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Kim Hee Shark’s Fin & Seafood Restaurant @ Seberang Jaya

June 14, 2009

Not too long ago was my mom’s birthday and we took her to a very nice Chinese restaurant called Kim Hee at Seberang Jaya for a birthday dinner celebration. We came to know the restaurant after attending a friend’s wedding dinner, which was held in the same restaurant too.
We found Kim Hee’s food to be good, not too expensive and complete with nice interior. Since then Kim Hee would always be on top of the list of restaurants whenever we have any special dinner occasion.

five-seasons

One of the compulsory dishes for us if there’s a special occasion, 五福临门 - Five Seasons @ RM60. It’s a dish consisting of five food that usually differ in the season, flavor and preparation method.
Since the dish depends on the chef’s creativity and available ingredients at the time it was ordered, you won’t know what is going to be served. But you can always ask the manager beforehand, and request to change any of the five items to something else you want.

5-seasons

The dish arrived consisting of deep fried spring rolls, salad prawn, fried mussels and some wrapped seafood. I felt RM60 was quite expensive considering the not-so-premium items and the small individual portions. But overall it was still a tasty dish, except for the bland tasting wrapped seafood.

sharks-fin-soup

Each of us had a serving of Shark’s Fin Soup with Crab Meat @ RM18, served in a cup over a heat source to maintain the warmth. Wonderfully delicious with flavorful stock, big visible chunks of shark’s fin and generous amount of crab meat.

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My most expensive cendol ever RM271.20 @ Bukit Tengah, Penang

May 15, 2009

Yup you seen it right, it’s RM271.20 for a bowl of cendol. It was my most expensive cendol ever and I have only myself to blame. After placing my order and while walking towards my seat in the food court behind the cendol stall, my camera bag slipped off my shoulder and dropped on the cement floor.
Although I carried my bag really low about two feet from the ground, the impact was strong enough to damage my 50mm lens so badly it was rendered useless - partly thanks to the plastic build. Oh well, lesson learnt, gotta put more padding in my cheapo camera bag and carry it with more care.

bkt-tengah-cendol

I have heard many good stuff about this cendol stall operated by an Indian family just opposite Peng Bin primary school at Bukit Tengah. Some even commented that it’s so good it’s better than the famous one at Penang Road, which in my opinion is already very awesome. So, I just gotta give it a try and verify the claims myself.
Well, the good thing about the cendol was the bigger portion and a lot of the green starch ‘noodles’ was given. Other than that it was pretty normal tasting and personally, I feel it wasn’t even comparable to Penang Road’s.
And if you noticed, the green ‘noodles’ was fatter and shorter with a pretty bad texture too - being stiff and taste mushy when the teeth sunk in. The desired jelly feeling just wasn’t there.

cendol-stall

If you were a Peng Bin student then you would know about this cendol stall. For RM1.20 a bowl I know shouldn’t be expecting too much but I had high hopes due to the many recommendations. Takeaways cost extra RM0.30 for each packet. Map via Wikimapia
In case you are wondering, I went and buy a 50mm replacement the next day in Penang, which cost me RM270. Luckily the old one had served me at least a year before retiring permanently so I was not that heartache lol.

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Famous Koay Chap Stall beside Tua Pek Kong Cheng, Bukit Mertajam

April 29, 2009

Warning: Very UNHALAL post ahead, photos may be unappetizing for some. View at your own risk.

One of the popular food in Bukit Mertajam’s is Koay Chap - 粿汁 / 粿什, a Teochew (some say Swatow) dish combining koay teow like noodles and stewed pork and duck. It can be considered a rather rare food in Penang because of limited availability. Only certain places offer Koay Chap so good ones are quite difficult to find.
The Koay Chap stall I am about to show has been selling for decades and is very popular among BM people. Even so, it was only my first time trying it, paiseh. By the way, did I already mention this post contains very UNHALAL and not-so-appetizing photos? lol just a reminder.

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