Chinese Cuisines at Restoran City Star, Petaling Jaya

December 25th, 2009

I was invited by Ken for dinner together with his friends from Tour2U at Restoran City Star in Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya during my Kuala Lumpur trip. This double shop lot restaurant owned by Mr CM Wong has a nice and clean environment with one section of the restaurant air-conditioned.
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Nyonya Restaurant, SS2

December 3rd, 2009

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This is an old establishment that has been here for years and has undergone a facelift since I last ate there. Driving past the other day, decided to pop in again to see how the changes fare.

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Clean lines in the interior.

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This is the Gulai Tumis fish. The fish was cooked in this sour tamarind gravy with lady’s fingers (okra) and pineapple and garnished with laksa leaves, or more known as daun kesom. Piquant and slighly spicy, this dish can be addictive once paired with white rice.

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We also tried the Beef rendang. Flavourful but the meat was not as tender as I would like it.

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Ordered sayur paku or fiddlehead ferns which were stir-fried with succulent prawns. Crisp and fresh, enjoyed this too.

It’s comforting to know that this place’s food has remained consistent over the years. And they do have quite an array of other dishes to tickle anyone’s fancy.

Nyonya Restaurant (www)
52, Jalan SS2/24,
47300 Petaling Jaya.

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Dinner @ Lam Mee Ya, 1 Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

April 13th, 2009

 Dinner @ Lam Mee Ya, 1 Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

- The Shop-

Lam-Mee-Ya has been in One-U for a couple of months and finally i tried it out! It is opposite Kluang Station or next to Bread Story (or is it bread talk) in LG at the New Wing, previously was a Japanese restaurant.

 Dinner @ Lam Mee Ya, 1 Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

- Japanese Tea-

It is recommended by dear to have a try.. since we do not have any odea on wat to makan in 1-u. We ordered the Japanese Tea which is kinda nice.. and not bad.. very soothing as well after drinking

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- Lam Mee-

That’s de Lam Mee dear ordered…the noodle portion is quite big for me… don’t know how to explain the gravy taste. its quite different from normal Lam Mee outside the stalls. they have their ”own taste” which is not very strong. wonder what is the taste for the curry mee and chicken koay teow. hahaha will try it next time. .. and I felt lucky we ordered just a bowl..and we shared together.. or not is just wasting the money since I am not a heavy eater

 Dinner @ Lam Mee Ya, 1 Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

- The Wo Tip-

It also come wif the Japanese style of wanton or mainly called Wo- Tip in Taiwan.. is a similar style and inside is shreaded wif some meat and kinda juicy.. the taste is some sorts like Siew Long Pau .. hahaha.. is very oishi desu

Taste: 4/5

Venue: LAM MEE YA Opposite Kluang Station, Next to Bread Story, Rainforest (new wing)

One Utama Shopping Centre
LG333A, Lower Ground Floor,
1, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama City Centre
Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Contact : 03-7727 4877

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Penang Food – Dim Sum @Aik Hoe Restaurant

March 30th, 2009

The day started with a “yum cha” session at the old eatery, Aik Hoe Restaurant located in Carnavon Street. This restaurant which occupied two shop houses still managed to retain its old nostalgic charm after fifty over years. The fixtures of old ceiling fans with flooring of small squares of blue and white tiles still [...]

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CK Lam featured in Guang Ming “We Eat”

March 29th, 2009

I am happy to see myself featured in the “We Eat” section in the Guang Ming Daily published on 29th March 2009. It was indeed an honour to see the full page article of myself having breakfast in Aik Hoe, one of the oldest restaurants in Penang which is well known for its authentic dim [...]

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Invited Review | Karaikudi Restaurant @ Market St – Part 2

March 27th, 2009

We had the opportunity to attend a food review at Karaikudi Restaurant at Market Street last week and the experience of dining at this Indian Restaurant is something different compared to other reviews we have done. Despite having quite a lot of Indian Restaurants or eating outlets in Penang, we have to admit that we have less exposure about Indian Cuisine and there are still a lot of interesting facts about Indian food that we have not found out. 

In the second part of the Invited Review, we will showcase the rest of the dishes that we have that time and save the best for last, a home made recipe (although not from Karaikudi) that gives us a lasting, “sizzling” impression. :)

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The three dishes that we had that time, clockwise from bottom left; Mutton Chukka VaruvalChettinad Potato Masala and Ladies Finger Pepper Fry. Notice that all the dishes were put on the same type of container, called “kadai“. 

