Meng Kee Peking Duck

The owners of this restaurant certainly own the noodle shop nearby as they bear the same name. I did a ‘test’ to confirm this. 

I ordered a bowl of noodles and asked them to bring it to me at Meng Kee Peking Duck –the waiter said alright provided I pay him cash when food is served. And this is a picture of the bowl of noodles we tried – smooth, fine  noodles with lots of goji berry- it was good!

We ordered some dishes to go with rice – half a roasted duck (RM31) – I must say that this was indeed the best roasted duck I’ve ever had. Crispy on the outside, yet succulent inside. Superb!

Pork ribs in marmite (RM16) – this dish was alright, but I would have preferred the meat cut into smaller pieces.

Crab meat tofu soup (RM12)

Stir fried Hong Kong kalian (RM9) – the serving was rather small, but the kai lan was fried on high flame and as a result of this was good.

Address : 27 Jalan Juruaudit U1/37

Hicom Glenmarie

Shah Alam

Opening hours : 11am to 10.30pm

Credit cards accepted.

Ah Yip Herbal, Summit USJ

I’m back at Ah Yip Herbal for some nutritious soup. This time around the soup was a bit 

overpowering. However, the oiled vegetables ie yau mak was excellent –crunchy and fresh.

This is chicken with black fungus which I ordered  for its purported health benefits – reducing cholesterol and blood cleansing. With its bittersweet taste, it complemented the chicken very well.

Duck thigh noodles- as always this is served in herbal soup. If ribs which fall off the bones easily are considered excellent, then duck meat that fall off the bone easily should be good too – and this was what I  got.

Address: Lot LG 51 & 52 Lower Ground Floor

The Summit Subang USJ

Persiaran Kewajipan

USJ 1 47600 UEP Subang Jaya

Tel :   +603 8024 7793

 Mastercard & Visa accepted

Yik Kee, Karak

With the East Coast Highway, we no longer need to drive through Karak town in order to get to the East Coast. Today, I made a special trip there just for old times sake. My destination was none other than the famous Yik Kee restaurant. Although they have several outlets in the Klang Valley and Gohtong Jaya, nothing beats the original Karak Yik Kee.

I was happy to see that nothing much has changed in Yik Kee physically. I can find the toilets easily and th layout of the restaurant  was just as I remember it. There are 2 sections – air conditioned and non air conditioned. We chose to dine at the former as it was a rather hot afternoon.

Garlic in a covered stainless steel container

A trip to Yik Kee is never complete without their signature sang har meen – and this was the first thing we ordered. Priced at RM46, this plate of noodles was …in one word, AWESOME!!

Fish paste soup (RM12) - this soup may not look appetisingm but trust me, the freshness of the fish can be tasted in every single fish ball.

This is oiled lettuce (RM8) – slightly oily though!

This BBQ duck (RM15)  served with a tangy sauce which certainly was a good complement. It was interesting to note that despite the way the duck was served, the skin was still crisp and the meat pleasingly firm. Love it!

Address : 29 Jalan Besar

28600 Karak

Tel : +609 2311240

Chinese New Year dishes

Happy Chinese New  Year!!  This year I’ve decided to showcase some food which Chinese serve during the CNY period. I shall limit the food to those served during lunch and dinner.Every dish served has a meaning.

This is mixed vegetables. Typically it should contain some vegetables with long stems and leaves – this serves as a pray for long life for the elderly. Quite often, black sea moss (髮菜) is also included (not seen in this picture for environmental purposes) as it symbolises prosperity.

Abalone is often served in soup – just like the ones in the photos below – abalone symbolises good fortune.

Abalone with chicken soup

Abalone with sea cucumber soup

Duck (鸭肉) – symbolises fertility – I’ve been served roasted duck and Peking duck.

This is a meat ball (肉丸) dish – meat balls are round and this means ‘reunion’….that the family will always be united.

A pork dish is a must as it is said to bring about wealth, strength and abundant blessings.

Nestum prawns – (大虾) – in Cantonese this is pronounced as ‘ha’ which sounds like the sound of laughter – it is hoped that after eating the prawns we will have laughter i.e happiness all year long.

Spring roll