legally gluttonous

Wok and Pan, Plaza Mahkota, Melaka

2009-12-16T06:24:00.000-08:00

Hello people, after a very long hiatus, I'm sad to say I'm going on yet another hiatus as the exams are around the corner. But before that, I'm going on with a very easy entry, the well known Western and Eastern food joint. Previously a chef at Renaissance, he then opened this restaurant, planning it to be a temporary thing... lol. However it doesn't look like so as the restaurant is jam packed every weekend.

One word of advise is, if you're planning to go on weekends, please go early, or make a booking. But I personally suggest weekdays :)

Mushroom and Herb Pork

Honey Ginger Grilled Chicken

mexican pork :D

Minestrone

Chicken Cordon Bleu
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will update more later :)

as i am currently very busy~

pardon me

2009-12-07T08:26:00.000-08:00

updates will be after the 19th of december.

currently in a crisis called "two weeks to final exam & assignment is not done & ihl moot is next week"

oh, bless me

Chinese Food, Made Halal

2009-11-17T07:18:00.000-08:00

I've had many friends complaining about how they can't take Chinese food, or try Chinese food because of it not being prepared the Halal way,... so when my aunt told me about attending the opening of a Halal chinese restaurant, I told my friends. Several failed attempts of trying to have dinner there occurred before we really did managed to have dinner there. (One of which was because they're closed on Friday)...

Overall, it was like a typical Chinese restaurant, except being run by Muslims and also the fact that they had a menu of fried rice like a typical Malay shop would have. No problem of being unable to read the menu (for me) because it was in BM...

They sell things like sizzling tofu, claypot chicken, lemon chicken, kangkung belacan, sharksfinsoup, fooyong tan (egg), kailan fried with garlic, etc etc

hotplate tofu with sauce and egg.
in a chinese restaurant, the meat topping would be pork with sauce and salted fish flavoured
here, its chicken,... not bad i'd say

this is szechuan soup. spicy after atste. its not bad,..

its got chicken filling, tofu, egg and herbs

fooyong tan, wish they had onions inside... =)

personally, this is my favourite dish, the veggies are very fresh and green and the garlic taste is strong enough though not overpowering. fried kailan. love this!!

this is good, kongpau fish (dry chilli sauce), i like this too, i would like to try this with chicken.. and the claypot chicken which was not available that day. :)

I would say that for a Muslim run Chinese cuisine shop, it gets the taste quite right. =) So for those who are really for Chinese food the Halal way, try Mukmin Restaurant.

All you need to do is to drive through the new straight road pass Bei Zhan (after the flyover after Mahkota - where you can see the Eye of malaysia) ... keep straight, and turn in right after the first traffic light. Its a new row of shophouses, not many shops are opened.

Taste Factor : 7/10
Cleanliness Factor : 8/10
Time Factor : 8.5/10
Service Factor : 8.5/10

Contact Information : 0196674942

a very rare breakfast out

2009-11-16T03:18:00.000-08:00

Do you know how rare it is for there to be breakfast for certain group of people? Well, I fall under that category (minus the times I get forced by my parents away from my ~~siamesetwin~~ bed. You know, one thing about Melaka is, the breakfast food ain't too good. Yes, you have sprinkles of good ones here and there, but generally, breakfast in Melaka ain't that great (yes, that includes Chicken rice balls not being good).

Went for breakfast at a little stall opposite Caltex in Semabok. Its little but has chair and tables even at the back of the store, and is quite busy. Wanted lontong for a weird reason. :) and by my parents' suggestion, this is quite good for breakfast.

Lontong. Most Malay cuisine sambal is sweet, so you can only expect it to be sweet. This one comes with just a little spice with it, so even non-spice tolerant people can have it. :) Not that bad la. I think its around Rm 2.50 for a bowl this.

Daniel had mee goreng for and lontong, it wasn't too greasy, which is good, and he gave two thumbs up to it. Looks good too.

Apparently the nasi lemak is not bad too... and I think they serve right till lunch. :) Reasonably priced for a small stall almost into town area. Just one of the places you can head to for breakfast if you feel like you want to go further than just the constrains of Bukit Beruang (for MMU Students that is)...

Taste Factor : 6.5/10
Cleanliness Factor : 7/10
Time Factor : 8.5/10
Service Factor : 7/10

Seng Kee Restaurant - Just 20 minutes away

2009-11-15T05:48:00.000-08:00

Its just 20 minutes away from my house, and perhaps around 30 minutes away from the university (MMU Melaka). Students looking for a bargain away from the lame food of Bukit Beruang SHOULD try this place out if they have a car, or try to rent a car for 3 hours to have dinner here.

The pricing in this restaurant is superb, especially for those who always go to TC Spring and Lou Lou Sang, they'll find this a fresh breath of release as the food is actually mouthwatering when compared to the mediocre capitalistic Bukit Beruang stores (no offence but its true).

Personally, THIS dish is my favourite out of ALL the dishes. Its Claypot Chicken in Black Sauce. The ingredients incude ginger, black sauce, and parsley. Its so delicious and the sauce is so tempting. If they're 6 guys going, order for 10 just for this dish. No kidding. But this dish takes quite some time to prepare. So be patient.

Another amazing dish they have here is their keledek leaves fried with belacan. Its MUCH better than the kangkung belacan very honestly. The belacan is so good and the way it blends with the veggies makes the veggies soak perfectly in the sauce. Nyum.

