Steamed Buns with Char Siew (roast pork) filling

I hesitate to call this a char siew pau (or char siew bao). It isn’t a char siew pau (steamed bun with roast pork filling) in the truest sense of the word. I guess you could call this a char siew pau with a twist.

A usual char siew pau will only have the white steamed dough wrapped around the char siew (roast pork) bits inside. This one which I bought from Desa Seri Petaling has the white pau dough wrapped around a steamed cake (mah lai ko) middle.The char siew is wrapped up inside.

Eaten hot, it is delicious.

The char siew is a little on the sweet side, but it is tempered beautifully by the pau dough and the mah lai ko cake which isn’t sweet at all. I actually really enjoyed it.

Each bun retails for RM1.60 at the famous Loh Mai Kai pau shop at Jalan Radin Anum 1 in Desa Seri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. I’ll be writing about the special Loh Mai Kai pau soon so stay tuned!

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The Cave Couple Cafe & Restaurant in SS2 Petaling Jaya

I’d heard about The Cave in SS2 Petaling Jaya recently. Based on a concept of a “couple restaurant” in a pseudo cave setting, the cafe-restaurant serves western and chinese food.

When you approach, this is what greets you.

Not terribly flattering if you ask me. Its actually an arch into the cave if you are facing it direct. However, it must be borne in mind that The Cave is located in the middle of a row of shop houses in the busy SS2 business area. Anyone in their right mind would approach it along the five foot way as right in front of the arch is a busy road; and having this image thrust in your face isn’t exactly a welcome. Well, not unless its meant to be some tongue in cheek joke … that did not quite come out right did it?This is just a taster...
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Tau Fu Fa - Soy Bean Pudding Dessert at Tengkat Tong Shin Kuala Lumpur

I am averse to soy bean based products but I will always make an exception for good tau fu fa or tau foo fa, a dessert made out of soy beans. The soy bean milk is congealed into a pudding or custard consistency and is usually served hot with sweetened syrup.

One of the better tau fu fa I’ve had in Kuala Lumpur was a recent discovery at Tengkat Tong Shin in Kuala Lumpur.

This Tau Fu Fa stall is located right at the corner of Tengkat Tong Shin, next to the famous Ngau Kee beef noodle stall. Tengkat Tong Shin if you don’t already know, is another famous food street in Kuala Lumpur, running parallel to Jalan Alor (where the hawkers are) and Jalan Bukit Bintang. This is just a taster...
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Checkers Ribs Restaurant at Damansara Heights

There is one restaurant we go back to everytime there is a little celebration in the family - Checkers Rib Restaurant! Tucked away in Lorong Setia Bistari 2 at Damansara Heights, this place serves up some of the best pork ribs and porky goodness in town!

We always start with the Galette (RM19) which is like a thin pizza served piping hot and with delicious mushrooms, onions and cheese topping. It is about a 6″ size and always leaves you wanting for more but you don’t want to fill up on pizza here! You are here for the ribs!This is just a taster...
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Tropical Fruit: Duku Langsat and related fruits

If I have to rate my favourite tropical fruit, the duku langsat would not rank very high on the list. It isn’t that I dislike the fruit, but it is simply because I prefer eating EITHER the Duku OR the Langsat. The duku langsat is a hybrid of these 2 tropical fruits.

Duku Langsat

The scientific name for Duku Langsat is Lansium domesticum. So says wikipedia. The fruit is larger than a red globe grape and comes in clusters. This is just a taster...
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Quick Chilled Soba and Steamed Zucchini

There are days when I don’t feel like slaving over the stove yet I don’t quite feel like eating out either. On these days, I go easy and light on the tummy with a simple soba noodles dish I whipped up one evening.

I love Zucchini (Courgettes to the British) and I love cold soba noodles, so this was a perfect combination.This is just a taster...
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The best Satay in Kuala Lumpur at Jalan Peel

My favourite satay (or sate) to be found in Kuala Lumpur is at Jalan Peel or Peel Road. This is in the area bordering Cheras and Pudu and is located near the Carrefour Cheras and Queen’s Park. For me, this stall sells the best satay in Kuala Lumpur and the crowds attest to that!

Just look at those succulent huge skewers of beef and chicken satay! The portions are very generous indeed and well marinated. The satay sticks are then grilled or barbequeued over an open flame and when served, they are piping hot, and just cooked.  This is just a taster...
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Buah Tarap - Fruit unique to Sabah/Borneo

I have a friend from Sabah who used to tell me about the strange and wonderful fruits and foods they get in Sabah. One such fruit he never failed to talk about was Buah Tarap (Tarap fruit). One day, my sibling returned from Sabah with such a fruit as a souvenir of his trip and I cheerfully dug in!

This is a picture of the Tarap fruit that is opened. From the outside, it looks like a Nangka (jackfruit) or Chempedak with the skin covered with soft pliable thorn-like, spines. When ripe, the outer skin is soft and easily pulled apart to reveal the edible fruit inside.

The fruit comes in seeds like that of a jackfruit. Each seed has a layer of flesh covering it. The texture of the flesh is soft and tastes a little like a soursop - sourish and sweet at the same time. I can’t quite describe the taste, but it is very unique indeed.

If ever you go to Borneo, specifically to Sabah where this fruit is found in abundance, make sure you try it if only to say that you have sampled Buah Tarap!

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Roasted Suckling Pig a norm at Chinese Banquets

If you attend a Chinese banquet a popular entry is the Roast Suckling Pig. This is usually a little pig of a few days or weeks old and is roasted over a spitfire.

A Roasted Suckling pig is eaten not for its flesh which is too little, but for its skin. The skin is usually very thin and with the roasting, it takes on a very crisp texture which is the measure of a good roast suckling pig. The flesh is usually seasoned with spices to add to the flavour. This is just a taster...
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Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks - The Gardens MidValley Megamall

I’d been hearing a lot about Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks for a while, and whenever I passed by their booths, I’d be taken in with the promise of XXL Fried Chicken and Oyster Mee Sua (rice vermicelli with oysters). One day, I bit the bullet and paid a visit to the Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks booth at The Gardens Midvalley Megamall.

I bet you didn’t know that Shihlin Market is a night market in Taipei, Taiwan! Well, I didn’t either until I looked it up. The food served at Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks are supposed to represent the street food found in Taiwan but not having been to Taiwan I can’t tell you how authentic it is. Also, the idea of “street snacks” in a mall is weird but I guess it makes it accessible to everyone all year round. Anyway, enough about history, onto the food!This is just a taster...
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