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Kadai in this case, refers to the cooking pot which the dishes are prepared and normally bigger in size. The smaller ones as shown here are used for serving instead. The loop shaped handles make the kadai easy to carry. 

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This dish is a favourite among the food bloggers during the review until we actually requested the second portion Ladies Finger Pepper Fry (RM7.00). It is quite chewy and some say it is “quite Q (the Cantonese version)”. The pepper taste for this dish is not as strong as the mutton dish. 

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The dish in slight yellowish is a simple dish that every other cuisine will have as well. The indian version of “telur goreng” or scrambled egg is Egg Podimass (RM4.00). Huat Koay said this is the first time he had noticed the Indian scrambled eggs dish. Taste wise, you have guessed it, just like scrambled eggs.

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Kadai Vegetable (RM9.00) contains assorted vegetable cooked in rich gravy. Some dishes uses Kadai to indicate the dish is prepared using this type of cooking pot. 

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Chettinad Potato Masala (RM6.00) is a good dish to have with either the naan or dosai. The masala sauce and potato taste good with the potato being soft and easy to chew with the bread.

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Squid Fry (RM8.00) is definitely different from the Sotong Goreng that we have been tasting at the Malay outlets. The Malay version is just squids fried with flour but for the squid fry here is dipped in spicy batter before being fried and the red colour is just part of the spices used.

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The squid has some spicy taste which makes it interesting than the conventional ones and we also squeeze some lime juice on top which taste very nice and totally different. Just like any other fried squids, it must be consumed as soon as it is served or it will harden the longer it is exposed to air.

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The lamb dish is always Tam Ciak’s favourite but Fei Fei will always keeps a distance because of its pungent smell. Yet with Mutton Chukka Varuval (RM18.00), we feel surprised when we noticed Fei Fei keeps taking pieces of the mutton for himself. 

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The Mutton Chukka Varuval has the pepper spiciness that can be quite strong which is the reason the lamb smell is not that dominant anymore. The meat is quite tender and easy to chew and comes in the dry curry type which is just excellent. 

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If you have eaten banana leave meals before, this is probably something you have experienced. Each of us was given a large stainless steel plate to put our dishes. All the dishes mentioned above were served to us one at a time and every when the waiter scoop the dishes onto our plate, they will mention the name of the dish to us, to tell us what we were having at that time.

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Sometimes it may be hard to understand or to catch the name of the dish because of their heavy Indian accent, we have to ask them repeat a few times, even to the extend of spelling the dish. Yet, they are more than willing to educate us especially on the Indian terms used to make sure we understand them. Yes, the service and hospitality offered by staffs of Karaikudi Restaurant are quite welcoming.

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Nickname “the Indian Pizza” is Chettinad Special Dosai (RM4.00). How special can it be? Well, this is actually a “thosai” that all of us commonly know of (besides the chapati and puri). 

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Chettinad Special Dosai comes in a very colourful topping that we feel it looks more suitable for culinary contest. With topping ingredients like chopped coriander (yes, they use a lot here), onions, potato, chili flakes etc, it  combines the usual slight sour “thosai” taste with these ingredients and taste just wonderful.  

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Before being served with the final dessert, we were served with Chettinad Filter Coffee (RM2.80) to neutralize our tongue and to wash away all the remaining flavours that still exist in the mouth. Unlike other types of coffee, the fragrance of Chettinad coffee can be smelled in close proximity. Also, there is heavy use of milk in this coffee that it taste more like latte than kopi O.

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The “eruption” feeling of the night was the Karaikudi’s signature dessert, Sizzling Brownie (RM10.00). The sizzling brownie is in fact a creation from the wife of the owner of Karaikudi Restaurant. All of us were excited seeing the ice cream brownie being served and all the bloggers were quickly, happily snapping the pictures because the ice cream melts fast.

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The sizzling brownie looks like molten lava erupted from volcano with the chocolate sauce on top of the melting ice cream flowing down while the base where the brownie and cashew nuts are at the hot plate look hot and boiling, creating a sizzling effect which spills all over towards the surrounding. Notice the smoke effects going upwards on top of the ice cream…

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Once the sizzling effect settles down, it is time to savour this delicious brownie with every spoon ends with “MMmmmmm“, “Aaaahhhhhhh“, giggling and laughing, re-enacting our childhood behaviours seeing those sweet delicacies. The sizzling brownie is just the right dish to leave a lasting impression of dining at Karaikudi Restaurant.

