Chapati @ Tiger Jit Singh, Jalan San Peng, Kuala Lumpur

The last time I ventured to Jalan San Peng to sample their prawn noodles laden with those wicked fried lard cubes, Babe in the City - KL recommended the chapati stall just a few doors away. Unable to resist, I recently made a second trip down to Jalan San Peng to sample the chapati.



This time round, it was a much easier affair to search for the place which is oddly named Tiger Jit Singh Chapati. No sign of any tigers nor Indian men helming the stall but instead it was run by a group of Indonesian women. I reckon they were under the watchful eye of an old Indian woman who sat at one of the tables but it was a bit hard to tell since she looked more like a friendly grandmother rather than the boss of the stall.



Heeding Babe_kl's advice, I asked for a fresh chapati but the Indonesian woman refused to make me one citing the stack of chapatis to be fresh as it just came from the stove. Not wanting to create a fuss especially since I was treading on unfamiliar territory (I read somewhere that San Peng used to be a notorious area in the 70s), I just reached for one of the chapatis and ladled the dhall.



The chapati (RM1) was pretty good, light yet fluffy but I felt the surface of it had too much flour. The dhall which came with potatoes and whole chick peas (Kacang Kuda in Malay) was not too bad and semi-thick versus the watery brown liquid you get at most mamak stalls.

On the way out, I managed to catch the Indonesian woman making a fresh batch of chapatis. Made from atta flour and water, the dough is kneaded till it is elastic and left to rest. Once ready, you take a small amount of the dough and roll it with the rolling pin till it's flattened. Atta flour is used on the pin and the lady will dip the dough in the flour to prevent it from sticking. Judging from the liberal amount she was using, that's probably why the cooked chapati had such a floury texture. The chapati will then be quickly placed on the hot plate. It will slowly puff up when cooked and the Indonesian lady will use a makeshift pouch from muslin cloth filled with flour to flatten it down. Once cooked and speckled with brown dots, it's ready to be taken off the hot plate. Although the Indonesians seem to have got the method down pat, I still have a niggling thought at the back of my head that it would have tasted better if Tiger Jit Singh was making it.



Besides chapatis and dhalls, they also have a pretty good array of curries. This caught my eye as it was an unusual dish - deep fried baby bittergourds stuffed with spicy sambal. Definitely something I wouldn't mind returning back to this stall to sample during lunch time.

Tiger Jit Singh Chapati
Jalan San Peng
Kuala Lumpur

(Halal. Closed on Sundays. Just further down from the San Peng Prawn Noodles and off Jalan Loke Yew.)

*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/stall for writing this review.

Tagged with: Chapati + Malaysian Food

Hainan Chef Kopitiam @ Summit Shopping Centre, Subang Jaya

During the Chinese New Year break, when both of us were at the loose end on what to do, we decided to visit Summit Shopping Centre. I must admit, I haven't been to that place for a very long time (we're talking a few years here) but I did read about it's recent changes. Cold Storage supermarket was pretty well stocked with wide aisles (versus the cramped ones in Bangsar) and the new Point B place was not too bad as it sold Jia and New Convox items. The place was also well stocked with lots of Korean food items plus similar items which you get in a 100 Yen shop.

When it came to dinnertime, we wandered downstairs to their lower ground floor and ended up at Hainan Chef which I remember reading about from the USJ forums. Everyone had raved about their Hainanese Lamb Stew (RM8.90) which I ordered. It came in a small claypot accompanied with rice and a bowl of soup with fishballs. The portions was quite substantial - lamb pieces from the shoulder, carrots and half a hard boiled egg. We both liked the stew but the consistency was more like a soup. Very more-ish food as I kept ladling the "soup" to drink it up and shared it with Splashie Boy as his fried rice was kinda dismal looking. Although it had a pretty decent amount of prawns and even prawn crackers topping it, it was tasted ordinary.

