Category: Food and Drinks Review

roti ayam special @ william’s

because we couldn’t think of anywhere else to go, my friends and i decided to head on to william’s at taman mayang jaya, pj (near the old limkokwing insitute/university) for a nibble. of course, i told myself that i shouldn’t be eating – *ahem* diet! ;P
because the tummy started rumbling (i.e. must eat!), i opted for the “roti ayam special” (chicken special in ‘bread’?) from the list of roti the guy had rattled off.
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eh? where’s the chicken?
it looked like the roti salad i previously tried, all that vege sticking out. i usually have the garlic cheese butter naan. i’ve tried the macaroni & cheese naan (which cost RM7), the baked cheese pasta thingy, roti hawaii (which xes TOLD me it’d be good and had stripes of mayo on top – but they only do that at murni’s @ ss2!) and etc.
it was alright. i did find chunks of chicken hidden within the grated carrot. ;P and i felt healthy for the load of carrots and cabbage. hehe.
i have to hand it to them, they are really creative with their menu. but i think they’re just too expensive. it cost about RM5, i think. a friend ordered a plate of onion rings which cost RM5 as well. but goodness, you can count how many rings there were – 12? even Burger King‘s onion rings are reasonably priced. ;P
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[image taken off from http://en.wikipedia.org]
the onion rings didn’t look like this, they were paler. ;P
if you know other places for nibbling, do suggest. ;P

Luk-luk (Steamboat)

One of my favourite night stalls would be luk-luk (steamboat).

It’s usually set up on a vehicle (motorcycle or truck) with a variety ranging from raw meat to vegetables on skewers to choose from. The price ranges from RM1 – RM4 per stick and the prices are marked on the skewers by colour code. The process is simple, grab a skewer, then dip it in to the boiling water until cooked.

I used to be quite disgusted with luk-luk. I always have this idea of hundreds of people redipping their meat into the boiling water after taking a bite. So with the repeated process, by the end of the day, the bowl of boiling water will end up being a bowl of boiling saliva.

But recently, I’ve grown to love it, especially after few mugs of air kencing setan (beer). Also, I realised that most people do not redip their stuff back into the boiling water after taking a bite. So therefore, the likelihood of having my luk-luk boiled with saliva is pretty slim.

However, excessive lukluk and beer could lead to one thing.
This.. http://xes.cx/?p=1058

Bidor, Perak

Bidor, is a tranquil little town about 45 minutes away from the Ipoh, capital of Perak state.

Perhaps the most famous things in Bidor are the Chinese Chicken Biscuits and the Duck Noodles.

Since I had to travel to Taiping to attend Court, I stayed over at Grandpa and Forth Uncle’s place at Bidor. Granpa’s over 90 years old now. I was a little bit worried that when he sees me, he would say..”Who are you?”.
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Fortunately, he didn’t. But he gave me a “who-are-you?” stare. I’m sure I will miss him after he’s gone :s

So after attending Taiping Court, I went back to Bidor to get some biscuits from the famous Pun Chun Chicken Biscuits and Restaurant.


My favourite!

As I was walking out from the restaurant, I saw a chap having a bowl of duck noodles. Although I had chee cheong fun, dunkit donuts and wantan mee prior to that, I decided to give the duck noodles a go.

I did a search on google and found that:-

http://memories.simplyordinary.com/2005/05/26/bidor-duck-noodles/
http://cypher.blogsome.com/2005/11/25/bidor-no-girls-just-food/ (Bidor no girls? :O!)
http://foodmalaysia.blogspot.com/2006/01/duck-leg-mee-in-bidor.html
http://www.hot-screensaver.com/2005/11/19/pun-chun-restaurants-chicken-biscuits-duck-drumstick-noodle/

tried the Duck Noodles as well. Everyone gave positive comments about it. However, to me, although the duck and the soup were fantastic, the noodles were so-so. The noodles were first soaked in to hot water and thereafter mixed into the soup. Although this is a common method, I find this method made the noodles tasteless. They should use a different type of noodle i.e. min sin (long and short very fine Vermicelli.).

kit kat with peanut butter filling

months back, we were given a taste glimpse of xes’ green tea kit kat, and then the numerous others he tried and bought in japan. yum. =)

when i was in melbourne, they had the kit kat with peanut butter filling.
i lOoOoOooove peanut butter!

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nice bright shiny blue wrapper…….. unopened.

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Roasted Pig

Recently I have been getting complains on my Chinese New Year banner which depicts a roasted pig.

Some visitors (not limited to those who complained on the tagboard) find that the picture is offensive.
I apologize for the crude banner. But this is what Chinese people eat.
And..
YOU THINK THE ROASTED PIG IS OFFENSIVE AH???
Look at the picture below!!

[Credit: Author unknown – received picture from forwarded mail]
Preserved Dogs in China. (O_O)/!!!
Ok this is more disgusting than offensive. But I wonder how does it taste like…mmmm hot dogs..

Kit Kat in Japan

There seems to be many types of Kit Kat in Japan.
While searching for Green Tea Kit Kat as sourvenirs for those back home, I stumbled upon:-
Kit Kat Petit

Unfortunately, taste like any ordinary Kit Kat
But the size is a good way to control excessive consumption and to avoid the ‘i-feel-fat’ feeling.
then today, at at Shinagawa train station, I witnessed the launching of ..

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