places to go by now. If you do go and find interesting tidbits and items for sale, I would love to hear more about it, so drop me a comment in the boxes - the left hand side Haloscan Comment for non-bloggers and the right hand side Blogger Comment for bloggers registered with them.

Back to food reviews and after meeting an old friend yesterday, I remembered pictures I snapped when she was back for her previous holidays. She's very into Nyonya food hence we always seem to end up at Little Penang Cafe. This time round, we decided to go for something different i.e. all the way to Central Market to try Old China's latest outlet, Precious.

Central Market has gone through a revamp recently and everything looks much neater especially the downstairs stalls. Instead of the pushcart system, they now have individual lots hence everything is tucked in and not haphazardly placed around. Thumbs up for that improvement but sadly I suspect the costs of modernisation will be passed on to the customer as prices for goods in Central Market are shockingly expensive. My cousins from Canada were complaining to me that simple trinkets and handicrafts are pricey and the only way you get good prices is if you know the stall owners well.

Old China Cafe first started out near Petaling Street at an old shophouse i.e. off Jalan Balai Polis (the Police Station in English) and they are famed for serving Nyonya cuisine in premises decorated with old antiques that hark back to a time long forgotten. It's a great way to peek into how life was in those olden days. With this Central Market outlet, it's a similar formula of antiques but on a grander scale. Hence you see lots of crystal chandeliers hung around the restaurant including the wash room. What is most impressive is their huge bar counter at the front of their restaurant which has been beautifully restored. To read more about the furniture items they utilised in the restaurant and their origins, click on the Old China Cafe website link.

On to food to satisfy our rumbling tummies, first was the Top Hats or popularly known as Pie Tee (RM8.80), an essential order when you are visiting a Nyonya restaurant. This version came in a do-it-yourself platter with the Ju Hoo Char made from shredded yam bean (bangkuang) and chicken, minced eggs and chilli sauce. We all liked the chilli sauce which wasn't too spicy but added a nice touch to the whole ensemble.

Kerabu Paku Pakis (RM13.80) was next and it came with ferntops, prawns, shallots and lots of ground peanuts as a topping. We all liked this dish as it was nice and refreshing. However, there were some woody stems still left on the ferntops which was slightly irritating.

Originally we wanted to order Otak Otak, another must have in Nyonya restaurants but they had run out hence we settled for the Cincalok Omelette (RM10.80). Cincalok is an acquired taste as it's made from tiny prawns also known as krill that have been fermented in salt and cooked rice. If you taste it on it's own, it's extremely pungent but the taste is milder if you mix it with lime juice and sugar to make a sambal. It's also used to cook omelettes and chicken dishes.

This was everybody's favourite, their Kari Kapitan (RM18.90) with lots of curry sauce that was heavenly with white rice. In fact, we kept taking the curry versus the chicken.

This was pretty good too with white rice, their Lemak Nenas Prawns (RM39.90) which came with a creamy coconut milk enhanced curry and lots of pineapples. The curries are quite mild and we felt well suited for tourists (there were a few around that lunch time who were also snapping pictures) but if you're into spicy Nyonya food, then you will be sorely dissapointed.



We all finished with Sago Gula Melaka(RM4.90) which came with coconut milk and thick gula melaka (palm sugar) syrup that was simply heavenly.

The prices here are a tad expensive versus the average Nyonya restaurant but it's a great place to bring friends who are visiting Malaysia for the first time to let them experience the food. When it came to dividing the bill, my friend who works in London said, "so cheap!" while my friend who works in KL said, "that's pricey, I could have gotten a better meal in Cambodia!".

Precious Old China
Lot 2, Mezzanine Flour
Central Market
Kuala Lumpur

Tel No: 03 - 2273 7372

(The restaurant is next to the food court. Go up the first stairs on your right hand side and turn left, walk straight and you will see the restaurant entrance that is flanked by two stone lions.)

*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here is entirely based on my personal tastebuds and may vary for others. The reviewer also declares that she has not received any monetary or non-monetary compensation from the restaurant for writing this review.

