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Very Good Mee Goreng & Coconut Shake At Bukit Mertajam
Food hunting in the mainland? One must not miss this Mee Goreng stall located on Jalan Kulim – Haji Mohamed Mee Kuah Ketam Tokun. The eatery stall name does indicates Mee Kuah Ketam (crab flavoured gravy fried noodle) but my heart went all in for the Mee Goreng and it did not disappoint.

Topped with sweet-spicy cuttlefish, extra potato cube, chopped lettuce and cut chilli, the malay fried noodle dish does definitely brings in a wonderful explosion of flavour in the taste buds. Comparable to the Mee Sotong at Esplanade, but a differently good.

On my next visit, I must try their OG Mee Kuah Ketam, which is their first star dish, but Mee Goreng must not be missed too. I ordered the Special variation, with extra cuttlefish and potatoes.

Another star player here at this roadside eatery is Coconut Man, pairing their coconut milkshake with pearl and fresh coconut juice together with a hot plate of Mee Goreng, these do fused into a wonderful meal combination while eating in a warm environment.

The place is not exactly near to Tokun, but it’s on the way to Tokun if you are coming from BM old town. Very easily to find, you may park your car at the Caltex petrol station just beside it.
- Mee Goreng Special: RM6.50
- Coconut Shake with Bubble Pearl & Nata De Coco + Coconut Juice: RM9
Opens 9am – 6.30pm (Close on Friday)

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February 26, 2020
Moh Teng Pheow Nyonya Kuih & Canteen

Moh Teng Pheow Nyonya Kuih & Canteen – Tucked in a hidden alley, there lies a traditional nyonya kuih making kitchen. A deep tour pass the kitchen showcases an old school setting of tables and chairs that resemble a typical grandma’s kampung house. Greeted by two young and lovely owner of the ‘canteen’, we sat down by the air well away from the direct scorching sun ray. We picked this place instead of the inner air-conditioned dining hall to get myself closer to the wonderful architecture of a Penang’s shophouse.

People would hardly know about this place without a proper signage except introduction from friends. I’ve get to know about this through the newspaper and wallaaaaa, I was here for lunch. Nyonya kuih, Nasi Lemak & Asam Laksa were the food for 3 of us. Nasi Lemak was old school style as describe from my parents, just the authentic sweet fragrant nasi lemak compliment with spicy sambal, spiced shrimp and fish. Asam Laksa on the other hand had a very sweet and sour sensation which the thick laksa noodle was lovely to blend with the soup. Not much of a comment for the kuih as I am not a kuih lover, but they are similarly good.

Pricing was not cheaper than hawker centre, but reasonable to my wallet. Well, I’ve found a gem in town after a year of opening!

Jalan Masjid (Off Chulia Street), 10200, Georgetown, Penang.

*The small alley cum carpark beside Sky Hotel where the famous Char Siew Rice Stall is housed.*

Business Hours: 10 am to 5 pm. Closed on Mondays.

Contact Number: 6012- 415 2677
Kuih Nyonya Moh Teng Pheow Facebook Page

January 13, 2016
Vienna: The Famous Cafe Central Which Was Once Visited By Vladimir Lenin, Adolf Hitler More!

Vienna: The Famous Cafe Central – I’ve read somewhere that Vienna is famous for the cafe culture. You can find coffee houses nearly everywhere in Vienna and though Starbucks has moved in a bit, there are not on every corner as they often are in other parts of the world. Many of the cafe in Vienna have substantial food menus and bakeries or specialised desserts to showcase their uniqueness. One of the most popular cafe in Vienna is Cafe Central, which is just two blocks from St. Michael’s Square at Hofburg Palace near the Inner Staadt.

Opened in 1876, it has quite a history back then where it had been visited by intellectuals like Vladimir Lenin, Adolf Hitler and more! Because of this reason, we visited this cafe for an afternoon break in the city after a long tiring walk as well as to see if we could get some inspiration like how the famous did back then.

After checking out the world most beautiful cafe and an interesting bookstore cafe in Budapest, the interior of Cafe Central did not really captured my attention. Chandeliers, arched ceilings and marble columns were failed to be on par with the one I’ve visited, yet Cafe Central still has its own personality. Somehow, service, coffee and the slice of Sacher Torte still were not up to the expectation. Is it that we had something too good back in Budapest, or is it that it was too crowded at there and the staff could not service every patron well, or is it just because we just got conned by the classical music seller by the street?

