Biscuits, bakery, kuih and confectionary is always fascinating to me. The combination of many or few simple ingredients combines to produce such aromatic delicacies. Not to mention how each of them comes with unique cultural influences. The Jonker Street in Melaka is one place that is so culturally rich and historically preserved. The previous …
Read MoreEat and Drink Melaka: On the Spot Baking and Selling @ Jonker Street
I’ve always like shopping in Isetan but to very honest, I’ve never actually dined in Isetan before. It probably is the last thing that would ever come into anybody’s mind when thinking of what to eat. However, in one of the recent movie premier, one of us decided to have our dinner in Isetan …
Kuih, is a term used for snacks that are often bite sized amongst Malaysian. The very popular Kuih amongst Malaysian is those made by the Straits Chinese, also known as the Peranakan. Because the peranakan are a mixed race decendants of Chinese and Malay, the culture speaks itself through the traditional dishes and Kuih. …
Taiwan Recipe Restaurant is a sister chain outlet to Little Taiwan which serves halal Taiwan dishes. The outlet in IOI mall is very strategically suitable for those who want a quick bite or delicious snack menu. The two however is really different as this one serves pork in their dishes. To begin with, …
Being a half Peranakan, I was never fascinated with most of the commercialized Nyoya cuisine around me. Like the rest, Penang Nyonya in Subang Parade is not an exceptional. Even though, I really do like a few of their dishes in the menu. I like how I can conveniently head to Subang Parade …
Pu Tien, a name of a Fujian province in China whereby the people of Putien is also referred to as Xing Hua. According to a fellow Xing Hua (commonly known as HengHwa) friend who has appeared in my blog several times, Putien in One Utama serves real authentic dishes from where he remembers eating …
My previous post touched a little on goodness of chili and how it is great as to cook with in simple home dishes. Apart from the known rich Vitamin C in chili, there is also Vitamin A which contains beta carotenoids. This happens to be a very powerful antioxidant which wipes out free radical bodies …
Read MoreSambal Chili and anchovies – the perfect combination
Tamayaki is a convenient takoyaki booth which currently is easily accessible in malls. Few months back, they were opened in Publika and I found them recently also opened in Sunway Pyramid too. In Japanese, Tama means ball where as Yaki means grill or fry. I’ve tried a couple different flavours on the …
Zanmai sushi has got many outlets and they all have long queues. At times, I do feel that it is somewhat a little unacceptable to have to line up just to have a meal you ought to pay. To avoid all that, I recommend the One Mont Kiara outlet as that would be the …
The expended IOI mall is quite a pleasant place to hang out once in a while when you are almost sick of bigger malls like the One Utama, or Mid valley. IOI mall is a very family oriented mall, really suitable for family hangouts. It doesn’t have too much high status and branded name …