Restoran Foon Lock-2 Visit..

After a satisfying and delicious meal at Restoran Foon Lock, on our first visit in September, we decided on a revisit with a group of friends to sample their food again.

The 45 minutes drive on the highway was a breeze on a Sunday afternoon.

We were looking forward to wild frogs, there were none because of the rainy season !!

Luckily, fresh river prawns and Ikan Tapah were available.

After the lunch, we bought fruits like duku langsat, pulasan, mangosteen and the famous Bentong ginger from two stalls outside the restaurant.

Parking is available in front and at the back of the restaurant.

The shop front.

Steamed Lim Yee (Ikan Tapah) (700 gm) with good grade soy sauce and garnished with chopped ginger and cilantro-meat was smooth and fine textured-RM49/.

Stir fried Kwai Tau Mui (baby long bean) with deep fried shrimp-fresh, delicate and crunchy-Rm9/.

Stir fried fresh farmed mushroom with fish paste, sweet tasting pea bean and sliced carrot-a well balanced dish-Rm15/.

Drunken Chicken with sliced ginger-the free range chicken meat was firm and muscled but the wine broth was too diluted-"no kick"-Rm18/

Steamed river prawn (1.6 kg) with egg white, Chinese wine, and garnished with toothpick ginger and sprigs of cilantro-was fresh, juicy and succulent except for one which was "suspect"-Rm104/.

Hokkien fried Tung Hoon (mung bean noddle) was simple with some egg, beansprout and strips of chicken meat-mediocre-Rm9/.


Fruits Galore.

Mangosteens.

Red and yellow bananas.

Pulasan.

Duku langsat.

Bentong Ginger.

Total bill:RM217/
Location:84, Kg Bukit Tinggi,
Bentong, Pahang.
Tel:09-233-0170/012-955-3832.

ITALIANNIES.

Italiannies is an American-Italian restaurant located in The Curve, Damansara Mutiara where we had our lunch last week.
Just as the sign says "So good So much So share !" the food served here are generously sized and if you are a small eater, it is better to share in true Italian tradition!

Comfortable ambiance and service was friendly and prompt.

Fresh bread or Ciabatta are complimentary - white, fluffy and grainy bread-dipped into a healthy olive oil/black balsamic vinegar mix for flavors-good starter while waiting for the food.

Toasted Bruchetta is homemade crispy Tuscan bread topped with marinated tomatoes, pesto sauce, chive and shredded parmesan cheese-was a good appetizer.

Parmesan crusted Fish -oven baked fish fillet-big chunk and very smooth in texture seated on a bed of fried zucchini and red onion strings with white caper sauce-suitable for two people.

Clam Fra Diavolo-sauteed in a spicy tomato both-clams was fresh and fleshy -soup was tasty and full bodied.

Spaghetti meatballs with marinara sauce-very rich and cheesy but fulfilling!

Total bill:RM86/
Location: The Curve, Damasnara Mutiara
Tel:03-7728-1715.

AUNTIE HANNAH'S SIGNATURE DISHES.

Auntie Hannah is my sil and is not as old as her name implies.

She is a "busy as a bee" homemaker with two gregarious and hyperactive boys to care for and that is why she does not cook very often.

She is a bit "ang moh", carefree and easy going, likes to FBooking and dislikes eating vegetables and her forte are western dishes which she learned from her aunt while studying in U.K.

We only get to sample her signature dishes on Christmas eve every year and we always look forward to it.

This year dinner dishes was a repeat of the previous year but with a lot of improvement in term of taste and flavors.

Roast Turkey stuffed with rice, green peas and bacon-served on the side with baked onion and carrot.

Salmon gravalax-was moist and peppery.

Baked potatoes with condiments like deep fried ham, chives, butter and shredded cheese.

Honey ham-was way too fat.

Stir fried Brussels sprout with fresh and juicy shrimps with the sliced carrot, green and yellow zucchini adding a riot of colors to the dish.

Roast Lamb-meaty and gamy.

Minestrone soup-with a mixture of root vegetables was delicious and tummy warming.

Ended the dinner with a few glasses of red wine and a piece of luscious banana chocolate.

SUNNY SEAFOOD RESTAURANT SUBANG 2.

Sunny Seafood Restaurant will relocate to Subang 2 in the next few days.
Last week we had our lunch at this house cum restaurant in Kampung Subang.

The restaurant is family run and owned and is a very popular place for lunch and dinner.

According to the owner's daughter, their signature dishes are buttered crabs, tilapia fish, curry fishhead, venison, claypot lor si fun...etc

They are also famous for their takeaway curry pao (not curry puff!) which will only be available at the new restaurant.

Clay pot Lor Si Fun-was filled with fragrant minced pork and whisked egg white-not oily with no added soy sauce-smooth noodle-add a teaspoon of black vinegar to add more flavor to it- Rm12/

Clay pot curry fish head (1/2 of a Garoper fish head)-eaten on the side with rice vermicelli and red, creamy spicy and tongue numbing curry with the usual greens like ladyfingers, brinjal, long bean, Chinese round cabbage and Tofu puffs-Rm35/

Mayonnaise Pork ribs-with a bed of fresh lettuce-meaty and aromatic-Rm16/

Total bill-Rm66/
Location:38, Jalan 1D, Kg Baru Subang,
Shah Alam.
Tel:03-7846-2233/019-311-1136.
( new premise in Subang 2),

SOON & SHELINE'S WEDDING DINNER.

My nephew Soon and his newlywed wife Sheline's wedding, like all other weddings was bound to has some hiccups but luckily it was kept to a minimal.

The whole family was on hands to help them out by welcoming guests, friends and relatives and ushering them to their assigned seats.

The dinner started on time and in between the 8 course dinner were romantic music, video and slide shows of the radiant and beautiful couple instead of those noisy Karaoke singing.

After the dinner, every one gave the thumbs up for the good food served.

Spring Garden Deluxe four and cold combination platter with celery, scallop, chicken/crabstick rolls, deep fried fishpaste stuffed beancurd sheet and a cold dish filled with jelly fish/vegetarian abalone was a good appetizer and it was emptied within minutes as every one was hungry.

Braised Shark's fin soup with scallops and dried seafood-was cooked to perfection-goes well with pickled green chillies and black vinegar.

Steamed Promfret-smooth and meaty with no after fishy smell served on a plateful of peanut oil/top grade soy sauce and garnished with cilantro and spring onion.

Steamed Chicken with Chinese herbs- was fragrant, tender and meaty.

Tiger prawns prepared in two varieties-visually pleasing-done in 2 styles i.e. poached and topped with mayonnaise and buttered with fragrant flaky butter/egg strands-sweet and succulent.

Braised Sea cucumber with earthy flavored Shiitake mushroom, sliced chewy Abalone Volute and served on the side with blanched Broccoli.

Hong Kong style Glutinous rice cooked with chicken ham, dried shrimp and garnished with chopped spring onion- was a bit sticky but fulfilling.

The sweet dessert of double boiled pear was filled with lots of white fungus and Lily bulbs- was nothing to shout about -the sweet fancy duets of Mua chi and pan cake complemented it well!

A toast to the newlywed! Yum Sing !!!!