New Formosa Restaurant turns 30 this year, and it’s all thanks to you, our loyal customers.
Please visit our website at for our latest promotion or you may browse our famous dishes online.
Certain Signature “The Olden” Dishes require advance
Roasted Chicken Stuff with Eight Treasures (with Chinese mushrooms, sausage, dried shrimps, chestnuts, onion)
Simmered Winter Melon with diced chicken, fish maw, Chinese mushrooms, ginkgo nuts & scallops.
Hong Kong-style roasted Crispy Suckling Pig
Formosa SpecialCombination Dishes
Lion Head, Stewed minced pork balls, bean thread with Chinese mushrooms and white cabbage in Taiwanese iron pot
Taiwan famous Crab Rice, we use brown, unpolished rice
Luxury Chinese Ham Sandwich, Chinese ham with Honey Sauce (Hunan’s Special Traditional Ham Dish) (Served with Chinese Silver Threads Bread & deep fried dried bean curd skin)
Formosan Olden style Braised Sea Fish Headwith Chinese mushrooms, white cabbage & scallions.
Please bring CODE No.“New Formosa 46″to claim this promotion:
If your own, relatives, colleagues or friends birthdays fall within this joyful period, From today to 31/12/2010, you are entitled to 10% discount off on our a la carte dishes (cash term only) + one dessert (5% discount on credit card payment)
New Formosa Restaurant ????? (Authentic Taiwanese Food) 46, Jalan SS 2/24, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Tel: 03 78751894, 78757478, 019 3353274, 019 2339591
Sotong kangkung is one of my most favourite Malaysian dishes, and I’m sure many of you like it too, which is why I’m sharing with you my mum’s recipe! If you feel that making your own sauce is too daunting, however, go ahead and cheat – buy ready made kuah rojak (rojak sauce). I promise I won’t tell anyone!
Main ingredients 1 sotong kembang (red cuttlefish)
300gm or one bunch of kangkung (water spinach/convolvulus)
To add to boiling water 1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Optional ingredients 1 cucumber (sliced or grated)
4 pieces of fried firm tofu (sliced)
Sauce ingredients 1cm cube of toasted belacan (dry shrimp paste)
3 tablespoons of petis (thick shrimp paste)
1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon of sweet soy sauce
3 tablespoons of sugar (add more or reduce to your taste)
Salt to taste
2 tablespoons of tamarind paste mixed with 2 tablespoons of warm water
1/2 tablespoon of chilli paste (optional)
Business is usually bustling at the Hainanese Chicken Rice stall in Kheng Pin Cafe located in the junction of Sri Bahari Road and Penang Road. This stall run by a couple is one of the places with a good rendition of chicken rice in town. The poached chicken is deliciously prepared, a firm smooth skin [...]
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Feringgi Grill at the luxurious Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa is no newbie in the Penang food scene. Having been around for three decades, it has been perceived by most as the creme de la creme of fine dining restaurants in Penang. Hence, the perception that dining there also comes with a hefty price. Perhaps its for that reason, that I’ve never stepped foot into Feringgi Grill until now…
Walking into the restaurant, a sturdy masculine feel resonates… somewhat akin to a Gentleman’s club perhaps? After all, Feringgi Grill does offer cigars and have their own wine cellar with a pretty extensive collection of wines..
On the menu for the night were some specials – a sampling menu of sorts, put together by Chef Adam. I was excited!
We were first presented with Feringgi Grill’s bread basket. And what an impressive one it was! Served with unsalted butter and a roaster pepper dip, we were spoilt for choice! I especially loved the parmesan cheese sticks with the roasted pepper dip.
As the name suggest, Feringgi Grill serves mostly grilled and smoked dishes. And from the comforts of the restaurant, guests can peer into the shiny bright kitchen where this impressive looking grill sits…
I love this design of the service station! And… I managed to get this shot of Chef Adam at work…
Shortly thereafter, we were served the Amuse-Bouche - grilled chicken with tomato salsa
For the appetizer, we were served a sampler of Grilled Scallops with a Spicy Guava Salad, Pear Chutney and Smoked Salmon Cheescake
I thoroughly enjoyed the lightly grilled juicy scallops. They had such a wonderful smokey flavour that had me wanting more. Plus the spicy guava salad brought a contrasting crunch to the soft juicy scallops.
