I just recently had the best seafood steamboat ever (well, up till now at least). My friends, hubby and I wanted to have Fatty Crab as a last minute meet up with each other but we suddenly recalled they close on Monday...alamak. As one of my friend is pregnant, we let her decide on where to go. However, it ended up that her hubby chose Damansara Village on her behalf since she did not have much cravings for any kind of food except for Penang food (LOL).

It was my hubby's and my first visit to this place which is located in Petaling Jaya (they have a branch in Imbi too). My friend warned us the place might be packed but thank goodness we were there on a weekday. Hence it was not that packed. Do keep in mind our friend did not "brief" us on this place so we thought it was just the normal kind of steamboat restaurant.

First thing I noticed was the setting of this restaurant. It felt comfortable and nice. However, when I saw the menu I got a shocked. In my mind I said "wow, for just a steamboat, this is expensive oh". As I looked more closely at the menu items, I noticed that they really had a variety of seafood and it looks good (in photo that is..hehe).

So we decided to take the set for 3-5 people which had fish as the main dish (Price was stated as RM135). Fish is my hubby's favourite and the problem he has with normal steamboat was that he does not eat any type of fishballs or fishcakes. So normally I end up eating more and he eats really little. So this steamboat seemed a little different to us. Anyways, our set came with a type of fish (you can choose between 3 different types of fish), clams, prawns, crabs and their standard set of steamboat items.

Below are the photos for you to help you judge it for yourselves :). Sorry for not taking photos of the restaurant. I was hungry and busy eating that I forgotten to take any :P

The only photo that is not food and part of the restaurant :P


Look at that! The whole pot filled with delicious looking seafood!


This was our main dish from our set - we chose the Taiwan promfret. It was oh! so FRESH!


The fresh clams were also delicious


The crabs looked a bit small to me at first but do not judge its book by its cover. It was fresh and sweet


Kupang and abalone


This is part of their standard set (did not manage to take photos of the noodles and egg..but well we were so full that we did not eat it anyway..LOL). I was not able to try out each and every one of them because there were so many choices. So far the ones I took were nice


I did not expect their fishballs to have "inti" in it...it was delicious


The ever so FRESH ALIVE prawns - I never really liked the idea of eating live food but it was so so so so so delicious. This was my hubby trying his best to put the prawns into the soup...BUT....


We needed help la...haha...so the staff helped us put the whole plate of LIVE prawns into the soup instead.


All in all, I had a very good experience in this restaurant and would highly recommend to those who wants to eat fresh seafood steamboat. We ended up spending around RM40 each but did not manage to finish the food :P

For more information you can refer to their blog
http://www.damansaravillage.blogspot.com/
(just saw and this restaurant was opened by none other than Patrick Teoh! Good job Patrick Teoh!)

1067, Jalan Jenjarum, Kg. Sg. Kayu Ara,
off Jalan SS23/10, 47400 Petaling Jaya.
Open for Dinner 7 nights a week.
Reservations: Tel: 03 7803 1832.

Well, not exactly because the owner is from Kluang. Whatever or wherever he is from, the beef noodles tasted good! Basically, it is similar to Seremban’s beef noodles with the salted vegetable, ground nuts, variety of beef parts and the soup. Difference between this shop and the ones in Seremban are:-

1. Option on the type of noodles: “lai fun” which is the original or “hor fun” \
or “bihun”
2. Option of which part of the beef: Few options are given as shown in the menu
3. Option to be served claypot style
4. A little bit pricier than Seremban beef noodles. However at certain shops in
Seremban, it differs only about RM1-2. It cost a minimum of RM8 per
bowl for this shop

I got to know about this place from a review from a local newspaper as shown below. The writer implied that the portion was small. However I do not feel it was small. It is just as much as other shops.