Since it was night time, I didn't order their famous Hainan Char or their Roti Kiap which is what Hainanese kopitiams are all about but opted for their calamansi lime juice with cincau. I thought it was a good idea to combine the two since I always find the syrup for cincau to be slightly too sweet. Not sure whether we will return to this mall again but if we do, it'll be for their Hainanese Lamb Stew. Incidentally, this place was featured by the local food series by TV3 i.e. Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan.

Hainan Chef Kopitiam

Lot LG06, The Summit USJ

Persiaran Kewajipan,

Subang Jaya

(Halal. Open from morning till night.)

*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: Hainanese Lamb Stew + Malaysian Food

Meiji Chocolife Green Tea Chocolate

I'm feeling slightly lazy today so no food review but rather than dissapoint all of you, here's my tip of the day. Don't worry, it's just a temporary glitch in the week and I'll be back with food reviews the next day.

If you love chocolates and Japanese flavours like green tea, you will want to head down towards Hartamas Shopping Centre to try this. Meiji, the major Japanese chocolate brand has a new line of chocolate known as Chocolife. There's a total of eight flavours: chocolate (60% mass), black sugar, milk, orange, strawberry, green tea and etc. I've only managed to find the Japanese website to it as per this link which shows the Japanese television commercial for the chocolates.

Till to date, this is the only place I know which is selling it (I know Isetan does not stock this range) and each bar costs RM3.50. Kinda pricey as there's only four squares but we were curious on how it will taste like. Besides the Chocolife range, they also have the Meiji dark chocolates with 99% cocoa mass. So far, we have tasted the green tea and orange flavours. Didn't really like the orange one as I kinda expected it to be dark chocolate paired with orange but it was white chocolate instead. The green tea is much better.

Drop by to try it and if you're a Japanese food lover like me, you'll be fascinated with their other food items too. Incidentally if you love white plates, crockery and glass cake stands, the Esque and Alfresco people are back. They'll be selling their wares there until the 18th of March so you can pick up great deals to stock up your house. This was the place I found really good deals for my cake stands.

Shojikiya
Lot P-17A, Ground Floor
Hartamas Shopping Centre
Kuala Lumpur

Tel No: 03 - 6201 3730

(The shop is near Rakuzen and just after Times Bookshop)

Updated on 10/3/07 - Meiji is having a fair at Isetan KLCC this coming weekend. Green Tea chocolates will be going for RM2.90 during the promotion period.

Tagged with: Green Tea + Chocolate

Pan Meen @ Jalan Beremi, Kuala Lumpur

Just watched an excellent episode of Chic Eats entirely on desserts. Great for those of you who have a sweet tooth as they made these amazing cupcakes that resemble the city skyline complete with King Kong, featured this restaurant which serves desserts only in Barcelona and Sam Mason's crazy desserts. If you wish to recreate the cupcakes, the recipe is online at the website. Strange the series is known to us as Chic Eats but it's called Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie in the USA.

Back to savoury items instead of desserts, this time round it's pan meen. Located just off the Arab Square in the Bukit Bintang area, you can't miss this shop when you're driving down the slope of Jalan Beremi. If you're walking from the office area of Jalan Raja Chulan, it's definitely good cardio exercise since it's uphill all the way till you reach the shop.

Originally concocted during the Japanese occupation when rice was scarce, the noodles now come in various forms. My mother remembers childhood days when they used to just scoop out the pan meen dough with a spoon and boil it in the anchovy (ikan bilis) stock and vegetables. Nowadays, the dough is stretched and hand torn into tiny pieces (known as mee hoon kuih) or flattened and cut up to resemble wantan mee or fettucine strands. You can also opt to have it with soup or dry.

Since it was still pretty hot that day, I had the dry version with the thick and flat noodles. Tossed in dark soy sauce and topped with crunchy anchovies (ikan bilis), minced meat and sliced chinese mushrooms, it was delicious. Accompanied with the anchovy stock and a good portion of sayur manis leaves, I was glad I made the steep walk to get here. For those who love spice, they serve a pretty good sambal that you can add to your noodles as much as you like. Top it with a squeeze of calamansi juice and enjoy the heat. They also serve fish balls and meatballs with the noodles if you prefer.

