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This being the year of price hikes and what nots. Its time to look at growing your food for a change!
Luckily the good people at  MokuMoku.my have made their mushroom growing expertise available to the uninitiated in farming heheheh

It took while for the mushrooms to pin (when the head of the mushroom pops out) but once that happens your mushroom will grow exponentially in a few hours.

I am so excited to share this video with you so i will update this blog post later on!

If you have any questions please leave it in the comments section thanks!

Fried Chicken - Kyochon Style @ 1 Utama Shopping Centre

So how canfried Chicken taster better than Fried Chicken? Why do it the Korean Way I Say! Ok intended puns aside, suffice to say most of the things done the Korean way is pretty good. From their brand of K-pop to theirbrand of new Krean Wave of Dramas and variety shows like running man. Of course let us not forget the Onslaught of Korean BBQs!

Today I want to talk about Kyochon! one of Korea's largest Fried Chicken Franchise!. I mean why didn't we think about it before? Malaysian Fried Chicken? Well actually if you to to Kelantan you will find the Local version of KFC as Kelantan Fried Chicken.*blink blink*

On to the Serious stuff! The moment you are greeted by the friendly and young staff at Kyochon 1991 (yes they strayed away from the KFC moniker) you will be escorted through a maze of tables with whiffs of fried chicken along the way.

A very simple mid sized menu will guide you in the way of the fried chicken. Ranging from the RED Spicy Chicken, HONEY Chicken, and SOY Sauce chicken & the very interesting strips of  SAL SAL boneless chicken. Now if you are wondering which is the best one to order, I would say TRY THEM ALL!
But seeing as there is a great concern for the rise in cost of living net year maybe you want to plan your Kyochon experience with a little Frugality.

Having had a late heavy breakfast, My mom and I decided that we were hungry and looking for a snack. We chanced upon this outlet at the back end of the new wing near Subway Sandwiches. It looked empty so we though we could get really fast service. I mean how hard can it be to fry chicken right?

The chicken is of the spring variety which basically means its a little smaller. The Menu mentions 3 different sizes of orders ranging from S, M to L. Tryng not to be to ambitious and wanting o taste more of the variety of chicken available we ordered 2 servings of small fried chicken. One of the Honey Variety and one Red!
The Red spicy chicken came pretty fast

The Red Chicken was nice and warm and the taste was spicy as expected but  not the kind that would numb your lips. It was nice and crispyy on the outside and still moist on the inside.

Waiting for the Honey Chicken variety though took a long while that my phone battery ran out before I could take a picture of it. so here is another picture of the Red Variety.

Ok a note of Caution for Fried Chicken Lovers!
The size of chicken parts are definitely smaller than KFC. The price for a Drumstick and a pair of smaller sticks of Chicken wings. Its not actually the whole wing that they refer to. It is actually the wing that is split into 2 separate pieces. I am not sure if that is like ripping off abit but for the price of RM9.90++ in a shopping mall with okay service. You get what you pay for. I may be biased because I do love fried chicken. Having said that though, The different choices of flavour of friend chicken is a little bit refreshing.

The best way to enjoy this is to have it in a large quantity with an even larger quantity of Beer or stout!!
Muahahahahahah

Address:
LG311 - Lower ground floor
New Wing,
1 Utama Shopping Mall

Phone : N/A

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Restoran Weng Heong @ Taman Rasnah Jaya Bakuteh 101: A Beginners guide to Having good Bakuteh In Klang

Let's say you have friends who are visiting Malaysia for the First time! In Japan you have sushi. Korea, Kimchi. Phillipines, Adobo.  Thailand, Tom Yam. Hong Kong, Dimsum. Macau, Smelly Tofu.

 But in Malaysia you have, Ipoh Bean Sprouts, Penang Char Koay Teow, Malacca Chicken Rice Ball, Sarawak Laksa, and the many.

If you live In KL the seemingly best food trip that builds up an appetite while in the car getting there is definately BAKUTEH! Specially KLANG! ok, so u know I'm biased towards BKT. Arguebly the closest Klang Bakuteh shop just after the Batu Tiga Tol. Taman Rasnah Jaya apart from being a hub for Bakuteh. also has alot of interesting makan shops around. Today, I would like to share with you one of the shops that I used to frequent almost on a weekly basis at one time.

The Essentials (Rice, Claypot, Vegetables, and fried bread) RM32.60

Yau Mak ( Steamed Romain with fried Garlic)

Wholesome pot of goodness

The Next Best thing since Sliced Bread, Fried Bread!

Emperor sized Pig Intestines

So nice, I took a picture twice

Bonus Bone!

How it should look like after you are done

All Gone!

