薰衣草咖啡

薰衣草咖啡

没有咖啡豆的苦，怎能衬托出薰衣草的香。当你觉得生活很苦，愿你能够慢慢地感受当下可能被你忽略那小小的乐。

用心的人，最有灵魂。

镒记茶餐室

这次不多写了，只想介绍下一间老字号的小餐馆。

登场的是属于超老字号的镒记茶餐室，这件位于吉隆坡 Jalan Dang Wangi 的华人餐馆，称它为老餐馆一点也不为过，已有83年历史的它，位居的地点据说是当年许多华人富商当年发迹的地方。它可说是见证着这些商业皇朝的诞生、成长和起落，当年的熟客其中包括了鼎鼎大名糖王郭先生、横跨地产业、电气和电讯业的杨老先生和其他等等。我听说这些恋旧的大亨还是常常回到这间能够令他们想当年的老餐馆，呵呵，叙叙旧么？不过，我倒是看到很多名车停在餐馆前面，请问顾客内哪些是低调的富商呢？

餐馆里招待的都是一些普通的食物，没有什么吓唬人的名堂，但它们有着大家熟悉的味道，其中包括了超传统的海南咖啡、烘面包、奶油蛋糕，香喷喷的传统小点加央包(kaya roll)，再来就是非常受欢迎的海南猪扒、海南鸡扒、猪扒面包、烧肉等等。你只需要上网搜索，就可以看到非常多介绍这间老字号餐馆的美食部落格。

来到这里，就甭想要和三两好友占据一桌，然后慢慢地吃喝谈的，闲聊上几个小时，因为闻名而来的吃客非常地多，其中还包括了非常多的洋人（他们听说过么？），大家都在排着队，伙计会尽量把排着队的客人安排到空着的椅子（对，是椅子，不是桌子），就是说，大家都需要搭台。

在这里还可以看到可爱的几幕，譬如说，有个不穿制服的伙计拿着海南鸡扒走过来，原来他是个住在附近的老街坊，闲来无事就过来帮忙，然后还告诉我说，这鸡扒呢，最好掺着这里自制的醋来吃，很香的。

另一边厢，有一个伙计朝着一个中年人食客打了一下，说着：“近排去边啦？你两周没来啦。”中年人答道：“揾食呵嘛。。。”

这里，有着浓厚的人情味，一个都市里买少见少的人情味。

我的下午茶

我这个人，有点“烂”爱享受生活。

我心目中的完美家园，是应该有个小小的花园，旁边种满了美丽的盆栽（虽然我没有绿手指，但是我可以买 :p) 。

在傍晚时分，我会推出个小桌子，铺着可爱的桌布，然后把一件件可爱又美味的小吃（我可能不会烘焙，但是我也可以买 :p) 放在漂亮的碟子上，盛了一壶咖啡，然后和家人慢慢地享受着悠闲又安静的这一刻，多么温馨啊。

我这个下午茶的幻想，大抵上是因为小时候受了些英国古典小说/电影/画面的影响。据说下午茶的起源来自于十七世纪的英国，当时的上流社会都喜欢享用非常丰富的早餐，接着是简便的午餐，一直到晚上八点才开始食用晚餐，那么人们便开始在中间的时段（四点钟）吃些点心、喝杯茶来充饥。一开始的下午茶也只限于上流社会的专署享受，直到十八世纪后，下午茶才慢慢地平民化。

我没有英国贵族般的优雅，我就是喜欢这种家庭式的温暖，而且馋嘴的我，真的很喜欢吃甜点，尤其是小蛋糕！我在吃的方面有着惊人的毅力，我每天不断地唠叨，说我要吃下午茶，经过了我七七四十九天的努力，皇天不负有心人，工作狂终于在一个难得不用工作的周日，带我去了一间我一直很想去的西式小吃馆，享受下午茶去！

Levain Boulangerie Patisserie这间由小洋房改造成的小吃馆就隐藏在吉隆坡高尚住宅区里的一隅，它的装潢有着淡淡的英伦风味，当然价钱也不便宜。我们点了些酥饼面包，还有热巧克力和黑咖啡（工作狂只爱不加糖咖啡，好苦），我们坐在可爱的藤椅上吃着喝着享受着，就这样圆了我的笨蛋幻想。

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我慢慢地吃，嘴角上有着掩盖不了的笑，细心地看四周种满的花草，听着播放着的古典音乐，一切好像很完美，可美中不足的是，像工作狂这种人从来不知道如何慢慢地享受食物，他总是很快地吃，然后开始收拾碟子，然后看着手表，然后看着我，嘴巴讲着：“慢慢吃。”，眼睛写着：“快点吃。”

不会享受的大笨蛋。

以后不要了

周日晚上。

八点钟，家里。

工作狂：“你饿吗？”

我：“不会咯，刚才午餐吃的泰国餐还在肚子咧，很胀哦。”

工作狂：“我也是咧，酱好咯，今晚我们不用吃晚餐了。好啦，等下带你去走走玩玩。”