Pan Meen Shop
Along Jalan Beremi

Kuala Lumpur

(Non Halal. Open from Monday to Saturday from morning till 2.30 pm. To get here, if you're driving down Sg Wang Plaza towards Jalan Sultan Ismail, turn left after the McDonalds. You will pass by Fortuna Hotel on your left hand side. The shop is further down on the left hand side.)

*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: Pan Meen + Malaysian Food

Teochew Duck (Lou Ark) @ Restoran Kam Heong, Petaling Jaya

It's been ages since I ate here hence when my friend suggested this for last night's dinner, I was eager to try it out. Maybe everyone was out since it was a Sunday night plus Chap Goh Meh but this place was packed to the brim. The stall was so busy that this man was chopping the stewed duck non stop. A specialty of the Teochew clan, the duck is said to be simmered for a few hours on a slow flame with various spices and caramelised sugar. This precious gravy which absorbs the flavours of the duck and spices is then used to cook other items like the hard boiled eggs and tau kua.



Not only is the gravy used to cook other items, it's an important flavouring for all the dishes served here. At this stall, a claypot of the thick gravy is placed over a slow flame to keep it warm and every dish that comes out from the stall whether it's the chopped duck, intestines or etc, the server will spoon the hot gravy over the dish before serving it. The gravy is also used as a flavouring for the plain porridge.



The stewed duck is excellent here as the meat is smooth and tender. It goes really well with the smooth porridge but if you prefer a more substantial meal, you can also order rice.



We also ordered the intestines which were nice and crunchy. You can choose from the dishes which is kept warm over a slow fire - braised mushrooms and braised pork trotters.



Another essential accompaniement for the porridge is the salted vegetable (ham choy) which makes eating all that duck slightly less guilty. If you wish to eat at this place, do come early to get a table. Service is efficient as there's an army of people rushing around in their trademark orange and black t-shirts to get dishes doused in the gravy and delivered as soon as possible.

Kam Heong Restoran
8 Jalan Tengah
Off Jalan Yong Shook Lin
Petaling Jaya New Town

(Non Halal. Open daily from 5 pm to 11 pm. This coffeeshop is right next to UOB Bank. In the mornings, they serve seafood porridge)

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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: Teochew Braised Duck + Malaysian Food

Weekend Cat Blogging (WCB) 91

Can we go for a ride??? This weekend, Ms. G was contemplating a spin at the back of the truck. Not advisable for her as she'll probably freak out and jump out midway during the journey.

For more kitty stories and pictures, visit Champaign Taste.

Breakfast @ Raju's, Petaling Jaya

The weekend is almost here so time to start thinking about weekend food! Am sure every PJ-ite will know of Raju's or has eaten here before. If you haven't, you don't know what you're missing. This is basically my family's favourite hangout place and also the place where relatives get a taste of roti canai whenever they drop by town.

There's a nice place to sit under the trees and you can catch a glimpse of La Salle School's football field. Nowadays they have moved the roti canai and thosai cooking areas outside so you get to see how your roti canai is prepared. The man will prepare the dough by stretching and flipping it around. Once it's stretched, it's laid to rest on the side. As and when orders come in, he will cook the roti canai on the hot plate.

Thosai is another specialty at Raju's that there's even a little plastic thosai man greeting you at the front of the restaurant. The thosai is cooked on round hot plates until crispy. Once done, it's slowly rolled and served.

At Raju's, you can order the fried items to eat with your breakfast. Usually it's their ikan bulus, skinny silver fish that's delicious when fried as the flesh is sweet and flaky. If it's small, you can even crunch the bones and eat all of it up. My mother prefers their ikan tenggiri as the cutlets are not dried out like other places.

Although some say Raju's should be avoided for their cut throat prices, we tend to come here purely because they do the best roti canai in town. Crispy on the outside, flaky like a croissant and with just a whisper of oil, it's best eaten plain and enjoyed when piping hot. One is never enough and there's always requests from every one to make sure it's "super garing"!

