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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

RESTORAN NASI AYAM KAM KEE.

Saturday lunch with my buddies, we went to Restoran Nasi Ayam Kam Kee in Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur. It is located a few doors away from Hotel Swiss Inn.
Restoran Nasi Ayam Kam Kee was one of the participants of the Best Chicken Rice in Malaysia, contest. Their specialty are Chicken (Farm and Free Range) rice, Beef Brisket soup and blanched Beansprout.

The difference between Farm and Free range Chicken:
1. Farm Chicken or Broiler are reared (caged) on an unrestricted high protein feed diet for 45 days with a market weight of 2.5 kg.

2. Free range Chicken are left to roam with Corn as an extra supplement and reared for 90-100 days until a market weight of 3 kg and above.

Located on the right-a few doors away from Swiss Inn.

Business was brisk with eat-in and takeaway.

Boiled Farm chicken-meat was bland, soft and tender-have to dip with garlic, chillies sauce for extra flavors-Rm10/

Boiled Free range chicken-we ordered two plates-meat was firm, muscled, fragrant with a Yellow layered skin-best eaten on it's own or with blended Ginger/dark Soy sauce- Rm14/

Beef brisket with White Radish soup-meat was coarse-soft Radish and the soup was mediocre-Rm8/

Blanched Beansprout-fat, fresh and crunchy-Rm5/.

Oil rice-was surprised that the broken rice was fluffy and flavorful- Rm1/

Total bill:Rm54/
Location: Jalan Sultan off Petaling Street,
Kuala Lumpur,

Sunday, June 7, 2009

ZONG MENG RESTAURANT-2

Zong Meng Restaurant is located in Tapah, Perak, a quiet town between Bidor and Kampar. The site of the restaurant was formerly a petrol station, now converted into an open eatery with overhead ceiling fans (can be very hot in the afternoon) for comfort and vehicles viewing while waiting to be serve .
The owner cum cook, Meng has many years of culinary experiences and worked with chefs from Hong Kong at Chinese restaurants in Holland and Belgium.
While overseas, he was more into fusion Chinese cuisine, the influences are evident in some of his dishes.
It was fun to see him flipped and cooked with his pan/wok and the way he controlled the many gas knobs with his knees was awesome!!!
He is a staunch believer in using fresh ingredients and do not compromise on quality.
He recommended us some of his signature dishes.

Deep fried Haruan (Snakehead)-with a dash of light Soy sauce and Chinese wine-was small but fresh and crispy-Rm21/

Koong Por Mantis Prawn-lightly battered - with sauteed Onion, Spring Onion and dried Red Chillies-firm with roe running along the back of the shelled Mantis Prawn-Rm10/

Stir fried sweet Potatoes leaves-home grown, plump, leafy and smooth-Rm5/

Stir fried sliced Haruan fish (Snakehead) with sauteed onion, spring onion-meat was springy, fresh and tender-Rm11/

Deep fried Fish head soup with Salted Chinese Mustard, sliced Bittergourd, Tomatoes and sour Plum -clear, robust and tangy soup-Rm7/.

Location:411-D, Jalan Timur, (riverside after Tapah town bridge)
Tapah, Perak.
Tel:016-533-9804/012-506-3695.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

NYONYA RESTAURANT

Nyonya Restoran opened in 1974, was owned by our family friend, Auntie Rose and because of family commitments she sold off the thriving authentic Nyonya food business.
Nyonya Restoran have changed owners a number of times but surprisingly they still maintained the consistency of it's food.

They even has a new tag line "Yesterday's taste, Today"

The decor is now more modern with comfortable cheap Beige colored leather chairs, wall mounted and framed prints of major landmarks of Malacca city and a floor to ceiling glass panel front offering view of a bustling traffic choked SS2 street.

Besides Nyonya dishes they also served Nyonya sweet delicacies like Yam cakes, Onde Onde, Kueh Koci,Kueh Pisang, Angkoo Kueh, Kueh Talam.....etc.

Front of the restaurant.

Sambal Petai-big and crunchy Petai (Twisted Cluster Beans) was pungent and slightly bitter-fresh devein juicy Prawns, sliced big Onion but the Sambal chillies was hot, fiery and numbling -Rm15.50.

Ayam Pongteh with Potatoes-it was ready cooked-meat was soft and tender-very flavorful gravy of blended Shallots, sweet Bean paste, Garlic with the intense aroma of Cinnamon-Rm14/

Ikan Gulai Tumis-the 4 small block of White Snapper was fresh-served with Okra, Pineapple slices and garnished with Daun Kesom (Laksa leaves)- with a addictive piquant, sweet and sourish Tamarind broth-Rm25/

Sayur Paku-the dried Shrimps was freshly pounded and the young and tender shoots of the wild Fern was stir fried with Chillies and Coconut milk-a refreshing dish-Rm12/

Mengkuang Char-the sweet Turnip, strips of toasted Cuttlefish, sliced French Bean,Carrot was freshly fried-sitting on a bed of fresh Lettuce-a world of different from others-Rm12/

Kueh Onde Onde-filled with sweet and coarse Palm sugar and coated with grated fresh Coconut-for sweet tooth eaters-Rm1.20/

Cendol-finely shaved ice with Red Bean and Pandan flavored Green starch Noodle and fresh Coconut milk-fragrant and Best !-Rm3.50.