Tagged with: Malaysian Food + Nyonya

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Ramadan Bazaar @ Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur

During the weekend, we did the Ramadan rounds again and for me, I kept rediscovering yummy food at the Kelana Jaya Ramadan Bazaar - ayam percik, creme caramel and the Kelantanese Laksam. Yesterday we decided to try the one located along Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman but it wasn't meant to be as the whole road was blocked off by the cops and jam packed with people doing their Raya and Deepavali shopping. Hence we diverted to the Kampung Baru one which was pretty interesting. The stalls are mainly at Jalan Raja Alang and Jalan Raja Muda Musa. I felt this year there were definitely more stalls especially along Jalan Raja Muda Musa.

I had to stop the car and snap this picture. Not sure what's the significance of McGyver to the roti goreng (deep fried bread in English) but I was tickled pink with the association. It's amazing what amusing names people give their products but this definitely got my attention since I know Mau, my friend would love it since she loves the MacGyver television series.

We found one Kelantanese stall along Jalan Alang where they had a great spread. Something I am hooked on this month is the Kelantanese Laksam hence I had to taste this. Their portion is bigger than the Kelana Jaya one and selling at RM2. On the side you see the rolls of white flat noodles which is made from wheat and rice flour. The broth the boy is scooping up is the laksam soup base which is made of fish flakes and creamy coconut milk. You mix the noodles, herbs, bean sprouts and the laksam soup broth to get a satisfying meal.

Splashie Boy had the Nasi Dagang which was kept in a huge metal container. Next to it were all the different dishes you can pick to accompany your Nasi Dagang.

Splashie Boy's favourite - Ayam Percik Kelantan which he took a piece. This is pretty good as the chicken was tender. You notice that the Kelantan version is coated in a white and creamy coconut gravy while there is another version popular among locals where the sauce is reddish in colour and is spicier.

I was curious about this fish as I have yet to see this dish before in any of the Kelanatanese stalls. The stall people weren't too obliging in telling me what it was as they were too busy packing food for their patrons. Anyone can tell me what is this?

Even with the hazy skies, this fella has to stand next to the heat and grill these chicken wings. Guess it's no harm to look cool doing it with these sunglasses.

We found this stall at Jalan Raja Alang, opposite the Putu Bambu stall. I think this fella must have set up stall this year as his wok looks super brand new and spotless. He is deep frying cempedak fritters.

His daughter helps out at the stall and she packed our deep fried popiah. They were also selling curry puffs which had been pre-prepared.

Neatly folded, these deep fried popiah is filled with shredded carrots and yam bean. You can usually buy three pieces for RM1.

As it was early, some stalls had not even opened yet while a few were preparing the food ahead of the rush which occurs between 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm. I did spy something interesting along Jalan Raja Alang but as we didn't walk back that way, I missed the picture. They were selling Lemang Pulut Hitam i.e. black glutinous rice cooked in a bamboo tube and slowly cooked over an open fire. Something extremely rare since the usual variety is just the white glutinous rice.

This was also interesting - these desserts which looked like seeds. I suspect they are atap chee but the lady at this stall mentioned a really strange name which I think is the Indonesian name. If it's atap chee, they are from a plant growing in the mangroves and these seeds are kinda gummy. Usually found in Ais Kacang, these seeds are sought after as not many people sell them but if I am not mistaken, you can get canned ones nowadays. This particular stall had soaked the atap chee in different flavoured syrups - pandan green syrup, strawberry red syrup and orange syrup. We bought the strawberry one and it was pretty good stuff. Definitely a must have if you love this fruit. I can imagine it will taste nicer in Ais Kacang.

The Laksam stall was packing Lompat Tikam: a traditional Kelanatanese dessert consisting of light green rice flour cake flavoured with pandan, gula melaka (palm sugar) syrup and bright pink coloured glutinous rice.

Most of the residents around this area are from Indonesia hence you see a lot of items Malaysians are not used to like this risole. They're basically deep fried bread slices with a stuffing of carrots and cabbages. A bright green bird eye chilli is added on top as decoration and to give it a fiery kick. Incidentally, these names are from the stall owner and I hope they are correct as I wasn't able to verify this on the Internet.

I liked how she presented her onde onde or what we also know as Buah Melaka in little banana leaf boats. Each one of them contains gula melaka (palm sugar) syrup tossed in freshly grated coconut.

She also had an interesting variety known as Kuih Pelangi (literally translated as Rainbow Cake in English) which is made from tapioca. I love the pretty colours of this. She also had another kuih called Gandus which was bright yellow and stuffed with pineapple jam which she advised was also an Indonesian variety.