We have recently discovered sinful stuff - their fried sotong which is definitely better than Kanna's. It's reminds me of the barely coated battered sotong in Muhibbah except here they fry it till dark brown. Delicious when eaten with crispy roti canai, it's become a wicked habit during weekends that both of us are addicted to!

Wash it all down with a hot and milky Teh Tarik kurang manis coupled with the Sunday papers for the perfect weekend. Besides Banana Leaf Rice served during lunchtime, Raju's also does great tea time snacks.

Raju Restaurant
Jalan Chantek 5/13 (off Jalan Gasing),
Petaling Jaya

*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: Roti Canai + Malaysian Food

Dim Sum @ China Treasures, Sime Darby Convention Centre, KL

Time flies and it's already March and almost the end of Chinese New Year! Today, it's dim sum but there's a slight twist to them, they're all halal. I can imagine the howls of protest from some dim sum lovers saying no way halal dim sum tastes nice since it lacks the essential ingredient of pork. Although I have eaten halal and non halal dim sum, I must admit there are pros and cons to both of them. Even though the taste is slightly compromised for halal dim sum (especially in steamed dim sum as pork is always used), at the long run, halal dim sum is healthier since it uses seafood and chicken as a subsitute. Usually for non halal dim sum, fatty pork is always used as it melts in your mouth hence it's laden with calories and oil.



One fine day, I decided to check out the restaurants at Sime Darby Convention Centre. Well hidden from the main Kiara road, you'll find it if you take a left just next to the golf ball stalls. There's two restaurants here -Halia and China Treasures which take up each side of the convention centre. We ordered a selection of savoury items to try - their Har Kau (RM6.50) and Barbeque Chicken Steamed Pau (RM4.80). The Har Kau is filled with a crunchy prawn but I felt the crystal skin was slightly too thick. I preferrred the pau which was yummy especially eaten hot.



One of my must haves when I eat dim sum is Wu Kok (the Fried Yam Puff). China Treasures version is light and filled with lots of minced chicken. Pretty delicious stuff which you can chomp down quickly.



We only ordered a few savoury dim sum to sample as we planned to try their half of their Peking Duck (RM30 for half, RM60 for whole duck). Here, they skin the duck and prepare the rolls for you to eat. You can also ask for the duck to be sliced up and cooked with noodles.



I loved their noodles as it was delish. Paired with crunchy fried noodles, the combination of sliced duck, mushrooms and crunchy bean sprouts and capsicum was really very good. The Peking Duck pancakes were not bad but I did feel the texture of the pancakes was slightly hard as I'm used to eating the softer versions. Incidentally the way we serve Peking Duck here is entirely different from Beijing - there the pancakes are kept warm and you wrap your own rolls. There's also a lot more items you can add to the rolls unlike here where it's just hoisin sauce, spring onions and the duck skin. When they serve you the Peking Duck there, the first part they offer to you is the skin from the neck which is the best portion as it simply melts in your mouth.



What I was really liked was their Baked Sweet Potato Puff (RM5). The flaky pastry encases yellow sweet potato paste that tasted heavenly. Not too sweet and so light with black sesame seeds for extra crunch.



Their egg tarts (RM4.80) was very good too even though there's no lard in their pastry. The pastry is flaky (suspect they use two layers) and made from shortening. When it comes hot to the table, the filling is slightly jiggly which hardens a bit when left to cool.



We also tried their cold desserts which they have some unusual items like this Mango Creme served with selasih (basil) seeds that always remind me of frog eggs and pomelo sacs. I find it too creamy but Splashie Boy loves it.



My favourite was their Black Glutinous Rice served cold in a young coconut. Unlike other places, there's no coconut milk in this. Instead you have to scoop the young coconut flesh and eat it with the dessert and the vanilla ice cream. Really good stuff as it's not as rich as the traditional black glutinous rice dessert and refreshing as it's served cold here.

Besides dim sum, China Treasures also serves dishes for lunch and dinner. I have eaten dinner here once which I didn't snap any pictures and the food was pretty good. They make their own beancurd with spinach that is served to you individually. My favourite is their Seong Tong Yin Choy (Spinach in Superior Soup) as they mix it with three eggs. Diced salted egg yolks and century eggs are added in the soup for extra flavour and creaminess while cooked egg white is swirled on top of the spinach.

