BUBBLE TEA- Gong Cha vs. Chatime

Lately, Malaysians are very fascinated with popular drinks from Taiwan- Bubble Tea. There are plenty of bubble tea outlets in Malaysia has been sprouting like mushroom all over the place, and Malaysians are still very keen on trying bubble tea from various outlets. I am also a victim of this hype, and I have also set my taste bud to taste several types of bubble drinks.

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Here we go with Gong Cha bubble tea. So I tried signature Winter Melon Tea, and the tea comes with salty froth cream, fresh winter melon tea, and of course their signature none other than white pearls!! The salty froth cream on top of the tea gives you slightly savoury taste, what I can say more, absolutely wonderful!

Next, I tried Gong Cha’s Milk Green Tea. Just talking about it makes me salivate! No matter if you ordered it hot or cold, yet this is the best green tea that I‘ve ever had. The tea is very good as it is not too sweet and the aroma of the tea is really refreshing.

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That’s my favourite list in Gong Cha, now we heed further to another bubble tea giant Chatime. When I say Chatime, Roasted Milk Tea popped up in my mind!! The roasted milk tea is quite different with the normal milk tea mainly because of its aroma. Plus this tea is served with right amount of sugar as it is not too sweet or bitter. Whenever, I drop by Chatime, I’ll never forget to order Roasted Milk Tea as it is one of my favourite tea.

Well, that is my first preference when I visit Chatime, I never wanted to try any other tea or smoothies till a friend of mine introduce Matcha Red Bean Smoothie. It’s so delicious, the smoothie is well blended red beans plus with sufficient amount of matcha taste!! If you haven’t tried it before, next time when you visit Chatime don’t forget to order one Matcha Red Bean Smoothie.

It’s completely understandable that some of you are health conscious, well worry not because when you drop by these bubble tea shops there is an option for you to decide on the sugar level and also the ice level in your tea. My personal recommendation is Chatime as they offer a lot varieties name it teas, juice or smoothies!! Happy bubble tea hunting folks!!

Spaghetti Noodles

I must say that I had encountered numerous bad experiences while I was trying countless spaghetti in various shops.  So, I’m here to share with you my experiences in finding for the best spaghetti.

This was my unforgettable moment at Spaghetti Farm. I walked into the restaurant with a friend of mine, and ordered Chicken Bolognese Spaghetti. Looking at the spaghetti, I thought the food would be great. But, to my dismay, the taste of the dish was terrible. I tried adding some cheese and pepper, yet the taste of the dish is still not good.

Then, I tried my friend’s spaghetti, she ordered Mince Chicken Spaghetti with Carbonara Sauce. The sauce is tasteless and not thick, and the spaghetti is too soft- so they ended up not sticking to each other. Despite the good service provided, I was totally disappointed with the food.

My quest for Spaghetti didn’t stop at Spaghetti Farm, I continued my journey to Spaghetti Grill. All the bad experiences that I’ve had encountered while looking for best spaghetti in town vanished when I found Spaghetti Grill.

I tried Chicken Bolognese Spaghetti in Spaghetti Grill. The chicken bolognese spaghetti was the usual one, but I would say it’s good enough if compared to other shops!! The bolognese sauce was cooked with minced meat and cheese was sprinkled on spaghetti to provide aromatic taste. The bolognese was slightly sour and consist of a lot of minced meat.

Next, I tried Chicken Alfredo. This is the best alfredo that I’ve tasted!! It's so creamy and comes with grilled chicken breast that complements the dish. The dish was served with well-cooked garlic bread.

Above are my priceless encounters with one of my favourite dish, well you have to personally go there and try it for yourself for much more accurate judgement I say!

Petaling Street- Street Food Haven

One of the busiest towns in Kuala Lumpur is Petaling Street and I am sure you have heard of this famous town before. Petaling Street is home for various apparels, souvenirs, imitation as well as renowned local delicacies that have passed on from one generation to another. There are couple of stalls that sells many tasty snacks and thirst quenchers that worth our every single cent. Now, shall we look at what are the choices of food that are available that are equally interesting and delicious? Let’s go!

One of the famous street snacks here is Min Jiang Kueh or also known as Peanut Pancake. Ground peanuts and sugar are sandwiched in between, and as you sink your teeth into them, the taste was completely irresistible!