我：“好啊！我们也可以找点小吃，走走吃吃，吃不会饱那种。”

工作狂：“哇，酱，我想去IKEA去牛肉丸咧！”

我：“IKEA我们常常都可以去啦，酱近，今天你难得没有工作，我们去蒲种RT Pastry吃cake好不好？”

工作狂：“Ok 啦 ok啦，去吃cake啦。”

八点三十分，去蒲种路上。

工作狂：“Oh shit, 我知道我想吃什么了啦，我忽然间很想去甲洞吃螃蟹咯。”

我：“Walao，你不早讲，完全相反方向咯，哎呀不要紧啦，我们去RT Pastry再看啦，反正我们只是要吃螃蟹，吃爽而已嘛。”

九点三十分，蒲种RT Pastry。

工作狂：“哎呀，这里只可以打包cake, 不像Secret Recipe, 没有东西吃的哦。”

我：“酱你不是爽咯，我们买了cake你就可以去吃螃蟹咯。”

工作狂：“哈哈，是喔是喔。”

九点钟，Taman Megah 肥佬蟹。


工作狂：“甲洞太远了，这边的肥佬蟹也是不错。”

招待者：“来，要吃什么？”

工作狂：“螃蟹，最小的。”

招待者：“要虾吗？”

我和工作狂异口同声：“要！”

工作狂：“我要烧鸡翼，两对！”

我：“我要炒饭咧，不然没有饭好像怪怪的。”

九点三十分到十点三十分，Taman Megah 肥佬蟹。

饭桌上没有人讲话，只听到"mum mum mum"和"zap zap zap"的声音，偶尔参杂些“好吃，好吃”的短词。

十点三十分，回家途中。

我：“我很饱哦。”

工作狂：“我也是。"

我：“不是讲不吃晚餐的mieh?”

工作狂：“你咯,怎么叫炒饭?"

我：“你自己又叫虾!"

我和工作狂再度异口同声：“算了啦, 以后不要了咯！”

完毕.

Betty's Midwest Kitchen

Not going to write a lot about this little, warm & cozy restaurant, as it is already well-known among "eating legs" (kaki makan). Hence, I choose to let the pictures to do the talking. ;)

How I get to know it? Well it's actually from one of my colleague, who was eagerly thinking to give it a try, knowing that it is always full with customers every weekend.

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[caption id="attachment_593" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Love the ambiance of the restaurant, the homely feel. :)"][/caption]

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To my surprise, the caramelized apple didn't make the pork to be over-sweet! You know, caramel is usually not my type!

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The grilled rib is so soft, and juicy. :) But the portion is quite big, better share with someone if you're not a big-eater. :p

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The dessert is just nice for people like me, who is not really favour in sweet things. It is just so nice!

There is extra credit given to Betty's Midwest Kitchen, which is its great customer service. The friendly boss, the professional chef & helpful waiters inject warmth to the little restaurant, and successfully make the customers feel comfy and relaxing.

Oh ya, forgot to mention, Betty's Midwest Kitchen is famous with its PORK meals! 90% of the menu is all about PORK!

For anyone who is interested with this great restaurant, please check out the link! http://midwestkitchen.com.my/comingsoon/

Cheers!

怀念，中国美食

突然之间，很想念大约两个月前在中国深圳吃过的重庆酸辣粉。
酸酸辣辣的，啊，好想念啊。



想当时我每一周都想至少吃一遍，想着想着，口水直流，呵呵。



深圳市里不少地方都能看到它的踪影，也个人觉得华强北市的最有味道，太过瘾了。



再来广州市的传统甜品，双皮奶，正！

今晚一定能发个美梦，呵呵。

Fusion Haven

Fusion cuisine, the cuisine with a style of cooking that uses ingredients and techniques from around the world, especially one combines Eastern and Western influences. I'm a food lover, I alwiz wanna try different kinds of great food, but then, fusion cuisine is alwiz EXPENSIVE, or high-end where you might need to spend a few hundred bucks per meal, but hey..... I've found one, I mean, it's introduced by my food kaki, but it's the great one, the great cuisine with the reasonable price!!

I paid a visit to the restaurant in Sri Petaling on a Saturday night, wishing to get something special and delicious, and yes, I got that!!

Look at what we've ordered:



Appetizer: Vietnamese Baked Mussels, it's full with ginger taste and unique. Not so fatty but still, I prefer the mussel with lemon sauce in Fish & Co. :p



Main course 1: Milan Style Fried Chicken, luv the special made sauce, and guess what, the lil orange brown thing is RICE!! Cool huh~~



Main course 2: Japanese Miso Spicy Baked Butter Fish, oh, I luv the spicy miso thing paired with the fish. It suits gal because it's in small portion. =)



Dessert: Chocolate Mud Cake with Ice-Cream, you can see the chocolate flowing out from the mud cake when you cut it, yummy~

The food served with "style", and they're undeniably delicious with a very acceptable price, although the dessert is a lil bit too sweet for me. :)

We managed to chit chat with the boss, and hey, he is one great cuisine lover too!! He is a friendly and funny man, the funniest thing is, he dislike and he does not believe in occasion promotion, such as Valentine Dinner because, "I do not feel good to earn double on occasion while at the same time, limit people the food choice," he said. "Let them choose what they like to eat."

