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New Restaurant Ipoh Chicken Rice, Sri Petaling, KL

Yein Jee — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:47:18 +0000

Dined at the New Restaurant Ipoh Chicken Rice in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur last weekend. It’s a branch of a famous restaurant (in Gasing, PJ) which has been operating since 1977; this one was opened a couple of years ago.

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Porridge steamboat, Farmland Restaurant, Sri Petaling

Yein Jee — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:05:03 +0000

Dined at Farmland Restaurant in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, last Sunday (Jan 4). The restaurant is one of the branches of the restaurant famous for its porridge steamboat.

Double based steamboat, with porridge and tomyam base on each side

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Chicken nest bun, Clan Restaurant, Sri Petaling

Yein Jee — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:56:24 +0000

Dim Sum breakfast a couple of weeks ago at the Clan Restaurant in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The restaurant’s signature dish is a creation of its own… the gai wo bao (鸡窝包 – literally chicken nest bun) which is basically a combo of two popular dim sum dishes i.e. the loh mai gai (糥米鸡 – chicken glutonous rice) and chicken bun.

To be frank, I am not a fan… it’s a clever idea, but the taste just doesn’t click for me. My sister kinda love it though; and judging from their business, lots of the folks seem to like it too.

These days almost all dim sum restaurants in the Sri Petaling area is selling this chicken nest bun, but Clan Restaurant is still the most popular place for the dish… originality still matters obviously.

For KL folks, the address of the restaurant… 140, Jalan Radin Anum, Sri Petaling.

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Fast Food Fish Head Restaurant, Sri Petaling

Yein Jee — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:55:12 +0000

Fast Food Fish Head is the (weird) name of a Chinese restaurant in Seri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The restaurant is famous for its steamed fresh-water fish.

Dinner with my family on Sunday (Oct 5)…

Steamed catfish with Chinese fermented black beans

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Pig innards congee, Malaysian style

Yein Jee — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:10:16 +0000

Pig innards congee (猪杂粥) is a common delicacy in Canton-based Chinese community, i.e. Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau, and some parts of Malaysia and Singapore etc.

Pig innard congee, takeout from a shop in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur

The pig innards congee in Hong Kong is a bit different from those we have in Malaysia. The pork innards (liver, kidney, intestine, lungs, stomach etc.) in Hong Kong are normally cooked fresh with the congee, whereas in Malaysia the innards are pre-cooked and seasoned before adding into the congee.

Both style has its pros and cons… but the essence of the congee is with the rice porridge itself. The smoothness and thickness of the congee is often more dictating than the pork innards. The one I had in the photo for example was a bit too watery.

Chinese and some other Asians are quite accustomed to this dish, but westerners might take this as one of those bizarre food adventure.

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Sky Bar, Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Yein Jee — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:37:48 +0000

Had a drink with a few old buddies at Sky Bar last month. The pub, located at Traders Hotel, is popular in Kuala Lumpur for its pool side setting and its prime location which provides a great view for Petronas Twin Towers, formerly the world’s tallest building.

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