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Mention Lui Cha and most Malaysians know – yes, that popular Hakka vegetarian dish cooked with vegetable, beans and garlic. It is normally served in a green tea-based soup and is not just a dish but a whole meal as it contains all the nutrients of a meal. A good lui char is one of [...]
Peking duck was once a special event. In my household we would all make a concerted effort to go to one of a very limited number of restaurants, and you mentally revved up for the occasion in advance, often having to place your order for the duck 24 hours ahead of time. Peking duck wasn’t [...]
If you’ve ever wondered, why there aren’t enough exciting new fine-dining places to dine at in Kuala Lumpur, join the club. I mean KL has its great restaurants and we all have our favourites, but it has been a while since I’ve been really excited or thrilled by a particular dining experience, that is until [...]
Chef Choi may not offer glitzy decor or trendy music, but it has carved out an enviable niche with its ‘great flavours’ & staff who make everyone feel ‘remembered & special’. Unlike the competition hereabouts, there is plenty of elbow room in this cozy restaurant I have come to call, a second home. And you [...]
Soup Restaurant specializes in more than just soup. This place boasts of homecooked meals and family recipes with a distinctively traditional taste. It used to be called, “Soup Restaurant” in some places, and “Dian Xiao Er” in Singapore but now, they are just known popularly as Soup Restaurant. The inspiration for the soothing bowls of [...]
“Heng hwa is a rather watery language.” I still remember my friend, who happens to be Heng Hwa, tell me this, one day, as we were crossing the road coming back from school. I say, “you mean flowery language?” No, watery she says. “Ever stood next to a Heng Hwa, speaking her mother tongue?” I [...]
As the faint sound of a sizzle of meat made it’s way to our ears, the air smelled of smoke, garlic and pork fat. Pork is a beautiful thing.. in a sweet succulent brined pork chop way, or in a smoky, falling off the cracker, dry-cured parma ham way. It’s delicious as a rillette with [...]
I suppose I have a few food-inclined friends who are still obsessed with fresh truffles. They tend to know a great deal, on the subject matter, and go through great lengths to transport/ship/hand-carry fresh truffles back home to KL, for the sake of a meal. They also go through great pains to keep the truffles [...]
One of our all time favourite dimsum places is, Clan Restaurant, in Sri Petaling. These guys are fast, clean and cheap. The dimsum of course, is incredibly good. Otherwise, we wouldn’t eat here, would we;) They also have this crazy Gai Wo Bao, which translates to ‘Chicken Nest Bun’. Clan Restaurant owners are the creators [...]
Chinese New Year is a little like Thanksgiving where there’s celebration, massive feasting, visiting relatives and where ornate, wildly colored dragons, kamquat trees, and generally, decorations that are “red” in colour, are used to decorate the place for good luck. Chinese restaurants will inadvertently be serving up dishes with names that mean “good luck” and [...]
Hairy crabs, a.k.a. Chinese mitten crabs .. Feeling a little tied up? roe, roe , roe your boat, gently down the stream.. merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream .. braised hairy crab egg noodles .. love me, love my crab meat and roe .. Feeling too square for some [...]
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