If you dine here, you can get free parking if the bill is more than RM30. Parking spaces are ample here and it's far from the crazy traffic down town hence it's really nice to have a leisurely meal here.

China Treasures
Sime Darby Convention Centre
1A, Jalan Bukit Kiara 1,
Kuala Lumpur

Tel No : 03 - 2089 3788

(Halal. To get here, if you're coming from Sprint highway near Eastin, take a left towards Kiara Road. Drive down and take the first left. Go straight and you will see the convention centre on your right hand side)

*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: Dim Sum + Malaysian Food

Chinese New Year Feasting @ Green View Restaurant, Petaling Jaya

More feasting pictures again! This time round it was a dual celebration since it's my aunt's birthday on Thursday. My mother decided to bring her out for an impromtu dinner here as she likes their Sang Har Meen. Traditionally you eat noodles on your birthday as the Chinese believe this means long life. No Yee Sang this time round as my mother was getting quite sick of it having eaten it eight times already.

Not sure if any of you are experiencing slight problems with the quality of food during this festive season but I've been finding items not fresh or not up to the mark. I suspect the restaurants had to make do with no supplies last week by stocking up items hence the food quality has been compromised. It happened again for us here as the prawns weren't that fresh but the noodles were as delicious as ever.



We ordered their Sengkua or Hairy Gourd with Home made tofu which is my family's favourite. Everyone loved this as the vegetable was tender versus the old ones you get at other restaurants.



Since it was only the four of us as Splashie Boy had another dinner at Hyatt Saujana, we ordered more noodles. Another of my favourites, their Fried Tung Fun. My mother had asked them to mix beehoon in the noodles as they believe eating too much Tung Fun is bad for your health as it does not digest that well. This was extremely delish and came with lots of calamari rings, prawns and bean sprouts.



We saw the other table enjoying this hence we ordered the Nam Yue Pork Ribs. Unfortunately it looked better than it tasted. The meat was slightly tough and lacked much taste.

After dinner, my mother was miffed with my aunt and uncle as they beat her to footing the bill last night especially since she was the one who had invited them for dinner. Hence you don't see any prices for the items we ordered since I didn't get a chance to look at the bill. The food was actually too much for the four of us hence we had to doggy bag the noodles and pork ribs home. Incidentally, business in Green View is super good as the place was packed that it was super noisy there. They have even expanded and now occupy four shoplots. For my last visit to Green View, click here. Incidentally it was also for Chinese New Year.

Green View Restaurant
6 & 8, Jalan 19/3

46300 Petaling Jaya

Tel No: 03 - 7958 1076

(Non Halal. Restaurant is next to the Rothmans Roundabout in Section 17)

*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: Prawn Noodles + Malaysian Food

Wantan Mee @ K Intan Wantan Mee, Section 17, Petaling Jaya

All of you must be wondering why I've been posting about Wantan Mee recently. I actually had this on Valentine's Day with my friend but refrained from posting this since it wasn't open for business last week. Coincidentally since Hung Kee was the only place opened during Chinese New Year, I had another round of Wantan Mee in a span of two weeks.

I've been super keen to try this place ever since my friend brought me the uncooked noodles to try. Although I didn't get to taste them as my mother ate all of the noodles, I knew I had to sample these noodles as my mother raved about their texture. Incidentally if you buy these noodles home to keep, there's no harm in storing them in your fridge longer. The longer it stays in the fridge, it tastes better.



My friend who has been eating here for some time remembers it being run by an old lady who has since passed down her stall to this young couple. She's even taught the man to make the noodles which he does by hand and machine every day. It's interesting to observe how he cooks the noodles in a big pot of boiling water. Once it's ready, he uses a metal strainer to scoop up the cooked strands and plunges it in the cold water next to his pot of boiling water. This is to remove the alkaline water (kan sui in Chinese) which sticks to the noodles. Then he plunges it in the boiling water again quickly to heat it up and drains the water before adding it on the plate. Chopped char siu and spring onions is added on top of the noodles which you toss in the mixture of soy sauces and oil for flavour.



