KK Mayflower, Kota Kemuning

I noticed that there are 2 restaurants with the same name & they are located quite close to each other. I chose to dine at the one that looks less posh because I have been told that the prices here are more reasonable. Of course the other one has the advantage when it comes to ambience.

Salad bean curd (RM15) – with a selection of 2 dippings which were mayonnaise and thousand island dressing this so called salad was actually deep fried bean curd. Just look at the crispy crunchy crust.

Steamed garoupa (RM49) – the fish was very fresh and the steaming time was perfect so much so that the flesh was juicy and yummy.

Braised spare ribs in special sauce (RM30) – I would choose this dish over the garoupa anytime…why? Because separating the meat from the bone was a breeze! The ribs were very well marinated and every bite was pleasant.

Lotus root soup (RM26) – nothing spectacular, just normal.

Both the vegetable dishes we ordered were excellent. -stir fried dragon vege with garlic (RM12) & stir fried paku with belacan (RM8).  

Address: 2G, Jalan Anggerik Vanilla V/31V

Kota Kemuning

Seksyen 31

40460 Shah Alam

Tel : +6016 272 8038

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Mum Mum Seafood, Bt Tinggi

The Bukit Tinggi area in Klang never runs out of good eateries. Today, I went to check out Mum Mum Seafood, which hails all the way from Kuala Selangor.

The walls boasts of photographs of their signature dishes…and judging from the wide collection of pictures, one can easily tell that they can cook a huge variety of food.

CNY set menu

Now…to see whether they do it well or not

We ordered tofu – cooked with a thick, brown  gravy and garnished with some chopped spring onions, the velvety smooth tofu was flavourful.

Pork – cooked with some honey and sesame – this was sweet and easy on the teeth.

Steamed crab – this method of cooking completely proved that the crab (note we only had a 750-gramme crab…it was SO huge, it filled the entire plate!) was fresh and very meaty. Loved it!

Address: 37-G, Lorong Batu Nilam 3A

Bandar Bukit Tinggi

41200 Klang

Tel :+ 6010 225 1169
Opening hours : 11.30am-3pm , 5-11pm

Credit card accepted for amounts exceeding RM100

Welcome Seafood, PJS 8

Well, I was still in the mood for CNY food and we decided to meet up for lunch at Sunway Mentari. Welcome Seafood has air- conditioning and its doors are always literally open….so you feel welcomed here!

As there was 6 of us, we chose the RM298 set which came with a pot of tea.

The first dish was lou sang – which came with this plate of white fish. I must say that although it wasn’t salmon which is many people’s choice of fish for lou sangs, it was extremely delicious. I like this dish which is only available during the CNY season…..the mess we created – sweet, sourish and  rainbow coloured!

Shark’s fin soup – with real shark’s fin and lots of crab meat!

Stewed pork trotter – with its tasty and gravy and sinfully fat meat – this dish was simply awesome!

This  is called one bucket chicken or chicken in a bucket – steamed chicken served in what to me, resembles a rice bucket. The kampong chicken was surprisingly tender and bursting with flavour.

Steamed white pomfret – with lots of garnishing and meticulously sliced ginger, the fresh fish was a great delight.

We also ordered an additional dish  -steamed white tofu.

Rice wrapped in lotus leaf – the rice was well cooked with some mushrooms and was definitely top notch in terms of taste .

This set also came with Chinese pancakes and longan soyabean – both were marvellous.

Address : 15-1 Jalan PJS 8/5

Sunway Mentari Plaza

46150 Petaling Jaya

Tel : +603 5631 3064 , +6012 251 8919 , +6012 625 6817

Opens for lunch & dinner

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Restoran East of Highway, Serdang

This restaurant certainly has a rather unique name. It serves an impressive medley of Chinese food.

We were first served with appetiser which came in the form of french beans, peanuts and anchovies coated in a special sauce that was simply  a great palate opener.

The watermelon juice was refreshing.

This is the pork combo (RM30) which was made up of roasted pork and barbequed pork. I love the fact that the roasted pork beautifully crisp whilst the barbequed pork was wasn’t fat.

Claypot beancurd (RM15)

Green dragon vegetable (RM15) – stir fried with garlic to create the most remarkable stir fried vege dish.

Steam cod fish (RM25) – you may say ‘what’s so great about this dish?’. Well, look at how the dish is served. I’ve never had cod fish steamed this way – ie the fish is cut into bit sizes and then steamed. I must say that I’ve today made a new discovery – cod fish steamed this way definitely look and taste better as the flavours of the gravy as just bursting in every slice.

In short, the kitchen hadn’t put a wrong foot on any of the dishes.

  

Address : 1-1 , Jalan SR 8/4, Taman Putra Indah,

Serdang Raya,

 43300, Seri Kembangan

Tel : +603 8943 3017

Visa & Mastercard accepted

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

Steam Room, Paradigm Mall

I go to Paradigm Mall quite often but have always skipped this area of the mall as it is rather secluded from what I call the main building. Today, I ended up at this area as I was looking for the washrooms.

We ordered sugar cane herbal drink (RM10.80) and it came in a jug. From the photo below you can see that the drink was boiled with some water chestnut. What am absolutely refreshing drink.

Coconut chicken soup (RM16.80) – delicious and nutritious, this interestingly unique soup was simply awesome. Every spoonful reminded me of my grandma’s super powerful soups!

This is called chicken boxing (RM8.80) – well, the chicken is crunchy and yummy..and it was easy to eat as you can hold it in your hand.

3 jewels steam egg (RM10.80) – named so because this dish is made of 3 different types of eggs- century egg, chicken egg and salted eggs. The combination was perfect.

Stuffed beancurd (RM18.80) – I like the fact that this dish was served with some broccoli, making this dish a complete meal on its own.

And I must say this is truly a hidden gem of Paradigm Mall!

Address: Lot UBG08 Boulevard

Paradigm mall

47301 Petaling Jaya

Tel : +603 7887 6616

Mastercard & Visa accepted