Other VERY good dishes would be the hotplate tofu with minced meat. It really is good and accompanies the two above dishes very well. If you're feeling like you're willing to spent, try the steamed fish with chillies and garlic. Siimple dish, but extremely good. Its not as expensive as ordering fish in Bukit beruang, or in town area, so I would recommend you to do so.

The trick when it comes to this restaurant is either 1. go on weekdays or.. 2. order in advance. Either way I suggest you order at least an hour in advance before you leave for the place and give them estimated time of arrival, especially if you're ordering the claypot chicken.

Perfection should not be rushed.

I found pictorial direction to the restaurant. Its actually directions to another place but Seng Kee is used as a marker, so note picture 1. --> 6 of (http://www.simkoayen.com.my/chi_direction.htm) If you're coming from MITC direction, turn in just after the Go Kart, and go all the way straight till you come to a T-junction with the restaurant just in front of you.

37, Pekan Durian Tunggal, Durian Tunggal
Malaysia 76100
Contact : 065531587 (not too sure about this but leave me a comment if you want her cellphone)

Taste Factor : 8.5/10 (10/10 for the claypot chicken)
Cleanliness Factor : 7/10
Time Factor : 7/10
Service Factor : 8/10 (i'm biased cos the lady knows me personally already lol!)

Seng Kee on Google Maps Location

the weekend cendol stall

2009-11-15T04:42:00.000-08:00

One of those random things that we do, like a mini cendol roadtrip. one naza and 8 people. rm 17 worth of cendol and taibak, rambutans on the house.

if you take the lorong panjang road (unless u take the new road passing bei zhan), and keep going straight passing by klebang, u will reach the intersection to bukit rambai on ur right at the traffic light (with the thing i remember to be the huge pipe), turn in and drive around 4 to 5 mins straight, till you pass a huge pylon in a mini paddy field, look to your right, for a house with a stall.

sorry i could take pics from the outside. this shop opens only on weekends. its operated by a pensioner. the lady gets authentic made pandan for her cendol, from the pandan belanda, which is wooden pandan. and uses good santan and gula melaka.

a voyuer shot of the stall. small and quaint for a cendol stall, in her own compound.

specimen no. 1 says the cendol is awesome. the fella doesnt eat kacang, so sad.

i have to concur that its good. but i prefer red beans to kidney beans.

and the nyonya traditional dessert, taibak. basically made of rice with sugar water.

and the rambutan tree over the shed reminds me of the rambutan tree we had in lorong pandan.
feels like home. :) i miss mama.

note: bring tall people along to pluck the rambutans if u want to,
only available during fruit season

a great place to have cendol if you're already around gajah berang/terengkera
RM 1.50 per bowl for the most authentic and least commercialized cendol
sadly, only on weekends.
:)

cheers

Taste Factor : 8/10
Cleanliness Factor : 7.5/10 (alot of ants)
Time Factor : 9/10
Service Factor : 10/10 (the auntie was very friendly, gave us free rambutans)

Tucked away from the town

2009-11-15T03:14:00.000-08:00

Who's willing to drive a short distance for food? I've known people who've traveled a really long distance for good food. Since for me, it takes around 20 minutes to get to town without traffic jams, it makes no difference to take a 30 minute drive to the sleepy town of Machap. This town, is an unlikely haven for food since we were introduced to a restaurant here around 6 months back for dinner.

This restaurant is opened for lunch and only for lunch. Its not too big, but smells of processed rubber sometimes (sadly if u sit at the side)... Yet, its busy, buzzing with customers on a Sunday afternoon (we had lunch there today). Its just a stone's throw away from SRJK(C) Machap Baru. Parking is difficult, so we usually park along the road behind the school..

Front part of the restaurant (which I don't know the name cos I cant read Chinese)

This is something adults would like... Basil chicken. (Herbs and chicken if you order in Chinese). Younger crowds without advance tastebuds find this peculiar. But its actually terrific.

Gigantic deepfried jenak cooked with Pandan and sauce. Simply delicious. My cousins were drooling over this... The sauce isn't too spicy, isnt too sweet... and the pandan essetuates the flavor of the sauce.

And their very very special dish, called the fried pork with garlic. Two thumbs up!! Its so crispy and sweet. I doesnt feel try when you bite it, cos of the way they fry it. :) Those who love garlic flavored food will love this.

Besides this, the steamed fish tastes good as well as the kongpau chicken.

Taste Factor : 9/10
Cleanliness Factor : 7.5/10
Time Factor : 7.5/10
Service Factor : 6/10 (took some time to get the bill)

For further information and the telephone number if interested, leave a comment.

This restaurant on Google Maps

warm welcome fellow homo sapiens

2009-11-15T03:07:00.000-08:00

one sin i indulge in is the sin of gluttony. its not wrong to be one, as long as it does not involve a string of fattening junk food. i love healthy food... steamed fish, steamed veggies, ... but sometimes, food with some good flavor makes you happy in the heart and helps boost the day's "chi".

i wont name this a food blog as to confine my creativity to merely commenting on food that i eat. it may include food that i cook (whenever it happens), or food that i have a parties etc... very obviously this depends on how often i do go out and eat

well, we can all hope that its often enough

cheers,~