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Penang Restaurant – Cai Xiang Seafood

March 26th, 2009

As a newbie to an area, I would usually choose to patronize the restaurant that is recommended by word of mouth or through the blogs. This time around I chose the Cia Xiang Seafood Restaurant in Bukit Tambun for our family weekend makan outing. This restaurant is nearby the Bukit Tambun Interchange of the North [...]

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By Invitation: Karaikudi Restaurant at Market Street, Little India

March 25th, 2009

My family and I eat regularly at Karaikudi (Hillside) Restaurant, but we’ve never gone to the original outlet at Market Street. I’ve always enjoyed the food there which serves Chettinad cuisine and immediately said yes when the invitation came in from PenangTuaPui. I was excited to see what the original outlet had to offer! The menu for the night mainly focused on South Indian cuisine and we were told that the food is cooked fresh everyday!

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First up to whet our appetite was a Chettinad style Vegetable Soup (RM3).  It was a light clear soup with cauliflower, carrots and french bean. The soup was a great start to the meal! We were told that the soup had a yellow tinge due to the use of dhall.

k3 1024x768 By Invitation: Karaikudi Restaurant at Market Street, Little IndiaNext up was Bitter Gourd Chips (RM6). This was a surprise as it was sliced really thin and crispy to the taste! I’m not a big fan of bitter gourd though cos I don’t like the bitterness and this was plenty bitter!

k4 1024x767 By Invitation: Karaikudi Restaurant at Market Street, Little IndiaThe Squid Fry (RM8) was dish I really enjoyed. Squids are very easy to overcook. But there was no sign of hard rubbery squids here. Even after it cooled down substantially from all the photography, the squids were still nice and tender.

k5 1024x767 By Invitation: Karaikudi Restaurant at Market Street, Little IndiaMeanwhile, the chicken cutlet (RM6 for 2 pieces larger than the photo above) is easily my favourite appetizer of the lot. The cutlets were very flavorful thanks to the generous use of spices with a slight tinge of heat to it. And there were also very soft with a slight crisp edge. I would definitely order this again!

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The luciously thick Mango Lassi (RM4 – comes in a bigger glass than the photo)

k8 1024x767 By Invitation: Karaikudi Restaurant at Market Street, Little IndiaThe Ladies Finger Pepper Fry (RM7) was an instant hit! The ladies fingers were finely chopped and had a surprising chewy texture. The generous but not overboard use of black pepper gives the dish its zing. I’ve never had ladies fingers cooked in such a delicious manner!

k15 1024x767 By Invitation: Karaikudi Restaurant at Market Street, Little IndiaThe Kadai Vegetable (RM9) was an assorted vegetable dish cooked in a rich slightly spicy gravy. I tasted beancurds, tomatoes and lots of button mushrooms in the dish. We were told that Kadai is the big vessel that is being used to cook the dish, hence the name.

k10 1024x767 By Invitation: Karaikudi Restaurant at Market Street, Little IndiaThe Mutton Chukka Varuval (RM18) is another one of Karaikudi’s specialities. This turned out to be the spiciest dish of the night. But I loved it! The mutton pieces were scrumptiously tender and very well marinated with spices. I wouldn’t hesitate to order this again as I found it paired very well with naan bread.

k12 767x1024 By Invitation: Karaikudi Restaurant at Market Street, Little IndiaNext was the Chettinad Potato Masala (RM6) which was a mild dish. It would go well with the spicy mutton dish too! I liked the fact that the potatoes here were not too mushy so there was still a bite to it.

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Penang Food – Seafood Beehoon and Pork Porridge @Lam Kei

March 17th, 2009

Fancy having a bowl of piping hot seafood beehoon or pork porridge? I had my share over at Lam Kei located in Nam Thean coffee shop along the busy Jalan Jelutong. This stall has been around for thirty-five years with the second generation taking over now. They have another stall selling this similar food inside [...]

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Afternoon Tea @Rasa Wing Lounge in Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa

March 15th, 2009

We found ourselves relaxing and indulging in the Afternoon Tea at the elegant Rasa Wing Lounge in Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa, situated in the tourist belt of Batu Feringhi. Our previous visit to this beautiful resort was for the buffer dinner at the Spice Market Cafe, but this time we opted for a relaxing [...]

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