La Cucur

Eating Session

 

 

La Cucur

NU Sentral

 

Its a set dish, you get one meal, a piece of kuih

and one drink of choice at RM 15.00.

 

Was looking for the Laksa Johor, too bad it wasn't its day.

The Curry Mee was not bad at all.

Love the crunchy cut red and green chillies.

The kuih I chose was the Bread Pudding,

which was just nice for me

since it was not too sweet.

Swensen`s

Eating Session

 

 

 

/\ Beef Steak, with Black Pepper Sauce

 

/\ I always asked for tomato sauce to eat with almost anything.

Just a  habit of mine.

 

/\ Nice décor by the table.

 

The place is at Swensen`s Sunway Putra Mall, KL.

The beef steak was nice, cheap

and the portion was perfect for me,

someone who loves her food to be in a medium size or small portion,

so that I can eat many times.

Vivo

Eating Session

 

 

/\ Nice lighting and ceiling work done.

 

 

/\ Seafood pasta.

 

/\ Fried Chicken Strip

 

/\ Vegetarian Mushroom Pasta

 

The place is at Vivo in AEON Bukit Indah, Iskandar Puteri, JDT.

Ambience is nice and relaxing. Food was good. Portion is just nice.

Service given when I was there was quite impressive.

Seasons Cafe

Makan-makan

 

(Eating Session)

 

 

/\ Seafood Pasta

 

/\ Teriyaki Chicken Pasta

 

Some of the nice dishes in Seasons Café. This one is in Plaza Pelangi, JB.

Another favourite dish is Salted Egg Fried Rice with Soft Shell Crab.

Ramadan 04 - 2016

Ramadan also makes me think about certain foods and drinks. Hmm..

Air Kathira

Bariani Gam

Biskut Bawang

Biskut Pesaka Terpendam

Botok-botok

Epok-epok

Halwa Maskat

Kacang Goreng Bawang Putih

Karipap

Kek Halwa Kundur

Kek Sarang Semut

Kuih Batang Buruk

Kuih Gunting

Kuih Kacau Keledek

Kuih Siput

Kuih Talam Berlauk

Laksa Johor

Lengkong Sakar

Mi Bandung Muar

Mi Hong Kong

Mi Rebus

Mi Siam

Nasi Ambeng

Nasi Ayam Goreng Berlada

Otak-otak

Pisang Goreng

Pisang Salai

Roti Prata

Sirap Bandung

Soto

Telur Pindang

Tembosa

Tempeyek

Tumpi

Go Korean

/\ A Korean contemporary restaurant.

/\ The menu.

/\ Some write up on one of the elements in a Korean culture.

/\ The chosen dish, Beef Honey Garlic Bulgogi.

/\ How they presented the dish.

/\ A closer look at the dish, Beef Honey Garlic Bulgogi which was excellently prepared. Came with condiments complete with Kimchi. The beef was tender. I enjoyed the dish and the environment. Wouldn't mind returning for more.

4th Day of Raya

After three days of entertaining guests in the house for Raya, went out for a late family lunch.

/\ Found a nice spot with this cute wall display..

/\ ..and had this marvellous Arabic Chicken Briyani and teh tarik in a cup.
The chicken was tender and juicy and the rice was perfect.
A nice relaxing day, indeed.

Going Mexican?

Naah..just Fresca at The Gardens

/\ In the middle is Hot Cappuccino, top is Pescado al Mojo de Ajo (grilled fish with rice and salad). The grilled fish and salad was so nice, the fish came with a lot of sliced grilled garlic, my favourite.

/\ This is Tacos Alambre, tacos with grilled beef fillings. Yes I actually ordered Tacos for breaking of fast (iftar) , why not? I also managed eating them Tacos without much fillings falling down onto the plate. I used my bare, right hand of course, and that was fun!

/\ One way to eat taco.

/\ Another way to eat it.

I went to Fresca Mexican Kitchen & Bar on one of the last few days of Ramadan. The environment was relaxing and the ambience was stress-free. Comfortable seatings. Waiters and waitresses are mostly Filipinos, and they are well-versed with the menu. They are also hyperly friendly, warm and courteous. Love this place. Wouldn't mind returning again.

Jom Makan!

Oops its Puasa time, I mean "Jom Makan" at break fasting time okay!

Let`s try some other Asian-influenced menu, other than the normal Malay food.

/\Cantonese-style Kuey Tiaw

/\Seeweed Soup, on the right.

/\Ais Kacang/ ABC (Air Batu Campur), top right corner.
/\Ais Karamel, bottom left corner.

More Vegetables on the Table

/\ Adding more vegetables to the menu. From left clockwise - white rice, bitter melon with egg, leek with stir fried beef (more leek, less beef), assam sauce, fried kurau salted fish (ikan kurau masin goreng).

/\ Bitter melon (peria katak), believed to be a powerful treatment for diabetes.

/\ Leek (lik/ daun bawang lebar/ bawang perai), believed to be good for the heart, blood and body defense system.

Nando`s Art

Love Nando`s for their delicious chicken and artistic ambience. Wish I could take back their menu board. These are some cards taken from Nando`s.