I didn’t quite know what to expect with the Smoked Salmon Cheesecake, having not had savoury cheesecakes before. But I must say that this savoury version does the rich dessert justice! Right down to the crunchy muesli macadamia crust! A definite must try!
For the soups, we had not one but three different types to taste! This sampler of soups is also available on their regular menu at RM29.
Lined up for tasting were the Grilled Carrot-Cream Soup, “She” Crab and Corn Chowder and a Burnt Pumpkin Soup. Our server advised us to start with the carrot cream soup (moving from right to left) as the flavours deepen.
I loved all three soups! The Grilled Carrot Cream soup has hidden treasures inside in the form of lamb bacon bits. The “She” Crab & Corn chowder is creamy and sweet while the Burnt Pumpkin Soup is topped with fragrant pandan oil and a duck liver dumpling. I approached the duck liver dumpling rather apprehensively…but one bite and it won me over. The flavour is rich and deep and oh so satisfying!
We were then served a Citrus Sorbet as a palate cleanser before moving on to the main meal….
For the main course, I was delighted to find that Chef Adam had arranged for us to try two different main courses (yay for variety!) The Golden Snapperwith red wine cream was surprisingly good. The snapper was very fresh! And I loved the swirled mash potatoes side dish.
Meanwhile the 100 Day Grain Fed Tenderloin was fantastic! Done medium rare, the meat was very well marinated, really tender with slightly charred edges… delicious with the forrest mushrooms! Now, that’s what I call a good steak!
By the time I had polished off my main course, I was stuffed!! But I definitely had to make room for dessert! Especially when dessert sounds as decadent as this… Chocolate Lava “Bombalai” and home made peanut butter ice cream!!
Feringgi Grill serves 10 different types of home made ice cream by the way, and I must say that the peanut butter ice cream is to die for! Luxuriously smooth and nutty! I almost almost liked this more than the Chocolate Lava
The Chocolate Lava has hot molten chocolate oozing out from its center… heaven!
A glass of Red Wine to go with the meal…
Browsing through their new revamped menu, I must say that the earlier perception I had about this place being ridiculously exorbitant began to change… Soups and appetizers start from RM19, Grilled Meats served with a choice of veggies and potatoes start from RM56 (for the chicken) and RM98 (for the steak) and meanwhile Chef Adam’s signature mains start from RM55 (the delicious Grilled Golden Snapper that I sampled!). Feringgi Grill also offers a vegetarian/meatless menu with appetizers and soups and mains such as a Mixed Mushroom Risotto and a heartwarming Baked Bean Stew.
We ended the lovely meal with some chocolate pralines! (which definitely made me a happy camper!)
Feringgi Grill currently offers 35% off their ala carte menu til 31 July 2010! There’s a few days left to grab this really good opportunity to wine and dine a loved one with excellent food and a spectacular view…
and I were talking about watching a Germany match in House Frankfurt along with the many Germans that frequent the restaurant but as the intended match would only start at 2:30am, we decided we would have dinner there instead.
House Frankfurt, according to their website is the oldest German restaurant in KL. Considering that 80% of the tables had at least one caucasian occupying it, I would guess that this place does serve rather traditional fare that reminds them of home. And of course, the is another encouraging factor!
We were thinking of sharing a salad initially but their vegetarian main dish of grilled mixed Mediterranean vegtables with balsamic vinegar (RM30.50) sounded much more interesting. And it was. The medley of vegetables consisted of grilled eggplant, courgettes, tomatoes, baby corn, mushrooms, peppers and was topped with baby olives. Delicious but a tad oily. But since the menu said pumpkin seed oil was used, i would brush it off as “healthy oily”, haha.
