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Showing posts with label Pork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pork. Show all posts

Thursday, 25 June 2015

Wing Heong Roasted Meat & Double-boiled Soup @ Seri Kembangan

This is one of my favourite place to get roasted meat as it has always maintained its fragrant roasted goods and also they serves a wholesome meal that comes with vegetables and the utmost importance; their time-consuming double-boiled soup. Any better that you have to boil it yourself.

The coffee shop store front
The extended store front which they maximise the usage of the coffee shop foyer. You can see they operate their kitchen out there.
Their famous dish is roast duck but we didn't order during this visit, I shall put an update on my next visit. Nevertheless, here is the roast chicken, roast pork and char siew (honey BBQ pork).

Honey BBQ pork @ RM6.00

Twin meat set; Roast chicken & roast pork @ RM12.00
The char siew is a bit too sweet to my liking, maybe maybe they lost touch on this. But the roast pork as you can see from the photo, it has a good crusty skin and succulent meat.

The menu is pasted all over their kitchen stall. Very clear and convenient.
STAR order! Coconut chicken double-boiled soup @ RM7.50
It may seems it's pretty price-y of this soup but the coconut is actually quite big and well enough serving for two.

Boiled Lettuce with Oyster sauce and fried Onion @ RM5.00
They serve simple boiled vegetable which is just nice to go with the meat and soup. Also they have a choice between oil rice (rice with fried onion) or white rice at a cost of RM1.00 each.

Verdict :
  • Taste - 4/5
  • Ambience - 2.5/5 (It's like a coffee shop/ hawker style and be prepared for the afternoon sun heat during lunch.)
  • Hygiene - 3/5 (Pretty ok as you can see the kitchen right when you walk in.)
  • Service - 4/5
  • Value for money - 4.5/5 (They serve fresh food [not processed] and especially the soup claimed to be MSG-free!)

Details :
Name : Kedai Makanan Wing Heong
Address : 3215, Jalan Besar, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor.
GPS location : 3.018908,101.703598
Phone no. : +6016-272 2196
Operation hours : Tue - Closed, Wed - Mon 10.30am to 5.00pm

Monday, 22 June 2015

Antipodean @ Mid Valley Megamall

I always wanted to visit this cafe/brunch place ever since I kept seeing my friend's post on Facebook. The decoration of this place gives you a feeling that you're in a forest and that's really my 'zen' place. 

Dining area in a forest-like decor.
Storefront.
Both photos courtesy of Mid Valley

But when I got to the place, I realised that it's a brunch place that serves Australian's style breakfast which make me feel a tiny bit disappointed because I have had Australian breakfast back in last year when I spend 3 weeks in Melbourne. (I don't feel like having Malaysian-cooking-Australian breakfast~)

Nevertheless, LGB's sister is in town hence we feel like it's a nice place to introduce to her. 

Photo courtesy of LindySim.com I couldn't get a good shot of the menu from where I was sitting. As me and my bump already seated I'm so tired to get up again :-p (As of time of writing, I'm already 40 weeks pregnant! LGBB is comfortably nested in my tummy and no indication of coming out yet.)
Unique menu that is only found on their wall. It's a good neck and eyes exercise as you lift your head up and train your eyes reading from the wall which is several feet away from you.. :-p go away double chin!

Sister-in-law ordered the Eggs Benedict @ RM26.80 (after service charge and GST)
(Too much eggs for her apparently but to be fair, she's a light-eater.)
This Eggs Benedict is served with 2 poached eggs (Runny eggs cooked in water; this is how the Australian like their breakfast eggs.) on 2 brown toast lay over with a thick Hollandaise sauce. I couldn't have taste this because I am avoiding raw/runny eggs during my pregnancy in risk of catching salmonella. But from physical look the poach eggs look totally satisfying with the egg yolks oozing out slowly to the bread.


LGB ordered the Big Breakfast @ RM23.30. 

From right clockwise; sauteed fresh mushroom, scrambled eggs, brown toast, hashbrown and pork bacon. I like the brown toast (trying to be healthy and avoiding white food such as bread and rice), eggs and mushroom. The hash-brown assumed to be homemade (not your usual McD's crunchy ones) is lack-lustre and taste-less meanwhile bacon is your normal bacon.

This is the Australian version of American Big Breakfast that serves a generous portion of fresh mushroom. However, this plate look a bit lackadaisical to me compared to the version of homemade Australian Big Breakfast I had last year.