Conclusion about this shop:-
1. Beef was cooked to perfection (tender and soft)
2. Salted vegetable was nice
3. Soup was nice but the one at Seremban Pasar Besar is nicer :P
4. Noodles – to me the original “lou shi fan” or “lai fun” as they call it here
in KL, is the best. Does not taste so good with “hor fun”

I will definitely come back here again whenever I long for the beef noodles in Seremban

A snapshot of the article in a local newspaper introducing Uncle Cheng's Beef Noodles at SS2


The front view of Uncle Cheng's shop @ Jalan SS2/4A


Inside view of the shop. Clean and comfortable


Menu Selection


Mine was the Beef + Tripe + Beef Balls + Dry Meat with Lai Fun - RM9.50


Mine - after mixing


My mum decided to try the Hor Fun with Beef + Tripe + Beef Balls - RM8.00 (cheapest)


Location:-

Jalan SS2/4A, Petaling Jaya

Turn left at the traffic light just before reaching Kelana Jaya LRT station
I parked at the open car park at the end of these rows of shop houses (if not mistaken next to 99 Supermarket). Parking space is limited hence go earlier to get a parking spot.

Open daily except Wednesdays (9am - 4.30pm)

Last night was my second time having my dinner here. The first time, my husband and I bumped into this place while finding for a steamboat place nearby. Since their main dish is suppose to be steam fish, and has fans of steam fish, we decided to give it a try. And we liked it and decided to bring my in-laws who are from up north and usually surrounded with good cheap food.

Sorry I’ve forgotten to take some pictures of the restaurant itself (next round perhaps? :P). It is just a simple air-conditioned restaurant. On the walls, you will see pictures of plants and fishes. The fish is their main attraction (as mentioned on their billboard itself). They only serve one kind of fish which is the Red Tilapia. The difference between their fish compared to the other restaurants is that they are bred somewhere in Bukit Tinggi. This is also true for some of their vegetables too which makes their fish taste very fresh and their vegetables sweet.

If you are into foods that are cooked elaborately with lots of ingredients, this is not the place for you. They serve their food in a very simple way, just like how we would cook at home. One thing you have to be wary is that all their fishes are small-medium size. One fish (with some other dishes) will be able to feed two people.

Below are some of their dishes we had last night:
Fish- Original Sauce (RM15)
The fish is sweet and the sauce though simple but complements the fish


Fish – Ginger Sauce (this is their so-called house special) (RM15)
Those that wants more taste for their fish, this would be a better choice than the above


Vegetable – Guidou Miao (till now I do not know what is this called in English) (RM8)
This vegetable is nice but I think they cooked it with a wee bit too much oil


Vegetable – Sweet potato leave (RM8)
This dish is not as oily as the above


Soup – Wintermelon with Scallop (RM6)
I love this soup although my husband did not like it so much because of the strong taste of the scallops


Other dishes we ordered including my first visit (I did not make it on time to take any photos)
1. Steam 3-types of egg (chicken egg, salted egg & century egg) – very nice but served in small portion fit for one person only. Those that like less salt in their dishes, this would be a great dish to order
2. Herbal Chicken Soup (RM6) – Very nice but like most herbal soup, there is a layer of oil on top
3. Drink – Water chestnut + sugar cane (RM3) – recommended too

Summary:
Price per person: Around RM20

Address:
61, Jalan Medan Putra 1,
Medan Putra Business Centre

Tel:
03-6272 4492

It’s been quite sometime I have not posted on food…one of my favourite thing. For my birthday, my husband and I decided to try something new. Our initial plan was to go to Bar.B.Q Plaza at One Utama, but we ended up trying Plus One Shabu Shabu.

First impression was that it looked like a Korean steamboat place, but then I found out it is a type of Japanese steamboat. As we went during lunch time on a weekday, hence they have a menu especially for lunch set. To our surprise, the lunch set was cheap (range between RM9.90 to RM13.90 including free orange/mango drink). Their soup base had many varieties (Herbal Soup, Fish Soup, Tom Yum Soup and many others). What caught our attention were the many types of sauces they provided. One thing that disappointed us was that the soup base was not that tasty. But it was solved with a little addition of certain sauces (trial and error).