Last year, I featured this stall and they are still around this time, right in front of EFA Western food along Jalan Raja Muda Musa. There was Puteri Mandi without slices of jackfruit. These multi coloured glutinous rice balls are tossed in freshly grated coconut and mixed with coconut milk.

I love this - Putih Naga which is bananas wrapped in tapioca and freshly grated coconut. This year, there seems to be two stalls who have also set up to sell similar desserts nearby but this stall was definitely the popular one as most people would have bought their desserts last year.

More interesting varieties from Jalan Raja Alang - this kuih kipas (fan cake in English). Looks like it's just made in those toasters you can get in the electrical shops. I expected a filling for this but there wasn't any.

This is known as Kuih Peria (Bittergourd Cake in English) and it's similar to Kuih Koci with a stuffing grated coconut flavoured with gula melaka (palm sugar). They are shaped to look exactly like a bittergourd hence the name.

Remember Doraemon from my Ramadan Bazaar posting in Kota Damansara? I guess he must be popular as there's even a cake named after him. Unlike the flat versions known as Dorayaki we get in the supermarkets which I understand was Doraemon's favourite snack, this one was sponge like and is topped with peanuts.

Ramadan Bazaar

Along Jalan Raja Alang and Jalan Raja Muda Musa

Kampung Baru

Kuala Lumpur

(To get to the Jalan Raja Muda Musa one, you can take the Kampung Baru stop at the LRT Putra line. Walk out from the LRT station, take a right turn, walk down and you will see stalls and flats with the sign, Stable Steak house on your right hand side. At the junction, you can either go right or left as the stalls are around the whole area. If you wish to walk further to Jalan Raja Alang, take a left turn at the junction, walk straight down and turn right at the junction. At the first crossroads where you see Kampung Baru's mosque, cross the traffic light and turn left. This road is Jalan Raja Alang and the stalls flank it. Walk down all the way and you hit the Chow Kit area. For easy parking, park near the Kelab and schools along Jalan Dewan Sultan Sulaiman which is just across the road from Jalan Raja Muda Musa and behind Jalan Raja Alang.)

Tagged with: Malaysian Food + Ramadan

Weekend Cat Blogging (WCB) 70

I know D from The Hidden Paw has asked for pixs of kitties in boxes but somehow none of my felines felt like jumping into any box this weekend. I'm house sitting at the moment hence this means, less time spent with them and shock! horror! not sleeping with them. Unlike unruly teenagers itching for their parents to leave the house so they can party, this has had an opposite effect on the kitties. Everyone started voicing their concerns louder than normal - "Meow! Meow! I'm hungry, where have you been the whole night?". Or in Ally Cat's case, "I miss you a lot, can I watch while you type on the computer?" which is something she never used to do.

While the cats at the house are miserable, the stray cats around the house I am babysitting are ecstatic since it means regular feeds of dry kitty food for them. It amazes me how they recognise which house I come from and faithfully turn up at the doorstep when I am around. I guess feline memories are long and winding especially when it comes to who feeds them.

Head over to The Hidden Paw for cute kitties in boxes from all over the world.

Tagged with: WCB 70 + Weekend Cat Blogging

Mid Autumn Festival Celebrations

We take a break from the Ramadan Bazaars since today is the Mid Autumn Festival. It's time to have those sit down family dinners and if you have young kids in the family, take them around the neighbourhood for a lantern procession. However with the hazy skies we have now, I'm not sure how one can eat mooncakes, sip Chinese tea from small cups and savour the full moon.

Last year, I confessed I am not a fan of the mooncake as I find the lotus paste too sweet for my liking. Hence when it came to comparing mooncakes offered in town, I was clueless but one of my friends conducted extensive survey and research for her ultimate mooncake. She reckons the best mooncake she has tasted is from Li Yen, Ritz Carlton Hotel and if you fancy durian, the Snow Skin one from Mandarin Oriental Hotel is great too. Thumbs up went to Tong Kee Brothers Confectionery's Koong Chye Peng i.e. those biscuits made from just the mooncake skin. My personal favourite every year are the Heong Far Biscuits from Foh San as it combines the mooncake skin and melon seeds for a yummy snack. Give that a try as it's delicious.

