Sg Pinang Foodcourt

When in Penang....

i must order Sotong Kangkung!

and yes, my wish fulfilled...

I followed my teammates to sneak out to Georgetown for late dinner/supper....

We ordered a plate for sharing among 3 of us. Now, this is a correct version of Sotong Kangkung with thick dark sauce and plenty of crushed peanut. This is so legit!

The way we put our chopsticks as if we are goin to 'lou sang'😆

We also had Sotong Bakar (grilled cuttlefish).

Well seasoned and grilled. The sotong are fresh and chewy (QQ texture) too.

 

For late owls hunting for supper, this foodcourt is the place to go!

Plenty of stalls selling local fare...I will definitely be back again! 

Min Chee Wanton Noodles @ Ipoh Stadium

On the way back from my recent company trip in Penang, me & colleagues made a stop in Ipoh for makan makan and to buy some local delicacies.

One of the places we went for food is the famous Ipoh stadium foodcourt.

I tried the wanton noodles from Min Chee stall.

Ordered a small portion, which is enuff for a small eater. But since we were there to try out other food, i don't mind the small portion. Didn't notice any veggie in it but it has a few slices of charsiew (bbq pork), and it came with a bowl of soup with wantons. Tastewise not bad, springy noodles and succulent wantons. Definitely a comfort food. Standard-wise, it fares better than the wanton noodles in KL, taste and texture hit the spot.

Me and colleagues also shared this plate of fruit rojak ordered from another stall nearby Min Chee....quite nice with caramelized dark sauce & crushed peanuts...It has been some time since my last fruit rojak.

From the same stall (as the fruit rojak), we also ordered a small plate of 'sotong kangkung'...

But strangely, their version is without dark sauce, but instead using peanut sauce (similar to satay sauce). 

I would rather prefer them to use the dark sauce as the fruit rojak. Thumbs down for this.

After done with buying local delicacies, we went for our final dessert...toufufa at Lai Kee Soy shop, which is situated nearby the famous Lou Wong chicken rice shop.

This shop is slightly hidden as it is not located at the main road as Funny Mountain.

There are basically 2 flavors - toufufa in either ginger syrup or palm sugar syrup. I choose the latter. 

silky smooth toufufa....yummmzzz😋

BananaBro & Dim Sum House again

I had another BananaBro meal again on the following week after my first visit😀

Coz i eagerly wanted to try their 'Chicken65'

The 'bite size popcorn-like chicken' looks red like tandoori, but it is not spicy at all...though flavorful due to the coated spice....

it took me some time finish the entire plate...and yea, this was my 'lunch + dinner' meal again.

This time i only ordered 1 dish as add-on on the 'craving set'....so total price is RM19.50nett for the entire meal. I was full to the brim...another satisfying meal😋.

I hope to try their butter chicken/prawn next time....

Meanwhile, I have been ordering alot from Foodpanda these days....

here's one set of charcoal salted egg buns that i ordered from Dim Sum House.

It came in 2 pieces per set.

my first time trying it....the bun looks like it has some gold dust sprinkled on top...although i don't feel any powdery particles when i swept the surface using my fingers...

Here's the side view...quite decent size....i can easily finish a single bun in 2-3 mouthful

the fillings inside....melted yellowish salted egg yolk custard....so tasty😋

i will order this again on next time!

BON APPETIT!

Mr Kebab & Briyani @ Precinct Diplomatik, Putrajaya

My last visit to this place was in 2019...which was almost 3 years ago.

My colleague and I have been craving for some middle eastern food, so we made a trip there on a Friday noon.

I ordered my usual....

well....almost...

I used to order chicken kebabs (which came in 2 skewers with 3 pieces of chicken meat in each skewer), and paired with Mandy rice.

But this time i had the beef kebab (which came in 1 skewer) and paired with Briyani rice.

The beef was tender & well marinated, and the Briyani rice has slight buttery taste (as compared to Mandy rice). This plate of rice is served with a green chili, lime, diced tomatoes (in the saucer) and a very diluted curry gravy on the side.

my other colleague does not want the green chili, so i happily took it...making it two!

Total price for my meal inclusive of a bandung syrup drink is RM24.50nett.

Foodpanda Delivery - Subway & Lou Kai Fong

Subway

I made use of the 'Hightea' evoucher to try out food that i usually don't get at cheaper price...one of it is Subway. Without discount, the Subway is quite pricey. The last round i had Subway was during their RM6.90 daily promotion which was....hmmm...a decade ago(?)