The many types of sauces (my hubby added some fish sauce and sesame oil into his fish base soup and I added some tom yum paste into my tom yum soup)


My tom yum soup and the lunch sets


Mixed lunch set (RM 9.90). Was too hungry that I forgotten to take a photo of my hubby's lunch set. His was the fish set and the fish was really nice too (RM 13.90)


We added this dish - Pork Loin (RM 22). This was delicious. The meat was fresh, sweet and tender


Me enjoying the Pork Loin :)

All in all, I think it is a great place for those who want to try something different compared to our conventional steamboat around. One thing’s for sure, their food is fresh and this is one of the most important elements in steamboat. YUMMY!

Address:
Lot F 337-338, Rain Forest,
1st Floor, 1 Utama Shopping Centre(New Wing),
No. 1, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama,
47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Business Hours:
Daily from 11:00am to 10:00pm

Contact:
603-7725 3322

From my previous blog (http://lyssapathoflife.blogspot.com/2010/06/where-can-i-find-this.html), I was quite desperate in finding for this. With the help of some of you who read my blog, I finally found it at Jaya Jusco@One Utama!!!..and it is YUMMY. I just need to steam it for about 5minutes with sprinkled salt on it and VOILA....yummy snacks!! THANKS to you :)

Here are some photos of it:

Frozen Edamame pack...RM8.90


Ready to be eaten EDAMAME...yum yum

(Photo courtesy of altopower.wordpress.com)

The first time I saw edamame I was grossed out by it because I thought it was the Chinese beans. But the first time I tasted it in Rakuzen, I fell in love with it. Boiled edamame with sprinkles of salt....YUMMMMMYYYY! I introduced it to my hubby and now he is a sucker for it too :)

We have been wondering and finding a place in KL (heck..in Malaysia perhaps) which sells fresh edamame so that we can boil/steam it ourselves and eat it as snacks. It is so much healthier than having junk food like 'keropok' and 'cookies'.

So anyone..anyone out there who knows where to get this in KL...PLEASEEEEEEEEEE tell me. I will reward you with $$ just to know where I can get this :P

Ever wondered how Melaka food in KL will taste like? I decided to bring my half-Nyonya mother to Sri Melaka in One Utama. This is my second visit to this shop. Normally I would not go into any restaurant which has the word “Penang” or “Melaka” or any other states name in KL…it just does not seem right. But well, I got to satisfy my curiosity sometimes :P.

Overall from my total of two visits there, I think the food tastes quite good. However the food was way overpriced. So it is just one of those places I would go “once in awhile”. Judge it for yourself on the prices below:

Mix Vegetable with meat (RM 28.00)...way over priced even with the prawns

Green Curry Fish (RM 21.00) - This is highly recommended..marvelous

Foo Yong Egg (RM 14.00) - Very normal

Sizzling Beancurd (RM 15.00) - Normal


I guess the only dish I feel is kind of worth it is the delicious green curry fish..haha. However, I do recall the pandan chicken I had on my first visit was good too. Overall, I feel this is one place you can try once and that would be enough. Bring your whole family so that you can try a few of their dishes...but get your credit card ready or make sure you have enough cash..haha.

This is something no wife would like to admit…that her family eats catering food at home. If you do not agree then I guess it is my personal opinion. First of all, I actually do like cooking for my husband. I actually miss cooking a lot and I have always wanted to do some baking like I did when I was in secondary school.

Time does not permit me to cook anymore (after my change of job and also taking care of DJ). We are out on weekends hence not much of cooking can be done. So with a heavy heart, I suggested to my hubby in ordering catered food for our dinner. It would be better than eating whatever “rubbish” we have at home which is unhealthy.
I found this home caterer online and was not too sure how good they were. I recalled during the days I had catered food when I was still schooling, I did not fancy much of their food and they were quite oily too. This home caterer assured me that their food uses less oil and salt and that the food they provide us is the same food he provides his own family.

I must say 80% of the time the food came with less oil and salt :) …not bad. Below are some photos of the catered food.

I just recently had lunch at a shop opened by a Opposition of Malaysia government. Their main attraction is the price of their Steam Fish Head. The fish cost only a mere RM 9.90! The prices for other dishes sold were a little above average (about RM2 more than normal). Here are some examples of their food:-

The Rm 9.90 Steam Fish Head..not bad for its price


Just a simple bitter gourd dish..RM12


The yummy Marmite Chicken..RM15


My family enjoyed the Steam Fish Head very much. I still think those in Jalan Chan Sow Lin and Mun Kee Restaurant is so much nicer and sweeter. However, you have to keep into account the price difference :P. But, I do love their marmite chicken..yummy!

