Dinner @ 有記XO Duck
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Showing posts with label Malaysia Food. Show all posts
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Educational Weekend @ JB
humble eatery along the streets of "ah gua lane",
right before the nearly run down Shell Petrol Station....
TUA THOW which literately mean big head
was where we had our hearty breakfast.
My soupy bee hoon with
Fish slices, Pork Kidney, Pork liver, Oysters
only cost me 7RM!!!
*CHEAP CHEAP*
Next up was a day of learning adventure,
First stop, Mushroom Farm
The Kampung House
The owner build this using his spare time after work,
which often meant from 9pm to 1am!!
There were even intricate wood carving done by the owner himself!
A hammock swinging with playful children
was seen under the house held up on stilts.
It's a beautiful sight!
Oyster Mushrooms
Thou the room was dark,
the only light source we got was from the opened doorway....
You could smell the fresh mushroom scent!
I swear it seems like someone
was trying to cook up a big pot of mushroom soup!
Processed & Sterilized Sawdust
used to grow mushrooms
In The Process of Cultivation
The harvest of fresh mushrooms
ready to be sold or imported
It's the Kampung Spirit!
The owners took out their Kuali,
deep fry some delicious plump oyster mushrooms
with special sauce for our tasting!
*Thumbs up*
I know this is going to sound absurd!
I've never seen a rubber tree up close!!
This is the first time ever.....
Isn't it amazing what we can get from nature?!?
Kampung Chicken
allowed to roam freely.....
Looks like cherry blossom?!?!
Unfortunately not,
It's water apple!
There were also passion fruit on the farm,
but I did not manage to get a good picture of it.....
Second stop,
Chicken Farm
You can smell it from a mile!
The smell of chicken POO!
OMG!
Chickens in a row living in
Cheapskate overpriced HDB style property!!!!
*I could feel that they are staging Chicken Run soon!!!*
I know this makes me sound very Mountain Turtle....
But, this is also my first time seeing a cocoa tree!!!!
YES, you get your Yummy Godiva Chocolate from these trees!!!
Someone has been cleaning eggs in this lil make shift station
The size sorting machine....
Way Cool!
The noisy machine was so gentle that
no eggs were harmed in the process of sorting!
The nicely sorted out eggs ready to be sold in the market
We manage to make
Passion Fruit Cheese Cake
from all the fresh product we got from the farms!
Before baking
Cheese Cake for Tea Break
Dinner @ 有記XO Duck
Apart from the usual food we normally order,
we tried 3 new dishes.....
Claypot fish slices,
Claypot fatty Pork,
and Assam Fish.....
Everything tasted GREAT!
If I had to choose a favourite dish for the night,
It has to be the Assam Fish...
It was tangy and sour....
Perfect for my taste buds....
But, Kitson felt that the sourish taste was too overwhelming....
Signs of a Satisfied Meal!!
You could hardly miss out on this restaurant,
as there are 2 extremely GIANT URN right in front of it!
These pots are used for making the trademark double boil soup.....
In my opinion, nice, but overpriced!
Main Branch
93, Jln. Pendekar 2,T.U.T.A, 81300 Skudai
Tel: 07-554 3879
Other Branches:
83-83A, Dedap 7, Tmn. Johor Jaya, 81100 JB
Tel: 07-355 5037
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Malaysia Boleh!
19.02.09
We set off from JB at about 11pm.
20.02.09
Arrived at 6am.
Just time time for dim sum at Foh San!
According to Kitson, this is the oldest dim sum joint in Ipoh.
15 mins to 7am
A steady stream of customers are already filling up the place.
So the Ipoh people really Live to EAT!!
That's the close up of my char siew bao.
Taste wise, NOT BAD.
But, I wouldn't say that this is my favourite dim sum joint!
Daddy & Kids
Now we all know who's not a morning person!
*points at sophia*
THE GRUMPY PRINCESS!!
Since we were so early Sister Linda & Mum
suggested that we should visit the wet market.....
I love the smell of fresh herbs & vegetables!
The store owners were very friendly & helpful!
"Mobile Wet Market"
How I wish NTUC comes to me as well!
Motorbike brimming with vegetables!
21.02.09
It's a busy morning,
and I woke up LATE!!
Arrgh!!
Mother-in-law and sister Linda is making Nasi Ulam.
A signature nonya dish
Herbs for Nasi Ulam
Tedious!
Look at how finely shredded the herbs are!
I've concluded that nonya food are a hassle to cook!
