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Pao Xiang String Tied Meat Bak Kut Teh @ Kepong
Jan 15th
Just a quick one – Not too long ago (ok, 3 months to be exact) Pao Xiang Bak Kut Teh opened their latest branch in Kepong. In fact I was already there on the very first day of their opening. A lot of people were there and we waited for over half an hour for a table. Anyway, I didn’t plan to write about this since Pao Xiang has been blogged to death by many others. But what the heck.
I believe Pao Xiang has all the possible meat parts you could take out from a pig to cook with, like 16 types of them? Each portion ranges from RM9.50 to RM12 and comes in a small bowl with minimal amount of soup. And a not-so-interesting-anymore fact is that the bowl is kept warm with a tiny heat source underneath it, which I believe serves more as a gimmick than any other real purposes.
[RANT] Din Tai Fung @ The Gardens
Jan 8th
I went to Taipei two years ago and had a meal at Din Tai Fung‘s first and original branch. As I recall it was an OK experience, the food was nothing too spectacular but I did enjoy their XiaoLongBao. But seriously the standards of Din Tai Fung at The Gardens is so bad I think it is doing a lot of damage to its reputation.
I never really liked Dragon-I but I still give credit where it is due. They dish up better XiaoLongBao than Din Tai Fung (The Gardens) that’s for sure.
Sara Thai Kitchen by Wan Seafood & Tomyam @ Jalan Gambut, Kuantan
Jan 5th
Was at Kuantan a few days ago and had an awesome seafood meal at Sara Thai Kitchen. It was sheer luck that we stumbled upon this popular Thai restaurant among the locals, as our hotel was only a stone’s throw away. Being a coastal town, seafood is abundance and fresh. Best of all the dishes are so affordable and may I even say cheap! You simply won’t get this kind of pricing in KL.
Ikan Siakap Goreng Tiga Rasa @ RM30. The fish was done perfectly with a crispy outside while retaining its its soft, flaky texture inside. Its size was huge, enough to be shared among 4-5 people and very fresh without any hint of farmed taste.
Siakap is one of the most popular fishes in Thai cuisine, usually steamed in a garlic lime juice (Sara Thai Kitchen’s signature style) But since we already had a steamed fish in our last dinner we decided to try a different style. The sweet, sour and spicy the sauce combined with the natural sweetness of the fish creates an appetizing flavor that would leave you asking for more.
Bar B Q Plaza – Perfect For These Rainy Days
Jan 3rd
Rainy days are here again and the rain seems to follow me wherever I go. It was raining when I was in KL for the past few weeks. It was also raining when I went Bukit Tinggi and Kuantan few days ago.
It is just one of those days that I really crave for a stomach-warming meal like barbeque and steamboat.