So, does it mean I have to vote for the opposition from now on???


(photo taken in the restaurant)

Hahaha...well, Oppositions, do not get too excited because I got to be a voter first.

I would really recommend this place if you are a fan of steam fish…especially Steam Fish Head. As far as I know, there are two places that serve delicious and cheap fresh steam fish head in KL. One is the ever so famous Jalan Chan Sow Lin Steam Fish Head (will post this soon as I ate it quite awhile back..hehe). One more is my new found discovery (thanks to my hubby), Mun Kee Steam Fish Head at Off Jalan Imbi.
I have tried two kinds of steam fish head at Jalan Chan Sow Lin (spicy and non-spicy) and the non-spicy one at Mun Kee. Basically, both are very delicious because the fish they use is very fresh. Overall, here are some of the differences about these two places:-

1. Harder to find parking at Jalan Chan Sow Lin (if you found one, you will be charged RM 2) whereas there is a designated parking space for Mun Kee (and it is a free parking if you eat there. Remember to have your ticket stamped before you leave)
2. The shop at Jalan Chan Sow Lin is small and very old whereas Mun Kee is located at a more open space hawker centre. There are also other stalls at this hawker centre selling other types of food.
3. The prices are cheap at both places. However, if I am not mistaken, the price for Jalan Chan Sow Lin is a little lesser than Mun Kee.
Personally, I would prefer Mun Kee as it is nearer to my place and the place has better ventilation than Jalan Chan Sow Lin.

Enjoy the photos of the mouth watering dishes at Mun Kee:-

Photo taken from the parking lot


Ta-da..the delicious Steam Fish Head (medium size according to the boss however it was huge. Enough for 4 person. RM 26)


Beansprouts (A big plate for only RM 5)


Steam Pork with salted fish (yummy and at RM 12)


Thumbs up by my dad :)


The way to a happy family is through their stomach..hahaha


FULL



Address :
8, Jalan Melati, Off Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur
55100 Wilayah Persekutuan

I just took a seasonal flu vaccine, as I would be traveling to Australia soon. I know that now is not the winter season in Australia and I know that it is NOT a prevention for H1N1, but I guess it makes me feel “safer” by taking the jab which cost me RM74.80. The temperature at night in OZ is still cold (8-10 deg) and I would not want to be caught with any kind of flu once I get back to Malaysia. I would be too busy with the moving to my new home thing and cannot afford to get sick.

Anyway, I was asked to fill in a form (are you pregnant? When was your LMP? Are you allergic to any kind of drugs? Are you allergic to any kind of food? ). As I am not allergic to anything, I just tick NO to all without reading the details properly. The doctor who gave me the jab repeated these questions. And then he asked: Are you allergic to CHICKEN EGG? Huhhhhh???????? First thing on my mind was, it is soooooo delicious and why would anyone be allergic to chicken eggs? Then it came to me: What does chicken eggs got to do with the vaccination I am taking? Here is what I found:

http://foodallergies.about.com/od/eggallergies/p/eggallergies.htm



Well I guess I am very lucky I am not allergic to chicken egg. I love them but not as much as my hubby do :P

It is not too often you would find a shop selling desserts (tong sui) with so many varieties in a shopping mall. They serve cold and hot desserts with a wide range of variety. I am sure you could find your favourite tong sui in this shop. I have not tried many of their desserts but so far the ones I have tasted are quite impressive. Some of it is shown in the picture above. Below are the details of the shop :-

Name : HONEYMOON
Venue: One Utama, LG 322, LG Floor Oval 1 (near Coldstorage)
Speciality: A wide variety of Hong Kong Desserts
Others: They have a few other branches (Kepong, Sunway Pyramid, Puchong and Low Yat)

All I can say is...for a girl like me who is not really into tong sui, this would be a place I definitely visit again.