So better start hunting for a good nonya restaurant now!
End Product
It's delicious!
I had 4-5 helpings to myself!
Tea Break at Sin Yoon Long
~The olden days starbucks~
White Coffee & Castard
I found this across the streets
This guy here is selling apong (Peanut Pancakes) on his bike!
The streets of Ipoh
Visited Niu yi @ her new home
BIG and very SPACIOUS....
and it cost Only 300,000RM!!
*the typical singaporean talking*
CHEAP CHEAP!!
Mother-in-law, Niu Yi, Sophia & Hiroshi
This is the reason why we drove 6 hours for a haircut!!
"The Star" reporter thinks that Andrew is GREAT too!
*ahem* The Greek God Hair Stylist!
*pout* There goes my hair!!
Uncle Andrew, Please make me look as good as you!
This is Sophia's 1st haircut,
needless to say, she cried throughout the haircut!
Princess *ahem* Leia rather wear her star wars head gear
than to show off her new hair style!!
Hiroshi is just glad that he still looks good!
It's a family affair!
We had dinner @ "Ipoh's Starbucks"
OldTown White Coffee
Hiroshi gets goofy while waiting for food!
He must be dead hungry!!
I my own opinion the food taste so-la-la
Nothing Fantastic!!!
Mother-in-law, Sam Kam Mo, & Hin Ku
22.02.09
Traveling up to KL
Pit stop at shell station
This lil baby bird fell out of its nest!
Thank God Kitson saw it before
it became as flat as pancake under tyres!!
Pit Stop for our Tummy at Pun Chun; Bidor
Yam Puff
*MUST TRY!*
Herbal Duck Noodle
Wantan Mee
I felt that the standard of food quality has dropped.
The wantan does not glide down my throat like it used to be....
Dunno what went wrong?!?
Petai, Petai everywhere!
They even do table to table direct sales
while we were having lunch in the coffee shop!
Amazing! Can makan and shop for petai at the same time!!
The whole stretch of shophouses were selling fruits
Great for a hot sunny day!
Finally in KL @ The curve
Donny & Hiroshi
Still in KL, Ba Kut Teh for Dinner
Hiroshi, Kitson & Bryan
We drove all the way down to Malacca
and stayed in a fantastic hotel
Hiroshi is simply EXCITED over it!
It's 2am and he's still so jolly about it!
23.02.09
The view from our hotel room
The trishaw rider with their fancy trishaw
Some famous landmark @ Malacca
We tried 2 different nonya restaurant
Banya Restoran & Makko
In general most restaurant in Malacca
has siesta from 2.30pm to 5pm...
Food wise, We enjoyed Banya Restoran better....
Desert wise, Makko's Chendol deseves 2 thumbs and 2 toes up!
Nice chunky kidney beans with fragrant gula malacca.....
Oh so YUMMY!
Malacca rich peranakan culture left me in awe!
I have fallen in love with everything nonya!
(and for your information I wasn't one of those
that stayed glued to the screen
when the drama series little nonya was airing!!!
We broke the habit of watching TV pretty long time ago!
We do not watch TV at home!!!!)
So in my honest opinion,
the best way to learn about a culture
is to experience it yourself!!
Kitson's mum has a peranakan heritage.
She spoke dearly of memories she had,
of the delicious nonya food her mum used to prepare
(of which many she could only remember
vaguely bits and pieces of the recipe.
I really think we should gather these recipes,
record them and safe keep them!)
and also the beautifully crafted sarong kebaya her mother wore.
You could instantly see her eyes light up
and feel her heart grew warm
when she spoke about the penang peranakans.
Thank God, my sister-in-law Linda
managed to keep a couple of my Mother-in-law's kebaya....
and I inherited a set of it.
Words alone couldn't sum up how much it meant to me.....
It is special,
and it sits safely in my closet....
I once told myself
if I could shed the fats off from child birth,
I would get myself a sarong kebaya as a reward!
Although, I am still far off from being figure perfect,
I couldn't reisit but buy one!
And I think I am addicted to get more!!!!
I've gotten
a set of sarong kebaya,
tali pinggang (Chain-linked belt)
Koronsang (3 piece brooches)
And I am determine to wear that for my cousin's wedding!
I am still short of the kasut manek(beaded shoe)
to complete the whole nonya look!!!!
Maybe in my next trip to Malacca
I can look forward in getting one of those
*giggle*
I'll post pictures after attending the wedding.
Hopefully, I am able to pull the whole nonya look off!!
24.02.09
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