Get some snacks after you are done for the trip back to KL

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The Meat Experts Deli : Bukit Damansara hideout of Healthy Porky Goodness

*Edited on August 7th,2013

A little known fact about Bukit Damansara is that you will find scattered spots of restaurants that you will least likely notice if you just drive by without looking at them.

Nestled in the hills of Bukit Damansara, The Meat Experts is a small deli that sells imported cuts of meat. Whether its cured, air dried, aged or all of that put together. Chances are you will find that Perfect cut here. The cuts of pork here are truly amazing and the staff Mr. Deva is really knowledgeable about the meats there. Don't forget to check out the sausages in the freezer next to the main meat counter.

The shop is on a corner lot next to a parking lot. Its essentially located in a housing area near Stella Maris Primary School. Its really quite during the day and the vast amount of trees truly makes it an escape during lunch hour. Only about 15 minutes away from Pusat Bandar Damansara. 15 minutes, if you count getting into your car and driving out from office.

The usual menu includes sandwiches and burgers. But since the rest of the businesses there don't really fancy sandwiches like me. There will usually be a special every week. The sandwiches here are really healthy in terms of the amount of vegetables that go into it. One of the interesting burgers that i have had is it Salami burger. We all know about salami being on pizza but as a burger? No, is not your 50 cents sized, fatty lined salami burger. This salami is about 3/4 width of compact disc. It is also as thin a one. Now you may think that its not enough for you when you first look at it. But the amount f fresh vegetables like cucumbers, tomato, leafy greens and a slice of cheese really does make one full. Also because of maybe the nutrional Value your body thinks that has eaten enough. I will update this page once i remember to take a picture of it before stuffing my face with it.

I do however have a picture of last weeks special. Spaghetti bolognaise. This is with a porky sauce and high quality pasta. Let alone a good sized portion of it though it might look deceivingly small on the plate

Looks Small but it is a good sized portion

Yummy Spaghetti!!

Don't mind the failed attempt at food photography, I only had my handphone camera with me.

*A few weeks later after the menu was expanded to include Bacon & Egg Fried Rice, Roast Pork Fried Rice. There were also extensions to the Spaghetti portion of the menu with the inclusion of Sausage Spaghetti and an Aglio Olio for non meat eaters. It has really nice mushroom with chilli flakes and not as oily as you might think.

Another thing here is the chilli sauce. I don't usually like chilli sauce but when i have it here its quite addictive!

Bacon Fried Rice

Roast Pork Fried Rice - Before

Roast Pork Fried Rice - After

If you are looking for a healthy meal this is the place. the food is also made fresh so you may have to wait for your food. So bring a book and catch up on reading. or while waiting you can read this blog :P

Prices range from RM9.90 til RM19.90. Their All Day Breakfast (RM19.90) is also really worth it because it comes with coffee and the meal comes with 2 different sausages, 2 eggs you can have it scrambled, sunny side up(recommended), baked beans, 2 slices of bacon. Really worth I feel and there is no extra charge.

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9 Lorong Setiabistari 2, Bukit Damansara ,50490,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Opening Hours:
Daily 9:30am to 6:30pm

Open Monday to Saturday, Closed on Sunday

T: +603-20112916
F: +603-20112906

Late night snacks : Restoran Sing Pao Dim Sum @ Old Klang Road

Old Klang Road has long been the link between most of the lower Kuala Lumpur for years before Federal Highway was built. The Lasting result of this is the long road is the many eateries that have been along the road some lasting for years while others made way for urban developments. In a recent post about RM3 Dim Sum Paradise along Old Klang Road it featured some of the best tasting dim sum available during day. Most of the dimsum at that time were basically age old classics done to the nearest form of perfection.

But what if you wanted something a little different? things that are more sweet than savoury? more sour than salty? or u just want to go on a food adventure without venturing too far. Restoran Sing Pao Dim Sum is where you want to head on over to.

The Humble sign lit up above the shop

DJ Grago and I have been a fan of this place since the 2nd quarter of this year. Our previous Dim Sum palace was taken over by a Chinese National that just blew the cantonese menu out of there. We both share a long history of stacking up dim sum plates to see if it reaches the height of a glass of chinese tea. Using the tiny metal saucers and not the big dim sum bamboo baskets that some shops serve.

This place is a great alternative to going to the mamak as its open late from 8pm til 2pm the next day. When you first walk into this place don't be alarmed by the cantonese speaking workers that speak better cantonese than some of the banana chinese people that I know. The service here though is pretty speedy and if your cantonese is as broke as an election promise by a politician don't worry, broken Bahasa Malaysia is accepted here. Here is the first mothership that hits your table.

Mothership #1

The dim sum here is prepared earlier and not made to order as some are. As you can see the selection  here is pretty diverse in terms of colour and various dim sums. I do not know the names to all of them nor do i claim to have eaten all of their different variants. For the sake of dim sum i will do my level to eat all the dim sum! muahahaha (okay cue ironic joke about wanting to lose weight here)

Each dim sum shop has their strengths and I have to say the steamed dim sum here carries alot more weight than their fried counter parts.

