apam balik
"lok-lok"
taiwanese sausage
Ampang Yong Tau Foo
Friday, December 14, 2007
Friday, December 07, 2007
cookbook wishlist
Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking
By Masaharu Morimoto
Just bummed into this book online while browsing through my (current) favourite TV channel's website: The Asian Food Channel. And boy.. chef morimoto is a genius. This book is a must have :)
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
first 2 weeks of KL (food)
Finally, some time to write something about the 'makan' hits that i've been to in my first 2 weeks back home. Here's the top 4 picks, in no particular order:
PURPLE CANE RESTAURANT - This place is ALL about tea, and incorporating elements of tea into their cooking. Very unique taste, and the food here is hardly oily at all, good for health (and weight) conscious people. the best part is, you only pay rm2 for free flow of really good tea. I choose Pu Er tea as the best tea to have, and I think it's also the best chinese tea ever given its unique, earthy flavour.
CHICKEN RICE @ PANDAN INDAH hawker centre (corner shop) - There is a reason why I've been patronising this store for 10 years now: it is PLC, 'Pang, Leng, Ceng' [canto, which means cheap, beautiful(like yummy), and value for money. hmm.. can't really find an accurate translation, gotta check with wai]. All the food in the picture ( normally it comes with roast duck instead of the hainanese boiled chicken, the 'pak kai' [white chicken]. they ran out of duck that day), plus 3 plates of rice and one bowl of soup... costs only RM18, which means RM6 per pax, ie. AUD2. Tell me, where can one find a better deal? and the food has been consistently good, the soup's really nice. Need i say more? come try for yourself. I guarantee you value for money.
HAU KEE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, Cheras - One of my favourite places to go for good Chinese cuisine, at reasonable prices. Nice place to go with family and friends, and share a few dishes. (To all Canberrans reading this, the place is definitely 10x better than Happy's). Hau Kee's signature dish: Crab cooked in milk and butter sauce. It's just so yummilicious! They serve it with some sweet bread for you to eat it with the sauce, but i prefer eating plain rice with that sauce; accentuates the flavours in the sauce better since plain rice has a more neutral taste allowing the real stars of the night to shine.
IMBI MARKET, Off Jalan Imbi(next to Pasarakyat) - Originally the market grounds was in Jalan Imbi itself, but now it's relocated to new ground, slightly off Jalan Imbi, but still within walking distance from landmarks such as Berjaya Times Square. The 'food area' of the market boasts many local favourites such as chee cheong fun, wanton mee, porridge with pork intestines(yummy! very popular), popiah, and of course the drinks stall which also sells, in my opinion, the best kaya toast in town (See inset). Be sure to turn up early if you intend to eat here as some of the stalls might just think they had a good run on sales and decide to close early.
More updates on my local picks next time!
PURPLE CANE RESTAURANT - This place is ALL about tea, and incorporating elements of tea into their cooking. Very unique taste, and the food here is hardly oily at all, good for health (and weight) conscious people. the best part is, you only pay rm2 for free flow of really good tea. I choose Pu Er tea as the best tea to have, and I think it's also the best chinese tea ever given its unique, earthy flavour.
CHICKEN RICE @ PANDAN INDAH hawker centre (corner shop) - There is a reason why I've been patronising this store for 10 years now: it is PLC, 'Pang, Leng, Ceng' [canto, which means cheap, beautiful(like yummy), and value for money. hmm.. can't really find an accurate translation, gotta check with wai]. All the food in the picture ( normally it comes with roast duck instead of the hainanese boiled chicken, the 'pak kai' [white chicken]. they ran out of duck that day), plus 3 plates of rice and one bowl of soup... costs only RM18, which means RM6 per pax, ie. AUD2. Tell me, where can one find a better deal? and the food has been consistently good, the soup's really nice. Need i say more? come try for yourself. I guarantee you value for money.
HAU KEE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, Cheras - One of my favourite places to go for good Chinese cuisine, at reasonable prices. Nice place to go with family and friends, and share a few dishes. (To all Canberrans reading this, the place is definitely 10x better than Happy's). Hau Kee's signature dish: Crab cooked in milk and butter sauce. It's just so yummilicious! They serve it with some sweet bread for you to eat it with the sauce, but i prefer eating plain rice with that sauce; accentuates the flavours in the sauce better since plain rice has a more neutral taste allowing the real stars of the night to shine.
IMBI MARKET, Off Jalan Imbi(next to Pasarakyat) - Originally the market grounds was in Jalan Imbi itself, but now it's relocated to new ground, slightly off Jalan Imbi, but still within walking distance from landmarks such as Berjaya Times Square. The 'food area' of the market boasts many local favourites such as chee cheong fun, wanton mee, porridge with pork intestines(yummy! very popular), popiah, and of course the drinks stall which also sells, in my opinion, the best kaya toast in town (See inset). Be sure to turn up early if you intend to eat here as some of the stalls might just think they had a good run on sales and decide to close early.More updates on my local picks next time!
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