Not saying that you should not visit this place, you should as it’s one of the famous one and perhaps you might experience a different sensation here.

Poet, Peter Altenburg who was a regular and famous Viennese coffee house write. Still, I’ve no idea who he was.

Sachertorte, a specific type of chocolate cake inved by Austrian Franz Sacher in 1832 for Prince Wenzel von Metternich. To be simple, it’s a chocolate sponge cake with apricot jam and dark chocolate icing. Taste surprisingly quite nice, but not as good as the chocolate cake with true Belgium chocolate filling that I’ve had at the Book Cafe in Budapest. Nevertheless, this is a good one, but this is not the original Sachertorte. You can try the original Sachertorte at Cafe Sacher in Hotel Sacher. One funny thing is, December 5th in Austria is named the National Sachertorte Day.

May 27, 2014
Warsaw: Night At Stare Miasto (Old Town), Polish Food & Polish McDonald’s

Eastern Europe Trip // Warsaw: Night At Stare Miasto (Old Town), Polish Food & Polish McDonald’s – Stare Miasto means ‘Old Town’ in Polish, don’t be surprise if you see similar word like Stare Mesto in Prague, Slovakia and beyond, they all mean the same – Old Town. It’s not like the Ipoh Old Town White Coffee’s Old Town, it’s just one thing that most European cities have in common, a historic center of a city.

It’s quite funny that we go at night. Actually it was still daytime when we reached Warsaw, but we were slacking the the hostel room and only started the exploration when night falls at about 3pm. Nevertheless, we made in to the Old Town and it’s pretty quiet as not what I’ve expected. Is it because it’s night time?

Nevermind, we still walked around and went in to a Polish restaurant – Zapiecek to try some Polish food. We kept on seeing the name of ‘Zapiecek’ in the Old Town and there’s like a few outlets of it. No idea what Polish food was like and we were just tempted by an old Polish lady who keep on waving at us. She successfully lured us into the restaurant. Luckily, there’s English menu, it’s not surprise that their restaurant do not have an English menu because tourist does not frequent the place. Polish food is about dumpling, cheese, dumpling and cheese! In fact, most of the Eastern European food are about dumpling! Don’t mistaken their dumpling with Chinese dumpling, they are totally different thing. There’s another vegetable dish that we ordered taste almost like a Hainaese Bangkuang-Char, except it’s more sourish. Overall, a thumbs up for this meal as it’s something very new and I kinda like it.

Later then, we just navigate around freely to find the exit because we were lost in the Old Town! HAHA. Not that bad after all as the town is quite small and we ended taking a tram back to our hostel place. Reluctant to go back to hostel as there’s no wifi (never know that there’s hostel that doesn’t offers free wifi! – Jump Inn Warsaw), and we headed to McDonald’s for supper and wifi. Well, finally I can have McDonald’s that is cheaper than the UK. Chicken Box rocks.

Here’s me, a dark me.

Rocking Christmas tree at Warsaw’s Old Town.

The Old Town Square.

This is the restaurant that I’ve mentioned – Zapiecek. Not bad, you can give it a try.

The dumplings that I’ve mentioned, not shui gao, or wan tan, but their dumpling. There’s cheese in it.

The BangKuang-Char thing.

Some statue of soldiers outside the Warsaw Uprising Museum. Accidentally passed by this place while finding our way home. No GPS, no data, but found new place.

The quiet and unknown street.

A Polish road.

A patch of shity ice, again.

On the tram! Exciting.

Chicken Box for the supper, the Chicken Wings were just so awesome.

February 21, 2014
Newcastle: Za Za Bazaar – World Buffet With An Asian Street Food Theme

Newcastle: Za Za Bazaar, World Food Banquet – Are you a fan of buffet? No, I am not, but then I still head to buffet some times, especially during any festivity, like friend’s birthday, or just a celebration of some events, like the very most recent one at Za Za Bazaar in Newcastle, sort of a little Chinese New Year meal with a few friends from Malaysia and Hong Kong.

A little bit on why I am not a fan of buffet is I don’t enjoy the bloated feeling every time after a buffet meal. HAHA. Buffet is fun of course, with a plentiful choices of food to choose, but then some times it’s hard to try everything, moreover the heart is always thinking that, ‘I must eat the most out of the money I’ve paid’, which is a typical ‘kiam-siap (stingy)’ Malaysian attitude. That’s why, I rather pay the same amount for a decent few-course meals with people serving me. I am quite lazy.