Mothership #2

There are however morsels of happiness. Lets start with the Steamed Dim Sums.

Hong Kong Chee Cheong Fun

Various Dim Sums that made it to my table

Sweet and sour Pai Kuat
with pineapples even!

Something special about this place is this next dish is some Mango dim sum. Its fried with somekind of mee hoon pastry outside wrapped in some kind of crispy popiah skin with mashed mango and a small piece of mango inside. All in all this fried dish was not too oily this time. but it can be.

Comes in 3 pieces and cut into smaller pieces

Tiny morsel of healthy fruit at a dim sum shop :P

One more pic

Location Map HERE

GPS: 3.089597, 101.674116

Business hours : 8pm til 2pm the next day

Parking is limited

Prices are mid ranged I would not say its cheap.

Drop me a comment after you have been there.

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Restoran Yau Hau Fook @ Bandar Baru Sri Petaling.

In recent times, I have come across some family run eateries that have really fast service and have been in business for at least 2 generations. Yau Hau Fook opened in Novemeber last year and looks like its set up to leave a legacy for its coming generations. You can always see the family either making the drinks or through the clear glass window see them cooking in the bright-lit kitchen. The petite cashier always manages to serve my mom and me  promptly, and we usually gets our drinks and food swiftly. The dedicated table for all the relatives of the restaurant owner is usually filled with the younger ones hanging out either playing with their gadgets or eating the food there.

The lay out of the restaurant is nothing fancy but it is clean and bright with warm hues. Its air cond interior makes it a very comfortable place to visit on a hot day. Don't expect 5 star amenities here, but there is free password protected wifi available. The theme of the place feels like a cafeteria but only that the food is served to you rather than you having to pick it up your self.

The drinks are simply served in simple glasses while the range is a fusion of Taiwanese and local kopitiam inspired. Many come with the option of hot or cold (simply go there and look at the menu). You can't go wrong with their single laminated front and back menu which have excellent pictures that portray the yummy food with lots of English translations too. Its important to note that this place is not halal.


Tonight's dinner was the Signature Yau Hau Fook Hakka Noodles.

Contains moments of goodness, flashes of fun and
ultimately a yummy in your tummy feeling.

Now to the nitty gritty, The noodles were springy, the mince meat not enough, the char siew [roasted pork] not over seasoned. the vegetable which I think was choy sum[mustard leaf] (the picture on the wall looked like yau mak[ romaine]). The two fried wanton was crunchy and the filling was tasty. Okay, basically the photo over sold the dish just a little bit. But,  the taste is not bad and I would definitely have it again. I mean why not? you are basically having pork served to you in 5 ways. I forgot to mention the Chu Yau Char [Fried Pork Lard bits] and the tiny bit oil of the lard.

Signature Yau Hau Fook Hakka Noodles.

Pork prepared in 5 different ways

Honey Lemon Drink

Saw a Bubble Derp Smile on a glass of water.

Location map HERE!

GPS Coordinates 3.071216, 101.682146

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Restoran Yau Hau Fook's FB PAGE
Business Hours
Mon - Wed: 09:00 - 21:00 (break 3-5pm)
Closed on Thursday
Fri - Sun: 09:00 - 21:00 (break 3-5pm)
The food prices here range from RM5 til RM8 per item.

Must try Dishes Include
Curry pork rice (quality not quantity here)
Braised pork rice, this is something traditionally i would eat at my school canteen if it were not halal :P
Century Egg Porridge
Sui Kow soup
Yau Hau Fook signature Curry Laksa with the sambal belacan! Syiookk!

Ok Enough now go and support your local Food and stop stuffing your face with BURGERS!

RM3 Dim Sum Paradise at Yan Yan A One Restaurant @ Old Klang Road

Ok this is going to be a really short post as I took a lot of pictures for this post.
Simply put its one of the Cheapest priced dim sum that tastes great with great service and best of all, its AIR CONDITIONED!! As part of a promotion. All the Dim Sum that you see on this post is only RM3 per item! now that is absolutely amazing! and you don't even need a groupon for that!!
7am til 8pm RM 3 per plate from their selected menu!

The Initial Landing Dim Sum

Har Kow (Prawn Dumpling)

Siew Mai ( Pork Dumpling ) With the Sweet Sauce

Mushroom Siew Mai

The Fried Food Department Has Arrived with Chee Cheong Fun on the Side

Wu Kok ( Yam Pastry Pork Dumplings )

Fried Sui Kow ( Minced Pork Dumplings )

Sesame Balls with Lotus Paste on the right, Fried Prawn in Foo Chuk Skin

ENGLISH MENU! perfect for me! hahaha

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