Back then it was 'Sub of the day' which i did not get to choose the flavor as it rotates with different days.

This time, I ordered a 'Steak & Cheese' and a 'Chicken Teriyaki' to share with my elderlies.

Total price for both is RM15.79 inclusive of delivery...which came to roughly RM8 per sandwich.

Tastewise OK, but for such price, my 'young at heart mum' would prefer to have Mozza burger instead😀

Lou Kai Fong

Meanwhile, on another day, I decided to try on a restaurant in the recommended list....it is 'Lou Kai Fong' (at Old Klang Road)...

It has a free delivery despite located some 6km away. Hence i made good use of the 'free delivery' and 'hightea' evoucher to order these:

Cantonese yinyong noodles, sweet & sour pork rice and kamheong chicken rice

The sweet & sour pork rice looks nice but the pork is too fatty....my mum disapproved😠

kamheong rice is super flavorful, the taste is not bad....but there is too little meat in it....such a rip-off !

the only thing nice is the yinyong noodles, which has a decent gravy with pork slices and 2 pieces of fresh prawns....

Total price for all the above is RM16.25nett (inclusive of delivery)

Hence, averagely each set is about RM5.42

Well, can't complaint much with such price....for sure there are some hit & misses

Not goin to order from Lou Kai Fong again, at least we've tried once.

Club Med Cherating - Breakfast & Lunch (Day 4)

Day 4 is our final day in this club....also my last chance of eating like a 'king'😁

On my last day, i had nasi lemak (their nasi lemak sambal is quite nice), fried meehoon, scrambled eggs, bacon and hashbrown all in one plate.

also some pastries, fried sunny side up egg, Japanese tamago egg, Chinese herbal boiled egg and some kimchi...

and porridge...

After done with breakfast & room checked out, I headed to the bar...

I ordered a mid-morning cocktail....can't remember what this is....

Despite already checked out, we can still have our lunch in the cafeteria 

(but most of my colleagues have already departed to KL after breakfast)

As for lunch, i had kimchi fried rice with miso soup

the kimchi fried rice looks fiery red but is not spicy at all...and tastes bland....just like normal fried rice

i also had some fries, steamed chicken, stir-fried leafy greens, chicken nuggets and steamed dim sum.

The dim sum are lousy....basically all processed meat mixed with flour.

took a small plate of teriyaki chicken coz was curious to try it...i did not manage to finish this as it tastes so-so only...probably i was still full...sorry for the food being wasted!

again...this seems like a 2-person dining, but it was just me....

my other colleague joining me later when i almost finished.

and finally...one last cocktail before we departed....

After a few days of food & cocktails overloaded, i definitely gained a few kilos...which took me months to shed off😐

~~END STORY~~

Club Med Cherating - Breakfast & Lunch (Day 3)

Started my 3rd day with a sumptous breakfast....

My regular picks are: Croissant, hashbrown, fried sunny side up egg, bacon, cinnamon roll and a muffin cake.

then, to the local breakfast...half plate nasi lemak + mee goreng

a small portion of porridge from the Chinese section...yes, with lotsa fried dace and black beans😀

and finished off with a bowl of miso soup with tofu puffs and tofu

here's the spread of what i had in the morning....i eat like a 'king' for breakfast! Took me some time to finish...i was the last person to leave the place.

Proceed to the Rembulan beach after then...it was a short tram ride (3 -5 mins) from the main building (where the cafeteria is located)....or roughly about 15 - 20 minutes walk. 

the beach was much merrier in the morning, despite the cloudy weather

at some time, it was sunny

when the weather was slightly better, people went for kayaking...

Unfortunately sailing was still unavailable (since Day 1)

There is a drinks/juice bar even at the beach...where the residents can order any free-flow drinks from the menu FOC.

i went to the beach to soak up my feet and to feel the sand...

the water is cold!

here's a much quieter spot

so calming

then i headed to the Zen Pool to join my other colleagues....

The Zen Pool also has a drinks/juice bar....but with limited selection.

There is a jar of cucumber and lemon water if you opted for non-sugary/non-juice drinks option.

The Zen Pool has plenty of benches and beach decks, i got one facing the sea.

Nice to grab a book to read while getting some sea breeze...

When noon reaches....i went back to the cafeteria for lunch.

I had....a plate of junks with some mixed veggies and a small plate of chicken karaage.

i also tried some quinoa...this tastes bland...

did not manage to finish the food coz i was still full from the heavy breakfast earlier.

As for dinner...pretty much the same, so i shall skip blogging about that for Day 3.