/\ "Peri-fy Your Art is a Nando’s CSR initiative that began in 2008 to discover and cultivate the artistic talents of young Malaysians."- from Nando`s website.
/\ "It has now become a launch pad for young creative maestros to pave their way to the higher echelon of the local art scene. To learn more about Nando`s Peri-fy Your Art, log-on to Peri-fy Your Art" - from Nando`s printed media above.

Halal Directory

This is Malaysia Halal Industry Directory 2013. Listed in it are :

1. JAKIM Certified Food Products & Consumer Goods
2. JAKIM Certified Food Premises
3. JAKIM Certified Abbatoirs
4. JAKIM Approved Companies With Overseas Products
5. JAKIM Recognised International Islamic Bodies

JAKIM is Department of Islamic Development Malaysia.

The directory is published by KasehDia Sdn Bhd.

Hai(t)!

Samurai Burger is in town.

First had it many years ago.

Love the teriyaki sauce and the juicy beef.

So today`s high-tea was a Samurai Burger (minus the French Fries, coz I`m controlling my carbo intake, urgh), hot tea and a strawberry Cornetto Sundae with corn flakes.

That was a pretty yummy fulfilling one.

Rocketing

Wild Rocket

One of my favourite vegetable is this rocket. First found it in a mixed salad bowl. Liked it so much I had to go to the supermarket to look for a whole pack of rocket. This pack of wild rocket is so fresh and crispy, it has a nice bitterly taste. Now eveybody at home like it so much. We normally eat it raw with white rice.

*Rocket is rich in calcium, which is fairly rare. It also contains iron and vitamin C. Renowned for its high erucic content, which can be toxic in large doses, it features widely in salads across south America. In southern Europe, it is eaten as part of mixed salads. Rocket is traditionally used as an appetite stimulant and for its digestive properties. A source of vitamin C, it helps the body to assimilate the iron in red meat. The perfect combination of taste and nutrition!

*source, Louis Bonduelle Foundation.

**Wild rocket is a flowering plant from the mustard family and is a close relative of the brassica. This family of plants is particularly nutritious and well known for its cancer-fighting properties due its wide array of phytonutrients. This variety of rocket is small, has dark green leaves with a mustard-like flavour, and is very versatile. Wild rocket, like many other leafy vegetables, is mostly made up of water, however, it does make a worthy contribution to our antioxidant intake. It also contains some protein and fibre.

**source, The Australian Women`s Weekly & Sanitarium Nutrition Service.

Penyet!

Late Lunch, Again.

Photo of a Minangkabau house as wall display.

*The Minangkabau ethnic group, also known as Minang (Urang Minang in Minangkabau language), is indigenous to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra, in Indonesia. Their culture is matrilineal, with property and land passing down from mother to daughter, while religious and political affairs are the responsibility of men (although some women also play important roles in these areas). Rumah gadang (Minangkabau: 'big house') or rumah bagonjong (Minangkabau: 'spired roof house') are the traditional homes of the Minangkabau.

This restaurant serves Indonesian and Minang cuisine. Their signature dish is the Ayam Penyet.

**Ayam Penyet is a traditional Indonesian cuisine which originates from Surabaya. It is a popular chicken dish where the fresh chicken is specially marinated with various spices and herbs . The meat is then smashed with a wooden headed hammer and deep fried until golden light brown. One of the unique feature in preparing this funny name dish is the art of frying where it is crispy from outside and juicy inside.*

We had the Ayam Penyet set, Gulai Pucuk Ubi Lemak Cili Api, with white rice; and Hot Lemon Tea and Mango Lovers Fruit Ice Blended. The food was marvellous for us, and both drinks were fantastic. Their hot lemon tea is my personal favourite. The restaurant is presentable and service was fast and good.

* source, Wikipedia

** source, ayampenyet-ap.com

Pizzalicious

Nice Setting

Love the paintings on the wall.

Super Pan Pizza, with cheese and garlic Napoli sauce in the crust that`s crispy outside and fluffy inside; smoked deli wings and hot passion tea.

It was a pizzalicious late lunch cum high-tea for us.

Avocado Day

Avocado With Milk

Ideally I should use fresh milk, but only for today, I cheated. I mixed it with a little bit of condensed milk.

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Believed to be :

**- world`s healthiest fruit because of it`s nutrient contents such as vitamin K, dietary fiber, potassium, folic acid, vitamin C, copper.

- a good source of potassium, a mineral that helps regulate blood pressure. Adequate intake of potassium can help guard against circulatory diseases such as blood pressure, heart disease or stroke.

- good for prevention or treatment of breast cancer and prostate cancer.

** source, Health Benefits of Avocado by Junji Takano.

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InsyaAllah. Eat everything in moderation.

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..the avocado is a food without rival among the fruits, the veritable fruit of paradise. - David Fairchild, botanist and plant explorer.

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Rice Porridge

Dinner on a Malaysia Day and last day of Syawal. Simple rice porridge with basic condiments such as salted egg, spring onion, chai po with onion and sugar, salted fish, garlic. Specially made for some family members with fever.

* Happy Malaysia Day! Yay! *