Talking back about this Za Za Bazaar that I’ve just visited recently, at The Gate, Newcastle, I was quite amazed with the interior setup which have an Asian street food concept that feels very graphical, food stalls and Chinese. In compare with another buffet restaurant in Newcastle – Kingdom Buffet, I find Za Za has a better interior setup which somehow psychologically made my meal better (hey, I study interior design, so it’s the decor is very important to me). =D

Food type ranges from oriental, Asian, Indian to British, American, Mexian, Italian and beyond. It’s not surprised though that most of the food served are oriental > western (local) as most buffet restaurants in the UK are operated/founded by Asians. Well, forgive me for not taking any photos of food as I was busy eating and enjoying the interior space, but I can share with you some food that I like. Japanese sushi, American and British section did not capture my taste buds, whereas Indian curry gave me the best sensation of all; Italian, Chinese on the other hand leaved an OK-good impression in my mouth and some of the fried noodles were rather salty. I encountered a few weird food too, but I think some would like it. For £13.99/person (dinner, weekday), I find it quite reasonable, but if really-really-really would like to compare, Momiji in Singapore and Jogoya in Kuala Lumpur are so much better.

For pricing, contact details and opening hours, please visit Za Za Bazaar’s website for more.

February 13, 2014
London: Breakfast At Le Pain Quotidien

London: Breakfast At Le Pain Quotidien – A London friend had brought me to this very nice breakfast place calls the Le Pain Quotidien (French pronounciation as luh pan koh-ti-dyan), or literally means The Daily Bread at Tottenham Court Road. There’s actually quite a number of outlets in London, in fact it’s an international chain cafe, having outlets around the world. A little bit of research found out that Le Pain Quotidien was not originated from French, but Brussels, Belgium in 1990.

It was about an hour to noon and the place was half full. 3 of us, were sat on a long communal table at the far end and later filled up as time went on. The cafe is setup in a warm and cosy atmosphere, with lovely industrial light that bring a twist into the warm design. Food is mainly about breads, sandwiches, omelet and their set of breakfasts. The very friendly staff had made a bit of recommendation to me as a newcomer.

I’ve ordered myself a Organic Scrambled Eggs with bread, side with Sauteed Mushrooms @ £6. The succulent mushroom was very good to me whereas I couldn’t identify the goodness of the scramble egg, pretty standard. There’s a variety of jams and spreads that you can use freely for the bread which is quite a new experience for me. Everything was quite fine, only that I find that it doesn’t really fill up my huge hungry stomach.

Head over to Le Pain Quotidien’s website for the list of location.

February 12, 2014
London: The Breakfast Club

London: The Breakfast Club – Have been looking for a good breakfast in London lately and I found this on a recommendation by a friend – The Breakfast Club. I went for a brunch last Saturday and it was a crazily long and cold 45 minutes queue for it. I guess, the food is really good, or the premise is very small.

After spending almost an hour outdoor in the cold air, the lady came out and told us that our table is ready. Indeed, the place is rather small. Hungry and cold, I quickly placed my order and ordered the first thing on the menu, a Full Monty Breakfast @ £9.70, which I guess is one of their best one since it’s the first Club Classic section. It’s a typical English breakfast set which consiss of bacon, sausage, black pudding, eggs, home-style fried potatoes, mushrooms, beans, grilled tomato and toasted multigrain bloomer.

I don’t know whether is it my oriental taste bud is not suiting the English food, or what, I find it not that interesting. Black pudding is the least interesting of all, so do the salty sausage. Overall, it’s somewhat similar to other English Breakfast that I’ve had before, except the potatoes was quite nice. I don’t like the portion of the mushroom was that less. Try the All American pancakes for your first visit, it seems to be a better choice as my friend told me.

Click here for the list of outlets for The Breakfast Club. The one I went to was at Camden Passage, out Angel Station.

February 8, 2014
Taipei: Ay-Chung Mian Xian 阿宗面线 (Ah Chung Mian Xian/Mee Sua)

Taipei // Ay-Chung Mian Xian 阿宗面线 (Ah Chung Mian Xian/Mee Sua) – Throwing back and continue on where I’ve stop on my Taiwan trip last year. I just remembered that I did not finish my Taiwan trip post for last year because of all sort of laziness and uni project. Whatever it is, let’s go back to Taiwan in pictures.