After walked down the street for sometimes, I have spotted the best option to quench my thirst from the heat; well it’s none other than Tau Fu Fah from Uncle Bean. If you ask me, a warm bowl of Tau Fu Fah is one of the most wonderful delicacies ever. The soft Tau Fu Fah that melts into your mouth with every bite is simply heavenly! You can have it with a choice of brown sugar or with soya bean as well.

Other than that, I have also come across a stall named King of Tea, well a royal treat for a thirsty commoner! There are various choices over here, but what caught our attention was the Iced Milk Coffee. After taking our order, the drink maker started to make the drinks with swift moves and presented us with a rich, aromatic glass of Iced Milk Coffee. As a coffee lover, I was completely smitten with the taste of the coffee and pledged to back for more in the future.

Of course, there are many other food stalls in Petaling Street, one should personally go there to experience the hustle bustle ambience and the various choice of food. So get down here, today!

Fancy Burger Joints in Malaysia

We are used to the simple, typical yet tasty Ramlee Burger that we used to get for RM1.50 near our houses. With RM1.50, we will be treating to 1 ‘just nice’ size of chicken patty, slices of cucumber and onions, and if you are lucky some mayonnaise, and chili sauce for the finishing. Sandwiched nicely with 2 round buns, we would squeak with delight as we sink our teeth into the pure goodness. Well, nowadays burgers have evolved from Ramlee burgers to many other different burger joints. We are slowly getting used to the burgers from fast food joint and also embracing new introduction of flavors and patties.

Slowly, burgers have evolved from cheap chomp of food to expensive and luxurious meal. More thoughts are put into making the patties; more inventions were thrown in making unique burgers. Some even stacks multiple ingredients such as patties, bacon, egg, cheese, mayo and some unthinkable items according to the crowd’s favorite. So today we will be looking into few restaurants that have begun a burger revolution and makes burger lovers life goes round and round.

The revolution was started by The Daily Grind, who introduced thick juicy patties and topped with homemade tomato and chili sauce, which were pure awesomeness. But some was hesitating over the hefty price which goes out as much as RM30 per burger. Whoops! That’s kinda pricey isn’t it?

Entering the Burger mania world, myBurgerLab on last year, that sends people into burger state frenzy and was queuing up for the charcoal black baked buns! With innovative toppings, and everyday baked buns, myBurgerLab has become a darling in the burger world. Priced between RM14-RM18 and free-flow of drinks well, it’s worth the wait. To be able to chew down your burger and enjoy the explosion of multiple flavors in your mouth and savoring the tasty chili sauce, it can be an amazing experience.

Also jumping into the burger bandwagon, Burgertory specialize in pork meat burgers. Offering up to 10 choices of pork burgers, probably the biggest choices that are available, Burgertory introduces heart-stopping toppers such as crunchy pork lard as well as bacon!

Wow, look at the vast choices fancy burger joints in Malaysia? Are you craving yet? Well, what are you waiting for, get your bites at those delicious burger and tell us what you think!

Best Mooncakes in KL

Mooncake festival which also known as Mid-Autumn festival is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese and held on 15^th day of eight lunar months.  This year the festival falls on 19^th September, and it’s indicating celebration time with family, prayers, mooncakes, and lantern parades. Not to forget to present mooncakes to your friends, elderly, to strengthen relationship bond.

Well, most of my Chinese friends have this one big question in their head, “where can I find the best mooncakes to present or to eat together with my folks?” So we did some research, and went on eating countless of mooncakes just to find out which one is the best and yeah, finally we did find some yummylicious mooncakes, just scroll down to find out!!

If you are fan of the fruit king, Durian then you might try this one Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur’s Mini Ping Pei Durian. This mooncake is creamy, delicate filling is as good as eating real durian flesh. Each bite of the cake unveils enough the king of fruits aroma and what I could say more, it’s simply so good!! However, an advance order is required for this popular variant as it selling like hot cakes!!

Assorted Nuts Mooncake is another salivating mooncake from Grand Millennium KL. The mooncake is crunchy as it made up with assorted mixed nuts such as melon seeds, almonds and sesame seeds scattered with bits of savoury Chinese ham, five spice powder and slivers of kaffir lime leaves.