I'm glad that he is a food lover than a restaurant owner, and I'm glad that I got the chance to know it - FUSION HAVEN. =)

Yummy Yummy Journey

Well, I know I gained weight recently... my puffy face is getting more and more bulat, but then, who cares? Let me complete my Hari Raya yummy yummy journey!!

Yummy yummy 2nd round:
Went for brunch with YJM's family in the "Long Dek Qun Yan" restaurant in One Utama. We had ra-mee, fried rice, claypot rice, the legendary Siu Long Bao and hey, my favourite fried durian dessert!!! Yeah!!
The food is undeniably delicious, including the soooo common fried rice, but it is indeed tasty!! But somehow, I'm kinda disappointed with the Ra-mee... erm, not my sort probably. The Siu Long Bao tastes good as usual, but ceng ceng ceng, here comes my favourite, the FRIED DURIAN DESSERT, omigod omigod, it's really finger-licking good :p (luckily no one took the picture of my greedy face :|)

*For dim-sum lover, there is one nice and cheap dim sum shop at PJ SS2, its name is "Tian Xin" - Sweetheart, not bad, should give it a try, but then, I was kinda disappointed with the "Tai Tong" noodle and dim sum shop.... aiks, thumbs-down.

Yummy yummy 3rd round:
Housemate's gf was here, she was looking for the traditional thai fried kangkung for sooooo long time, and hence, we brought them to the 100% original thai food stall in Jalang Gasing!! We had the 100% thai fried kangkung, the tomyam fish, cashewnut chicken in yam basket, the famous tradiational food "Cha Ong" and my favourite, SEAFOOD TOMYAM!! Wowwww..... I ate and ate and ate, can't help obsessed wif tomyam tomyam, hehehe...

For thai food lover, this stall is a very economic place for thai food, it's not expensive at all, and the food is great!!

*Anyhow, not really fond of the fish though*

Yummy yumm 4th round:
Just took a stroll in The Ikano, no where to go, just had our dinner at Kluang Station. The coffee is great, as usual, but then I was kinda surprised by its soooo ordinary fried beehon, the Kluang Siam Beehon.... wow the bihun indeed tastes good!! I enjoy having ordinary cheap delicious food, instead of luxury expensive unaffordable cuisine (becoz I am so damn poor :p)

Anyway, what a shame that I did not take any single photo of 'em, becoz..... I had no time for tht :p I couldn't wait enjoying my food served rather than taking pretty photo for them, keke. So now, it's your turn to search for nice food and introduce to ME!! Go go go!!

Yummy Yummy

Today is the greatest festival of our Malay buddies, and also, MA HOLIDAY!! Weeee!!

So, in order to "celebrate" my great day, I lazed away my time on my lovely bed for half day.... and being "forced" to take a stroll in Midvalley for some personal reasons. :p

So, the consequence of the "Midvalley lepak-ing" is... I spent a lot AGAIN!! :(
In order to comfort the fragile me, YJM offered to buy me smth sweet for tea-time. *winkz*

As I reached the little corner called "Sweetchat", I can't wait to rest on the cozy couch.... omigod my poor little feet.... and wow, there are quite a lot of people queue up, hmph....

Few minutes after that, wow, here comes my favourite durian pancake!!! Can't wait to telan 2 of them before I remember to take a picture of the little delicious stuff, heh. Omigod.... I LOVE DURIAN FOREVA!!

And here comes the dessert, the black glutinous tong yun!! Nice!! Anyway the tong yun is half-biten in the picture... so... kinda ugly, but it's indeed nice!! Don't judge a book by its appearance, k? :p

So, another thumb-ups tea time corner for me, what about you?

Caffe-Sua-Da

Caffe-Sua-Da, means Iced Milk Coffee in Vietnamese.

It is a famous or so-called common drink in Vietnam, and you can find many coffee shops in every single province in Vietnam no matter how rural the province is. There is a wide range of coffee shop as well, from those rows of chairs along the dusty road *ya.. yam cha while yam-ing dust*, or medium-class coffee shop in residential houses, or up to grand coffee house with car-parking service.



Instead of coffee, they serve Cha-Nong (Hot Tea) or Cha Da (Cold Tea) as well, but coffee is an unique thing that you can't find in any other country (maybe) where the "method" that they use to serve you is really different. A small drip filter with coffee powder to be brewed on top of a cup with condensed milk inside. You have to wait until all of the brewed coffee flowing into the cup, then gotta manually remove the filter and then only put ice into the cup to make an icy drink.



I have no comment of the erm... EFFECT of the "method", but well, at least you can curi tulang a bit while having a coffee break on working day. ;p

Had been very busy for these few days, hopefully can take a chance to taste the famous coffee in Vietnam - Weasel Coffee in this few weeks. Waiting waiting, hehe....