Ice Kacang-Grass Jelly , shaved Ice, Red Beans, evaporated Milk-nothing to shout about-Rm3.50/

(This is for Z (Happy Birthday) and family)

Total bill:Rm110/.
Location:52, Jalan SS2/24,
Petaling Jaya,
Tel:03-7875-9709.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

GRILLED BACON, CURRY PUFFS & A CUP OF MILK TEA FROM THE TEA KING.

Today I went to Chinatown in Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur for a walkabout.

I bought some freshly grilled Bacon slices as gift for a friend from a stall named Loong Kee. It is situated at the corner of Jalan Hang Lekir and Jalan Sultan.The grilled Bacon slices was well marinated, sweet and very addictive with each bite. No wonder their tag line is "Try it, you'll love it"

As it was around Tea time I bought 3 Curry puffs from a stall named Old Lim Curry Puff, beside a Food court to go with a cup of Milk Tea.

Curry puff-is a popular savory puff , with a unique twirl top and shape-with fillings like Curry Chicken, cubed Potatoes and hard boiled Egg-usually deep fried-the crust was flaky but the fillings was salty-Rm1.30/piece.

This stall owner aka Tea King preparing a cup of Milk Tea for me.

Milk Tea-was made using Tea dust-with added evaporated milk-came piping hot and was smooth and flavorful- Rm2/cup.

Location: Stall No:363,

Jalan Hang Lekir,
Kuala Lumpur.

Monday, June 1, 2009

BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP CO.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co is a chain of seafood restaurants inspired by the 1994 film, "Forrest Gump."
Recently, we had a double celebration dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co located in The Curve, Mutiara Damansara.
First it was my birthday and secondly it was my daughter Mindy's 2nd wedding anniversary.

When we arrived, the place was full but we managed to get a table near a quiet corridor with a good view and lovely music provided by a live band from the Hotel Royale Bintang next to it.
Their main dishes are mostly Shrimp done in quite a number of styles plus Salad, Chicken and Fish too.
I think i will abstain from eating shrimp for sometime as most of the dishes that we ordered were shrimps based.
I declined their offer of performing a Birthday song for me.
Instead, the quick and alert server presented me with a cup of smooth and sourish Yogurt ice cream to end my delicious dinner!

View from outside.

The quiet corridor where we were seated.

The bar.

Waiting for the food to be serve.

Pail containing Kitchen Roll, Tomato Ketchup, Tobacso sauce, Chillies sauce, Worcester sauce and a Tong.

Caesar Salad-crisp Romaine tossed with a classic Caesar dressing with grated Pramesan and Croutons-a healthy appetizer.

Crispy Garlic Bread with a spread of Butter served on a piece of printed "newspaper".

Run Across America Sampler-Bubba's Far Out Dip Chips, Chilly Shrimp, Spicy Chicken strips, Hush Pups, Mama Blues Fried Shrimp-a lip smacking snack and light meal all in one big incredible platter.

Bubba's Far's out Dip-Spinach roasted Red Pepper, Artichokes and Monterey Cheese with homemade Tortilla Chips with tender shrimps-another good snack.

Mama's Southern fried chicken-the boneless chicken breast was crispy and a bit salty, fresh sweet golden Corn, mashed Potatoes with gravy-delicious to the bone!

Mama's blue's Southern charmed fried shrimp-with lots of crispy fries and cocktail sauce for dipping-juicy shrimps-a good snack-it's goes well with a mug of cold Beer.

Shrimpin' Dippin' Broth-lots of shrimp cooked in Jasmine rice and french bread for dipping-the bread was crusty and soft inside-easy eating when dip into the heavy, spicy taste broth.

Bourbon Street Barramundi-grilled Fish, peeled Prawns, Tortilla strips, mashed Potatoes, sauce-served with flair and style presentation-an interplay of textures and flavors..

Fishwich-charboiled Fish sandwiched with Louisiana Special sauce and pepper Jack Cheese-the fish was dry but the greens and fries made it a balance meal .

Cajun Shrimp-Shrimp sautéed in our hot and spicy Cajun butter sauce that you can soup up with a helping of garlic bread-a good dish that will appease many.

Chocalate Cookie Sundae-A warm, fresh baked chocolate chip cookie topped with Vanilla ice cream, Caramel, Chocolate, Peanuts and whipped cream-sweet with assorted flavors.