I decided to have something off the menu, and was listed as one of the daily specials. I can’t remember the name for sure but it started with “Jaeger”, but was essentially escalopes with mushroom sauce and , german noodles. I really enjoyed this as the sauce was rich and creamy and perfect with the noodle dumpling bits which reminded me of gnocchi. This costs RM39.50.
Lissie ordered Smoked pork (RM34.50), which was served with mashed potatoes, sauerkraut and gravy. The pork tasted like thick cuts of bacon, i.e. all the salty porkiness that lingers in your mouth. The creamy mashed potatoes was the perfect accompaniment.
Lissie’s friend ordered the pork schnitzel “Wiener Style”, i.e. Austrian style (RM34.50). It was served with potatoes and a side salad. Even though schnitzels are traditionally served with a lemon slice or jam, i think this one really needed some gravy to go with it. It was crisp but dry. And the gravy-less mashed potatoes didn’t help at all. But it was great if you had some weissbeer to wash it down with, hehe.
After the rather excellent meal, we were ready for dessert. The hot apple strudel with ice cream (RM16.50) was really quite something. The apple slices were rich with the taste of cinnamon and it was what I’d call comfort food.
House Frankfurt ()
12, Jalan Telawi 5
Bangsar Baru
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel.: +603 2284 1624
Open daily 12pm-12am
Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, one of the 17 communities in Spain. In Barcelona, you must try tapas, or traditional bar food. Tapas is normally a very casual affair and almost at every cornerstone. Of course, there are high-end spots as well but I didn’t get a chance to visit any.
A short summary of how a typcial tapas experience proceeds: the popular joints would require a bit of a wait for a spot to open up at the bar or one of the few tables. Just stand around the bar, or at the entrance to wait in line (if there’s one). The waiters would usually ask you how many in your party and alert you once something comes up. Once you get a table, the food and wine would follow suit very quickly. When in doubt on what to order, look at what the others are having and employ the universal language of pointing and smiling apologetically for the language barrier.
Our first Barcelonian meal was at Bar Pinotxo (pronounced “Pinochio”; you can see a wood figure of this character sitting at the top of the sign). We were promised this dish of pan con tomate but it never appeared. Instead, we had normal white baguette. Nevertheless, the dishes made up for the mistake. Perfectly cooked grilled red prawns that was slathered with fruity olive oil, salty anchovies and more olive oil, gooey and crisp croquettes blended with bacalao (which is a salted cod) were our favourites. With our meal, we ordered glasses of white wine and beer.
The way the wine was served is rather special. A glass is given to me together with an entire bottle of wine. Initially, I thought the server made a mistake and thought I ordered a bottle, not a glass. But he explained with gesturing hands and halting English that we just go ahead to pour and drink. After the meal, they would see how much leftover wine and “know” how many glasses were consumed. So now you know
Back to food. We wanted a baby squid and chickpea stew that every other table was having, but it was about 2:30pm when we ordered and the dish had unfortunately ran out. The tuna in tomato stew was less popular with us because tuna being tuna, the flesh got tough when cooked. Still, it was a satisfying meal and a great start to our Spain eats. It wasn’t as cheap as I anticipated; a meal for 3 of us came up to slightly >60 Euros and we suspected it was the prawns and anchovies.
The restaurant is located in the La Boqueria market, a popular market in Barcelona and right at the entrance.
I later found out that a Barcelona special is pan con tomate, or toasted bread rubbed with garlic and tomato and drizzled with oil and a sprinkle of salt. This dish is taken to accompany all the other tapas. I would end up having this dish almost every tapas meal and I loved it!
Stay tuned for more eats…
Address : La Rambla, 91, Barcelona, Spain Opening hours : 6am-4pm Monay to Saturday Prices : From 3 to 10€ Phone : +34 93 317 17 31 Metro/Bus : Ramblas
Restaurant Review: Taqueria Maya. Posted Monday, July 26, 2010. Taqueria Maya is an authentic Mexican restaurant at 9996 Kings Auto Mall Dr., tucked away in a mostly deserted strip mall next to a Lenscrafters. The place is owned, …