Although the noodles were top notch, I wasn't too enthusiatic about their char siu and wantans. Their char siu lacks the black sticky charness I like in my char siu while their wantans were really tiny and lacked much taste.

K Intan Wantan Mee

Jalan 17/10
Section 17

Petaling Jaya

(Non Halal. This place is open for lunch and dinner. To get here, the shop is in the middle of a row of shophouses and right behind DK Cafe. If you start from the Section 17/22 traffic lights and you're heading towards KL, take a right and go straight. Take another right just before the Shell Station. You will see Jalan 17/9 on the left, take a left turn and go straight. You will come to rows of shophouses on your left hand side. On top you can see the flats where Food Foundry and 6 to 10 grill is located.)

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 + Wantan Mee

Chinese New Year Feasting @ King Crab, Petaling Jaya

It's been a great weekend: met a few food bloggers or what is known explicitly as Floggers. No pictures from me as there'll be lots from the others with the hawker food crawl we did (pretty mild as it was only 3 outlets) and a dinner organised by Audreycooks in honour of Rasa Malaysia who visited from the USA. It was good to catch up with people who love food and amusing to see the cameras out in force to record every momentous bite. Definitely need to get another gathering of Floggers together as it was full of fun and good food.

Since I don't have any tempting chicken wings and balitong pictures, you just have to settle for last week's traditional Lou Sang instead. It's a yearly affair we have with my friends. The original plan was to head towards Cheras (totally uncharted territory for all of us) and indulge in highly recommended chinese food somewhere near Cheras Leisure Mall. Unfortunately we had to ditch that plan since that place was fully booked. Hence we decided to head here instead as tables were readily available.

This time round, I managed to snap pictures of the kitchen in action. The last time I was there, I had no idea I could observe the ongoings of the kitchen from the side of the restaurant until my friend informed me of it after the dinner. There's a line of cooks each manning a wok and constantly churning out dishes. After each dish is cooked, the wok is cleaned with a wooden brush and water. Since they're using cast iron woks, it's always important to avoid removing the layer of oil with detergent or soap. Sorry for the not too fantastic picture as I had to snap it through the glass window which wasn't too clean.

First dish was the Yee Sang (RM38++) which was served with raw salmon sashimi slices tossed with lime juice. When the waitress added the five spice powder and pepper which came in red and green packets, she uttered New Year greetings. Since the belief is tossing yee sang or what we call lou sang can grant your wishes, we were boisterously yelling out what we wanted - good health especially for my friend's mother who's going for her bone marrow transplant next week, prosperity and lots of luck. Even my friend's young son, Nicholas joined in the fun although most of what he tossed around almost ended up on the table. The Yee Sang here is pretty good with slices of preserved lemon peel and lots of pomelo sacs in their mix.

Marmite Pork Ribs (RM18++) came next and it was so sinful and good especially with that sweet and slightly saltish taste which reminds me of my childhood meals. I especially like the teeny crunchy black bits that were sticking to the ribs, absolutely delish.

We wanted to order the barbeque fish as my friend had it before which was very good. However they don't serve it during the festive season so we settled for the perennial favourite, steamed fish. When the dish arrived, we were all puzzled with what fish it was since it didn't look like anything we usually ate. Turns out it was a Silver Pomfret (RM45++) and it was extremely good. This was voted the best dish of the night as the flesh of this fish was fine and sweet tasting.

Another favourite was the fried baby french beans with garlic (RM15++). I love these french beans as they're nice and crunchy but not chewy like the normal french beans.

The last time we ate here, we tried their Salted Egg Yolk Crabs (RM38++ per kg) and felt the crab pieces needed to be cut smaller to allow the salted egg yolk to permeate the meat. The restaurant seems to have taken that feedback to heart as the crabs now are so much better - it's in smaller pieces and well coated with lots of salted egg yolks. This elevates it to the best Salted Egg Yolk Crabs we have eaten so far.