HOMEMADE Big Breakfast - From right clockwise; Sunny side-up egg and ham on toast, baked bean with a hint of sri-racha sauce, sauteed tomatoes and mushroom and stir-fried baby spinach.
Cost AUD7-9
Asparagus wrapped in bacon with scrambled eggs and toast @ RM23.30

This is my version of healthy brunch and I always have loved asparagus. They baked this asparagus to the verge of crunchy skin but not dry-out and wrapped with a nice bacon. I like this dish except for the fact that it's lack of salt nor pepper nor taste. Maybe that's how it's healthy!

Hot Honey Lemon @ RM9.35
We're not a big fan of coffee and I'm on caffeine-free diet hence we order the hot honey lemon instead. Pretty good considering the good amount of honey and lemon.

The verdict :
  • Taste - 2/5 (required more taste)
  • Service - 4.5/5 (very friendly and helpful staff and also there is a cute Australian guy!)
  • Ambience - 4/5
  • Hygiene - 4/5
  • Value for money - 2/5 (approx. RM30/person but this pregger is not even full!)
Please note that all pricing is after service charge (10%) and GST (6%).

Details :
Name :  Antipodean Cafe
Address : G(E)-011A, The Boulevard, Mid Valley Megamall59200 Kuala Lumpur. (At EAST entrance facing The Gardens and share the same row with Delicious)
GPS location : 3.117592,101.67722,16
Phone no. : +603 22023411
Operation hours : Daily 7.30 am - Midnight

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Seng Huat Bak Kut Teh @ Klang (Under the bridge)

Yay, in honour of this inauguration food review, I will post about my most favourite Bak Kut Teh (BKT) from Klang aka 'Klang's Under the Bridge Bak Kut Teh'. It's not literally under the bridge but it's the corner shop by the flyover bridge hence the name.

My family and I have been patron of this shop for the past 20 years as we used to stay in Shah Alam. However since moving to Seri Kembangan, we have been frequent it less and less. Nevertheless, once in a while when we have visitor out-of-town requested for BKT recommendation, we will try our best to make that 45km travel.

LGB parents are in town and we thought to recommend them this; the real true Klang BKT!


Storefront photo. You can see the chef is picking and chopping part of pork that was being ordered.

From left top clockwise, *STAR ORDER* big bone (RM10), stewed eggs (RM4), stewed tofu (RM6) and they substitute soft bones as they ran out of pork ribs (RM10). *I ain't complaining cos it's as good!*

LGB parents are watching out for the cholesterol level hence I only order 2 plates of meat for 4 persons. Usually I will order 1 plate for each pax without the tofu and egg. The tofu was quite disappointing as it was not stewed long enough to absorb the essence of the soup.

The current chef is already their 3rd generation son and I noted the soup is not as thick as I remember it to be. I guess 古早味 always taste better.
This BKT is of darker colour and I never like the other type of BKT which is of lighter soup as they don't put in dark soy sauce. *somewhat bashful* After years of being proud of knowing the real true Klang BKT, Wikipedia educated me that there are two clans that cook BKT differently ie. Hokkien cooks with stronger meat flavour and dark soy sauce while Teochew cooks it lighter with peppery taste.


Fried onion cooked with rice (RM1.50/plate) and Chinese tea (RM3/tea bag) 
The rice with fried onion is superb to go with the soup as the nice wafting fragrant of onion give it a complementary taste to the BKT. Also Chinese tea is a must companion to wash down the amount of fat in this pork-laden dish. You can bring your own tea leaves.

Oh! I forgot the you-tiao (yao char kwai) picture which is also a must companion to be dipped and eat along with the soup which cost RM2/plate.

All in all, I'm glad that LGB parents agree with my recommendation as we order 6 plates of rice for 4. :-D

The verdict :
  • Taste - 4/5
  • Service - 3.5/5 (Prompt order service but food waiting time is about 20minutes.)
  • Ambience - 2/5 (It has the grandfather's-time-coffee-shop feel but the paint is peeling off the wall lah)
  • Hygiene - 2/5 (Lucky their kitchen is at the storefront hence I can assure the food hygiene is met but I don't dare to go to their toilet if it's not too urgent.)
  • Value for money - 4.5/5 (Our total spending cost us less than RM11 per person. *Where to find?*)
Details of the restaurant :
Name : Kedai Makanan Seng Huat Bak Kut Teh
Address : Jalan Besar, Kawasan 1, 41000 Klang, Selangor.
GPS Location : 3.0434026,101.4482494
Phone no. : +6012 3098303 / +6012 3855154
Operation hours : 7.30am - 1.00pm & 5.30 - 8.30pm