One of the must-try food in Taipei is this Ay-Chung Mian Xian located at Ximending. In a very simple explanation, Mian Xian or Mee Sua literally means rice-flour noodle and Ay Chung, is of course the person, Ah Chung, the brand, the kickstarter, the boss, the whatever. Instead of oyster mee sua that you can normally find in Malaysia’s Shihlin Taiwanese Street Snack, Ah Chung serves it with large intestines and the best, it doesn’t smells bad. Don’t worry that you will not find any disgusting things in it.

Fusing 3 of the condiments available – chilli sauce, garlic & vinegar, it gives you a burst in the mouth, not spicy but delicious. A bowl costs NT$45 (about RM4.96) and I would say it’s reasonable me. Good breakfast for me back then, but the real thing is, I prefer mian xian with oyster instead of intestine. Yeah.

Xi-Meng-Ting Headquarter/西門町總店：
Address: No.8-1, Emei St., Wanhua District, Taipei City
Walking Directions: 5 minutes walk from Ximen MRT station, exit 6
地址: 台北市峨嵋街8號之1
Opening Hours: 11:00 to 22:30 (Mon – Thu); 11:00 to 23:00 (Fri – Sun)
Tel: 02-2388-8808

Shilin Branch/士林分店：
Address: 1F., No.24, Lane 101, Wenlin Rd., Shilin District, Taipei City
地址: 台北市文林路101巷24號1樓
Opening Hours: 15:30 to 01:30 (Mon – Thu); 15:30 to 02:00 (Fri – Sun)
Tel :02-2883-8058, 2883-8867

Xinyi District Branch/東區分店：
Address: No.2, Lane 17, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Xinyi District, Taipei City 地址: 台北市忠孝東路4段17巷2號
Opening Hours: 11:00 to 21:30 (Mon – Thu); 11:00 to 22:00 (Fri – Sun)
Tel :02-2721-9198, 2721-9899

January 26, 2014
JJ’s Cafe – Malaysian Food In Newcastle

JJ’s Cafe – Malaysian Food In Newcastle – Malaysian are now spread all over the world, although not as huge group as the Chinese are, but there is a lot of Malaysians residing in the UK, or other western country. Thus, looking for a Malaysian cuisine to cure homesickness is rather easy, same goes to Newcastle Upon Tyne, where I am right now. This little city in the North East of England has as many as 3 restaurants selling Malaysian’s cuisine. One being JJ’s Cafe, another one is Mamak Corner and the last one is Rasa Nusantara.

JJ’s Cafe is located on Heaton Road, somewhere about 25 minutes away from City Campus, somewhere near Morrisons, you will know if you resides in Newcastle.

Speaking about JJ’s Cafe, their menu is pretty much Malaysian food, you can find most of the mainstream Malaysian food like Nasi Lemak, Nasi Goreng, Chicken Curry, Curry Laksa, Wantan Mee (dry), Maggi Goreng, Roti Canai, as well as Char Koay Teow and more. One thing about eating Malaysian food abroad is with an open mind, do not expect much and don’t compare with home. The taste is may not come close, but they are good somehow. Other than Malaysian food, they do English breakfast and tea too, but they never caught my craving till now.

Wayne with his cute finger.

Anchyi with her Nasi Briyani. Looks good!

Alvin & me.

Jon and Ivan of HK!

Curry chicken rice, I was not attracted to this because I can cook my own curry at home. XD

Hainanese Chicken Rice which doesn’t feels hainanese to me, but then it’s good!

Char Koay Teow, not Penang-style, I’ll just call it a general Malaysian style, spicy and sweet. I find it good.

Food choices are pretty awesome, so do the price, most of the food at less than or around £5 which I would say reasonable because you can hardly find this price of Malaysian food in the UK. One funny thing that my friend told me that, if you see Malaysian food selling more than £6/7, the owner must be a Malaysian Chinese, Malaysian Indian/Malay would be selling them cheaper. =D LOL.

JJ’s Cafe

16 Heaton Road,

Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 1SD

Telephone: +44 1912657766

November 22, 2013
First Steamboat At Lovaine Hall

First Steamboat At Lovaine Hall – I believe there’s more steamboat to come, since it’s so easy to prepare by just buying the ingredients from Chinatown, divide the money, invite people and eat. So, this is my first steamboat at Lovaine Hall, 4th floor’s AA5 kitchen to be specific which happened a month ago.

At just about £6 per person, I had a awesome dinner that give me a feeling of home. Happy, fun, bloated, and shiokness.

Muahahahahahahahahahahaha.

November 22, 2013

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