They say, that quite a number of men, prefer their mother’s cooking to their wife’s.
I say, well go eat at your mother’s then. ( kidding:P)
smoked pork belly + smoked lychee duck – pre-booking required
But truth be told, when someone mentions Mother’s cooking, one always thinks of fabulous comfort food that warms the cockles of one’s soul. Which brings us to Lao Ma Zi – the chinese word that means, ‘mother’.
Egg cooked in Chinese Wine, served in Claypot – from main menu
This restaurant is a little hidden and off the main Jalan Ipoh road, but the search of it will reveal some unusual, and tasty dishes. Some might find their dishes bland, but this is because the cooking employs less MSG and is definitely low sodium. Certain signature dishes here include the Fried Grouper fish head, Salted egg yolk soft shell crab, Smoked trotter, Smoked pork belly + smoked lychee duck, Steam shell scallop or Otah serve in coconut all need pre-booking. Otherwise you may just order from the main menu.
Soft shell crabs slathered in salted egg yolk and fried – super decadent.. and a little soggy if you don’t eat it fast, but really very good.
Kailan – low sodium – nice and crunchy.
Nai Yau Fei Chow Yee – or Deep fried and flayed Tilapia, cooked in butter and condensed milk ..
smoked pork belly + smoked lychee duck – pre- booking required
Amazing melt in your mouth, pork belly. Perfectly rendered fat and a deep, smokiness that’s hard to describe. The sweet lychee and its juices are just the perfect foil for the pork belly as well as smoked duck.
The smoked duck is so well marinated it takes on the texture of ham – go figure. The chinese style braised peanuts added a nice nutty flavour to the dish.
All in all, the bill set us back by less than RM200. Really good value for money, plus the fact that you’re getting ‘mother’s cooking’.. hmmm.. life is complete.
Add:
Lao Ma Zi
No. 726, Wisma Yoon Cheng (turn off the main road and the entrance is a the back)
4 1/2 Miles Jalan Ipoh 51200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +60 3 90768606
Business hours:
11am – 3pm, 6pm – 10pm
Closed on Monday
The smoked pork and smoked duck look absolutely delicious!
Yup, my favourite too!
to be honest, my mom’s not the greatest cook (but don’t tell her i said that, haha), so the cooking here might not necessarily evoke mom’s cooking for me, but it looks delicious in its own right! 😀
I agree.. to me the cooking here is above and beyond mother’s cooking! Really unique and delicious dishes
But some daughter-in-laws pick up the mum’s skills and can cook just as well. Then the lucky hubby gets the best of both worlds. 😉
Goes without saying la.. there’s always the great cooks too haha
My hubby will definitely not going to say he like mother’s cooking as my mother-in-law rarely cook a meal for him since he was young LOL
hahaha… poor thing… 😛
certainly looks good, those pork! want!
Oink Oink! LOL
Yeah, I guess the saying is true about mom’s cooking coz the next generation certainly doesn’t cook as often, so not as good. I like the looks of this smoked pork belly…not too fatty! Egg cooked in Chinese wine is one of the simplest to make at home.
Guilty! I don’t cook, but at least hubby does! LOL.. thank God one of us can still save the statistics!
i want pork pork tapi awak tak boleh lah makan itu pork hahaha
I eat more for you ya? 😛