I’m pretty sure dessert lovers gonna love this, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur’s Precious Black Tiramisu. Even when I started to talk about it my eyes started to drooled. The precious black tiramisu mooncake is so smooth amber brown paste gives you coffee aftertaste with subtle nuttiness that really makes you fell in love with it!!

There are numerous flavours and variety of mooncakes sold out there, but this three has captured my attention. So celebrate this mooncake with your beloved family and don’t forget to present mooncakes to your friends, elderly, to strengthen your relationship bond. Happy Moncake festival folks!!!

Must visit food courts in KL

My office is located in one of the renowned shopping mall in KL, but my friends and I will constantly ask our self a similar question when the clock strikes 1pm. “Eh later eat what?” This is pretty ridiculous considering we are in close proximity of vast choices of food. I came to understanding that this is a frequent scenario that not only us, but many people out there are going through just the same. So if you are just like us, having no ideas on which place to have your lunch and dinner, we have some really cool suggestions for you!

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Hutong @Lot 10

Hutong is a well-planed food court putting together 30 popular heritage hawkers together all under 1 roof. Different food stalls are placed in a maze concept making the food hunting an enjoyable experience.

Eat Food Village @Publika

Similar to Hutong @Lot 10, Eat Food Village also gathers 15 famous heritage restaurants that offers not only yummy food but as well as a very simple interior but spacious to have a nice dinner with your family and friends.

Kenanga Food Court

Following the footsteps of Hutong and Eat Food Village, Kenanga also gathers 14 unique heritage hawker stalls that were initially ran in Petaling Street, but now are running by the 2^nd or 3^rd generation here.

Gurney Drive FoodVillage

Apparently, this place is a one-stop center of Penang delicacies. Personally in love with the “kampong” style interior, for an example atap roofs and fine timber furniture. So just drop by if you want to have famous Penang food without flying to Penang!

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Signature @Klcc

One does not visit Suria Klcc without tasting their lunch in Signature@ KLCC. There are tremendous types of food here that you will be spoilt for choices. There are Chinese, Lebanese, and Indian, Italian as well as Malay delicacies.

Food Republic @Pavilion

Coming from Singapore, Food republic has modernize many dishes in Malaysia by gathering high-quality hawker stalls in one place with a concept of open dining. Indulge in western delicacies as well as Asian cuisines at Food Republic!

Penang Char Kuey Teow in Klang Valley

Penang, the state which is well known as food heaven as the state is famous for local delights like Hokkien mee, char kuey teow, cendol, loh bak, etc. Born as Penang native, I’m so used with the Penang state taste where now I’m having difficulty to find the same quality and taste as Penang Char kuey teow in Klang Valley area. So I started to hunt for the best kuey teow with Penang signature.

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I tried out countless plates of char kuey teow in Klang Valley, and then I came across three shops in Klang Valley that serves char kuey teow with the Penang signature which are Robert CKT at Restaurant Say Huat, Kam Heong Kopitiam, PJ State and Restaurant Jamal Mohamed with Aunty Gemuk Char Kway Teow.

I would say that Robert Char Kway Teow is one of the most affordable and good char kuey teow you that can in Petaling. The keuy teow was served on a banana leaf, with all classic char kuey teow ingredients included like prawns, cockles, bean sprouts, Chinese chives (ku chai), egg, and garlic. Robert CKT is certainly worthy of an alternative to Penang’s char kuey teow. 

Aunty Gemuk kuey teow is another option for Char kuey teow lovers especially to those who prefer pork-free or halal char kuey teow, Aunty Gemuk at Restaurant Jamal Mohamed at Kelana Jaya serves up a pretty good dish. The char kuey teow here are succulent and springy, a little wet, almost similar to Malay-style versions of the dish. It is very flavourful and one of my favourite pork-free char kuey teow ever.

For more details on Restaurant Jamal Mohamed, visit here.

Kam Heong kopitiam in PJ State is quite famous as the kuey teow served here is slightly fatter, and it comes with large amount of lard as well. Besides the char kuey teow cooked in Chinese char kway teow style and I would say it is definitely satisfying.

I must say that Robert CKT and Aunty Gemuk char kuey teow lives up to the expectations. The combination of all the classic ingredients, and the good quality and taste of kuey teow definitely contributed to the “original” Penang CKT taste.