Kafe Lin's@Melaka.

 Six months ago, we had only cendol@ Kafe Lin's with a Melaka friend, Ruby, who swears
it was one of the best, around.

That time we did not get to try their authentic Peranakan mixed dishes ala mixed rice dishes style
because we were full from a great meal of mee rebus near Ujong Pasir.

This weekend, we arrived famished there at about 1:45pm after a hot and sweaty tour of Jonker Street and it's surrounding attractions.

All in we picked about eight dishes rich and spicy, all done Peranakan style.


The food is delicious and authentically cooked the way my mum used to cook for me.


 Parking is ample.

Fried chicken marinated with tumeric -crispy skin and tender and meaty.

Petai with onion and anchovies in hot and spicy sambal chillies paste.

Sea prawns/Squid sambal belacan chillies.

Assam Senangin chunks with ladyfngers and brinjal.

Stir fried sliced bitter  gourd with eggs.

Pongteh Chicken-just odd parts left, nevertheless the gravy goes well with rice.

Stir fried Spinach topped with deep fried shallots.

Fried eggs.

Cendol with kidney beans, gula Melaka, coconut milk......just nice and fragrant.

 

A great meal.

Total Bill:Rm75/
Location:45, Jalan Kristal 1,
Taman Limbongan, Melaka.
Tel:016-222-7762/016-626-5681.
Open from 11:30 till sold out (close on Wednesday)

Restoran Beng Huat @ Port Klang.

Sunday lunch date with my family at Restoran Beng Huat located in Port Klang town.


It is a close knit family restaurant with minimal decor-a normal plastic tables and chairs place.

Mostly patronized by locals and open for lunch only.


Portable stands with boiling kettles are strategically placed for self serviced replenishment of hot water (tea leaves are limited to a few brands only).


Their main menu are sea fishes, shrimps and stir fried vegetables to go with white rice or plain noodles.


They get their supply of fishes and shrimps from Pulau Ketam daily ( freshness guaranteed !)

Parking is OK.

Spicy cubed Ikan Pari (Stingray fish)-with lots of  Bombay's dried chillies, curry leaves, big onion and curry powder to give it a strong and spicy flavor-goes well with white rice or the fried plain Beehoon below.

Bitter gourd  with egg, shrimps and strips of red chillies- the thinly sliced bitter gourd were not bitter at all- tasted like home cooked.

Chillies baby Shrimps (very fresh)-seems the locals love these type of  baby shrimps-with lots of curry leaves, onion and some curry powder-spicy with an intense flavor.

Park chop ( supplied by a vendor)-a well flavored piece of loin eye muscle-meaty-a good snack with beer.

Fried plain Beehoon-the only type of noodle available -done Hokkien style with light and dark soy sauce-full of Chinese round cabbage, shrimp and canned salty peanuts-goes well with the stingray fish.

Total bill:Rm59/
Location:151, Jalan Tengku Badar,
Pelabuhan Klang. Selangor.
Tel:016-370-3873.

DELICIOUS DINNER 29.

A series of home cooked dinner by my wife.

Savory minced pork plus fats sauteed under a low flame with diced red small onion, red bird's eye chillies, diced garlic, sweet bean paste, light soy sauce and Belacan (shrimp paste)-very aromatic, fragrant, a bit spicy but heavenly!

Bitter gourd-thinly sliced- stir fried with tender, meaty chicken meat and black bean paste.

Tom Yam Koong-sweet, sour and spicy with fresh, juicy, succulent sea prawns bought from Pasir Palembang, Kuala Selangor-lots of smashed Lemongrass stalks, kaffir leaves, lime juice, spring onion, bird's eye chillies, Thai chili paste and Cilantro-awesome!

DELICIOUS DINNER 5

A series of home cooked dinner by my wife.

Chinese leeks cooked with fried bean curd and lean pork strips-goes well with a bowl of piping hot, sweet potatoes porridge.

Fish paste stuffed egg rolls-delicious when dip into Lingham's chili and garlic sauce.

Bitter gourd (cut across) stuffed with home made fish paste soup - was not bitter but "kam" in taste- cannot have enough of it.

RESTAURANT GAO REN GUAN

Restaurant Gao Ren Guan is located opposite the IOI mall, Puchong, at the same row as Restoran Taiping Lang. The place decor is simple and air conditioned, with life size posters of their signature dishes on both sides of the wall plus a row of mirror to make the place look bigger. They offer home cooked style Hakka food done in captivating and refreshing ways like the rarely seen braised bitter gourd with stuffed preserved Chinese mustard with minced pork. My nephew and his wife, invited us, here for dinner. Parking is ample as there is a covered car park, opposite the restaurant.

A poster displayed on the wall.

Steamed salted chicken-free range chicken with lots of blended ginger, Shao Xing wine and topped with parsley-was tender and meaty with a bit of salted flavor-rm20/.

Okra(lady finger)-well blanched, green, crunchy and topped with deep fried shallots-rm14/.

Homemade pork ribs-well marinated-caramelized-traces of sweet plum sauce and Chinese wine-real meaty-choice-cut ribs-rm28/

Braised Tau pok stuffed with preserved Chinese mustard and minced pork-full of natural juices of both ingredient in the soup stock-rm14/.

Close up of the braised tau pok.

Braised mini bitter gourd with stuffed preserved Chinese mustard and minced pork-looks a bit ugly, the soup stock was "kam" in taste and a tad bit bitter, intense flavor with every bite- good for riding the body of toxins-rm21/

Close up of the braised bitter gourd.

Pig stomach soup-was boiled just right -not too peppery -portion was generous -rm18/

Free fruit dessert.

A photo with our hosts (both on the right).

Total bill:rm132/
Location:07-01, Jln Kenari 18 B,
Bandar Puchong Jaya, Puchong.
Tel:03-8076-8766.