During this season, I tend to go crazy about jelly mooncakes. I guess ever since I discovered them last year, I have been hooked. Last year, I made Cappuccino, Mango and Strawberry flavours but this year, I started experimenting with different ideas. One unique one was the Longan Jelly Mooncake with one whole canned longan in the middle to represent the egg yolk. However I dished the idea after a few trials since it was kinda difficult to cut even though visually it looked nice. This was replaced instead with chopped longan bits which tasted better. You can make a similar one with canned lychees that taste great too. Another one that made the cut was the Mocha and Chocolate Jelly Mooncakes - the Mocha one has a Milo and Nescafe to give it the chocolatey taste.

Not all the mooncakes I experimented made the cut - the Pink and White Dragonfruit Jelly Mooncake I made above looked great but I felt the taste was too flat. I tried combining White Coffee with Chocolate but the taste wasn't too right either so I guess it's another year of research and development on new kinds of Jelly Mooncakes I want to make. It's actually quite fun to think of new flavours and combinations.

One more item I thought I will share with you - this is called Wan Pin Kuih or Yuen Pei Kau. It seems in olden days, this was used to celebrate Mid Autumn Festival before Mooncakes. This white cake made from a combination of glutinous rice flour and rice flour is sticky and gooey once you pop it in your mouth. Traditionally it's wrapped in pink paper but during the festival, special versions are made in round shapes and chopped with the moon goddess' image.

Happy Mid Autumn Festival and do enjoy the festivities tonight.

Tagged with: Malaysian Food + Mid Autumn Festival

Ramadan Bazaar @ Section 6, Kota Damansara

I decided to do a completely new Ramadan Bazaar and it took me a while to search for this one as it's pretty far away since it's located at the end of Kota Damansara. It's not too big and you can find the stalls around the shophouses at Section 6, Kota Damansara.

It's interesting to note that this was the only Ramadan Bazaar which I have came across that was also selling Muruku and Indian sweets. I suspect there is quite a large Indian community around this area as I spied an Indian family buying sweets from the trader.

You can find Roti Jala - the lacy pancake at a few stalls at this place. What was the most unusual was this stall called Wahid at one end of the bazaar which sold their roti jala with sambal sardine or serawa durian. The stall owner advised that this is a Kedah specialty where you can eat your roti jala with the sweet durian sauce. I bought a small portion to try out and it was pretty good.



This bazaar's stalls all have interesting names - there were two Roti John stalls. One was named Brother Bob which had special toppings like cheese and black pepper sauce and this particular one which served Roti John Mama and Papa. Kinda cute the way they named the food as Roti John Mama was a smaller version while the Papa was the full length version. I like how they cut the Roti John in smaller slices making it easier to eat and it was pretty tasty too.



You also get various Murtabak stalls here with different names but the one which I had to snap a picture was this particular one named after the Japanese cartoon character, Doraemon. There's nothing special about their murtabak but I suspect Obachan will find this amusing.



You can also get serunding here which has been brought in specially from Kelantan. My favourite snack especially when I was overseas as it was great with bread and rice whenever I felt homesick for Malaysian food.



Each bazaar has their own trend and besides the funny name stalls, I also noticed quite a few stalls selling fruit juices as drinks.



I guess the people at Kota Damansara are a very healthy lot as there were also two fruit stalls selling various kinds of fruits including pre-cut watermelons.



This is a kuih which I love from my childhood days - Kuih Lompang. These small steamed rice cakes is made from pandan paste to give it taste and colour and sprinkled with freshly grated coconut. I've always preferred them small like these as they're made in chinese rice wine cups.



One stall got inventive and made these interesting chocolate glazed doughnuts that looked really tempting.



Not sure what was inside this sweet bubur but it was so colourful that I snapped a quick picture of it.



I've been looking around for Kek Batik and found one stall that sold it here. Essentially Kek Batik is made from Marie Biscuits that is coated in a fudgy sauce made from condensed milk, eggs, Milo and butter. It's then placed in a container and chilled till it's set. Sadly it wasn't chocolatey enough unlike this particular stall I found at Kelana Jaya's Ramadan Bazaar which is selling a delicious version.

Ramadan Bazaar
Section 6, Kota Damansara

(Shophouses near the McDonald's Drive Thru restaurant and Pro Jet. If you are coming from Ikea, Mutiara Damansara, you will need to drive straight down all the way until you see McDonald's. Turn left inside and go straight. Turn right into the shophouses and the bazaar is around the commercial area. Note that the drive is pretty long from Mutiara Damansara as Section 6 is quite far in.)

Tagged with: Malaysian Food + Ramadan