We also tried their Claypot Butter Crabs (RM38++ per kg) which came highly recommended by food bloggers, Precious Pea and Life of the Food Lover. Although the crab meat for this dish was good, we felt the sauce was not as tasty compared to Pantai Seafood's butter crabs. The sauce was also quite spicy with the addition of green chillies. We finished up with a bowl of Honey Lemon Sea Coconut (RM18++) and platter of fruits(RM18++) which was refreshing.

I must admit the food here is really good, my two visits here have been really satisfactory. Now I know why Precious Pea keeps returning here. If you're dining here during the festive season, they do two sittings - 6 pm and 8 pm but do book ahead as it's usually full of people.

King Crab
No. 103-105, Jalan SS25/2
Taman Mewah Jaya

Petaling Jaya

Tel No: 03 - 7808 2388

(Non Halal. The restaurant is right outside the Taman Bahagia LRT Station.)

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 + Yee Sang + Crabs

Weekend Cat Blogging (WCB) 90

This weekend, it's all about kitties who pose. Inspired by Rosa's Yummy Yums' beautiful pictures of Fridolin, I think even the stray kitty at the house wanted to emulate the King. We found out today that the stray kitty who hangs out at the house is an excellent supermodel. Not scared of the camera, she didn't fidget a bit when I snapped pictures of her and even gave me a variety of poses.

For more cats that pose, do tricks and get those tummy rubs which all kitties love, visit Kate in the Kitchen.

Tagged with: Weekend Cat Blogging + WCB89

Lontong Goreng @ Parit Yaani, Johor

The problem with an extensive archive of photos is I tend to forget what I have. Blame it on badly labeled photos hence I'm only sharing this with all of you now.

When I was down a few weeks back in Johor for the flood relief exercise, we stopped over for lunch at a small town known as Parit Yaani. Not much to eat there but I did stumble across an unusual dish known as Lontong Goreng. It's strange to a KL-lite as all we get is the version with vegetable curry here but a quick Google search popped up many references to this dish in Singapore. Looks like it's a popular dish down south and there are various types which range from very spicy to not spicy. It tastes similar to char kuih except they add shredded chicken in this version.

If any of you know places who serve this in Kuala Lumpur, do drop me a comment as I would love to try this again. This particular one I had lacked enough kick in it though hence I'm keen to try it again with lots of chillies.

Tagged with: Malaysian Food + Lontong Goreng

The Bakery @ Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur

The Bakery has been making a name for itself among Ampang residents with their Ukay Heights outlet where people flock to for their fresh breads and pastries. If you don't feel like driving all the way there, they have recently opened outlets in Hartamas and Damansara Heights. The Hartmas outlet is located on the quieter area where Salero Negori, Bulldog, Aunty Nat and Saffron are while the Damansara Heights outlet is right next to the 7-Eleven at Plaza Damansara.

Since it was dinnertime when we visited, most of the fresh breads have been sold out but we did catch their hot meals. Dinner here is an early affair as the place closes at 8 pm. From the menu, I choose their moussaka which came with lots of minced beef and eggplant topped with grated cheese. It's a generous portion and really a good deal as they don't skimp on the minced beef here. Splashie Boy had the Beef Champi with Rice, his ideal comfort food with chunks of fork-tender beef and mushrooms served with a creamy sauce. Sorry no prices this time round as this came from the archives and the original thermopaper receipt is too faded for me to make out how much we paid. However, I do remember the prices to be average.

I've been meaning to pop over there for breakfast but somehow I never seem to find time. Incidentally I also noticed that the Bon Bon Cafe in Plaza Damansara has been recently renamed Siblings Coffeehouse. I guess that means no more yummy Tom Yam Spaghetti and Corn Cupcakes anymore at that place.

The Bakery
17, Jalan Sri Hartamas 7
Sri Hartamas
Kuala Lumpur

Tel No: 03 - 6203 3354

(Halal. Closed on Mondays and open from 8 am till 8 pm during weekdays. During weekends, they close early i.e. 2pm on Sunday and 6 pm on Saturday)

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: Moussaka + Beef Champi