Restaurant Ocean Village, Desa Cempaka Nilai.

I not been to this place before and I never knew it existed in Nilai. Had the opportunity to have my first meal there for lunch with some collegues. Order the fish head curry, sizzling tauhu, yam basket and the claypot port with salted fish. The curry fish head was a dissapointment. It was full of bones. My collegues nearly got one bone stuck into his throat. The highlight of the day was the yam basket. I though this was the best order. I didn't fancy the sizzling tauhu that much because of the shrimps in it. I prefer some mince meat instead of shrimps. The salted fish pork was ok but the quantity was too little. The problem with ordering foods that comes with dry chilly is that mort of the content of the dish is filled with dry chilly leave little room with the meat. Maybe I go again to try something else next time.

Curry Fish Head.

Sizzling Tauhu.
Yam Basket.
Claypot Pork with Salted Fish.

South Pacific Low Sang, State PJ.

When ever I think of South Pacific it will alway be lobsters. I guess this is one of my favourite place to go to on special occasions. Since it was CNY the wife and I with a couple of friends decided to 'Low Sang' there. As usual we had toorder the lobster. I suggested that we try a new style of cooking this time and the waiter suggested lobster steamed with Chinese rice wine and herbs. It turned out very well and we enjoyed it very much. Of course I had to order my favorite chilly prawn. I not into prawns very much but I just love this gravy. I only had half a prawn but I finish all the gravy. I can't wait for my next visit for lobster and prawns.

Yee Sang.
Sweet and sour Pork Ribs.
Claypot Chilly Prawn.
Lobsters steam with Chinese Rice wine.

Hakka Food, Seapark.

Was actually planning to have the Seapark Yong Tau Fu yesterday but when we reached Seapark we found that the shop was closed for the CNY holidays. So looked around and we saw this place a few shops down and decided to try it. As it was still early for lunch (11 am) there were no customers and the owner of the place was still preparing the food. I was thinking I seldom try Hakka food even though I am Hakka myself so we gave it a try. As there was only the two of us we only order three dishes. One thing about Hakka food its nothing like Cantonese, nothing flashy or spectacular hence it give an impression that its poor mans food. I guess maybe it has something to do with the history of the clan. Anyway list in the menu reminded me of some of the things that my grandma use to cook. I would return next time to try something else.

Winey Chicken in claypot.
Preserved vegetables with pork.
Yam abacus.

Cendol, SS23.

During one of the Chinese New year holidays, my siblings was craving for cendol. It seems the cendol in Singapore was not fresh. I wonder why? I always thought cendol was just some dough and some colouring. On the way to my parents place via LDP, I always pass by this mobile cendol place at the corner on the left turn into SS23 after the Kelana Jaya LRT station heading to SS2. This cendol stall been here for years. I remembered that it was runned by a husband and wife team but now they have workers running it for them. I think what makes cendol nice is that the right amount of coconut milk mixed into it with brown sugar. This one has the right amount. Not too sweet but creamy enough.

Happy Chinese New Year!!!!

Happy Chinese New Year!!!! May this year be more properous and Happy to all of you!!!

Australia part 4.

On the last day in Perth I finally had some time to relax and unwind with some Australian beer. At Perth Airport there was a pub that a bargain for AUS 13. For a pint of beer and a big bowl of wedges. Typical Mat Salleh finger food. A good end to a trip to an insterting trip. Cheers!!!!!

VB.

Australia part 3.

While having a busy trip to Australia, I had the most fast food in the shortest time frame. From Hungry Jacks to Kebabs and Chinese fast food. May not be so heathly but it was intersting. Most of these fast food was bought early in the morning or late at night. I had the opportunity to have some chinese food in a food court when in Sydney. Taste somewhat like the stuff in the food court in Malaysia.

Breakfast at Hungry Jacks.

Beef with rice.
Hungry Jacks.
Kebab.
Kebab with Chips.

Food on the GO, Australia part 2.

I had an opportunity to go for dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant in Sydney. So happen that the Mrs had a sceduled night stop at SYD. So we were walking around the city to look for some place to eat. Most the of the places were not open during the night. But I did find this place and went because was very hungry had to go in. Looked at the menu to try to order something different from the usual stuff that I can get from K.L. but everything seem to look the same. Rice noodles, beef noodles and all. What more I was looking at others around me to see if there anything I fancy but all looked like something out from a Hong Kong movie. So decided to have the usual. Barbequed chicken with vermicelli for me and beef noodles for the Mrs.
The portions were big.

Beef noodles.
Barbequed Chicken with Vermicelli.

Whirl Wind Tour of Australia.

Recently last month, I had to a kangaroo trip in for some business trip in Australia. Kangaroo, I mean literately a hopping trip in Australia. I had to cover 5 Australian cities in 5 days. I had the shortest time available for me to complete my task. I planned the trip which started from Brisbane also took me to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. Boy was it tiring but I was a sort of a challenge as I not done it before. I spend lonely nights at hotels and many more lonely hours in the airports. Checking into hotels late and checking out early in the morning to go to work. However I manage to squeeze in some time to look for some good food.

At times I spend so little time in the hotel room that I hardly made a mess of the room when I checked out.

The bed is the only mess I made during all my stay. The problem of checking in late into the hotels was that getting decent food as at times very difficult in Australia. Most of the time I normally end up having McDonalds or going to some Kebab shop around the corner of the hotel. This is what I call eating on the run. However there was some great food moments especially in Melbourne and Sydney. Maybe because these two cities had shops that open longer hours as compared to the others.

However, I did find some time in Melbourne to visit an Gelati Shop which was open till late night (surprisingly for Australian standards). One of my old colleague took me there. It was right in the city of Melbourne and this place is seems is very popular. The numerous customers forming the line at such late night proves it so.

I was told that the popular gelati was the durian flavour and the shop brings in the durian from Darwin a few times a week. Its so popular that the Durian flavoured Gelati had to be limited to only a maximum of 1 scoops per customer (who says Mat Salleh don't eat durian).

Since I love durian so much I had to try. I must say the it was the best gelati I had. Then again, I not eaten that many gelatis in my life. It was so good that I was tempted to go for another helping but they runned out shortly after that. Its not like any regular ice cream as its smooth and does not have any ice flakes in it. I know where to go when I am in Melbourne the next time.

Gelati Galore.

Notice the popular ones are almost empty.

My cone!!!!!